More Contemporary Artists Interpret The Iconic Playboy Bunny in Playboy Redux II.

above: detail from Vincent Cacciotti's reinterpretation of the Playboy Bunny

In honor of the 50th anniversary of the world famous Playboy Club and the Playboy Bunny, artists reinterpreted the sexy icon in Playboy Redux II, an exhibit featuring the work of over 20 of today's contemporary artists.


above: Hugh with his Playboy Bunnies at the Chicago Playboy Club in 1960.

Known at that time for her satin bunny suit, cotton tail and rabbit ears, the Playboy Bunny served cocktails and glamour in equal doses. Many luminaries once worked as Bunnies, including Deborah Harry, Gloria Steinem and Lauren Hutton.


above: the original Playboy Bunnies

For Playboy Redux: Contemporary Artists Interpret the Iconic Playboy Bunny, artists were asked to create a new look for the Bunny, a veritable makeover to create the Bunny of the future. The selected artists presented a number of new takes on this iconic image, and works in different mediums including photography, painting, sculpture, drawing and video.



The group show, The "Playboy Redux" exhibition was originally shown at The Warhol Museum in March-June, 2010. Copro Gallery is now exhibiting many of these works along with new ones in "Playboy Redux ll". This project is part of Playboy's year-long 50th Anniversary celebration of the Playboy Club and Playboy Bunny. The exhibit is curated by Aaron Baker, Ned West and Copro Gallery.


above: Frank Kozik's reinterpretation of the Playboy Bunny

Graffiti artists, lowbrow artists, cartoonists, photographers, illustrators and sculptors participated including Frank Kozik, Gary Baseman, Tim Biskup, Tara McPherson and Shag to name only a few.

Here are a few of my favorites.

Tara McPherson:

TIN:

Tim Biskup:

Shag:

Another interpretation by Shag:


Gary Baseman:

Brian Viveros:

Jennybird Alacantra:

Vincent Cacciotti:

Hiroki Otsuka:

William Wray:

Jeremy Fish:

Erik Alos:

Travis Lampe:

Dave Nestler:

Bob Doucette:

Jeremiah Ketner:

Luke Chueh:

Juan Muniz:

Mark "atmos" Pilon:


You can see some more here and still more here.

PLAYBOY, BUNNY and Rabbit Head Design are all marks of Playboy, ©2010 Playboy

Modern Quilts For Manly Men & More By LUKE.

I blogged about edgy rock n' roll quilts by Boo Davis last August, now I'm happy to introduce you to another fabulous modern quilter and much to my pleasant surprise, the talented stitcher is a male.


above: one of Luke Haynes' self-portrait quilts

Luke Haynes explores ways of using fabric as a medium for both functional quilts as well as wall hangings. His collections include Man Stuff, American Nostalgia, Self-portraits, Flightless Birds, Objects & Accessories as well as commissions and gifts.


above: America In Context #1 - American Gothic. Below: detail


Luke combines various techniques and looks to create his modern quilts and wall-hangings. Traditional quilting combined with the posterized imagery makes for beautiful textile art.




Here's a few of his Man Stuff quilts:

Hammer:


Screwdriver:


Red Truck:

Elk Head:


And a few from his American Nostalgia Collection:

Hamburger:

Abraham Lincoln:

American Pie:

Fries and A Hopper:

President Obama:


Some of his Self-Portrait Quilts:







Penguin, from his series of Flightless Birds:



Some examples of his commissioned quilts and gifts for friends:





all images courtesy of Luke Haynes

See more of his work here or visit his etsy store here to buy one of have him create one for you.