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Posted on 08.03.08 by Widge @ 6:10 am
Comments on this: none yet. Add your own.  Few people get to play with full-size life-like dinosaurs. And by "play with," I mean actually play with, although some paleontologists might want to split hairs about that. You know, have them actually do these, like the maniacs behind this. And few people get to actually screw around with big skeletons, a la Harryhausen. But John Payne made these incredible sculptures that either were geared up to move by themselves or could be worked like amazing marionettes. Or more recently, it seems, be operated wirelessly with motion detectors setting them off. You can check out his works like the Crow with the fourteen-foot wingspan or an amazing plesiosaur that "swims" in air. Unfortunately, the occasion for me finding these things is word from Coilhouse that the artist has passed away at 58 due to a massive stroke. Go see the movies on his site to see his art in motion. Our best goes out to his family and friends. Categorized as: Art
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Posted on 08.02.08 by Widge @ 5:48 pm
Comments on this: just one. Add your own.  John Nouanesing has a number of fascinating concept bits on his site, one of which is this blood-soaked table, which we assume is what poker game night looks like after you've made the mistake of inviting Ricky Jay. Categorized as: Art
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Posted on 07.29.08 by Widge @ 1:50 am
Comments on this: 2 so far. Add your own. It's Always Six O'Clock is the latest exhibition from Eva and Franco Mattes. It has our favorite art movement, morbid whimsy, in the house. And it also has a delightful array of characters and toys going batshit and sabotaging the exhibition. They're catapulting paintballs at canvases. A league of Supermen is spilling paint down a white wall. And an army of toys, led by Super Mario, appears to be performing brain surgery on a plush Pooh bear. Not to mention their favorite piece, which happens to be mine as well. Check out the video below or the full gallery of stuff is here. Categorized as: Art
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Posted on 07.20.08 by Widge @ 6:58 am
Comments on this: 4 so far. Add your own.  There's apparently a television tower in Prague that has shadow babies crawling up the outside of it. No, honest. They were an art installation that was supposed to be temporary. Now, I'll let you go to Deputy Dog to see the final picture--which is the punchline. But you go see that and tell me if you think it's because they were so well received--or just nobody wanted to go up there and touch the damn things once they were in place. And then somebody go check on Scott. Because this might muck up his head a bit. Though not as bad as when I posted this. Categorized as: Art
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Posted on 07.17.08 by Widge @ 11:26 pm
Comments on this: none yet. Add your own.  Needcoffee Irregular Rox of Spaz-House just sent this over--and man, it's brilliant. Wine glasses based on the Seven Deadly Sins by artist Kacper Hamilton. And here's the best part: you don't have to remove your fingerprints to use them! Pictured is Wrath. The others are just as wonderfully mental. Even moreso. They are "Handmade in England," the page says. And a limited edition that you can order in a sweet case. The price is available upon request, which is art-speak for "Too expensive for you, friend." Categorized as: Art
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