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I’ve just been hit by the worst case of art theft in my life. My fan illustration, The Great Wave off Kanto, is being sold on phone cases through some of the shadiest websites I’ve ever seen, and there’s nothing I can do to contact them.
Most of these sites have contact pages, but their emails bounce, their phone numbers are fake, and the American addresses they list show empty farms and fields on google maps. The location listed on the contact page for shadeyou.com says their store address is on the corner of a California farm. Another one, lovedrstyle.com seems to be run out of an abandoned warehouse in Illinois. These sellers are likely somewhere in Asia and are trying to cover their tracks.
I’m not the only small artist these anonymous websites are stealing from either.
I feel powerless. This post is an attempt to warn people away from these sites and demonstrate what some of the knockoffs look like. These kind of anonymous sellers can’t be stopped, so it’s up to us to know what to look for when buying a product from a small artist. I know most people buying this particular design won’t realize that it comes from a small artist, but it doesn’t seem like there is much else I can do.
- If the phone case has a black, white, or colored edge/border, it is a knockoff. I only offer phone cases through Redubble and Society6, and both sites print all-over cases. It may only be a matter of time before all-over case knockoffs start showing up, (there are currently two fakes ebay).
- If the phone case has a signature in the top right corner underneath the kanji, it is a knockoff. I put my signature in that corner for Teefury prints only. These people likely purchased and scanned a print from Teefury while it was being sold there for a limited time.
- If the image looks squished or pinched in any way, it is a knockoff.
Here are all the websites to avoid purchasing my art from, as of this post:
- amazon.com
- aliexpress.com
- ebay.com
- ioffer.com
- iphonecase6.com
- vandergow.com
- shadeyou.com
- lsnconecall.com
- lovedrstyle.com
- jackandgeorges.com
- scryl.com
- case2015.com
- anything linked from wanelo.com
So far I’ve had success in removing the cases from several sites, (amazon, ioffer, a few knockoff pillow cases from aliexpress) but most of the others have ignored my emails and calls or made it impossible to get in touch, so I cannot send them a cease and desist.
Please keep in mind, if a product by a small artist isn’t coming from their personal store, (Storenvy, Etsy) or service that prints art on products while crediting the artist, (Redbubble, Society6) then you’re running the risk of purchasing a knockoff, and the artist who made it sees no support. If you see someplace selling The Great Wave off Kanto and it’s NOT from my Redubble, Storenvy, Society6, or INPRNT - it’s not me!!
All my sales go directly towards paying for rent and groceries every month, and it’s the same for many other artists. Please be careful where you buy art from!
Please signal boost and do not purchase from those sites!!! Be careful!!
Submission
Artist on tumblr - Deem ( Khadeem Davis )
Young Jamaican Artist, experienced in the disciplines of Sculpture, Installation Art, New Media, Photography and Illustration. I am inspired my Rock, Rap, Reggae and the Music of Jimi Hendrix and Victor Wooten and I am a fan of Mix Martial Arts.
My creative process facilitates diverse explorations through various styles and disciplines, whether two or three dimensionally. As an artist my process is not limited to monotonous conventional methods of creating art. I hold no regard towards the limitations, boundaries and restrictions society and institutions place on the role of the artist.
A cardboard installation is a representation of my psychological state of mind at a young age and the conflict between the egos and personalities that exists within my consciousness.
Check out his Behance account.
The Illustration and Design of Marie Bergeron
French born, Montreal-based graphic designer & illustrator Marie Bergeron’s portfolio is drenched in pop culture. After studying cinema, publicity and communication for 5 years, Bergeron decided to pursue a graphic design as a way of exploring her passion for visual art. Using entirely digital means, Bergeron works to translate her love of cinema into gorgeous, stylised film posters, each with a minimal yet rich palette of whites, reds of blues. Her works have been appeared in books and galleries throughout the world and have graced the digital and print material of companies like FOX Entertainment, Riot Games, Marvel and Paramount Pictures.
“your country or yourself?”
Tribute art for the Movie “Heneral Luna”. (trailer)
I wholeheartedly recommend this film! His story was a tragedy, but It has sparked a much needed conversation about ourselves as Filipinos, and asks you “Did I love our country enough?”
Behind the closed Doors of Architecture school
I feel like no one prepares you or can summon what to expect when you go to architecture school. society has a perception of what an “architect” does, but no one really sees the depth behind the structure, they only see the aesthetic sense of being. What many do not realize is that in architecture school everything you produce is a reflection of your mind and creativity, so that is why the blow is ten times harder when you get rejected by a crit, because they have not shut down words from a book that you learned but rather they have dug deep into your identity. We grow thick skin because we constantly have to repel criticism, architecture school challenges every bit of you from your mental state to your physical being. It’s rough and I wish we could enlighten society to see the depth of what it takes to make it in this industry.
Who knows maybe I’m a frustrated architecture student on a rant, or I’m truly trying to open this subject of conversation so people can look in, cause I know I never had a clue until I entered this subjective world myself.
Architecture food for thought :)
design-as-play asked:
Can you tell me a bit about industrial design and how it can be applied to architecture and engineering?
archatlas answered:
Since the early 20th century architects have tried to integrate typical aspects of Industrial Design to Architecture. The production on large scale, standardization and compatibility of components and systems are still goals pursued by different architecture typologies in order to improve and lower the cost of projects. Architects have always tried their hand at industrial design (with different levels of success) when in reality industrial designers affect our architecture everyday with the design of multiple elements that make up our buildings.
Hanson residence, Charlotte, NC. Pursley Dixon Architecture. Mrs. Howard and Max and Co. interiors. Emily Jenkins Followill photo in Traditional Home.
Wim Goes Architecture - Royal Belgian sailing club of Alberta, Zeebrugge 2012. Photos (C) Filip Dujardin.
Silesian Museum Riegler Riewe Architekten
"The basic aim of the concept is to be able to offer a wide variety of museum uses with minimal apparent intervention. Both the museum and the infopoint develop their spatial programme on the basis of their former significance and, in homage to the previous function of the site, are to be entirely underground. From outside in the whole complex appears exclusively through the abstract glass cubes of the administration, utilities and air conditioning, dimensioned in such a way that they blend harmoniously into the ensemble of the existing building. Together with the newly created network of paths, squares and parks, the result is a fine public local recreation centre, a “city park” in the best sense. To this effect the design also provides for a discreet adaptation of the existing building as a café and also as a residential and work building for artists in residence. The existing “Warszawa” tower will likewise be made accessible to visitors thanks to the erection of a lift and stair tower, allowing views over the whole of Katowice."
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