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03.11.08 by Widge @ 2:07 am  In a desperate attempt to get somebody like me to pay attention to them, DKNY has allied themselves with the ridiculously talented Paul Pope. Pope, for the uninitiated among you, has done a ton of comic and illustration work, including two most excellent Vertigo limited series, Heavy Liquid and 100%. The new line is to be called 2089. From the press release: The scene is New York City, circa 2089, 100 years from the date of DKNY's creation. The story, like much of Pope's influential work, sets a futuristic love story against the collision of nature and industry. The prints are updated camouflage, and the graphics on tees, jackets and hoodies melds sci-fi with the prehistoric. Prepare for pop art clothing alchemy, in other words. I'll see if I can wrestle some images from somewhere when they become available--because this I gotta see. Well played, DKNY. Full press release after the jump. Full image here. Paul's blog here. Categorized as: Art
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03.11.08 by Widge @ 12:51 am  To find out what happens to this cute little bunny with the sun roof in its cranium and to find out how to determine whether a kid is disturbed or disturb-able, all you have to do is click through to see the inevitable result of playing around with the bunny's brain. If the kid says, "Neat!" then congratulations, he or she could grow up to work for us someday. This creation by Andricongirl. The crochet style is called "amigurumi," which I thought was a type of ritual suicide for when your knitting got completely hosed up and dishonored your family. But apparently I got that wrong. It happens. Categorized as: Art
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02.21.08 by Widge @ 4:26 am  The only way to make Kate Westerholt's subversive cross-stitch artwork even better than it is would be to figure out how to smuggle it into the homes of grandparents across the country, Banksy-style. Or even better, if you are a grandparent (and quite a few of you reading this site are--and you must be some badass grandparents if you like this site, well done), put a cross-stitch sampler with "Get Your Freak On" on your wall and see how long it takes someone to notice. Categorized as: Art
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02.17.08 by Widge @ 1:33 am  Kidding. I'll explain. There's graffiti, and then there's smart graffiti. We rank the Decapitator in with the smart ones, because a lot of the "installations" are really subtle. In fact, most people might not even notice that the ad with Beckham in it has him sans a head. But that's what he does: replace pieces of an advertisement so that the people (or the decapitated bee from Bee Movie, poor thing--maybe his name was Eric) within, well, have been decapitated. Leaving behind just a bloody stump. Morbid? Assuredly. But damn, if it's not funny. Check out the full Flickr gallery here. Categorized as: Art
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02.10.08 by Widge @ 12:14 am  In yet another attempt to creepify your loved ones (remember this?), this frame is supposed to have their vital signs on the wall for all to see: The Telepresence Frame is a domestic object which utilises the fact that one's bodily functions are digitised in order to create a new form of telepresence. Allowing loved ones to be constantly aware of your physical state. The Human Black Box records and stores this information, keeping a record of your very last moments. "Constantly aware of your physical state." Translation: guilty as hell every time you walk down the hall and see their vitals playing out that you're at home and able to sleep in your bed rather than by their bedside. Does this sound like something you want in your home? What if it loses power and you freak the hell out when you think your family member has flatlined? "Oh my God! He was just in for hangnail surgery! THOSE BASTARDS!" But even creepier is the Human Black Box, which is like a Human Beat Box except much more insidious. First, the Black Box is a concept that makes you think of airplanes and their last moments before they crash. Generally, this is filled with cursing and screaming. So the "very last moments" on record in the Human Black Box will be your body's vitals cursing and screaming. Imagine the result of trying to draw a straight line on an Etch-a-Sketch whilst being given shocks with a car battery. Nice, huh? Categorized as: Art
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