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Keith Haring's energetic aesthetic is getting an extra pop through a new book published by Poposition Press. The publication showcases some of the artist's most famous works as three-dimensional pop-up spreads that are sourced from the Keith Haring Foundation and brought to life by award-winning illustrator and paper expert Simon Arizpe. Poposition Press founder Rosston Meyer was astonished at the level of access he was given when working with the artist's foundation and chose to spotlight Haring's Sculptures, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, Pop Shop Grid, Dog, Silence=Death and Houston Street Mural. "We had access to the archives, as well as anything we could find online or in books," Rosston told Creative Boom. "It was quite overwhelming at first with such a huge amount of work to choos...

THE SKATEROOM has released their latest collection of skateboard artworks, this time with iconic pop artist Roy Lichtenstein. The collection consists of three individual skateboards and a skateboard triptych each featuring a famous Lichtenstein comic-style painting. The collection starts with Lichtenstein's "Girl in Mirror" artwork from 1964 which features a beautiful blonde woman smiling into a handheld mirror. The skateboard magnifies the artwork by cropping it significantly for the vertical, slender format. A version of "The Drowning Girl" from 1963 on a set of three skateboards is next and features the full painting including the iconic phrase “I Don’t Care! I’d Rather Sink – Than Call Brad For Help!”Another 1963 piece follows with "Varoom!" which depicts a comic book explosion to crit...