Art
Roman Signer
Swiss artist Roman Signer is known for performing various stunts with explosives. So he's a bit like the Gallagher of the art world. He blows things up, crashes them, tosses them out windows, etc. It's all with the intent of creating conceptual absurdity.In honor of his recent 80th birthday, the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation put together this short compilation video of some of his works.
More info: wikipedia, swissinfo.ch
And a few of his full-length works:
Posted By: Alex - Thu May 24, 2018 -
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Category: Art
Artwork Khrushchev Probably Would Not Have Liked 13
A three-fer this time!The artist, Lottie van der Gaag.
Posted By: Paul - Wed May 23, 2018 -
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Category: Art, Avant Garde, Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Russia
RIP Luiz Gasparetto
Gasparetto was a medium who claimed that the spirits of famous artists created new works by employing him as a channel. Above is a little trifle that Degas dictated.
Here he is in action.
More on the man here.
His obit, in Portuguese.
Posted By: Paul - Sat May 05, 2018 -
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Category: Art, New Age, Twentieth Century, Twenty-first Century
Vogue Picture Records
For a brief time, one company produced records with illustrations imprinted into the vinyl.Visit this site for a big archive of charming, sometimes bizarre artwork.
Posted By: Paul - Wed May 02, 2018 -
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Category: Art, Music, Twentieth Century
Retyping as art
Performance artist Tim Youd retypes famous novels word for word on old typewriters. The only change he makes is that he leaves out all the spaces between the words, producing page after page of unbroken text. He does this as performance art events at museums, art galleries, coffee shops, etc.I figured that since typing was his thing, he'd probably be a pretty good typist. But as can be seen in the video, he turns out to be a two-finger, hunt-and-peck typist. Although a relatively fast one.
More in extended >>
Posted By: Alex - Tue May 01, 2018 -
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Category: Art, Performance Art
Artwork Khrushchev Probably Would Not Have Liked 12
Original article here.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Apr 25, 2018 -
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Category: Art, Statues and Monuments, Sexuality, 1940s, Russia
Being a sheep
Artist Miranda Whall spent much of last summer crawling around on her hands and knees through the Cambrian Mountains in Wales, while dressed as a sheep, with 14 cameras strapped to her body.She did this in order to immerse herself in the mountains and be able to better tell their story for the documentary she was creating. She said, "I wanted to challenge the assumptions and misconceptions about sheep and the Welsh uplands, both of which are central to Wales' heritage and identity."
For her next project, she's thinking of crawling through Scotland as a deer, and then it's off to the Pyrenees to crawl around as a boar or bear.
More info: BBC News
image source: mirandawhall.space
Posted By: Alex - Tue Apr 24, 2018 -
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Category: Animals, Art
Mystery Illustration
2018 NOTE: The very first in this series.
What does this great illustration by Jan Faust depict?
1) Young lads who prey on MILFs
2) Embezzlement by cash register clerks
3) Lyndon LaRouche's theory of Space Lizards among us
4) An incident from the next Spider-Man film
5) The dangers inherent in our food supply
Find the answer here.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Mar 28, 2018 -
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Category: Anthropomorphism, Art, Women
Khrushchev vs. Lachaise
2018 NOTE: Here is the basis for the ongoing series whose latest entry is today.
Original article behind CHICAGO TRIBUNE paywall.
Upon reading this article, I immediately wondered what statue was at the center of the controversy. Finding out took a little google-fu. Eventually, I hit upon the complete catalogue of works shown, in PDF form. Below is the relevant section.
I did not even bother to google any of the other statues after seeing Gaston Lachaise's "Standing Woman."
Posted By: Paul - Mon Mar 12, 2018 -
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Category: Art, Criticism and Reviews, 1950s, Russia, Obesity
Artwork Khrushchev Probably Would Not Have Liked 11
Not only do we see "Constructed Torso," but also its creator, Naum Gabo, along with some of his fellow bohemians.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Mar 12, 2018 -
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Category: Art, Avant Garde, Russia
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