The Minimiam site opens with the line “Who hasn’t dreamt of diving in thick chocolate mousse?”
Indeed.
These delightful food landscapes, populated with miniature figures, are the work of Akiko Ida and Pierre Javelle.
I had a fantastic time browsing the edible terrains and their hard working, intrepid inhabitants.
Sometimes…I wanted to trade places with them…
The Mexican Axolotl is endangered due to city expansion infringing on their natural habitat, and this is quite a travesty.
Here are a few amazing facts about this adorable creature:
1) He never grows out of the larval phase of development (retaining his gills, fins and beady eyes), and breathes primarily through his gills and skin.
2) He has healing and regeneration abilities that scientists only wish they could decode and duplicate, making him an incredibly valuable subject of study.
3) He is neotenous, a.k.a evolutionarily backward, progressing from land to water in true punk rock defiance of nature.
4) Ironically, one of the most popular translations of the name connects the Axolotl to the god of deformations and death, Xolotl. But the most commonly accepted translation is “water-dog.”
5) He is rumored to have an exceedingly sweet disposition (of course! Just look at him!).
For further reading, I actually like this site better than the Wiki link.
Ah, the days before Photoshop, when clever arrangement made all the difference.
For the record, I could not do this in Photoshop…I know nothing about the program.
It’s been too long since I’ve featured some robots, so I bring you Anna P. Smith’s gear-laden creatures, constructed from broken machines and electronics.
She does some traditional creatures…
And some anatomical anomalies…
Have a look at her gallery. Wonderful stuff!
Since I’m such a compulsive scavenger of art, I’m greatly appreciative when someone calls my attention to an artist I’ve not yet seen. So thanks to agmac for introducing me to the work of Jeremy Forson.
Browsing through his work you’ll find zombies, eye-catching collages, tattoos, shirts, etc. He gives a new slant to traditional comic-style art, and is fantastically hard to describe.
So far, I’ve done Potion Week and Thrift Horror Week.
Soon, I’d like to tackle a new topic so I’ve listed a few among the countless ideas swirling in my head. I’d love your help choosing one!
Or leave your own idea in the comments. Thanks!
I have a penchant for ocular excess in art. Bright, shiny, deep, expressive, inhumanly large eyes. Patrick Fatica is quite adept at depicting massive eyes in rich, compelling color schemes.
I’ve always found eyes to be the most beautiful and interesting feature of human beings, so I suppose it makes sense that I’m intrigued by their artistic exaggeration.
I rarely like to post things that have already made extensive rounds in the blog circuit, but this is an exceptional piece of work. Watching it in action is mesmerizing.
I can find very little information on Romanian surrealist painter Mihai Criste.
Many modern surrealists produce very complex work with multiple areas of focus in a each painting. Although I love pieces that give my eyes and mind a workout, it’s actually rather refreshing to see surrealism concentrate on a central subject.
Clean, crisp, lovely.
His blog seems to contain the best collection of images.
Ah, Dead Zebra Inc.’s has brought us a plague personified! The Giver of Disease is a wonderful little toy.
He comes bearing the Soup Dumpling of Doom!
And the back view makes me laugh…
There is also a Giver of War.
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