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Random Rant
I dug this out of my files, and although it's nearly twenty years old, a good psychotic rant never goes out of style.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Aug 05, 2008 -
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Category: Art, Eccentrics, Education, Literature, Obsessions, Scholarship, School, 1980s
The Art of Chris Mars
While you're viewing the site, spin some discs by the Replacements. Mars was their drummer before his painting career.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Aug 01, 2008 -
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Category: Art, Literature, Fantasy, Music
The Bridge to Nowhere
The Bridge is a series of steps which rise up out of the water in front of you as you walk from one to the next, and then disappear back underneath behind you as you go, leaving you stranded with only one step visible in front of you, and one behind. The bridge ends in the middle of the water, where you find yourself totally isolated and cut off from the shore. You return the way you came.
Posted By: Alex - Thu Jul 31, 2008 -
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Category: Art, Buildings and Other Structures
The Snowglobes of Thomas Doyle
Thomas Doyle offers this description of his art:My work mines the debris of memory through the creation of intricate worlds sculpted in 1:43 scale and smaller. Often sealed under glass, the works depict the remnants of things past—whether major, transformational experiences, or the quieter moments that resonate loudly throughout a life. In much the way the mind recalls events through the fog of time, the works distort reality through a warped and dreamlike lens.
Here's one of his works titled "The reprisal":
And another titled "Clearing (UXO)":
Posted By: Alex - Tue Jul 29, 2008 -
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Category: Art
Micronations
Posted By: Paul - Mon Jul 28, 2008 -
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Category: Art, Performance Art, Customs, Foreign Customs, Eccentrics, Government, Officials, Regulations, History, Law, Military, Obsessions, Patriotism, Politics, Travel
Plants With Eyes
A strangely disturbing video. The computer graphics are so hyper-realistic that it's easy to think these plants are real. I was uncertain for a while until I did some research and learned that it's a video created by animation studio 1st Avenue Machine. Their website states that they create "high end design work by employing 3D in ways that blur the line between what we perceive as real and impossible." The music is "Sixes Last" by Alias.
Posted By: Alex - Mon Jul 28, 2008 -
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Category: Art, Video
They’ll Do It Every Time
What I did not quite realize is that the strip had a revival under artist Al Scaduto. But unfortunately, he passed away on December 8, 2007, and his last strip ran on February 3, 2008.
Here's an archive of that current version.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Jul 26, 2008 -
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Category: Art, Comics, Customs, History, Newspapers, 1920s
Robotic Writing Monk
The relentless march of progress continues. Now monks have been automated, thanks to The Bible Scribe.The installation 'bios [bible]' consists of an industrial robot, which writes down the bible on rolls of paper. The machine draws the calligraphic lines with high precision. Like a monk in the scriptorium it creates step by step the text. Starting with the old testament and the books of Moses bios [bible]’ produces within seven month continuously the whole book. All 66 books of the bible are written on rolls and then retained and presented in the library of the installation.
Start looking for a new job, Brother.
Posted By: Alex - Wed Jul 23, 2008 -
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Category: Art, Religion, Technology, AI, Robots and Other Automatons, Books
Imaginary Animals
Brazilian artist Alexandre Jorge has created a series of creepy imaginary animals. They're all made out of papier mache. I figure it's only a matter of time before the pictures start popping up in people's email with the claim that they're real animals found in the Brazilian rainforest (or something like that): |  |  |
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(via Forgetomori)
Posted By: Alex - Thu Jul 17, 2008 -
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Category: Animals, Art
Two Weird Museums
Whether you're on the East Coast of the USA or the West Coast, you'll be able to get your fill of atrocious artwork, thanks to two noble institutions.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Jul 16, 2008 -
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Category: Art, Museums
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