Contemporary Art I Wish I Could Afford - a list by laurasweet

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About this list:

I am crazy for contemporary art and if I had my my own gallery, these are the artists whose work I'd love to represent. If I can afford them, I buy them. If I can't afford them, I blog about them and post them here :)

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degrees in BOTH fine art & art history from UC Berkeley

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Peter Beard's ELE portfolio

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15 signed gelatin silver prints of Photographer Peter Beard's most iconic elephant images shot in Africa. Comes in a hand made box. Wowza.

Updated Feb 10, 2009

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Nicola L's Aquarium and Bar combination

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wow, now this has got to be one of the coolest aquariums I've ever seen. By artist Nicola L. (whose other head aquarium I have posted on here) designed this combination wooden bar and fish tank in 1996. Talk about a fun and functional piece of furniture!

Updated Jan 17, 2009

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Boxed Edition Of Urban Art Silkscreens

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Put out by Iconoclast, this is a boxed portfolio of 27 amazing silkscreen prints from their Beautiful Losers exhibits by such urban artists as Shepard Fairey, Barry McGee, Terry Richardson, KAWS, Larry Clark, Raymond Pettibon and more.
$13,000 dollars and sadly ..sold out!

Updated Jan 10, 2009

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Colour, Obsession, Joy and Torment: The Daily Painters Art Gallery 2008 Book

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If you don't read, look at or buy from dailypainters.com, you're missing out on some great deals on original art. However, here's the next best thing. They've finally come out with a book of some of the selected works. For around $30.00 you can have and read about some really wonderful works by contemporary artists.

Updated Jan 5, 2009

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Crayon Skull Sculpture by Herb Williams

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Crayon sculptor artist Herb Williams has been getting ots of press lately. Now some of his items are available for purchase, including this playful skull sculpture made of crayons and costing a non-playful $3,600.00

Updated Dec 22, 2008

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Salvador Dali Leda Armchair Cast In Solid Bronze

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The Salvador Dali Leda Armchair is based on a painting by the surrealist master. It's cast in solid bronze and sealed with clear lacquer.

Updated Nov 16, 2008

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Jane Fisher's Cull Canyon Girls

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I love much of jane fishers' work, but especially this recent painting titled Cull canyon girls. She also has many nice series, check out all her lovely work

Updated Oct 11, 2008

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Noah Phyllis Levin's pool paintings

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I just love these.

Updated Oct 11, 2008

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InsideOUT Branch Coat hooks by Max Lipsey

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By artist Max Lipsey, these aluminum cast branches protrude from the wall as if a tree were behind it. And bonus! they are coat racks and purse racks. A perfect example of functional art!
Each branch is sold separately.

Updated Sep 27, 2008

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Peeta's 3D Graffiti on canvas and wall sculptures

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Italian Graffiti artist Peeta has an unusual form of tagging. With shadows and dimension, the graffiti appears to be incredibly 3D on walls, murals and canvases. So, it's no surprise that he also creates graffiti sculptures.
Check out the work! He sells canvases and sculptures and more.

Updated Sep 7, 2008

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