Winners of YPOC's Visual Storytellers Contest! Pop Culture Caricatures. Liu Bolin Disappears into Racks of Soda. After his brief June trip to New York, modern-day magician Liu Bolin is back in his Beijing studio to show us another one of his masterful creations.
In Plasticizer, Bolin paints himself, with the help of others, so that he seamlessly blends into rows of soft drinks. Why? To express his speechlessness at the use of plasticizer in food additives. Interesting, as always. via [WSJ], [Art Daily] Artists Pay Tribute to Norman Rockwell. Alina Chau If you love Norman Rockwell's classic American paintings, then you'll enjoy this tribute show dedicated to the iconic American artist.
From now through September 25, 2011, visit the The Muckenthaler Cultural Center in Fullerton, California to see American Nostalgia: Contemporary Artists and Illustrators Reinterpret the Traditional Themes of Norman Rockwell. The exhibition includes 46 works by 28 contemporary artists and illustrators who have been asked to reinterpret Rockwell's traditional themes of patriotism, family and the American ideal. Door Handle Acts as Emergency Flashlight. Art in the Streets Breaks MOCA's Attendance Record! MOCA just announced that the Art in the Streets exhibition, which ran for 81 days or from April 17 to August 8, 2011, was the most attended exhibition in the museum's history!
With 201,352 visitors, it exceeded the previous two records for Andy Warhol Retrospective (2002) and MURAKAMI (2007), which welcomed 195,000 and 149,323 visitors, respectively. You may remember that we wrote about this groundbreaking exhibition after we attended the press preview. Sexy and Seductive Faces. Belgium-born artist Anja Van Herle is the person behind sexy and seductive paintings.
Currently based in Los Angeles, the artist has the ability to bring her European sense of high fashion together with an American sense of wonder to create beautiful works that explore issues like identity, emotion and human relationships. "My work is an attempt to capture the complexity of emotions that are conveyed in the human face," she says. "I've been painting portraits since I was a child, continually drawing closer to the face and eyes in order to explore the emotions they contain. There's a story behind every face; my paintings are an attempt to tell these stories by capturing delicate facial expressions and juxtaposing them with vibrant color and the dramatic interplay of shadow and light that both inform my subjects and maintain their enigmatic aura.
An Old KISS Tape Comes to Life! The World's Largest Aquarium. Let's add it to the bucket list!
The Georgia Aquarium, located in Atlanta, Georgia, USA is the world's largest aquarium with more than 8.5 million US gallons of marine and fresh water housing more than 120,000 animals of 500 different species. The stars? Four young whale sharks, four beluga whales, and four manta rays. (This aquarium is the only institution outside of Asia to house whale sharks.)
First opened to the public in November 23, 2005, the aquarium welcomed its 10 millionth guest on June 25, 2009. Retro NASA Mission Patches. Canadian designer James White has created some very cool "unofficial" NASA patches for their newest missions.
MAVEN, which stands for Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution, is set to launch in 2013. It will explore the planet’s upper atmosphere, ionosphere and interactions with the sun and solar wind. The second is for the recently launched JUNO mission to Jupiter. Its primary scientific goal is to significantly improve our understanding of the formation, evolution and structure of that planet. First Look: New Audrey Kawasaki Art at Group Show. Retro Posters of Airline to Mars. $1.1 Billion Streets of Monaco Yacht. The Streets of Monaco Yacht isn't your typical luxury yacht.
In fact, it doesn't even come close. Actors Seamlessly Blending into Paintings. Last weekend, I attended for the very first time, the incredibly amazing Pageant of the Masters.
Not just that! I was also given a personal backstage tour on behalf of you all at My Modern Met. Rebranding the United States Postal Service. If you could rebrand the United States Postal Service (USPS), how would it look?
René Magritte-Inspired Dunny. This is for all of you vinyl toy collectors out there!
How cute is this new Dunny by UK art studio Triclops? Inspirational Links of the Week #6. Awesome Sci-Fi Inspired Orchestra Ads. Pictogram History Posters. Sweet Social Seating in Berkeley Art Museum. Painting the Sky. Hilarious Movie Clichés. When the New York International Latino Film Festival wanted to get their point across that movies and films are drastically different, they worked with Wing agency in New York to create some hilarious posters that make fun of movies. Uncovering Legends of Congolese Wrestling. Extreme Climbing Photography. The Rare White Black Bear. Have you ever seen a black bear that was actually white? Incredibly Cute Panda iPhone and iPad Cases. Inspirational Links of the Week #5. Curiously Cute Animal Photography. Social Media Propaganda Posters. Magnificent Canyons Carved Over Millions of Years.
Van Gogh's Starry Night Made of Rolled Paper. Clever Ads on Outsmarting Your Opponent. Finding Fragility on Faces. The Crazy Chaos of California. Shockingly Amazing Photorealistic Digital Portraits. Custom Infographic Records Baby's Firsts.