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Gustav Fassauer-Ferron
Although he was hardly as famous as Stradivarius, Gustav Fassauer-Ferron created some violins that still have their fans today. As one site says, "Pupil of Oswald Schaller of Frankfort (Germany), with whom he underwent a thorough training, proof of which is found in his work. Well made instruments after the Guarneri I. H. S. model, adorned with an orange oil varnish. His violins are esteemed by both artists and amateurs." You can hear one of his instruments in the video.
But when he wasn't busy making full-size ones, he turned out the occasional miniature. Don't you wish you had this for those times when you wanted to mock someone's self-indulgent hard-luck story?
Here is an image of the creator with his miniatures. Copyright prevents reproduction here.
Source of story.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Jun 18, 2013 -
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Category: Art, Crafts, Eccentrics, Enlargements, Miniatures, and Other Matters of Scale, Music
Brainwave Art
Artist Lisa Park wears a headset that monitors her brainwaves, which are then translated into sound waves that vibrate pans of water. So she's making the pans of water splash and bubble with her mind.Or, at least, that's what she says. It occurs to me that no one would know the difference if she sat there looking very serious, wearing a headset that did absolutely nothing, while speakers randomly turned on and off beneath the water.
Eunoia from Lisa Park on Vimeo.
Posted By: Alex - Sun Jun 16, 2013 -
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Category: Art
Clown Art
If you're a collector of paintings of clowns, then you're probably already aware of Jim Howle. His website describes him as "the best-known clown artist in the world." He's actually the only clown artist that I know of, though I'm sure there must be others.
Posted By: Alex - Fri Jun 14, 2013 -
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Category: Art, Clowns
You Can Touch My Hair
Last week three black women stood in New York City's Union Square holding signs that read, "You Can Touch My Hair." It was part of an "exhibition" intended to explore people's "tactile fascination" with black women's hair.But the exhibition quickly proved controversial, because apparently many black women don't think it's a good thing to be encouraging strangers to get their grubby hands all over their heads. A group of protesters formed, holding signs such as "you can't touch my hair but you can kiss my ass" and "touch my hair with your hand & I'll touch your face with my fist." [huffpost]
Posted By: Alex - Tue Jun 11, 2013 -
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Category: Art, Hair and Hairstyling
Makeup By Hanna Majava
Many more images at the links.
Her blog.
Her Facebook page.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Jun 09, 2013 -
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Category: Art, Europe, Body Painting
Underwear Art
Woodward is upset that he was booted out of the event. He says he wasn't trying to shock anyone. He insists that, "I brought what I felt was my best work at the time." He's surely telling the truth because the hanging underwear was also his final thesis project at the university.
Posted By: Alex - Wed Jun 05, 2013 -
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Category: Art, Underwear
Trevor Winkfield
I rather like the weird paintings of Trevor Winkfield. Do you?
Posted By: Paul - Sun May 19, 2013 -
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Category: Art, Avant Garde, Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Eccentrics
DNA Portraits
Artist Heather Dewey-Hagborg collects random DNA samples she finds on the street (on pieces of gum, cigarettes, hair, etc.) She then analyzes the DNA to identify the phenotypic traits of its owner (eye color, hair color, skin color, etc.). From this info, she creates a sculpture of the person, using a 3D printer. So it's possible that you could walk into her gallery and see yourself there! More info at policymic.com, or check out Dewey-Hagborg's website.
Posted By: Alex - Tue May 14, 2013 -
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Category: Art, Face and Facial Expressions
Blue Bills
Montana Public Radio reports about artist Tim Holmes, who's dying money blue and giving it away. He also stamps it with the phrase, "Based on the value of a clean world!" He hopes this will prompt a widespread discussion about environmentalism. Why? Because the money is blue. He elaborates at his website bluebills.us:Regular green bills express no value. The money we use every day is backed by NOTHING! Its only value is what others think it has. But when two people exchange a Blue Bill, both agree on the value of a clean environment and a healthy community. Every exchange thus is a vote for a clean world!
So green = "no value" but blue = "clean environment and a healthy community". Got it?
Posted By: Alex - Sat May 11, 2013 -
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Category: Art, Money
Brendan O’Connell, Wal-Mart Artist
Artists find inspiration in all kinds of unusual places. Brendan O'Connell got inspired by shopping at Wal-Mart and started painting scenes from inside Wal-Mart stores. He's achieved quite a bit of success, to the point that his paintings now fetch up to $40,000. Which means they're not going to be on sale at Wal-Mart anytime soon. However, the company has purchased one of his paintings. [msn.com]
Posted By: Alex - Fri Apr 26, 2013 -
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Category: Art, Shopping
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