Art
March 3, 2013

An Oil Painting Layered So Thick It Weighs One Ton

In the mid-1950's, artist Jay DeFeo was a key member of the artist community in San Francisco, California. Inspired and influenced by abstract expressionism, she used unconventional materials to produce a variety of brilliant works, including sculptures, drawing, collage, photographs, and paintings. DeFeo is best known for this monumental painting, entitled The Rose, which she started in 1958 and completed over the course of eight years.

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Art
March 1, 2013

Charlie Brown Hilariously Mashed-Up with 90s Rap

Using lyrics from old school '90's rap, artist Mark Drew created this funny mash-up, entitled Deez Nuts. The Australian-born, Tokyo-based artist painted large-scale scenes from classic Peanuts comic strips, originally by Charles M. Schulz, and then complemented each cartoon with lyrics from songs by Nas, Wu-Tang Clan, Public Enemy, Notorious B.IG., and Digital Underground, among others.

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Art
March 1, 2013

Giant Autumn Leaves Viewed from an Ant’s Perspective

And The Wind Blows Over You is an installation of giant scattered leaves by Finnish sculptor Kaarina Kaikkonen. Each of the sculptural pieces, made of paper and fiberglass, emulate the earthy colors, veiny texture, and free falling lightness of browned leaves that have ran their course on trees.

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Art
February 26, 2013

Dried Up Paint Spills Suspended in Mid-Air

Based in LA, Malanie Rothschild is a self-taught artist who once spilled a gallon of paint all over the floor. She decided to let the paint dry and, as she peeled the dried pieces up days later, she discovered a magnificent new creation that instantly inspired her as an artist. She discovered that this simple mistake of spilling paint was, in and of itself, a painting without the canvas.

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