Paper on Walls
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Image Courtesy of Secondhand Rose
These past couple of years I have been hearing lots about wallpaper. Wallpapering is no longer a home decor choice associated with mothballs, grannies and Florida… There are tons of high-end conceptual wall papers out there now for wallpapering fanatics. Why have off-white walls when you can have different beautiful patterns in every room of your home!
Dollface by Flat Vernacular Flat Vernacular is a Brooklyn-based design company that specializes in original hand-drawn, hand-printed wallpapers. The first wallpapers they ever put out were these amazing ornate French and Belgian tapestry motifs made with stickers: the kind of stickers we used to trade in elementary school. Classical patterns crated with shiny lions, candy canes, deers, roses, soccer balls.
“The Salon at Sundown” by Flat Vernacular
Sketchbook Garden by Flat Vernacular They are whimsical and beautiful, with great color palates, reminiscent of vintage papers (like the ones sold at Second Hand Rose).
Damask, French an Belgian tapestries of flowing formal motifs. (Secondhand Rose) On the total other side of the wallpaper spectrum, I came across a design duo of twins, called the Brothers Mueller. They subvert the tradition of ornamentation in wall paper by creating an interactive wall with thermochromatic ink, called Viral Wallpaper. “Today wallpaper has fallen into the background, The Brothers Mueller aim to bring wallpaper back to the foreground. Viral (STD) Wallpaper is a demask print with stylized versions of sexually transmitted diseases. The typical presentation of this piece allows viewers to touch the wallpaper, triggering the viruses to then bleed through the paper as the viewer “infects” the wall with their touch.” The subject matter is a little off putting: I wouldn’t really want to wake up to floating thermo-viruses hovering around me, but it is an interesting concept confined to a gallery wall.
Viral Wallpaper, 2010 [ Thermochromatic ink, conductive ink resistive heaters, Arduino ]
The paper is hung with heating pads so they are in a state of constant mutation.
Make your own patterns with us at TAC! We are offering an intensive Into to Screen Printing class this July! Register! 
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All in Favor by Flat Vernacular
Flora by Flat Vernacular
Thermochromatic ink!
Ambrym: Creative, Organic, and Made in France
Ambrym is an amazing French based brand, named after an island in the south pacific where the artist, Gabrielle, grew up. The aim is to create the world of the humanist, poetic urban tribe, with roots growing from places such
Ambrym: Creative, Organic, and Made in France
Ambrym is an amazing French based brand, named after an island in the south pacific where the artist, Gabrielle, grew up. The aim is to create the world of the humanist, poetic urban tribe, with roots growing from places such
Postively 8th Street!
Join us June 15th and 22nd for Postively 8th Street, a summer street festival celebrating the unique cultural history of 8th Street and Greenwich Village. The festival will be held on West 8th Street in between 5th and 6th Avenues. Positively 8th Street is TOMORROW from 12-5pm.
Postively 8th Street!
Join us June 15th and 22nd for Postively 8th Street, a summer street festival celebrating the unique cultural history of 8th Street and Greenwich Village. The festival will be held on West 8th Street in between 5th and 6th Avenues. Positively 8th Street is TOMORROW from 12-5pm.
Brooklyn Art Museum Event “See, Make, Sip”
El Anatsui (Ghanaian, b. 1944). Gli (Wall), 2010. Aluminum and copper wire, installation at the Brooklyn Museum, dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York. Brooklyn Museum photograph On Thursday, May 30, TAC was invited by the
Brooklyn Art Museum Event “See, Make, Sip”
El Anatsui (Ghanaian, b. 1944). Gli (Wall), 2010. Aluminum and copper wire, installation at the Brooklyn Museum, dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York. Brooklyn Museum photograph On Thursday, May 30, TAC was invited by the
Starry Constellation Embroidery
I know that summer just began (finally!), but we are already looking towards the fall over here at TAC. In fact, here is an amazing FAW we are offering August 9th! Starry Constellation Embroidery with Jessica Marquez of Miniature Rhino
Starry Constellation Embroidery
I know that summer just began (finally!), but we are already looking towards the fall over here at TAC. In fact, here is an amazing FAW we are offering August 9th! Starry Constellation Embroidery with Jessica Marquez of Miniature Rhino
Call for Artists!
Don’t miss out on this wonderful opportunity to show at the Art Factory! Good luck!
Call for Artists!
Don’t miss out on this wonderful opportunity to show at the Art Factory! Good luck!
Nest + by boe TONIGHT! 6-9p
Good morning folks! If you have a chance tonight, stop by Annika’s (founder of by boe) studio in Dumbo for a wonderful trunk show and fundraiser! Friends, drinks, food, and shopping! rsvp: info@byboe.com
Nest + by boe TONIGHT! 6-9p
Good morning folks! If you have a chance tonight, stop by Annika’s (founder of by boe) studio in Dumbo for a wonderful trunk show and fundraiser! Friends, drinks, food, and shopping! rsvp: info@byboe.com
Artist Highlight: Hermine Virginie Van Dijck
Hermine Virginie Van Dijck is a fantastic weaving artist based in Belgium whose flickr I recently stumbled upon! Check out some of my favorite images… I love when I can sneak a peek at the inside of artist’s lives and
Artist Highlight: Hermine Virginie Van Dijck
Hermine Virginie Van Dijck is a fantastic weaving artist based in Belgium whose flickr I recently stumbled upon! Check out some of my favorite images… I love when I can sneak a peek at the inside of artist’s lives and
What Inspires You?
It’s a slow rainy day here in New York, and I can’t help but feel a little lethargic and, quite frankly, uninspired to create much. Well! dash those uninspired flames, and here are some things that are on my mood/inspiration
What Inspires You?
It’s a slow rainy day here in New York, and I can’t help but feel a little lethargic and, quite frankly, uninspired to create much. Well! dash those uninspired flames, and here are some things that are on my mood/inspiration
We Need You – Support our Artists in Residence!
In just a few short months (September 17, to be exact), our current Artists in Residence will fill these walls with the work they’ve done over the past 9 months. While they are just wrapping up their intensive time
We Need You – Support our Artists in Residence!
In just a few short months (September 17, to be exact), our current Artists in Residence will fill these walls with the work they’ve done over the past 9 months. While they are just wrapping up their intensive time
At The Met: Cambodian Rattan
Currently on exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum are ten sculptures by Sopheap Pich – who weaves exclusively in rattan and bamboo. “This exhibition presents ten works by the contemporary Cambodian artist Sopheap Pich (born 1971), who lives and works
At The Met: Cambodian Rattan
Currently on exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum are ten sculptures by Sopheap Pich – who weaves exclusively in rattan and bamboo. “This exhibition presents ten works by the contemporary Cambodian artist Sopheap Pich (born 1971), who lives and works