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The Darkness Soil 'The Scream' [VIDEO]

gonzo — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 22:49:28 +0000

You’re familiar with Edward Munch’s masterpiece ‘The Scream‘, right? The mask from the Scream movies were modeled from that painting…you know the one. On May 2nd, 2012, the painting was sold for 120 million dollars to an anonymous buyer. 120 million dollars for something that looks like a fingerpainting I did in elementary school. WTF?!?!?! [...]

Trouble Storing Those Uninvited Guests – Try The Ronco People Packer [PHOTOS]

gonzo — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 21:16:13 +0000

Ok…I was a little leery of the raw fish thing, but sushi grew on me. Anime porn? Cartoon sex, not my thing. Bukkoke? OH COME ON!!! But, now this? Japanese weirdness goes to a whole new place with people vacuum-packed together in giant Zip-loc bags. I don’t think this is safe for work…but, I’m not [...]

I Love An Artist That Paints Chicks! Canvas?!?! What Canvas?!?! [PHOTOS]

gonzo — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 03:21:24 +0000

If Michelangelo had known women were willing to do this, the Sistine Chapel would have a plain white ceiling...

1969 Mustang Coupe Made Entirely Out of Paper [PICTURES, VIDEO]

Dylan Schenker — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 12:42:36 +0000

Would you drive a car made out of paper? Brooklyn artist Jonathan Brand has combined his artistic talent with his love of cars to build a car entirely out of folded paper right down to the spark plugs. Brand began by creating a 3D replica on his computer and then printing out the pieces with [...]

Sweet Celebrity Portraits Are Made Out of Licorice

Dylan Schenker — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 17:51:11 +0000

These licorice portraits look good enough to eat. Artist Jason Mercier is known for his celebrity mosaics made of candy, food, pills and make up and even celebrity’s own junk. For his latest project, called ‘Licorice Flix: Edible Movie Mosaics,’ he took scenes from some of his favorite movies and recreated them with pieces of black and red licorice in startling detail.

Amazing Animated Short Uses 500 People and 1500 Photos [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 17:29:55 +0000

Israeli filmmaker Eran Amir created a pretty dazzling 100-second short by having 500 people hold up 1,500 synced photographs, thus creating a stop-motion, picture-in-picture effect. Check out the intricate video — which probably isn’t for folks prone to seizures — below. [via Laughing Squid] Read Original: Amazing Animated Short Uses 500 People and 1500 Photos [VIDEO]

Artists Makes Real People Look Like Paintings – And the Effect Is Way Eerie [PICTURES]

Dylan Schenker — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 16:15:02 +0000

How would you react if a painting suddenly came to life? Alexa Meade‘s painted people look like works of art but move like humans — making for an eerie sight.

Whereas most artists would just paint their subjects on a canvas, Meade actually turns her subjects INTO the canvas. She creates life-size installations that are shockingly exact in their similarity to actual acrylic paintings. Upon first glance it’s almost impossible to tell that there are real people under all that paint.

Five Finger Death Punch Looking for New Logo

Kayla Keys — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 19:49:16 +0000

For you artsy metal heads, Five Finger Death Punch is looking for a new logo, and you could win some killer stuff! Tickets for life to any 5FDP concert, $500, and a custom prize package is what the winning designer will receive. In case you are unfamilar with what the current 5FDP logo looks like, here [...]