Look out! He's got a knife!


J. Jules Vitali is one of our most prolific artists. He creates sculpture from recycled styromfoam cups. Many times in public coffee shops in maine.

His work is very graceful and intricate. We here at a.i.c world hq were surprised when he told us that all of his pieces are created with his antique pocket knife. No x-acto or specialty knives here. Just straight up old school carving.

See more about his work on www.styrogami.com

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the doughnut discovery (an Italian story)


Last month, the crew here at A.I.C. were fortunate enough to be paid a visit by Salvatore Orlando (one of 2 of the italian art-o-artists presently active in the project). We all went out for grub and had a blast... and no visit to Winston-Salem would be complete without experiencing a hot Krispy Kreme right off the conveyor from the flagship doughnut shop on Statford Road.


The manager was thrilled to hear that she served Salvatore his first.... and gave him a full dozen. Salvatore literally replied, "Fantastic!"


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Rare Lucre Strike piece to be loaded in Chicago Art-o-mat machine.

Artists in Cellophane is an arts group that converts retired cigarette machines into Art-o-mat original art vending machines. Over 375 artists from 10 countries are presently involved in this project, with over 15,000 pieces of art being sold through this vending machine network since 1997.

Every so often, an artist, a series or a single piece of art can be identified as distinct within our project. Lynn Basa has created a series, and more importantly, a single piece of Art-o-mat art that we here at AIC feel captures the unique spirit of our artistic mission. Her series entitled "Lucre Strike" consists of found money that has been documented and repackaged as art. Although she may incur a financial loss at times by producing this series, she maintains the philosophy that art and expression pays off in other ways, superseding short term monetary success.

Recently, Lynn found a $50 bill on her travels through the streets of chicago. After much thought on how this money should be allocated, she decided that it was more important to incorporate this money into her art. This rare and significant piece of Art-o-mat art will be randomly loaded into her column in the machine in the Chicago Cultural Center.

We look forward to hearing from the lucky "Lucre Strike" buyer.

Sincerely,
AIC

en route!


Here is our new San Antonio Art-o-mat. it features the art of Teresa Villegas www.teresavillegas.com and will be permanently located at the Southwest School of Art & Craft www.swschool.org.

The machine will premiere on November 13th. please contact Barbara Hill bhill@swschool.org for more information about the opening or becoming an artist in this machine.