Beautiful/Decay Magazine

The best art magazine you can't buy in a store anymore: Beautiful/Decay has been around for a number of years and never fails to please.


Unfortunately a couple of years ago they stopped distributing their books through magazine stores, opting to make it subscription only. As a result I haven't seen a physical issue in quite some time.


The nice thing is, the subscription issues are completely ad-free and come with lots of bonuses. I am hoping to get a subscription soon. They also make a line of pretty sweet t-shirts.


The other nice thing is that they have a great web site and blog which is updated daily with tons of gorgeous eye candy from around the art world. I have discovered so many amazing artists this way. Keep it real, B/D, you're an inspiration.

Some shirts

Here are some new-ish shirts. Some are shirts I already had that I've been messing about with.


Aibonoid by Hutch on a v-neck tank top. hutchpiece.co.uk


Tug by Thom Phoenix on an asphalt t-shirt. I'll be printing more of these soon.


Carbot by Slawek Kasolka on a v-neck.


Hutch/Steven Charles Schmidt mash-up. Mash-ups are fun and I will be doing many more this year! hutchpiece.co.uk scs3000.com

Carbot by Slawek Kasolka on a v-neck tank top.

Carbot by Slawek Kasolka on a red/yellow raglan.

Amilia by Thom Phoenix on a bleached/stressed raglan.


Aibonoid by Hutch on a raglan. hutchpiece.co.uk


Hope to be printing some fresh new shirts in the coming week, so I'll keep ya posted when I do. Rock n' roll.

Claudio Parentela

One of my favorite artists to have had the pleasure of working with over the last few years is Italy's Claudio Parentela.
When I first encountered his work several years ago his stuff was primarily black and white drawings made with marker- raw, blunt, almost childish images from the subconscious.


As time went on he started experimenting with color and his art started taking on a real vibrancy.


Over the last couple of years he's started incorporating elements of photo collage into his work, combining it with his drawing skills to make a new creation that thrills and excites.


We will be doing a new full-color shirt with Claudio within the next month or so, and we're really excited about that.

Claudio's work can be see on his Facebook page or his web site.

Woops

I wonder how many people actually noticed that under my "30 shirts in 30 days" post I had a cute picture of a bunch of shirts. How many shirts? 29 of them! Not 30. So since I'm a little slow on the uptake at times, I only noticed that this afternoon. Figured out which shirt was missing, and hey, it's this one. Carry on then.

Giant Astronaut Invasion by Steven Charles Schmidt on a S black t-shirt. Printed October 2010.
This is a discharge and process color print on a bleached t-shirt. The print has been stressed by bleach as well, so is deliberately faded. Shirt by Alstyle Apparel.
Click image for more information. Click here to buy this shirt.