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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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02.09.08 by Widge @ 9:37 pm  ...the ending might have looked as bleak as this. "Aw, hells bells! They even mummified Nessie!" Kidding! Kids, I am kidding. Stop crying. This infant plesiosaur is actually the latest creation from Needcoffee fave artist (who goddamn well never sleeps, I swear) AlexCF: The specimen is in relatively good condition. It is dried, the skin is intact. It is presented in a brass/ glass specimen cabinet, the inside back decorated with various illustrations of plesiosaur anatomy. This is specimen number 12 in the Merrylin cryptid collection.
Update: AlexCF is selling it himself as an experiment, so if you want to ditch the middleman and get the savings passed onto you, then check out the deal here. Categorized as: Art
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02.07.08 by Widge @ 4:02 am  Okay, no, admittedly: while Kandor has been mentioned on the show, this isn't it. This isn't even a tiny city. It's the work of Enoki Chu, entitled "RPM-1200". It apparently stands eleven feet tall and is fifteen feet in diameter. It's also made up entirely of junk metal. It's like an environmentally friendly scale model of Coruscant, I guess you could say. We do say that if they ever do show the bottled city of Kandor on the show, I think this would do the trick. And if you say "Kandor shouldn't be that big," I shrug to you and say, "Urban sprawl." Categorized as: Art
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