September 5, 2012 1 Comment
L.A. photographer Tim Tadder took pictures of bald men getting smashed over the head with water balloons for his photography series, Water Wigs. In those split seconds caught on camera, the splashes of water resulted in halos, mohawks and Constitution-era hairstyles. Tadder explains the process is not nearly as simple as it looks:
August 28, 2012 1 Comment
Industrial artist Anchalee Saengtai is a huge fan on the movie series Transformers. She is such a big fan that she built a real size Optimus Prime using only spare parts of automobiles and trucks.
August 16, 2012 1 Comment
Brazilian artist Fernando de la Rocque has created images of political and religious icons using marijuana smoke. Yes, that’s right, he freely gets high and creates masterpieces with the exhalation of marijuana in his collection entitled “Blow Job.”
Fernando del la Rocque has also made similar paintings out of wine. He explains his artistic motivation with this statement “I always like to create art with pleasure.”
Brazilian newspaper The Rio Times interviewed de la Rocque. When asked about the use of marijuana in his paintings, he stated, “more important than freedom to smoke marijuana is the freedom to think about it and make art with it.
This style of art will stir up some controversy, but in reality, Fernando is just enjoying himself while doing something that he loves. Read more of this post
August 10, 2012 1 Comment
“Milk”, approx. 18″x12″, paintmarker and acrylic on cheap prefab stretched canvas
In honor of KASEY’s excellent recent series on art and queer culture, I decided to share another painting of mine loosely related to a similar subject. This portrait of Harvey Milk was done from a photograph taken of him while he was campaigning for election in San Francisco. It was done as another surprise birthday gift in dimensions allowable to be stored in carry-on luggage when I flew home recently. It seems like most of my art ends up given as gifts, does that mean I’m a cheapskate when it comes to gift-giving? Read more of this post
August 4, 2012 1 Comment
Part II: Social Analysis of Graffiti
Part III: The Street Art Movement
L.A. street artist Jeremy Novy openly combines his sexuality with his graffiti art; he utilizes the Warhol-esque adoption of pop icon images, queers them, and creates stencil versions. (Stencils are exactly as they sound-typically, negative space in an image is cut out, and the remaining framework creates a stencil. Read more of this post
July 31, 2012 Leave a Comment
“Astro-Zombie Clown, approx 18″x12″, acrylic and paintmarker on cheap prefab stretched canvas.
A lot smaller and a lot sillier than most stuff I’ve done in the past, this painting was done as a surprise birthday present. The key factor was that it had to fit comfortably in my carry-on luggage so I could deliver it in person while I was home on leave. Anyone familiar with the ubiquitous Misfits skull logo plastered on every kind of mall merchandise imaginable, will recognize the base for this silly character. The clown wig and nose should be pretty straightforward, too. Read more of this post
July 27, 2012 1 Comment
Japanese artist Nagai Hideyuki creates amazing sketchbook drawings that when viewed from the right angle, appear to create a realistic 3D illusion. The 21-year-old uses a technique called “anamorphosis” in which the talented artist is able to create these mind-boggling masterpieces that seem to come to life right out of his sketchbook. Nagai was a big fan of street art, but quickly discovered that drawing on the streets of Japan was illegal, so he turned to sketchbooks to exercise his talents. Read more of this post
July 17, 2012 1 Comment
The talented 35 year old Liu Bolin, from Shandong, China manages to camouflage himself into any surroundings, no matter how difficult it may appear to be. Bolin works on a single photo for up to 10 hours at a time, making sure he gets each one just right. He wants to blend in as much as possible to his surroundings, and passers-by will sometimes overlook him until he moves his body.
Why does he do this?
Bolin says his art is a protest against the actions of the government, who shut down his art studio in 2005. Read more of this post
July 17, 2012 1 Comment
This is another contribution from one of our loyal readers, Pat Moen. The painting is approximately 60×60, done with spray paint, latex house paint, and accidental blood. Read more of this post
July 13, 2012 Leave a Comment
This is a submission from our loyal reader Pat Moen. If you would like to submit your artwork to our Art Gallery, please Contact Us, and a team member will help you with your submission as soon as possible. Read more of this post
July 12, 2012 Leave a Comment
“Think outside the box, collapse the box, and take a fucking sharp knife to it.” Read more of this post
July 5, 2012 1 Comment
Optical illusions harness the shift between what your eyes see and what your brain perceives. They reveal the way your visual system edits images before you’re even made aware of them — like a personal assistant, deciding what is and isn’t worthy of your attention. Read more of this post
June 30, 2012 1 Comment
Interacting with amazing paintings seems to be a new trending activity going on around the world.
“Trick-Eye Museums” have been built throughout Asia that allow people to take pictures with some of the trickiest images ever.
These museums feature various well-executed trompe l’oeil (French for “deceive the eye) artworks that either look like they’re coming out of the frame, or that you’re stepping in.
3D Street Artwork has become very popular as well, and people love becoming part of the paintings.
Check out these amazing images: Read more of this post
