With the death of space exploration there has been a surge of Astronaut Art. Some of my favorite work comes from Brent Schoepf. If you like what you see may I suggest you check out more of his work? Here is a link to it. http://www.flickr.com/photos/brentschoepf/
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The Circles of Influence flowchart. Think you have an original idea? Think again… (via:curiositycounts)
As a follow up to my last post, here are all 19 ABSOLUT Blank finished pieces. Each artist received a canvas shaped as the iconic Absolut bottle and complete freedom to be as creative as they wanted.The 19 artists participating in Absolut Blank represent a variety of creative disciplines from across the globe; from drawing, painting and sculpture to filmmaking and digital art.
When children’s science experiments interact with mind-blowing photography you get the work of Caleb Charland. He demonstrates lessons in physics and mathematics by photographing everyday objects like matches, pens, and mirrors. In order to create the brilliant pictures he uses multiple exposures to create the art. Charland protests that he has never used photoshop and does all of his work with a view camera on 4x5 film. The simplicity and honesty of his work is what I find most amazing. Using multiple disciplines to create his art evokes a sense of curiosity in all of us and that is PURDYcool.
Silhouette with Matches
Cube with Ruler and Penlight
Sun with Face Mirror
Moon with Face Mirror
One Second Match Toss
Bouncing Penlight
Helix with Matchsticks
Wooden Box with Horseshoe Magnet
Solid Liquid Gas
Skeleton Key with Copper Wires
Banksy Street Art
For those of you who don’t know who Banksy is yet let me enlighten you. He is a world-reknowned british graffiti artist who travels the world to bring his opinionated art to the streets. He has been known for scaling buildings and climbing fences in order to put up life-sized stenciled images that satirize modern society’s mores and its inherent political power structures.
His work has created controversies, been stolen and erased from public building but nonetheless has intrigued people around the world. Many people have even tried to take credit for the mysterious artist’s work including an 89-year-old grandmother from North London. Banksy’s work has caused some problems with other street artists including Robbo, an old school graffiti legend, who has had an ongoing feud with Banksy.
Words from the man himself gives one an idea of what Banksy street art is trying to accomplish. “You can stick all my shit in Tate Modern and have an opening with Tony Blair and Kate Moss on roller blades handing out vol-au-vents and it wouldn’t be as exciting as it is when you go out and paint something big where you shouldn’t”
Banksy Street Art is not meant to be admired as much as it is meant to open the public’s eyes and I think that’s PURDYcool. His work is in cities all over the world so look for it in a town nearest you! You can also follow the artist and his work on Twitter @BanksyStreetArt
Art’s a Beach!
Let’s disregard the fact that this guy has way to much time on his hands and appreciate the artwork he produces on a massive scale. Most people go to the beach to paint scenery but this man creates the scenery! He uses sticks both small and large to produce masterpieces in the sand. It is sad to think as soon as high tide comes his work will be erased. This artist is brilliant and although his work will never remain a permanent fixture in history I still think it is PURDYcool!
