Art Archive - Ünnecessary Ümlaut

Aug 25, 2011 0

Cheer the Beard: Jeremy Fish x New Era x Upper Playground

Check it—this new felt, corduroy fitted even comes with a detachable velcro beard: See the rest »

Aug 23, 2011 1

Art Opening: The Beer Show 8/26

Yes, craft beer is an art to itself. But when you mix craft beer with the art of artists, well, you’ve got The Beer Show. This group exhibit includes drawings, glass art, clothing, jewelery and crafts all made from or inspired by beer, bottle caps and coasters.

Official statement by show curator Sarah Chase:

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Aug 18, 2011 0

Flash & ‘Stache: Sailor Jerry Tribute by Jerry Walker

A masterful tattoo flash tribute to the master himself, Sailor Jerry Collins. Created by another Jerry … Jerry Walker of Uncle Jerry Tattoo (Chicago represent!)

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Aug 9, 2011 0

Radness: Jeremy Fish x Absolut Vodka

Absolut Fish

San Francisco‘s very own Jeremy Fish recently contributed to the ABSOLUT BLANK series. Other artists include Sam Flores, Morning Breath, Thomas Doyle, and more. See them all here.

Keep up with Mr. Fish’s goings ons on his blog.

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Aug 1, 2011 1

DIY FTW: Death Star Dress

As awesome as this dress is, it’s the hair clip really ties it all together. Read how she did it on MAKE. (Thanks, Mel!)

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Jul 29, 2011 0

KYEO: Patron Saint of Manly ‘Staches, Saint Selleck

As always, Keep Your Eyes Out. We spotted this next to L’asso in Nolita, NYC.

Speaking of manly ‘staches, Petaluma Whiskerino is October 8th. Are you growing to be there?

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Jul 28, 2011 0

KYEO: The Laziest Tagger in all of NYC

Maybe it’s one of those so-bad-it’s-good tags. But maybe it’s just so bad. Either way, Shitfuck deserves a big “Really?”.

Spotted just ’round the corner from the studio of Chris Bradley NYC in the Lower East Side. See the rest »

Jul 22, 2011 0

KYEO: Best Wet Paint Sign in NYC

Spotted on the NYC subway platform last night. No, we certainly Aint T-Pain. But let’s not rule out Tear Pain.

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Jul 18, 2011 0

Sylvia Ji & D*Face: Summer Group Show @ StolenSpace

A new Sylvia Ji piece premiered last week in London as part of the Summer Group Show at StolenSpace Gallery. Other artists include Shepard Fairey, Word to Mother, and Chloe Early. More info.

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This D*face print was available at the show…

Speaking of: Wilma Lichtenstein Flintstone

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Jun 29, 2011 0

Vintage Vegas: Moustache Cup from Caesars Palace

Nowadays a ‘Moustache Cup’ would have a curly handlebar printed on the edge so drinkers look like they’ve got a dastardly ‘stache

But this is not your hipster’s coffee cup …

See the bit of moustache wax under “Las“? That’s the real deal, folks.

Moustache Cups had a protective strainer built-in so your ‘stache wouldn’t get soaked See the rest »

Jun 21, 2011 1

Beer Maiden Mural: Hanna Aitchison Wall Piece for Lagunitas Chicago Beer “Zephyr”

Friend of the Ümlaut Markandeya Sendan sent us this pic he snapped in See the rest »

Jun 9, 2011 5

Beer Art: 7 Hilarious Hand-Drawn Taps at Church Key SF

Like the Wacky Packs of beer

It’s not often you find beers like Samichlaus on tap (the rare bottles are a Christmas tradition with me). Even more rare to find hand-doodled parodies gracing the pulls. Church Key in San Francisco‘s North Beach only has a few taps at a time but man does their artwork make up for their numbers. They put the hand in tap handles.

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About the artist

I had to pull teeth out of the bartender as he was, unfortunately, not the most talkative or friendly. This is how I got to what I sorta believe to be the guy’s name:

ÜÜ: Did you draw these? They’re awesome.
CK: No.

ÜÜ: Did someone else at Church Key draw them?
CK: No.

ÜÜ: Do you know who did?
CK: A local guy who comes in here.

ÜÜ: Happen to know his name?
CK: Sean.

ÜÜ: Sean … ?
CK: Sean Dick.

I couldn’t tell if that was the guy’s last name or the bartender just was being one. Making that my last beer at Church Key for the eve. However, I’ll go back and give ’em another chance. And bring a better camera. In the meantime enjoy these seven killer tap handles by Sean Dick(?) …

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Jun 6, 2011 1

Look & Listen: New Jeremy Fish Show w/ Stories from Snoop Dogg, Mike Giant, more

Stereoscopic Art Immersion

While all of Jeremy Fish’s work is steeped in storytelling, for his newest show he’s actually letting you hear the story behind the work—while you look at the work.

Opening June 21 at Joshua Liner Gallery, each piece will be accompanied by headphones playing their respective stories, straight from the storyteller’s mouths—Snoop Dogg, Mike Giant, Lance Mountain, Mars-1, the Dandy Warhols‘ Courtney Taylor, and more.

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Look & Listen to Mike Giant’s Story (MP3)

See the piece and hear the audio below … See the rest »

Jun 2, 2011 0

Süperfad x Nando Costa: Tactile Waveforms Video

Trippy couple of days. First multiplying sheep. Now bar graphs and pie charts exploding off the page into something like a Pink Floyd LP cover on peyote.

Created by design and live-action production company Süperfad and directed by Nando Costa,
this video “explores the connections between science, mathematics and music“. Music is by World Gang, a side-project of Modest Mouse‘s Jeremiah Green and Plastiq Phantom Darrin Wiener. Nando and Jeremiah have a previous relationship, as he shot Modest Mouse “Whale Song” video.

The unnecessarily umlauted Süperfad is on a roll as of late. Just the other day they released their HTML5 and WebGL -powered Global Traffic Visualizer. Check out the vid:

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Jun 1, 2011 0

Trip Out: New Cyriak “Baaa” Sheep Video

This is almost what I pictured the Usher-sounding Goat to be doing. (via)

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