Light Graffiti

Some very nice stuff at this flickr gallery.

[photo slideshow]

Christian Art Protest Results in Classy Comeback (NSFW)

You'll want to turn your audio way down if you're at work. **Warning** Explicit Language.

The Art of Book Sculpture

One of my favorites.

Simply Beautiful. More pics at the link.

[Fun Forever]

What the Death of Captain America Really Means

The death of Captain America was all over the news yesterday, but no one seemed to indicate the real meaning behind his death. The media was quick to show it as some sort of negative, unamerican, liberal plot device. They mixed it up as some sort of contrived "America-hater" conspiracy.

But Captain America's death actually signified the opposite.

See, toward the end of the Marvel Civil War series, Captain America had become a sort of liberal ideologue and leader of a resistance force of superheroes (the Secret Avengers) that were opposed to Iron Man and his Republican/fascist/Bush-like cronies. Captain America was leading a revolt against a Patriot-Act-like law requiring all heroes to register and identify themselves to the government. Captain America was not representing a conservative, republican morality toward the end of his life, but standing for the old, liberal ideals of freedom and equality. It's not so ironic that Captain America was assassinated by a sniper's bullet, reminiscent of the death of JFK, MLK, and Robert Kennedy.

His death was a political hit, most likely financed by the uber-wealthy, republican Iron Man and his grunts. And his death symbolizes what is happening to America today at the hands of the Republican party.

In essence, the death of Captain America is symbolic of the death of the old America we grew up knowing and loving.

Read the Premise for Marvel Comic's Civil War on Wikipedia for more background.

[MSNBC: Death to 'America']

Civil War Remixed

I was a comic book junkie when I was a kid. I haven't really followed the stories much since Jr. High, so the death of Captain America came as a mild surprise. Then I came across these parodies of the recent Marvel Civil War comics. I wouldn't even bother reading the originals, but these remixes with their incredible dialog would probably make me buy a few books just to satisfy the giggle factor.

Jen Stark's Construction Paper Art

Quite pretty.

[Jen Stark]

Celtic Colonel Sanders Tattoo

Finger-lickin' awesome!

Can't Afford Stainless Steel Appliances?

Disgusted by your boring kitchen filled with white appliances? Why not just paint them over with liquid stainless steel?

It looks real enough; provided you buy decent-looking appliances to begin with.

Only $139 for enough paint to cover your fridge.

[Curbly | Jonesing for Stainless]

Free Banksy Prints

Mad props to Agenda Inc. for posting this awesome news: Banksy now has an online gallery where you can download images for FREE.

For those who don't know, Banksy is probably the greatest artist of our generation. He heralds the remix culture, with tremendous wit, cynicism, and sadness.
Note: He even suggests using the glossy paper on the company printer to make some excellent copies for yourself.

<--- Graffiti on the wall in Israel. Poetic. [Banksy: Shop]

Military Hand Signals

Ever wonder about those strange hand signals military forces make in movies? Well, this site has a few of them for our review. Hilarious!

[Unconventional Airsoft - Hand Signals]

Amazing Paper Art

Is it just me, or is origami making a big comeback?

The pics on this site are amazing.

[Framed A4 Papercut]

Video: Spit Art

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Kind of ephemeral and pointless....

50 Pieces of Art to See Before You Die

Here's a list of 50 great art pieces from around the world. Too bad I don't live near any of them (save for the thingamajig in Utah). I'm always surprised at the choices people come up with whenever I come across one of these lists. [Your Final 50]

<--- A Painting by Wassily Kandinsky, who was not on the list but is a personal favorite.

Video: Time Lapse Microsoft Paint Drawing

Amazing, what goes into drawing. Microsoft Paint seems to be a little non-compliant. This artist's skills are definitely put to the test.

Campbell's Soup to Release Warhol Cans

According to Jamie, over on Supertouch, Campbell's will be releasing a limited-edition run of cans in the traditional Warhol colors.

Now those are definite collector's items that can double as art themselves.

The Largest Picture in the World

Over at Slashdot, they're running a post about the largest picture in the world, an 8.6 Giga Pixel photo of the "Parete Gaudenziana" a 16th century fresco. It's stunning to look at. You can actually zoom in to see the chips in the paint where it's starting to decay. For reasons that are obvious, I can't post the entire picture here. The image I have captured happens to be my favorite part of the piece -- the betrayal of Jesus. Not because of the content, but because it's the darkest, most bleak portion of the piece.

Check it out at the Haltadefinizione website. It loads pretty fast, provided you have Flash.

Carved Crayons

The beautiful carved crayons of Diem Chau.

Website: Secret Wall Tattoos

I've long been a fan of the Secret Wall Tattoos website. See what's hidden behind all that dreadful wall art. Truly enlightening.

Dirty Car Art

A couple of weeks ago I linked to a story about graffiti being produced on dirty walls. This week, it would appear the trend has moved to painting masterpieces from dirty cars. These are truly inspiring.

The Executive Coloring Book

It's frighteningly funny. Even moreso when you realize it was written in 1961

[The Executive Coloring Book]

The Cartoon reads: "THIS IS MY SALES CHART. When the line goes up, I feel good. When the line goes down, I get gas. Color me green." This was probably the most tame of all the images! Most of them were hilarious.