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Videogioco-Loop Experiment. This Must’ve Taken A Few Minutes To Make.

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

videogioco-loop experiment from donato sansone on Vimeo.

“Face paint in motion” videos will probably give me nightmares

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

Innovative? Yes. Scary as hell? You can bet your sweet senior ass.
Flickr user and artist James Kuhn is perfecting the art of painting various pop culture icons on his face, and then setting those creations to music. We’re looking at Barney, politicians, and even a “mini-me” self-portrait. But this video just scares me. I can’t [...]

Celebrities Get the Greek Treatment

Thursday, December 10th, 2009

Almost any museum you go to will have the vast collection of ancient Greek statues, depicting athletes, soldiers, and, most importantly, the gods and goddesses of myth. It’s an art form that developed over a thousand years, meant to exemplify beauty in a permanent state.
Explain to me, then, why someone commissioned a statue of Angelina [...]

Springfield Punx: Fan Art

Thursday, November 26th, 2009

At Springfield Punx, Dean Fraser doodles iconic celebrities and characters, Simpsons-style:

[Image source: Springfield Punx]

Artwork Inspired by Where the Wild Things Are

Thursday, October 15th, 2009

Vice Magazine has rounded up 24 contributing artists who’ve created stuff based on Where the Wild Things Are. The book, illustrated by Maurice Sendak, broke new ground in creepy, cartoon-realism (yes, I just made that up) and Sendak’s wild, imaginative style is perfect for contemporary artists to expound upon.
Some of my favorites from the collaborative [...]

Spike Jonze, Skateboards and Where the Wild Things Are

Saturday, October 10th, 2009

Coming together like a holy trifecta of pop culture goodness, Spike Jonze went and created a collection of skateboards complete with Where the Wild Things Are designs, because he’s cool. In high school, he started up a bunch of BMX magazines, and to this day, he’s co-owner of Girl Skateboards, his company for which he [...]

Sexy Beasts: Style by Where the Wild Things Are

Saturday, October 10th, 2009

I’m not surprised that the fashion world has stuck their talons into Where the Wild Things Are – hey, it beats Twilight.
Refinery29 has posted a cavalcade of WTWTA styles, and they obviously hail from hipster city.

Opening Ceremony

Urban Outfitters, although I don’t see the connection
Cool ideas, to mesh a hip movie with hip brands, and it’s [...]

Fine Art Meets The Hills

Monday, August 10th, 2009

Artist Karin Bubas has pulled off quite an amazing feat – through art, she has managed to make the cast of “The Hills” seem almost human. In her new exhibit, “With Friends Like These…” at the Charles H. Scott gallery in Vancouver, BC, features portraits of L.C., Audrina, and the rest of the gang of [...]

Ruben Toledo’s Novel Art

Monday, August 3rd, 2009

Ruben Toledo, husband of fashion designer Isabela Toledo, is a famous fashion illustrator himself, and recently created fantastic new book art for the covers of Pride and Prejudice, Wuthering Heights, and The Scarlet Letter.
From one of my new favorite art/fashion blogs, Audrey Monroe: Ruben Toledo is known for two things: being married to Isabel Toledo [...]

Annie Leibovitz Is Not Having The Best Week Ever

Friday, July 31st, 2009

Annie Leibovitz is one of the most famous photographers from the last few generations. She has shot some of the most famous celebrities on the planet, and many of those pictures are some of the most famous. And now, she is being sued by the same company that gave her a $24 million dollar loan, [...]