I wish I had seen these before my 80’s nostalgia party last year! Space Invader press on nails manage to kill TWO nostalgia birds with the same 8-bit stone! Retro video games and press on nails (remember THOSE, fellow female children of the 80’s?).
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Contrary to popular belief, cognitive processes are actually governed by a group of sweaty hamsters residing in the head cavity, playing endless rounds of Russian Roulette.
This is the brilliant scheme of Jerico Santander, who also has other extremely impressive graphic art.
My favorites are among the Antutiplen set; lusciously colored amalgams of nature and man made relics.
See more here.
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Since people seemed to love Mark Ryden’s time lapse video of Incarnation, here is a time lapse/tribute to Pink Lincoln, which I recently saw at the Gay 90’s Old Tyme Art Show.
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Gallery 1988 currently has a big tribute show to one of my all time favorite TV programs: The Twilight Zone!
Another Dimension is a huge group show, filled with pieces inspired by the series.
I enjoyed going through them, seeing if I could place the episodes that inspired each painting. A few classic episodes were bound to be chosen quite often, but some rarer ones crept in there as well.
I would have loved to see something from Elegy or Monsters are Due on Maple Street.
See the rest of the show here.
And if you’re a complete geek for the show like I am, you can check out my posts about The Twilight Zone Museum and these awesome toys.
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Michele Banks, a.k.a. Artologica paints fantastic watercolors with medical and scientific themes.
I love this choice of medium in an age when most medical art is done digitally. Don’t these pieces have a real soul and charm to them?
A favorite (portrayal of cell division):
See more of her work here.
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It always brightens my day to come across artists and crafters who are doing something unique (or at least perfecting a skill beyond the levels most people achieve).
Remember making these in elementary school? This was probably the height of most peoples’ pipe cleaner sculpting abilities:
Well, check this out, fellow candy cane reindeer makers…
Teblad’s Deviant Art gallery has the most intricate pipe cleaner sculptures I’ve seen…particularly the dragons.
Wonderful handiwork!
There are also non-dragon creatures.
See more in her gallery.
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Here’s a wonderful find from the 80’s toy archives: TARSIER TYRANT!
Oh yes, your eyes do not deceive you. This is one tough Tarsier. For those who are not familiar with the animal upon which this action figure is based, here it is:
Until I did a bit of image searching, I could never picture this precious little primate wielding a large machete. But then I saw one who appears to be…peeved. I wouldn’t want to cross this fellow.
Step one:
Step two:
There is not much information about the Battle Beasts. They appeared on the scene and disappeared after only four short issues of their comic book.
I highly suggest checking out some of the other characters in the Battle Beasts: Millennium, Series Three. You’ll find awesome actions figures like Torrential Tapir, Manic Mandrill, Pillager Pig, Ardent Aardvark, Bodacious Bovine, Zealot Zebra…and many more.
Am I the only one who finds the names delightful? Did anyone own one of these figures?
(Thanks so much for cluing me into the existence of the “Tyrant,” Ronnie)
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Just one compelling photo to ponder: The Lonely Church.
(click to enlarge)This photo, featured on Stuck in Customs was taken in a small, French seaside town in New Zealand. I find it quite intriguing.
Other amazing photos from the site.
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I’ve had this collection of pictures on my desktop for what feels like eternity. They are from my last shopping excursion in NYC. I think they give a fairly good idea of what my little eyes like to drink up along my travels. Here are a few of my favorite oddities hot spots.
Giant Robot is PACKED with adorable kitsch and random imported goodness. They also have art displays in the front of the store.
Atomic Passions looks like grandma’s attic…if you happen to have the most awesome grandmother in the history of the world.
Ah, Obscura…a favorite indeed. These antique acquisitions are nothing short of impressive. Wall-to-wall, floor-to-ceiling, the place is overflowing with amazing things to look at. My imagination gets lost in the stories contained in these pieces.
I never tire of looking around Evolution, which I’ve posted about before. On this particular day, the upstairs section was closed, so I missed checking out the incredible taxidermy specimens (which, for my own sanity I MUST believe died of natural causes…don’t ruin it for me).
Clearly, I like densely packed displays of meaningful objects! So beware, if I ever ask you to go “shopping,” I won’t be referring to 5th Avenue boutiques…there will be antiquated medical instruments and rotting dolls involved. Usually, anyway. I also like bookstores. 🙂
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This Polaroid project is profoundly touching, not to mention fascinating from a sociological standpoint. The creators have collected hundreds of Polaroid snapshots, on which the participants finished the sentence “Before I die I want to…”
The Before I die I want to… project was inspired by a combination of factors: (1) the “death” of the Polaroid, (2) a psychologist’s tool called safety contracts, and (3) a passion to get people to think about (and act upon) what is really important in their lives through this simple, straight-forward question.
Some answers are simple or wild activities.
Some are conceptual and compassionate.
It’s interesting to compare the responses of Americans to those who live in India. Cultural differences become fairly apparent. The most common responses in India involved wanting to study or own a piece of property.
Another big divide: Individualism vs. Community
KS and Nicole found striking the individualism in America compared to the sense of community in India. In India, ks and Nicole found it common for people in a group to give the same answer, whereas in America, people go out of their way in order to have a unique response.
The project serves as a contract between photographer and subject (and also between the subject and him/herself). These wishes are on record, and the creators plan to follow up in a few years to see if people have moved toward their goals. I’d like to see even more countries represented!
I highly recommend reading the project description here. I can’t do it justice in summary.
I definitely have my own answers to this question. So…what do YOU want to do before you die?
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