In Turbocharged Porsches, Artist Richard Phillips Finds a New Muse

On a balmy March afternoon in Manhattan, the artist Richard Phillips was breaking in the refurbished engine on his 1992 Porsche 965. Mr. Phillips, who is 6-foot-5, just missed scraping his head on the roofline of the white sports car. “For me, the 1992 965 Turbo represents the apex of Porsche design before the 993 came in,” he said, referencing the internal designations of consecutive 911 models. “Those are completely out-of-control cars. I love the automobile because there’s no safety ...

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Rocker who wanted to ‘cut off Steve Jobs’ balls’

Pete Townshend states Apple is like a digital vampire. Picture: AP Source: AP PETE Townshend states Apple is bleeding musicians “like a digital vampire” and has called on the tech giant to do more to support artists. The Who guitarist compared Apple to the banking industry, and admitted he had wanted to cut Steve Jobs’s balls off, The Guardian reports. In a speech to the radio industry, Townshend said: “Is there really any good reason why, just because iTunes exists ...

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Take this Jobs tribute with a pinch of salt

Watch as this man creates an incredible portrait of Steve Jobs using salt / YouTube This tribute to Steve Jobs by artist Bashir Sultani is definitely worth its salt. Picture: Bashir Sultani Source: Supplied THERE have been plenty of on-line tributes to the late Steve Jobs but none quite as inventive as this one. An Afghan artist living in Canada has created a portrait of the Apple founder made entirely out of salt. Bashir Sultani, 29, posted a video of ...

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Author of middle-fingering Jesus poster detained in Urals

Police in the Urals city of Yekaterinburg have detained an artist who supposedly made a poster depicting Jesus Christ giving the middle finger and displayed it near a church. The insulting poster was hung near Yekaterinburg’s Church on the Blood, the city’s largest and most beautiful church, shortly after Easter. An unknown art group, which calls itself “Zlye” (Evil), claimed responsibility. “[The author] was detained on Wednesday and taken to the city police station where he confessed,” police spokesman Valery ...

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Australia’s top geek a budding comic artist

Cassandra James being crowned Australia’s top geek at an event in Perth. Picture: Supplied Source: Supplied Cassandra is a budding comic artist. Picture: Supplied Source: Supplied Custom-made Wonder Woman platform shoes? Double check. Tasmanian comic book fan and budding artist Cassandra James has been named Australia’s top geek by world wide web provider iiNet. The 25-year-old from Battery Point out-nerded more than 200 other hopefuls in a four-month contest which included challenges to invent a gadget or app, and a ...

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Pacino to play Matisse in Deepa Mehta film

Al Pacino is to play Henri Matisse in film directed by Canada’s Deepa Mehta. (Matt J. Terrill/Associated Press) Veteran U.S. actor Al Pacino is to play Henri Matisse in a forthcoming film about the French artist, with the project to be directed by Canada’s Deepa Mehta. Variety reports the 70-year-old actor, known for his roles in The Godfather and The Merchant of Venice, has signed on to portray the French modernist painter, printmaker and sculptor.

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Mapplethorpe’s pics secured by L.A. museums

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the J. Paul Getty Trust will preserve Mapplethorpe’s art and archives. Valued at more than $30 million US, the collection is drawn largely from the Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation in New York.

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Obama ‘Hope’ artist settles copyright claim with AP

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 | 1:25 PM ETThe Associated Press The Associated Press and the artist who created the Barack Obama “Hope” image have concurred to settle their copyright infringement claims against each other in a deal that calls for them to work together on future projects involving the news agency’s pictures.

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AUDIO: Brian Eno on his multimedia artwork

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 11, 2011 | 3:33 PM ETCBC NewsAUDIO: Brian Eno poses in front of his installation 77 Million Paintings in Sydney, Australia, in 2009. In an interview with Jian Ghomeshi, host of CBC’s Q cultural affairs show, he describes how he wanted to make “paintings that behave the way music does.” The artist and former member of Roxy Music brought his multimedia work to Calgary as part of its High Performance Rodeo arts festival. (Sergio Dionisio/Getty Images) ...

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N.L. artist to create Terry Fox statue

On April 12, 1980, Terry Fox dipped his artifical leg in the Atlantic Ocean to begin his Marathon of Hope. (CBC) Newfoundland artist Luben Boykov has been selected to create a Terry Fox statue at the site in St. John’s where Fox dipped his artificial leg in the ocean to begin his Marathon of Hope in 1980.

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