Thousands of pairs of recycled plastic flip-flops live on in a large-scale outdoor art installation in San Paulo, Brazil. Local art students created the Giant Flip Flop Monkey Sculpture community art project.
Author: Chet
Chet Phillips works as a freelance illustrator, creating "digital scratchboard" creations for a host of commercial clients. As usual, no electrons are harmed in the process.
Dermot Power
Bioshock 2 concept art from artist Dermot Power.
Star Wars/Day of the Dead
John Karpinsky has created a fun series of Star Wars characters combined with Day of the Dead motifs.
Morgan Herrin
Morgan Herrin creates intriguing wood sculptures with meticulous detail, all from construction grade 2 x 4 wood. Story via Look in Art.
Patrick Girouard
Check out the bright colors and clever characters from the mind of Patrick Girourad. Be sure and visit his Etsy shop for loads of robot fun.
And see this step by step with wonderful background score composed by his son Marc.
Art Inspired From Stanley Kubrick Films
Check out this extensive collection of artwork by a variety of artists with the unifying theme of imagery inspired from the films of Stanley Kubrick. Pictured above, Dr. Strangelove by Carlos Ramos.
João Ruas
Beautiful atmospheric renderings and wildly imaginative subjects from São Paulo artist João Ruas.
Lift- Maurizio Cattelan
Artist Maurizio Cattelan has installed 2 tiny elevators in the Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin in Paris. Reportedly they open and close while making the appropriate elevator noises. (Perhaps including a small bottle titled “Drink Me” in the vicinity would make for a modern update to Alice in Wonderland.)
Nesting Dolls by Jason Levesque
A clever take on this age old craft form from Jason Levesque.
Project Squadt
Project Squadt is a collaborative effort between Ferg and Threezero. Beautiful character design brought to life as 3D figures.
Keith Quinn- Local Heroes
Trailer for La Détente
La Détente is an animated short movie produced and directed by Pierre DUCOS and Bertrand BEY. In a trench during the first world war, a French soldier becomes paralyzed with fear. His mind disconnects from reality and escapes to a world where wars are fought by toys.
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Sometimes the Stars
“Sometime the Stars” music video for the Austrailian band The Audreys was produced by Luke Jurevicius and directed by Ari Gibson & Jason Pamment. The story line is about a lost girl’s journey through a surreal landscape, and her yearning to make a connection in this distant yet strangely familiar world. View the video larger here.
Theo Jansen-Strandbeests
Amazing kenetic sculptures from Theo Jansen.
Yumiko Kayukawa
Yumiko’s wonderful work is now on display at the Shooting Gallery now through April 2nd.
Staple!- Grant Sutherland
Grant Sutherland is double threat with his great sense of humor and excellent drawing skills. I had a great time watching him develop some beautiful drawings during the show. His web comic has been compiled into the impressive print collection Greetings From Wonderland. Check out his site for more info and look for him at the upcoming Dallas Comic Con in May and SPX in September.
Our set up for the Staple! Independent Media 2011 show. (Thanks for the great picture, Grant!)
Turners Tokens- Elysium Steampunk Ball
Last weekend during the Staple! show I had the pleasure of finally meeting the tremendously talented Lisa Turner of Turner’s Tokens. If you’re in the Austin area this weekend for SXSW and are a Steampunk fan, put the Elysium Steampunk Ball on your list of things to do. Card sets have been donated for their Midnight Costume Contest.
Staple!- Panel Press
We had the pleasure of meeting the energetic and talented duo of Bram and Monica Meehan last weekend at Staple! On top of Monica’s artistic talents and Bram’s creative writing skills, they serve as tireless promoters of 7000 B.C., an artist collective of comics writers and artists. Visit Bram and Monica’s Panel Press site for a host of great offerings and learn more about Independent Comics from New Mexico at the 7000 B.C. site.
Staple!- Travis Nichols
Artist and writer Travis Nichols was a great booth neighbor to have at the Staple! show. With his fun sense of humor showcased in both his art and writing, he had a steady stream of fans at his table. Check out his I Like Apple Juice site for lots of art, musings, comics, music, greeting cards and animal detectives.
