Batman's Rogues Gallery by Jegang Check out the wonderful graphic illustrations created by deviantART user Jegang which showcase the mightiest of Gotham City’s rogues gallery through both simple imagery and signature messages. Click to see larger image. via [deviantART] CHRISTO ET JEANNE-CLAUDE Chief Engineer and Director of Construction: Vince Davenport Project Director: Jonita Davenport On November 7, 2011, the US Department of the Interior announced its Record of Decision, giving Christo the necessary federal permit to realize Over The River, Project for the Arkansas River, State of Colorado. This federal action was the final step of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), which is usually reserved for major infrastructures such as bridges, highways, dams and airports. The EIS for Over The River, the first ever completed for a work of art, began in the spring of 2009 and was prepared by the Bureau of Land Management, Royal Gorge Field Office, resulting in a 1,686 page comprehensive analysis. This evaluation identified all potential impacts and over 100 measures to mitigate traffic, safety, wildlife and other concerns. On July 31, 2012, Christo announced that due to pending litigation, he will temporarily postpone the Over The River installation schedule.
Latvian Artist Carves Wood Cabinet In Shape Of Giant Beetle Alder wood cabinet made in a shape of beetle by a Latvian artist and designer Janis Straupe. This is a sculpture with function, in its own style that does not belong to any art decade. “The Beetle” cabinet was made in 2005 and it took 3 months to carve (over 11 staff guided by Janis). Inside the cabinet there are 11 drawers, section for stationery, wine rack, and paperwork section with two secret sections.
47 (More) Brilliant Advertisements Last week we gave you 35 Brilliant Advertisements and the story blew up on the web. Hundreds of Repins on Pinterest, 78K shares on StumbleUpon, great action on Facebook & Twitter. All in all it was an awesome story so we decided to pull together 47 more brilliant advertisements for you to enjoy. From The Web Leave a comment SITE OFFICIEL D'ORLAN Biographie en français BIOGRAPHY, AWARDS & GRANTSDownload ORLAN’s full CV SUMMARY1. Artistic practices, 2. Honorific, 3. Awards and Grants, 4. Artiste transmédia et féministe. Météorite narratif du BIO ART. Son oeuvre questionne le statut du CORPS dans la société. Ses sculptures, HYBRIDATIONS et autoportraits réinterprètent le rôle des nouvelles technologies. Exhibition : from the 7th of June to the 22th of September 2013 The Collection as a Character M HKA, Antwerp, Belgium Curators : Anders Kreuger and Nav Haq
"Replaceface" series by Steve Payne In Artists Inspire Artists’s “Artists Series” we single out one amazing artist who’s work could stand alone. Today we have Steve Payne, who created the Replaceface series, where Steve took digital copies of George Dawe’s paintings of russian generals and added celebrities faces to the portrait using photoshop. So as always, enjoy & live inspired!
Adam Martinakis - "Metaphysical Objectivity in Comparison to Realism" Digital artist Adam Martinakis (previously) was born Poland in 1972 and currently lives and works in in Cannock, UK. His computer-generated artworks employ aspects of photorealism and surrealism to explore the human condition which he says results in a “mixture of post-fantasy futurism and abstract symbolism”. Above are a handful of works from the last year or so, several of which were on view at The Lloyd Gill Gallery through last week as part of a group show titled Metaphysical Objectivity in Comparison to Realism. You can see much more here. Extreme Advertisements Inspiration An advertisement’s aim is to instantly attract the attention of viewers. Some use humour to draw viewers’ attention, but there are other kinds of advertisements that go to extremes to present something different. As a follow up to our previous article 60 Humorous Advertisements That Will Tickle Your Bones, today we look at the opposite extreme to using humour in advertisements. Presenting another side to design, some of the advertisements shared in this article today may be a little visually disturbing or conceptually controversial. While some might find them somewhat perverse yet creatively brilliant, others might cringe and be disgusted or disapproving of their content or style.
42 Highly Innovative Advertisements Its very true that your first impression is your last impression, specially for Advertisement companies. Because, if the Ad will not catch the attention of viewer, then within a blink of eye it will be considered failed. There are many Ads Agencies and giant corporations, which truly are working very hard to make us laugh and make us look at the Ads again and again. These companies are always looking for a very new and innovative Idea for their Ads prints and we see their innovative and creative ideas in our daily life. Here we have collected some very innovative and creative Ads for you to look at and I am pretty sure that you will love these Ads, and sure will see these interesting Ads again.
Cartoonist team WUMO create graphs depicting everyday life in the Western world Their graphs and diagrams are snarky and sarcastic but, for the most part, true. This, coupled with their simple and official-looking design, makes them a delight to look at. Wulff and Morgenthaler share these images on Wumo (formerly known as Wulffmorgenthaler). Eldar Zakirov creates Classical Portraits of Royal Cats Artist Eldar Zakirov created these classical oil paintings style digital illustrations. These illustration depict the cats as members of the Russian imperial household. In the 18th century, cats did indeed inhabit the Winter Palace in Saint Petersburg, now they are part of the Hermitage Museum. Zakirov made this series for Hermitage Magazine. ( via Laughing Squid )
Svetlana Petrova photoshops ginger cat into classic paintings You know what the Mona Lisa and the Sistine Madonna are missing? A poetic, chubby ginger cat sprawled out. A Russian artist has taken hundreds of classic paintings and Photoshoppped her pet cat Zarathustra into them, making them, in our opinion, 89426576 times better. You can even buy the incredible works of art from Svetlana Petrova, on her website from around £25 and pay day is coming up…