Monthly Archives: December 2011
New Ryan Roberts Toy Art Photos on Fab.com
December 31, 2011My photographer pal, Ryan Roberts [interviewed] is back with several scathing new toy photographs. If you glance only quickly at these colorful, pop art pictures, you might think something like, “oh, that looks whimsical”. But let your eyes linger, and you’ll … Continue reading
Ante Up for 2012 With This Animated Gif Mashup!
December 30, 2011WOW. Just WOW. Mancunian DJ, Danny Drive Thru, created this most excellent music video using only animated gifs and an 8-bit remix of a hip hop song called “Ante Up”. I can’t really articulate how good this is; you’ll just … Continue reading
Shopping for Sins & Anxieties with Neil Wax
December 30, 2011Right around now, we’re supposed to be looking back on the past year and contemplating the future. We’re advised to write down what went well in 2011 and note the ways in which we could do better in 2012. More … Continue reading
Recycled Skateboard Sculptures by Haroshi
December 30, 2011Haroshi turns old skateboards into beautiful popjects. His skill is epic, and yet, he’s had no formal art training. His education comes from skating. If there are tricks that are hard to pull off, eventually you can land them after … Continue reading
Blasphemous Bespoke Pencils
December 30, 2011The Design is Dead pencil comes from Studiolav, a London-based design duo. Their intention here is to honor the humble pencil, which they feel has been outmoded by computer-based design tools. They chose the cross because it’s a “sacred symbol…a reminder … Continue reading
Incognito Nose Stand by Philip Lüschen
December 30, 2011As we bid farewell to 2011, I realize I’ve been writing about conceptual art [tagged] [wiki] more frequently. Conceptual art can be briefly defined as an art form in which “ideas take precedence over traditional aesthetic and material concerns”. Some … Continue reading
Death Food Jacket by Yuta Nohara
December 29, 2011Let’s continue along the theme of death and food, but in a more whimsical fashion. Tokyo-based designer, Yuta Nohara, majored in Men’s Tailored Wear at Bunka Fashion College. Now that he’s graduated, he makes incredible clothing out of garbage. It’s … Continue reading
Controversial Cheese & Unsavory Sandwiches
December 29, 2011Ever since the Golden Palace Casino purchased a grilled cheese sandwich an honest-to-goodness, one-of-a-kind religious relic bearing an image resembling the Virgin Mary in 2004, it’s been GAME ON for iconic burnt bread. Tibi Tibi Neuspiel (last seen here) has … Continue reading
Messer Chups Does the Twin Peaks Twist!
December 29, 2011Twin Peaks twice in one morning? That’s just the way I roll. In this song, my favorite zombie-obsessed Russian rockers, Messer Chups, do the Twin Peaks twist. Awesome.
Hand-Painted Twin Peaks Skirt
December 29, 2011Mariel Andrade makes art using vintage clothing and found objects, and she recently painted a portrait of Twin Peaks‘ Special Agent Dale Cooper on a pencil skirt. It’s called “Damn Fine Cup of Coffee.” She writes: I’ve really been on … Continue reading
