Art

August 3, 2009

Experience the Planets (10 total)

Venus, Vortex by Ed Lopez Have you ever wondered what other planets in our solar system might look like? That was the question Greg Martin wants to answer. But instead of asking artists to create completely imaginary planets he wants to take a different approach. Instead, he wants artists to create scenes based on scientific fact or hypothesis. Each artist must research and gain an academic understanding of what they're painting.

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July 28, 2009

Depressed Ronald McDonald Appears In Front Of the Bristol Museum

If you happen to go to the Bristol Museum to see Banksy's new show, look up and you'll see this distraught Ronald McDonald sitting on top of the main entrance. With mascara-stained tears running down its cheeks and a half-drunk bottle of Bell's whisky standing next to it, this is one Ronald you'd never see inside a McDs!

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July 15, 2009

Morbid Beauty – Ben Tour (10 pieces)

Using acrylic, ink, Flashe, marker, and spray paint, Vancouver-based Ben Tour has scared children with his artwork. Perhaps it's because of the unusually attractive, yet morbid expressions on his female subjects. Using splashes of color to convey outbursts of emotion, Tour uses his characters as an outlet for his own emotions.

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June 25, 2009

All That Glitters Is Not Gold – Daniele Buetti (5 Total)

Daniele Buetti is a Swiss artist currently residing in Berlin and Zurich. He is best known for his lightboxes, photographs and installations featuring defaced top models. Here he shows us what a bitter or sad life they can lead, leaving us to wonder what kind of internal issues they may struggle with.

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