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Clever Street Artist Turns Everyday Objects Into Cartoon Delights
The aesthetic of urban life is, more often than not, based in simplicity and utility – which is good and well for keeping things humming, but not exactly inspiring from a visual perspective. Tom Bob (whom we first read about at Bored Panda) is trying to change that. The NYC-based street artist’s M.O. is simple: […]
How a street artist creates fake glowing neon lights with spray paint
Straker is an Australian street artist who paints unique murals that appear to light up the streets. His pieces look just like real neon signs, but they are actually 2D and created using only spray paint and a special technique that makes them pop off the wall. We spoke with Straker about his work and […]
The incredible life and times of Japan’s most influential artist
Share this article Not only did he shape how the world saw Japan through his landscapes, the works by 19th-century artist Katsushika Hokusai continue to inspire today. Shafik Meghji goes on the trail of Japan’s greatest artist. A few hours after arriving in Japan, jetlagged and slightly disheveled, I climbed a steep flight of steps […]
A Feminist Artist Takes on Beauty Pageants
Los Angeles-based painter Daena Title describes herself as a “roaring feminist,” and that perspective, shined through a pop culture prism, is reflected in her work – her subjects include Wonder Woman, Barbie, and Sonia Sotomayor. But she’s particularly fascinated by the contradictions of beauty pageants, and her latest series (which came to our attention on […]
An artist makes realistic replicas of food — including giant doughnuts that look good enough to eat
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Street artist Sabo targets Facebook with posters mocking Zuckerberg
Mark Zuckerberg has been targeted by conservative street artist Sabo, with anti-Facebook posters springing up across New York City amid the ongoing Cambridge Analytica data mining scandal. Fake street signs reading ‘Caution, Facebook sells your data’ and posters warning ‘You can’t watch your kids 24/7, but we can’ were put up around Times Square and […]
A Portrait of the Artist as an Addict
Catholic exorcism, shamanic ritual, IV amino acids, rebirthing, saline injections, cryotherapy: Amy Dresner has tried them all (and then some) in the hopes of curing her co-occurring addiction and depression. They represent not only the sheer desperation of someone living with mental illness and an addictive personality but also Dresner’s affluence — each of these […]
‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Poster Designs May Have Been Smuggled from a French Artist
Solo: A Star Wars Story has already faced some trouble behind the scenes with director Ron Howard replacing duo Phil Lord & Chris Miller in the middle of production. While the first teaser trailer for the movie helped squash some concerns, some new woes for the Star Wars spin-off have surfaced, this time for the […]
Former James Franco Student Sues Over ‘The Disaster Artist’ Screenwriting Credit
A former student of James Franco is suing the director over The Disaster Artist, claiming that he was duped into selling his screenplay for the movie for just $ 5,500. The Disaster Artist lawsuit accuses Franco and his production company of failing to live up to their agreement with him as an uncredited writer. Ryan Moody, who […]
