Dave Pressler’s anatomical endorphin is not a new sculpture, but I loved it the moment I laid eyes on it a couple of years ago.
See other sculptures, illustrations and characters here.
Source
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From the awesome Goddess Sophia Walker
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Let’s start with some murderous intent, shall we?
Deus ex Machina.
Because you wouldn’t want to trouble yourself…
I’ll say:
Love this guy. He needs to go on a pendant with the kaiju (bottom of the page if you click here).
Oh Vincent Price, did you fall on some hard times?
Is the fire customary? Or did “Ivy Pete and the Limbomaniacs” go the extra mile here?
You know what this grill needs? More hot dogs.
This is just too much (fun) for my brain to process at once:
A little comic from a collection of “sad animals” sent by my wonderful friend/reader/contributor Jim. It made me laugh out loud.
Clearly, this fellow needs to take a lesson from Li’l Brudder the one-legged dog (whom I proudly wear on a T-shirt from my best friend). He’s a champion.
And now for a couple of art pieces…
A new Ron English piece I’m somewhat fond of:
Beautiful photo by Sabina Tabakovic:
More things…
Sweet.
I adore this picture.
Thomas Edison looking more badass than you, me or anyone we know.
New from Pixar! (via Dan Meth who will surely get a feature post here soon)
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If you’ve followed this blog for a long time, you may remember that I am enough of a Mystery Science Theater 3000 fan to have started a club.
Check out this incredible piece!
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So many great variations of the fruit bat…so little time. I’ve already posted about the Tubular Nosed Fruit Bat, and now I bring you the regal Epauletted Fruit Bat.
It is a tail-less brown bat with large white epaulettes, white on the middle of the belly and white earspots. It has a head and body length 165 to 180 millimetres (6.5 to 7.1 in) and forearm length 74 to 102 millimetres (2.9 to 4.0 in). The body weight of a female bat ranges from 56 to 115 grams (2.0 to 4.1 oz) while that of a male bat ranges from 59 to 160 grams (2.1 to 5.6 oz). Male bats have two pharyngeal sacs and shoulder pouches lined with glandular membranes. The epaulettes are due to white hair tufts and are prominent in dried laboratory specimens but may be concealed due to the shoulder pouches being contracted in the case of live bats. The epaulettes help spread olfactory cues by dispersing chemicals produced in the glandular shoulder patches. -Wiki
Here is a photo:
Spotted here recently.
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These lace sculptures by Sandrine Pelletier make me want to try this technique (I believe she uses resin to solidify them).
Beautiful, delicately, dark and lovely…
These are from her five piece Lacex series.
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Today in the US we celebrate our Independence Day. I’m not exactly the type to throw on red, white and blue and wave an American flag…but I’ll gladly give you some unsettling waxworks of American forefathers.
George Washington’s cold dead eyes welcome you…
These are actually supposed to be Benjamin Franklin:
A little bit o’ Lincoln:
Looking like the sinister cousin of Mr. Rogers (hide your kiddies)…
Group shots!
And two bonus images from Neatorama…
Awesome Statue of Liberty construction shot:
And Lady Liberty herself looking eeeeeevil.
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Geoffrey Gorman’s “Creatures of Curiosity” are made from wood, metal, cloth, foam and found objects, but I may attach the “taxidermy” tag because it feels fitting.
This one reminds me slightly of a skeletal articulation (albeit anatomically incorrect)…
See more here.
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Are you ready for something incredible, supposedly printed in 1961?
I couldn’t find much info about The Executive Coloring Book, aside from the source (the marvelous Surviving Sophia Walker.
Is it for real? Is it ironic? The world may never know.
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Here we have an artist with no formal training, who picked up a paintbrush purely to guide himself through his own personal evolution.
He tells his story here, and each image comes with an artist statement (and soundtrack).
Although it’s certainly cool to read the vignettes that accompany the images, I also urge you to simply take them in visually and see what they conjure in YOUR head.
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