If you follow me on social media, you’ll notice I tend to do a lot of geometric and pattern designs. Most aren’t conceptual, just abstract expressions of form. I’ll keep doing those designs, but I’ve expanded into art pieces with more narrative elements in them, starting with this piece.
Continue readingTribals Print Series 1
The first in a series of digital reproductions of my hand drawings, the Tribals Print Series (1) is a set of three prints which straddle the line between old world iconography and new world of digital precision. This is the first of many pieces that I will start selling on this site, so I am very excited to share them with you.
Continue readingItaly, Art and True Love.
Live drawing by Amitai Plasse
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Dear, Beastie Boys. Goldieblox is (not) sorry.
Goldieblox is a toy company for girls that “builds games for girls to inspire future engineers.” Great concept. Great message, right? Absolutely. Well, recently they produced a very creative commercial that used a “reinterpretation” of Beastie Boys, song, “Girls.” Only one problem. They didn’t get permission to use the song. They claim that it is a parody, therefore, completely fair use. I claim common sense and that it’s a blatant theft of creative material they did not create in order to sell their product.
Continue readingOctober Instagram: Art, Architecture and Fighting Flamingos
It’s not the idea. It’s the execution
I’ve worked in the creative industry and in a startup town my whole career. During that time, I’ve found myself confronted with a consistent misconception. It’s one I used to believe myself. It’s really easy to believe. Possibly because it feels like magic. It’s a myth. I’ve seen this myth in movies and books because it’s a dramatic tool used to tell a good story—they are signature moments.