Things I Think Are Kinda Cool » Art

OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Dice)

John Jude — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 23:12:16 +0000

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

Floppy Disks – Back From The Dead!

John Jude — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 21:52:41 +0000

Nick Gentry takes floppy disks (remember them!?!) and transforms them into spectacular art pieces:

-via Bit Rebels

Please Don’t Feed The 8-Bit Animals

John Jude — Thu, 19 May 2011 22:58:02 +0000

Artist Shawn Smith creates fantastic wood sculptures of 8-bit animals:

-Link via Curiosity Counts

Celebrate World Water Day In Style

John Jude — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 00:15:55 +0000

It’s true, it’s World Water Day, and Shinchi Maruyama’s already partying! He creates stunning art by throwing water in the air and taking photos of the shapes it makes mid-flight:

-Click here for an interview with Shinchi Maruyama (via Kottke)

Don’t Try This With Your Kindle.

John Jude — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 15:57:30 +0000

Lamenting the death of the print industry? Cheer up! ’Book of Art’ creates these stunning sculptures out of good old-fashioned books…wow.

-Link via Buzzfeed

Another Stunning 3D Projection In Dallas, Y’all

John Jude — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 01:17:40 +0000

I love a good 3D Projection Display. They’re becoming more and more common around the world, and this one definitely doesn’t disappoint:

-via Buzzfeed

Click here for more stunning 3d Projection displays on TITAKC…

Skull-A-Palooza: 365 Skulls In 1 Minute

John Jude — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 00:43:51 +0000

Artist Noah Scalin has a thing for skulls – he created a different one out of everyday objects every day for a year:

Papercuts Never Looked So Good…

John Jude — Fri, 21 May 2010 20:43:41 +0000

Artist Peter Callesen gets excited when he sees a sheet of boring A4 paper…he uses his imagination and an X-acto knife to create stunningly detailed works of art. Callesen says he’s “found a material which we are all able to relate to, and at the same time is non-loaded and neutral, and therefore easier to fill with different meanings. The thin white paper gives the paper sculptures a frailty that underlines the tragic and romantic themes of the work.” Here are some of my favorite pieces from Callesen’s ‘A4 Papercut’ collection:

-”Half Way Through” (2006)

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-”Impenetrable Castle” (2005)

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-”Snowballs” (2005)

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-”Down the River” (2005)

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-”Do Not Enter” (2006)

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-”Little Erected Ruin” (2007)

-Take a look at Peter Callesen’s full collection here. (via @terrinakamura)

Get Cultured With MOBA (Museum Of Bad Art)

John Jude — Wed, 19 May 2010 20:42:01 +0000

I’d love to be a fly-on-the-wall in meetings at the Museum of Bad Art, listening to the curators debate which artists deserve the dubious honor of being featured. According to the website, “the pieces in the MOBA collection range from the work of talented artists that have gone awry to works of exuberant, although crude, execution by artists barely in control of the brush. What they all have in common is a special quality that sets them apart in one way or another from the merely incompetent.”

The pieces are grouped together in several collections, and include quotes and analysis from museum curators and the artists themselves. Here are the collections, along with one of my favorite pieces from each of them. Enjoy(?)

Portraiture – “Sunday on the Pot with George”

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Landscapes – “Two Trees In Love”

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Unseen Forces – “Inspiration”

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Unlikely Landscapes, Seascapes, and Still Life – “No Visible Means of Support”

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In The Nood – “The Better To You See, My Dear”

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Blue People – “Mama and Babe”

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Poor Traits – “Annie’s Downstairs Secret”

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Here The Symbols Crash (which I think means WTF art) - “Drilling For Eggs”

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Still not sure about the difference between good and bad art? Take a listen to Louise Reilly Sacco, the Executive Director at MOBA and you’ll become an expert in no time:

Spend the afternoon virtually wandering around the MOBA – if you’re anything like me, you’ll find a few pieces so horrible you actually end up loving them… (via @terrinakamura)

A Fun Way To Fry Your Brain!

John Jude — Mon, 17 May 2010 20:39:37 +0000

This hypnotizing animation consists of 7 minutes of retro pop-culture characters morphing into each other to the beat of a trippy soundtrack. Huh? Just watch it…sure, it’ll probably give you nightmares for the next week or so, but it’s absolutely worth it.

-via Buzzfeed