Michael Peck readily admits that his monochromatic artwork reminds people of death. Whereas most people resort to skulls and other obvious symbols, though, the Melbourne artist uses children. Each of his oil on linen pieces features a (...) Read More about Michael Peck’s Paintings (96 words)

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Very French Gangsters is a new brand of stylish prescription glasses and sunglasses for children from 3 to 10 years old.
The indisputable quality of the products, the technical characteristics and the variety of colors make Very French Gangsters the first brand of children’s eyewear that combine comfort and style.(...) Read More about Very French Gangsters : New Eyewear for Kids (18 words)

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The series “Little Adults” explores what it feels like to grow up as privileged child in Russia, a country where its radical history still rules the daily life. For many years photographer Anna Skladmann explored the recently growing society of the “Nouveau Riche” in which children’s have been raised to become the “Elite” and behave like little adults.(...) Read More about Little Adults by Anna Skladmann (95 words)

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Shooting kids in couture seems to be all the rage at the moment. Following up the Stella McCartney children’s wear range he recently shot, Ryan McGinley breaks the rule of never working with children (or animals) and captures an adorable editorial ‘We Don’t Need No Education’ for the newest issue of Purple Magazine.(...) Read More about We Don’t need no education – Kids in Couture by Ryan McGinley for Purple Magazine (20 words)

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South East Asia brings us one of the most humorous of ad campaigns for a children’s play product: Play-Doh – Safe no matter what you make. One would definitely assume these ads are not targeted at the children themselves but, rather, at the younger generation of parents that would view these pictures and not create an unnecessary angry protest about it.

To those with a sense of humor and an accepting view of reality, flipping through a magazine and coming across these would cause quite the chuckle. Surely children [or the majority of them at least] wouldn’t actually mold such intricately creepy Play-Doh sculptures as these that would tend to make a parent very, very worried. They are merely implying that Play-Doh is better for children than, say, playing violent video games, copying their overly rebellious teenage brother’s actions, or watching R-rated movies.

(...) Read More about Play-Doh Ads – Singapore (18 words)

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