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In response to the ridiculous "David statue" fiasco that recently happened in Florida, Mississippi artist Mitchell Gaudet channeled his incredulity and rage into an art project featuring "symbolically sexual objects" that he bought at Walmart. NOLA.com explains:
— Read the restHe spent $600 on items including a sleek racing bicycle seat, a green plantain, a hammer, a toy baseball bat … you get the picture.
How do you solve a problem like Superman? For the last 40 years, Superman's popularity has declined significantly from its former glory. Unlike his Justice League cohort Batman, Supes' stature as a pillar in the superhero genre has continually eroded with each passing year. — Read the rest
Herkimer, dubbed the worlds largest beetle, is a 16 x 10 foot Hercules Beetle statue who lives in Colorado Springs. This gigantic bug has guarded the entrance to Rock Creek Canyon along Highway 115 for over sixty years. Herkimer is located right next to the Colorado Springs Bug Museum. — Read the rest
2024 presidential hopeful Mike Pence doesn't seem to understand how much Republicans hate him for not overturning the election when he demanded it. And here's another clear piece of evidence he'll ignore: when former Trump press secretary Kayleigh McEnany tweeted praise for Pence, saying that "his patriotism, love for the country, and love for his Savior on full display," she faced a storm of backlash from MAGA supporters, who called her a "traitor," a "turncoat," a "RINO," and a "disgusting" person. — Read the rest
Cory Doctorow just launched a Kickstarter campaign to create a self-produced audiobook of his new book, Red Team Blues. It's a high-tech heist novel — the first in a new trilogy — about a Marty Hench, a middle-aged forensic accountant on the hunt to find his buddy's missing cryptography key before any number of crime syndicates, shady Silicon Valley financiers, or Intelligence Community Alphabet Boys catch on. — Read the rest
Artist Tobias Gremmler makes absurdly cool videos of stringy beings. Some of my favorites include Fascia, Pupa, and this "animal field study". Gremmler's work is incredibly visceral. — Read the rest
The distortion of time and a moving crowd come together in an excellent video titled Multiverse. Hiroshi Kondo's film shows multilayered shots of people on motorbikes, in cars, and crowds of pedestrians making their way through the streets of Taiwan. — Read the rest
Some people cover songs, but Inuk singer Elisapie definitely made this one her own. Enjoy her soulful Inuktitut take on Blondie's "Heart of Glass," "Uummati Attanarsimat." (Nag on the Lake)
— Read the restThis song, everytime I hear it, takes me straight back to being 5/6 yrs old.
Artist Tee Ken Ng created awesome zoetrope automata. This sculpture becomes animated when rotated, making a little wooden person look like they're walking around. Atlas Obscura: "By using a Geneva wheel the zoetrope can be rotated in steps (frame by frame). — Read the rest
Even with all of the endless adaptations of comic book superheroes, there isn't a single character that can measure up to Batman's success in film and television. Since the late 80s, Batman films have remained at the pinnacle of superhero cinema, thanks to Tim Burton's timely take on the Caped Crusader. — Read the rest
There's a new op-ed in The New York Times from Noam Chomsky and two of his academic colleagues — Dr. Ian Roberts, a linguistics professor at University of Cambridge, and Dr. Jeffrey Watumull, a philosopher who is also the director of artificial intelligence at a tech company. — Read the rest
Regardless of the medium, art exists at the intersection between passion and precision. Whether it's summoning the appropriate technique or implementing the proper tools, crafting a masterpiece is almost always an exercise in exactitude. Few mediums capture the profundity of art's dichotomous nature as potently as video games. — Read the rest
ToonHeads: The Best of the Worst Cartoons Ever was an unaired 2003 Cartoon Network Special [via Metafilter, where you should read John Harris's notes]. Hanna-Barbera, Ruby Spears and Filmation have much to answer for! For all the Scooby-Doo knockoffs and corporate zaniness, though, there's an experimental quality to much of it (at least within the bounds of what was possible on network television) and some surprisingly weird imagery. — Read the rest
The Puppets of Barnaby Dixon move through space in an incredibly realistic way. Not only are Dixon's puppets beautifully constructed, but the way he's able to maneuver them is perfectly fluid and seamless. It's hard to believe there's a man controlling these tiny creatures, as they all look so alive. — Read the rest
Nature Portals is an immersive trip through a neural network of alien-like plants. Each plant has a "portal" in the center, which acts as a hypnotic focal point for each scene. Both the music and psychedelic imagery in this video helped to reset my mind after a stressful day. — Read the rest
Scott Hildebrandt makes visually stunning dioramas inside of repurposed vintage items. I let out a loud squeal of excitement upon seeing them for the first time. There are tiny universes inside of this old telephone, mini fan, clock, and so much more. — Read the rest
"In Your Wildest Dreams" is a 1996 duet by soul/R&B legends Tina Turner and Barry White. The bizarre, hot, and hilarious music video below was created by stop motion animation studio Aardman Animations and features cameos from their superstars Wallace and Gromit along with, er, Antonio Banderas. — Read the rest
Ukraine's national postal service Ukrposhta has introduced a new "FCK PTN!" postage stamp created by mysterious artist/activist Banksy. The stamp commemorates the one year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
"We believe that the Ukrainian postage stamp "FCK PTN!" will also become prophetic," said Igor Smelyanskyi, Director General of Ukrposhta, said. — Read the rest
In Grands Canons by Alain Biet, thousands of drawings come together in a "symphony of everyday objects". Biet's watercolors of commonplace items such as pencils, scissors, and glue are already fantastic as individual drawings, but my mind was blown seeing this video featuring thousands of them. — Read the rest
"All the trees" is a recent art installation by visual artist Joanie Lemercier. The project combines laser art with real trees, creating an immersive experience that will be toured around in various public spaces. I love how the tree in the video looks as if it's glowing from the inside out. — Read the rest
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