I’ve already mentioned Banksy a few times in the past couple of weeks, but here’s another one: Banksy does an art exhibition in LA, which includes an elephant painted from head to toe to match the red and gold wallpaper of the room. Too good for words, have a look for yourself.
It doesn’t get any better than this
On a passing visit to London yesterday, I came across Art. Not a Monet, not a Warhol, and certainly not a Da Vinci. But I did see a Banksy with mine own little eyeballs! Somewhere between Kings Cross and Exmouth Market, we were greeted by it. (Click on the image for the full picture of [...]
Paris Hilton vs Banksy
I’ve professed my love for Banksy once before, but now I REALLY lurve him for his latest stunt. “Hundreds of Paris Hilton albums have been tampered with in the latest stunt by “guerrilla artist” Banksy. Banksy has replaced Hilton’s CD with his own remixes and given them titles such as Why am I Famous?, What [...]
Simply beautiful
Possibly one of the most amazing videos I’ve ever seen. Watch it here or go check out the original in full size. Feels very Bjork’ish…
Funky latte
Neat Dutch competition on “latte art”. While I may be a bit surprised to come across the Loch Ness Monster in my latte, the competition is original and unusual!
Banksy, the guerrilla artist
Through the good ol’ Beebs, I’ve found a fascinating article on a graffiti artist who calls himself Banksy. Some of his art is done on buildings, the classic canvas of the graffiti artist, while some are truly unusual, like this “hole” in Israel’s West Bank barrier. The nine paintings were created on the Palestinian side [...]
How to waste a LOT of office time and supplies
At Mental Hygiene, they know how to make the best possible use of office supplies by creating a Post-It Mosaic.
Neat Photoshopping trick
Very very cool little illusion! Found via Antoine. (Woops, that was Alex’s work!) I’d try it but I have so little patience…
Think outside of the box
A quirky little link called the box doodle project, reminiscent of napkin scribbles while daydreaming in coffeeshops or notebook margins in theories of communication class. the rules are quite simple: rearrange a box to make any kind of figure or object. make the most of least. Show me your doodles!
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