Posted from The Citrus Report
Because the question has always been “why draw with real crayons?” Heli Kristina Hietala is answering this for us now. . .
Human Form Crayons
October 28th, 2010Tags: alignnone-size-full, art, because-the-question, box, citrus, citrus report, crayons, human form crayons, kristina, question, the-question
Tiffany Bozic Hand Made “Native Box”
September 16th, 2010
We’re releasing a very special limited edition hand-made box designed and crafted by Tiffany Bozic and master woodworker, Francisco Robles. The idea and inspiration for the box came naturally when the lines and similarities between Tiffany’s ornate artistic style and Francisco’s intricate wood-working ability were taken into account – and the two artist’s crafts get taken to a distinguished level through this coupling.
Tiffany Bozic’s career has been built on an ability to take the natural world and present it in a gruesome yet beautiful way, which never feels disingenuous. Because of her unique style and perspective her work has been shown at the Laguna Art Museum, the California Academy of Science and will be featured in an upcoming solo show at the Joshua Liner Gallery in New York City. The piece silk-screened directly onto the Native Box features the organic elements which make her work so compelling, inspired by the beauty of two White-Eye birds that Tiffany recently witnessed playing in Papua New Guinea.
Francisco Robles’ ability to craft furniture and wood was seen in full force in 2008 when he crafted a line furniture with Upper Playground designed by David Choe, Jeremy Fish, Sam Flores and Tiffany Bozic. With this background of coupling furniture with contemporary art, he has crafted the Native Box with the interior divided into four sections and the exterior given a five half-round bead detail as a play off of classic moulding.
The Native Box comes in a burgundy edition (limited to 32 pieces) and a gun metal edition (limited to 18 pieces) and are each hand signed and numbered. The box is comprised of 100% US wood, has been silkscreened and made by hand in San Francisco, CA and is available exclusively at Upper Playground’s online store.
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Herbert Baglione Capsule Collection – Featuring a hand made box
July 20th, 2010
Upper Playground is releasing a four piece capsule collection from the internationally renowned, Herbert Baglione. Herbert has most recently opened one of the biggest installations the art scene of Sao Paulo has seen, “TRANSFER,” featuring Herbert himself, Thomas Campbell, Sesper, Flip, ESPO, Barry McGee and more. Herbert is known for his ornate, ethereal style and this style is incorporated into all the pieces of the capsule collection.
The first part of the capsule is a hand-made wooden night-stand box with a screen printed Herbert Baglione print mounted on the top, only 50 have been made. Every detail of the box adheres to the same intricate detail that Herbert puts into his artwork, and Francisco Robles (master furniture designer and woodworker) aimed to complement the artwork with his hand construction of the boxes. Using a selection of alder and poplar woods which have been finished to a furniture grade, Francisco added his own collaborative touch to Herbert’s artwork and “crafted the edging to mirror the uniform molding that is found in many older San Francisco apartments.” The Herbert Baglione print finishes off the box and is screen-printed onto thin archival cougar white paper which has then been mounted and coated with a light satin lacquer finish.
The rest of the capsule is composed of three t-shirts (Mulher, Crime and Cabeca) featuring Herbert’s subtle yet striking work on our premium line t-shirts, which are made of a softer, finer cotton and have a slightly slimmer fit.
The box is available exclusively online at our web store, and the t-shirts are available at all Upper Playground retail locations and on the webstore.
