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Glennray Tutor - Photorealist

Matthew Jensen — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:54:01 +0100

Glennray Tutor is an American painter who is known for his photorealistic paintings. He is considered to be part of the Photorealism art movement. His paintings are immersed with bright colors, nostalgic items, metaphor, and with a complete focus on detail. (Wikipedia)

Check out more of his work at:
www.glennraytutor.com

Netherlandish Proverbs Brought to Life

Stu — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:24:20 +0100

“Netherlandish Proverbs” is a famous painting by Pieter Bruegel the Elder. There are 100 literal renditions of Flemish proverbs in this painting.

It's a great painting, but it's 2010 and painting just don't cut it in the future, so here is the work brought to life by Alex Delany and Katie Widloski

Aya Takano "From Here to Eternity"

diggs — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 12:20:47 +0100

Aya Takano's career has really taken off, since becoming part of Takashi Murakami's Kaikai Kiki design collective several years ago. Her blend of manga and sci-fi is a perfect fit for the Murakami Machine. Checkout this interesting interview from the documentary "From Here to Eternity.

via BBC (Pharrell's Blog)

The Making of Peppertoons

diggs — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 12:17:28 +0100

Argentinian animator Dalmiro Buigues totally fooled me, I thought these were actually stop-motion paper cutouts, but they're not. Dalmiro created his Peppertoons characters for some Cartoon Network ID's using 3D Max and After Effects.

via Motionographer

All I Want For Christmas Is The Octopus Pie Christmas Special

diggs — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:49:25 +0100

Since 2007, Octopus Pie has been an ongoing comic series about two women living in Brooklyn, NY - their jobs, social circles, and some problems. To follow updates, subscribe to any of the services on the right. Or start reading from the beginning here.

Herbert Baglione on Walrus TV

diggs — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 03:17:19 +0100

As one can see from his artwork, Brazilian painter Herbert Baglione has a lot going on in his head. The artist recently displayed his beautiful, yet eerie characters and landscapes at a solo show he named "The Dark Wave" which took place at the FIFTY24SF Gallery.

video courtesy of Walrus TV

Banksy - I Don't Believe in Global Warming

diggs — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 03:08:16 +0100

Someone forgot to tell Banksy that aerosol art kills the environment. Well, that issue aside, he's still managed to pull off yet another clever piece of ironic art. Check out the " I Don't Believe In Global Warming" graffiti piece he did along the Regent's Canal in Camden, North London to raise further awareness for the UN's Copenhagen Climate Conference.

Preggers

diggs — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:37:30 +0100

Preggers. from Model Robot on Vimeo.

A subtle animated documentary dealing with the sensitive issue of young mothers in Folkestone. The film focuses on the struggle to get by and do one's best in the face of negativity.

Model Robot create animation, design and illustrated content across all platforms and media. Formed in 2003 by Sean Miles, Model Robot brings a playful, highly creative approach to all it's projects.

To see Model Robot's site, click here

Malice In Wonderland - Circa 1983

diggs — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 02:27:20 +0100

Although it has a similar illustration style, this Malice in Wonderland short has nothing to do with the Rhode Island Paper Rad crew. It also bears the same name as Snoop Doggs latest album, but couldn't be further from some West Coast gangsterism. What this clip is, is a tripped out pornafied animation that was way ahead of its time when it came out in 1983. Creator Vince Collins must have had a lot of disturbing things running around his little head back in the day.

Pharrell x New York Times Style Mag (Art Basel)

Lotty — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:40:03 +0100

Pharrell Williams was recently interviewed by The New York Times Style Magazine about the cool chair he designed with Emmanuel Perrotin and recently premiered at Art Basel. As we can see from the clip, being one of the wealthiest music producers on the planet has afforded him many luxuries, two of which are his own personal parking space, and an endless supply of Sponge Bob socks.