Who is this happy guy? Phillip Pruitt, 2009 subject of Elad Lassry. 'Lassry, a Los Angeles-based artist, exhibits his works un-specifically, and often without differentiating by media; he'll even match the frame to a prevailing color in the image to create a happy retro-period uniformity, and to stress the unity of the image and the sculpture-like container.'
More of his work can be seen here.
Artist of the day: If you are not familiar with Takashi Murakami, you should be. As far as contemporary artists go, he is probably one of the most successful and intriguing.
Warhol/Silver, 2009.Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
'It's the repetition and the interest in merging business and art along the lines of mass production—that so echo Warhol. Warhol would have loved the Murakami for Louis Vuitton—even if they were limited edition. But with contemporary Japan as his context, Murakami demonstrates the rise of mass customization over mass production, and the reincarnation of repetition as a type of uniqueness in art.'-Interview
Who used to wake up early in 3rd grade to read about Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield?
Yes, the scrumptious Californian twins in the Sweet Valley High series are going to be adapted into a film, directed by Diablo Cody, the same lady who brought you Juno. 'That is exactly what Universal is doubling down on, in negotiations to pick up the rights to the long-running book series, with Cody attached to adapt.'
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