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Alien-Inspired Art
I think it makes sense for an artist to have some kind of schtick to differentiate themselves from the crowd. And Lloyd Canning's schtick is that he says his paintings are inspired by images that extraterrestrials project into his brain. According to him, this image projection began after the aliens first abducted him in 2005. The Mirror has more details. Also check out Canning's website.He reminds me of Flora Marian Spore, the 1920s artist who claimed her paintings were inspired by ghosts. (See Paul's post from back in 2012.)
Posted By: Alex - Wed Dec 31, 2014 -
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Category: Aliens, Art
The Guinness Artist
David Gilhooley is known as the Guinness Artist, because he occasionally uses Guinness beer to paint watercolors. But he now has a second reason for the name after winning the Guinness World Record for most pencil portraits drawn in 12 hours. He sketched 200 of them.By my calculations, that means he had to complete approximately one sketch every three and-a-half minutes. [Huddersfield Examiner]
Posted By: Alex - Mon Dec 08, 2014 -
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Category: Art, World Records
Virtual Reality Experiment
UK artist Mark Farid wants to spend 28 days wearing virtual reality goggles, and he wants all of us to pay for it. His plan is that by wearing the goggles he will "experience life through another person's eyes and ears." This person whose life he'll be experiencing is only known as "The Other."Farid is raising money on Kickstarter to make this plan a reality, and he figures he can do it for £150,000. That's around $235,000.
Why so much? Because, says Farid, the experiment "will require a team of medically trained invigilators at all times over the course of the 28 days as well as camera men, technicians and assistants on site 24 hours a day. This means sleeping accommodation and amenities must be provided for them onsite."
Posted By: Alex - Wed Nov 19, 2014 -
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Category: Art, Performance Art, Experiments
Tipu’s Tiger
Fascinating article here.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Nov 14, 2014 -
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Category: Animals, Art, Death, Dictators, Tyrants and Other Harsh Rulers, Puppets and Automatons, Nineteenth Century
Okee the Painting Otter
A forgotten giant of the art world. Source: The Santa Cruz Sentinel - Apr 7, 1965.
Posted By: Alex - Tue Oct 28, 2014 -
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Category: Animals, Art, 1960s
The Sincerity Machine
Artist Jesse England converted a typewriter to type in Comic Sans, "the most popularly despised font of modern times." He says that he hopes this will provoke thoughts about how we "create, consume, store (and fetishize) media." More info at his website.[via Dial-a-Nihilist]
Posted By: Alex - Sat Oct 25, 2014 -
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Category: Art
Smog Rings
Dutch artist Daan Roosegaarde has come up with a plan to use "patented ion technology" in order to create the world's largest smog vacuum cleaner. He'll then place his smog vacuum in a Beijing park, start vacuuming up the smog, and turn the dirt and dust he collects into "smog rings." More info at his site.
Posted By: Alex - Thu Oct 23, 2014 -
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Category: Art, Jewelry, Urban Life
Radish Animals
A new book going on sale soon in Japan teaches the art of making "radish animals." All you need is a pile of grated daikon radish. Then mold it into the shape of whatever animal strikes your fancy. And delight and amuse your guests. [via RocketNews24]
Posted By: Alex - Sun Oct 19, 2014 -
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Category: Animals, Art, Food
Painter of Nuts
Most people see peanuts as just something to eat, but artist Steve Casino sees them as a canvas. He paints them to look like celebrities. And one of his painted nuts costs anywhere between $300 to $1000. Check out more of his work at his website.
Posted By: Alex - Tue Oct 14, 2014 -
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Category: Art
Firehose Art
If you go to the Manhattan Bridge Archway in New York City tomorrow, you can witness artist "Dread Scott" repeatedly trying to walk into the blast of a high-pressure water hose. He calls this performance "On the Impossibility of Freedom in a Country Founded on Slavery and Genocide." As you watch it, you're supposed to be reminded of crowd control tactics of the past and think about the ongoing struggle for equality. At least, that's the official takeaway.
Posted By: Alex - Mon Oct 06, 2014 -
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Category: Art, Performance Art
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