What separates art from craft? Ridsdel decided to figure out if something belongs on Etsy or in an art museum by peeling away the cover of various porcelain sets that granny might own. The surgical reveal shows a more intricate design of flowers… something more precious, in some circles. Check out …
Read More »“Whipped Cream”- Mark Ryden x American Ballet Theater
When I first heard one of my favorite artists of all-time ,artist extraordinaire Mark Ryden, was going to collaborate with a ballet, I dropped everything and bought tickets before it sold out. I drove 3 and half hours to see the show in Costa Mesa, CA at the Segerstrom Center …
Read More »Clothing Carcasses
Israeli artist Tamara Kostianovsky created a series of work called “Actus Reus”. She took pieces of clothing and created butchered meat for the series. Here is her (F)artist statement: “The material connects our bodies with the ones in the work, bringing violent acts into a familiar realm. My intention is to confront …
Read More »The Salt Bride
Israeli artist Sigalit Landau had a really cool idea of of submerging a perfectly gorgeous velvet dress in the Dead Sea and fuhgeddaboudit for two months. The result was the Morton Salt girl‘s worst nightmare…. clumped up salt on a Victorian dress! I think the dress is gorgeous, but sad that it’s …
Read More »Grotesquely Beautiful Shoes
Israeli artist Costa Magarakis creates fantastically mystical sculptures out of shoes that are reminiscent of the gothic works of Tim Burton and Guillermo Del Torro. These are so spectacularly splendid! The best part is you can order one of the works of art off his Etsy shop directly. My fave has to …
Read More »Andrea Kett- For Collectors of Superior Smut
Brilliantly talented artist Andrea Kett has a new series of greeting cards and notebooks that will tickle your fancy! If you’re a fan of ‘superior smut’, then these are right up your alley…. or shall I say … Boudoir! You may notice the header art for this blog is also by Andrea …
Read More »“Guillermo del Toro: At Home With Monsters” Exhibit at the LACMA
This past month, I was able to check out the incredible Guillermo del Toro exhibit called “At Home with Monsters” at LACMA , boy, was I glad I didn’t miss it! There were unique pieces of rare artwork, props from all his films, including “Pan’s Labyrinth” and “The Orphanage”, and actual …
Read More »Ashley Rose Couture
I stumbled upon Ashley Rose Couture while reading Juxtapoz magazine and boy, what a treat! Hailing from Massachusetts, Ashley Rose has created some remarkable pieces reminiscent of Alexander McQueen. The photo shoots for her pieces are equally stunning and intriguing. And the best part of all… “In the upcoming weeks, I …
Read More »Beautiful Paper Wedding Dress
Russia artist Asya Kozina ( that fabulous artist that made those paper wigs) designed these national wedding dresses out of paper! Wowie wow wow. I suck at making paper planes, so this is beyond impressive to me. This was a project for an underwear brand called ‘Wild Orchid’, hence the …
Read More »Holy Consumption- Art by Laura Keeble
British artist Laura Keeble took original antique church windows and transformed them into prominent, commercial items, like a Starbucks cup and a Coke bottle, to name a few. I highly recommend clicking over to her site and exploring her art. Once she replicated 5 Banksy’s Slave Labour for anyone to take right …
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