Archive for the ‘Artsy Fartsy’Category

It’s OK To Play With Your Food

I’m loving these quirky little art pieces that Brock Davis creates with food.  Yum:

Twinkie Circuitry

Rice Krispyhenge

Dark Side of the Doritos

Exhibitionist Coffee Cup

Gummy Bearskin Rug

Broccoli House

Cauliflower Space Shuttle Challenger

via Kottke

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02 2012

Victorians Gone Wild!

Behold the first kiss ever captured on film.  It happened in 1896 thanks to Thomas Edison (yes, that Thomas Edison), and it’s as racy as you’d expect!


-via Brain Picker

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01 2012

Cheers From NYC

This year was sort of crazy, right?  Try not to think too much about it…Happy NYE!

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12 2011

Lush Literary Landscapes

Artist Guy Laramee creates stunning landscapes out of ordinary books. Wow:

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12 2011

Skiing In The Streets – No Slopes Required

A stylishly edited ski trek through the burbs:


-via Kottke

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12 2011

OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Dice)

My friends know that I have a thing for dice – it all kicked off when I read the spectacular book, “The Dice Man”, by Luke Rhinehart.  Read it…trust me.  But as much as I love those little cubes, artist Anthony Cragg is OBSESSED.  Check out these ridiculously amazing dice sculptures.


-via Bit Rebels

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11 2011

Stop-Motion That Makes You Go ‘Woah’

One of the best stop-motion videos I’ve seen in a looooong time:


-via Ideas Are Awesome

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10 2011

Oooh La La…Paris Street Art

It’s not always about romantic bridges and pommes frites…on my last trip to Paris, it seemed like every time I turned a corner I discovered another kick-ass piece of street art.  Voila:

(click to enlarge)

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10 2011

Alfred Hitchcock’s (Angry) ‘Birds’

I love how completely ‘bitch, please’-unfazed Hitchcock looks:


-via My Modern Metropolis

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10 2011

Your Neurons Are Lookin’ Good…

Artist/Neuroscientist Greg Dunn takes extreme close-ups of brains and gives neurons their time in the spotlight with these oddly-beautiful prints:


-via Geeks Are Sexy

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10 2011
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