Lyrois
Behind the Scenes
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I don't play cards because it violates rule #7. Other than that, when I play -- if I play -- I play by my own rules with cards from my own deck.
Here is my hand, drawn randomly from the deck of 52 aces of spades --
Thorough preparation makes its own luck.--Joe Poyer
Obvious or not, there is more to it and in it, but it's a good starting point.
Labels: 2010, ace+of+spades, art, black, lyrois, miniatures, monogram
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It's tiny, it's affordable, and best of all, it's specifically made for a good cause --
This special miniature edition is executed in matte black and glossy Lyrois signature-purple vinyl on 2mm foam-board. It is the sibling of much bigger works, sampling and remixing the silhouettes shapeset painted on walls, etched as well as decaled on glass, even printed on a collection of snowboards.
The Lyrois Silhouettes Mural Limited Edition Vinyl Series come in 140 × 70mm, it is a series of 10, with #000 and #001 being retained as artist's proof and the remaining #002 through #009 donated to support John T. Unger's Legal Defense Fund in his quest to defend himself and art in general.
The pieces are scratch-signed and numbered on the back, and accompanied by a printed and signed certificate documenting its story and origin. No more pieces of this edition will ever be made.
Buy them as long as they last, for your pleasure and for a good cause, at John T. Unger's Artist's Legal Defense Sale.
See also, the companion piece to the Vinyl Series, the Aluminum Series, in black/black.
Labels: 2009, art, lyrois, miniatures, murals, silhouette, tableaux, vinyl
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It's tiny, it's affordable, and best of all, it's specifically made for a good cause --
This special miniature edition is executed in matte black (upper part) and glossy black (lower part) vinyl on 2mm aluminum. It is the sibling of much bigger works, sampling and remixing the silhouettes shapeset painted on walls, etched as well as decaled on glass, even printed on a collection of snowboards.
The Lyrois Silhouettes Mural Limited Edition Aluminum Series come in 140 × 55mm, it is a series of 10, with #000 and #001 being retained as artist's proof and the remaining #002 through #009 donated to support John T. Unger's Legal Defense Fund in his quest to defend himself and art in general.
The pieces are scratch-signed and numbered on the back, and accompanied by a printed and signed certificate documenting its story and origin. No more pieces of this edition will ever be made.
Buy them as long as they last, for your pleasure and for a good cause, at John T. Unger's Artist's Legal Defense Sale.
See also, the companion piece to the Aluminum Series, the Vinyl Series, in black/purple.
Labels: 2009, aluminum, art, black, lyrois, miniatures, murals, silhouette, tableaux, vinyl
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Looking at this, I had to make this, immediately, asap, freezing the shadow --
Matte black on matte, almost smooth, white aluminum. Ten by ten inches.
Sometimes, often, creation is compulsive. Works almost manifest themselves. They just want to exist.
See also: Lyrois: Etched Glass.
Labels: 2009, aluminum, black, lyrois, miniatures, silhouette, tableaux
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Reintroducing another iconic Lyrois shape, the timepiece.
Now.
You've seen in before, back in 2004. Print editions are in the pipeline.
Labels: 2004, 2008, art, logotypes, lyrois, miniatures, print, timepiece
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Concluding the 2008 roadmap, here is the initial stylebook for the screen, or, if you want to, for printing.
The stylebook, as a PDF-file --
See also the introduction.
Selected works are available as unlimited, as well as limited-edition, high-quality, signed and numbered, prints.
Labels: 2008, 2008ss, art, decals, decoration, graffiti, interior+design, lyrois, miniatures, pdf, print, stylebook, tableaux, vinyl, wallpaper
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Pics and links to all flavors and the refs to the 2008 stylebook (PDF).
Tableaux Series: Special Ed. White on White
Translating High-Res to Low-Res Graphics --
Tableaux Series: Purple and Black on White
Miniature Series: Purple Shadows
There you have it, see ya in 2009.
Labels: 2008, 2008ss, art, couture, decals, decoration, fashion, interior+design, lego, lyrois, miniatures, murals, pixel+art, script+logo, silhouette, stickers, stylebook, vinyl, wallpaper
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We're almost done with the 2008 styles. Stay tuned for the remainder and for some previews into the 2009 colorways and materials.
Miniature shapes in black and purple vinyl on white aluminum.
Labels: 2008, 2008ss, aluminum, art, lyrois, miniatures, tableaux, vinyl
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If the instructions are not clear, if the orders are not obeyed, it is the fault of the general. But if the instructions are clear and the soldiers still do not obey, it is the fault of their officers. --Sun Tzu, The Art of War
Sometimes, virtuosity develops in the second row. Uninstructed, apparently disobedient and seemingly undisciplined.
Labels: 2008, art, fashion, interior+design, lyrois, miniatures, murals
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February 7th, 2008 marks the beginning of the Chinese year of the rat.
2-THOUSAND-RAT TWO-THOUSAND-LY-RAT 2008 TWENTY-ZERO-RAT TWENTY-ZERO-LY-RAT 2008
The Rat (Chinese:鼠) was welcomed in ancient times as a protector and bringer of material prosperity. It is the first of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. Rat is associated with aggression, wealth, charm, and order, yet also associated with death, war, the occult, pestilence, and atrocities. The Year of the Rat is associated with the earthly branch symbol 子.
Labels: 2008, art, decoration, lyrois, miniatures, print, sketchbook, special+edition, year+of+the+rat
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From very high-res vector graphics to low-res pixels in favicons.
Let's see how much we have to remove until the bare minimum, the essence, is left and exposed. Let's see how much we can remove. Let's see what we have to sacrifice on the way.
Check this out: 16 × 16px --
This is the original pic in 320 × 320px --
While the subject of this post is to announce the new favicon -- the little icon that is displayed in your browser's address bar, to the left of this page's URL and in your browser's bookmark list -- it brings along the beauty of simplification.
Here is the 16 × 16px version again, this time enlarged to 320 × 320px --
Now, please go back as far as your room allows and compare the two.
The design of the reduced version of that shape interpretes and translates the characteristics and lines of the original vector graphic. The original flow must survive the reduction in order to recognize the high-res fluid strokes beyond the hard and purposefully not anti-aliased 16 × 16 pixel-grid.
Does it work for you?
Labels: 2007, announcement, favicon, lyrois, making+of, miniatures, pixel+art
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Playing with the dark side from the light side, and vice versa --
Click the picture for a view of the original long strip.
Somewhat related to, definitely inspired by the Theatrical Gobos.
The one pictured is a tiny miniature, there are also some huge ones in 5ft height.
By the way, you can tell it's a genuine Lyrois by the trademark wooden floors in the pics.
Labels: 2002, 2005, art, black, gobos, lyrois, miniatures, print
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