World renowned artist David Flores paid a visit to my friends at Chubby Boob Nerd Crew Headquarters in Los Angeles and left this awesome mural up on their wall. Looks rad! I’d be stoked to get one in my living room.
« I read an article on Greame Obree of how he broke the World One Hour Record in 1993 on his home made bike Old Faithful. I was quite inspired how he did it second time round less than 24 hours after failing to do so in his first attempt. During the making of the Plague Doctor series, I was doing on and off research on Scotland’s growing reputation of the area of cycling such Greame Obree, Chris Hoy, Danny MacAskill etc. »
Do you remember a time when computer graphics were cool? Here’s a rendering of an modern-day Cinelli Lazer concept by Yann Lewandowski. No this bike isn’t actually real… it would be so much cooler if it was.
Check out more pictures and the whole story on Behance.
This is only slightly off topic but I just have to show it. My brother recently did the music and sound design for a four-part video project called Matchbox Dances featuring choreography by Adam H Weinert. I think it came beautifully and I’m super-proud of my bro (he’s the one on the stationary bike) and everyone involved. Nice work!
Check out the latest issue of Urban Velo featuring an article by Dan Powell of Portland Design Works about how he acquired Circulus and transported it from Southern Cali to Oregon.
May is National Bike Month and to celebrate the Poster Cabaret has curated a collection of bicycle inspired art to be on display at the Gallery Black Lagoon in Austin,TX starting Thursday May 5th. The 2011 Poster Cabaret Bicycle Print Set includes contributions from over 50 artists including: Blanca Gomez, Jay Ryan, Diana Sudyka, Tad Carpenter (Vahalla Studios), Jason Munn,Ty Wilkins Brent Couchman, Leandro Castelao, Methane Studios, Delicious Design League, Dirk Fowler and Invisible Creature. Twenty of these prints are up for grabs in today’s giveaway! Find out how to win one of these posters from Grain Edit.
Remember that velodrome art project Circulus from a while back? Well it’s since found a new home at Portland Design Works. These guys are having way too much fun.
So what’s next? Read more about what they have planned at Bike Portland.