Archive for August, 2010CubeDudes™ [40 Photos]
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Tuesday, August 31, 2010
in Art, DIY, Feeling Creative, mashups, People, pop culture, star wars, Tech, Toys
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(All photos via MacLane’s Flickr) In his spare time, animator Angus MacLane, who has worked on every Pixar release from A Bug’s Life through Wall-E, likes playing with legos. A lot. He’s constructed over 300 “CubeDudes,” which are these amazing mini-sculptures fashioned to resemble (rather accurately) people from all across the pop culture spectrum. After the jump check out Captain Crunch, Liz Lemon, Mario and 37 others. Conan O’Brien is shown. Banksy recently installed this “reconditioned dolphin ride with crude oil and tuna net” at the Brighton Pier in the UK. A clear statement against BP and/or Japanese dolphin poaching, “Pier Pressure” marks Banksy’s return to art installation after sticking to walls for most of the past few years. I have to say that I’m continually impressed with this guy. If you haven’t yet watched his film, Exit Through The Gift Shop, you really should. Check out a video of the dolphin in action after the jump. [Spotted on The World's Best Ever] Mr. PotatoMash [20 Photos]
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Tuesday, August 31, 2010
in Art, DIY, mashups, Photography, pop culture, Spotlight, star wars, Toys
(All photos via mrtruffle’s Flickr) Mr. PotatoMash by Australian Ashley Ringrose finds our favorite customizable toy transformed, with the assistance of some sculpey and a little imagination, into a who’s who of pop culture icons. After the jump check out how easily MPH becomes Jason Voorhees, Iron Man, Shrek, Mr. T and 15 others. Jersey Circus
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Monday, August 30, 2010
in Counterculture, DIY, illustration, mashups, pop culture, The Internet
Borrowing from the genius of last month’s meme of the moment, Kanye’s New Yorker Tweets, a group of cultural anthropologists masquerading as ardent Jersey Shore fans have juxtaposed quotes from Snooki, the Situation, et. al against images of Sunday-comics mainstay Family Circus. “Jersey Circus” is witty and works for obvious reasons, mainly by pairing salacious or otherwise irreverent dialogue with photos of innocent-looking children who couldn’t, or at least shouldn’t, be saying the things being attributed to them. I think there’s something really fresh and worthwhile about taking slices of pop culture and putting them in places one wouldn’t expect them to be. Projects like this take creativity, and while I don’t think this meme has the legs of Kanye’s, I’ve still got to give it up to the creators for doing a damned good job of combining two disparate aspects of this silly culture of ours. *Update They don’t watch the show!
New York City-based photographer and artist Sally Davies bought a Happy Meal from McDonald’s some five months ago, left it out on her living room table, and promised to take a picture of it every day until the burger and fries noticeably changed in appearance. Sometime last week Davies’ art experiment reached day 137, and if you thought mold and other natural decomposition processes would have occurred, well, you’d be wrong. After months, the burger and fries look pretty much the same as they did on day 1 (pictured above), which, among other things, is incredibly disgusting. Check out its lack of progress below. [Spotted on NY Mag's Grub Hub] “Tasty Visuals,” by UK-based animator Neal Coghlan — the winning entry in a competition that called for artists to pair a visual treat with the funky, electro tunes of Dutch trio Kraak & Smaak. Based on his first frame submission, Coghlan won the $1,500 first prize and created this food-themed promo animation as a result. The images are inspired by Kraak & Smaak’s English translation to Crunchy & Tasty. Check out some still shots, and an artist statement about the project, after the jump. [Spotted on Behance] I guess we all have to up our games in this new post-Avatar world. A few weeks ago, we did a feature on Jason Freeny’s ridiculously cool pop culture anatomies. Apparently we were a day late and a dollar short because now he’s gone and posted these stunning, spinning 3D versions. Sure enough, they look even better in three dimensions than they did in two (especially that gummy bear up above who’s lookin’ mighty tasty right about now). There are five more after the jump. If you like Jason’s work, you can keep up with him on his Facebook fan page. He’s also selling some interesting lenticular notebooks featuring his work. Custom Kicks For the Pop Culture Set
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Saturday, August 28, 2010
in Creative Company, fashion, Features & Interviews, mashups, pop culture, Product Art
These Batman and Robin Nikes are just the latest set of custom kicks from Brass Monki (featured previously), which is actually just the trade name for Daniel Reese, one very enterprising and super-talented 22 year old from the outskirts of Liverpool, England. But we suspect that if he keeps putting out stuff like this, he’ll probably find himself in need of some employees real soon. As you’ll see in the photo gallery below, the Dynamic Duo are just the latest pop icons to get Daniel’s sneaker treatment. He’s done a whole slew of other styles inspired by Pac Man, Cookie Monster, Captain America, Bansky and a whole bunch more. While Batman and Robin aren’t for sale yet, all the other shoes we’ve featured are available in the Brass Monki store though they don’t come cheap. Prices range from £250 to £500. [First spotted at Dangerous Minds] This video is so wrong. But it’s so right. And so f-ing Fabulous! Trust us please and hang in there for the first minute as Prince Adam croons. The payoffs come once the beat kicks in. [via Turn the Right Corner]
Really digging Moscow-based artist Igor Duibanov‘s vision for a Soviet Nike brand. Check out his actual shoe concepts for this series after the jump.
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