Look at the frolicking monsters amongst the happy trees and happy seas! This is exactly what Bob Ross would’ve thrown into his paintings if PBS would let him, dammit. Artist Oujbl (which remains anonymous) takes the fugliest 1970’s thrift shop paintings and enhances them with fun sea creatures …
Read More »A chandelier that doesn’t sparkle!
Carolina Fontoura Alzaga used old bike chains, rims and spokes to make the most unglamorous chandelier ever! It’s like Joan Collins without the shoulder pads. It’s like Farrah Fawcett without the Charlie’s Angels hair. It’s like Zsa Zsa without her hands to slap police officers. How can a chandelier not …
Read More »Cool home designs from Hidden Art Shop
A bloody wall shelf! Rubber tape coin purse Pot Handle Hook ‘Stacking’ Chair Bowler Hat Light fixture Check out these cool finds from the Hidden Art Shop! That wall shelf would look great in my dining room! I would serve roast beast on it, buffet style. The Pot Handle …
Read More »MOCA- ‘Art in the Streets’ Exhibit
Recently, I went to The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA near Little Tokyo in Los Angeles for the ‘Art in the Streets’ exhibit. I was super excited about this one because: A) it was the first time a major museum has dedicated an entire exhibit to the art form of graffiti …
Read More »Charlie Le Mindu- Fall 2011-Punk Rock Granny
If Jesse James , Lady Gaga, and the window valence from my German aunt’s house stumbled upon each other in a dark, Eastern European alley, this is exactly what would have been barfed out. Hair extraordinaire Charlie Le Mindu used pearls, lace, gas masks, military hats and a humungous fake bird …
Read More »Christian Tagliavini- Cardboard Art
Italian Artist/ photographer Christian Tagliavini has a way with cardboard! Check out the incredible cardboard couture. You can see the optical illusion of texture created with paint. It’s like this post I did a while back but with clothes. There’s something cartoony about them that I really love. It’s too bad …
Read More »Unusual bird shoes by Kobi Levi
Check out the latest from shoe designer Kobi Levi! I wrote about him a while back and kept my eye on him because you can always depend on him for the most effed up shoes. So, this time around Kobi was inspired by birds of the wild. Check out the …
Read More »Money, Money, Money
Artist Scott Campbell takes US dollars and creates an incredible piece of artwork out of it by folding and (looks like) laser cutting them. Defacing US property never looked better! The skull is pretty splendid, especially since Dick Cheney most likely paid all of the US foreign aid like that. It’s …
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