Tag Archives: art

My Wife Left Me Because Of My Cardboard Star Trek Models

I thought I was really into Star Trek.? I have every episode from the original series and TNG as well as many articles of clothing and a beer bottle opener shaped like the Enterprise.? However, Bob Prior’s passion and fanboy-ism for Star Trek far surpasses my own.? He’s created Star Trek replicas from Rice Krispies boxes. From Kirk to Picard, ...

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Those Duke Boys Are At It Again!

Using around 4,500 model cars, James Ford completed this two-year project last year. Turning a tan colored Capri into the famous �General Lee� car from the Dukes of Hazzard, it was selected for several different creative networks, including 4C, a showcase of the best young visual artists around. Looks like those Duke boys are at it again.� Just the good ...

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The Streets Are Watching In Rio

Supertouch just posted their latest dispatch from the international urban street art scene. French artist JR traveled to Rio de Janeiro’s famous favela street slums and created a massive art installation by placing huge portraits of local residents on the sides of buildings. Based on some of the close-up shots it looks like JR made this happen by pasting up ...

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Private Eyes, They’re Watching You

Video games aren’t the only things I dream I’m in. Occasionally I’ve been known to have absurd notions that I am sponsored by a skateboard company and that it puts my eyes on a deck it calls “Private Eyes”. Then the realization that that’ll never happen brings me home. Now, Zazzle.com is making my dreams come true (minus the getting ...

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Animated Airport Cloud Sculpture

‘Cloud’ is an amazing kinetic scultpure that was designed for Bristish Airways’ new Terminal Five at Heathrow Airport by the art and design collective Troika. ‘Cloud’ uses 4,638 flip dots that are individually controlled by a computer to create amazing animations on the surface of the sculpture. Flip dots were originally used back in the ’70s and ’80s to make ...

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I Am 8-Bit (Really, I Am)

Here is a collection of screenshots from last weeks fourth annual ‘i am 8-bit’ art display held at the World of Wonder Storefront Gallery in Hollywood. It was chock full of impressively intricate art centered around classic old-school titles like Elevator Action and Donkey Kong. They even had displays of old controllers, people playing arcade games in their underwear and ...

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LockWasher Robots

If I was a hacker of any sort, I’d probably get a lot of credit for picking such a cool fucking name like LockWasher. That aside, LockWasher is a guy who makes all kinds of cool doo-dads. A jack of all trades, if you will. Found on MAKE, these robots are made from various bits of junk, electronic, scrap metal ...

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Folks, We Have A Winner

The above picture shows Chris Gray’s winning truck tarp design that was selected for FREITAG’s Design-A-Truck Contest. Here’s one 18-wheeler that won’t settle for any gas station that isn’t the least bit artsy. Having trouble making out the design? Allow me: it’s a disproportional girl on a swing in sexy striped stockings. I think it won because of the stockings. ...

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Beijing’s Street Art Scene

If you’re looking for a more realistic view of Beijing than the fake fireworks and lipsynching on Olympics broadcasts check out these photos. Roving reporters from the art blog Supertouch brought back excellent shots of street art, fashion, architecture, and hilariously misspelled english-language signage. China is known for a harsh treatment of prisoners and intense government censorship. Beijing isn’t a ...

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