Apologies, this is quite disturbing. I think that artist Ondrej Brody has spotted something though - this wouldn’t shock me if it was a Lion or Tiger, but I’m horrified when it’s a domestic pet. That’s pretty fucked up. Trust me though, this is nothing compared to the weird rat pants on the pdf you can download from here. (Not safe for work)

I‘m not generally a big fan of installation art, but I find artist Michael Johansson’s collection of works really interesting. My favourite piece is his Hair Formula 1, racing with ping pong balls & hair dryers, pure genius.

A Formula 1 racetrack constructed from hair dryers, hair curlers and hairpins. The ping-pong ball follows the current of air around the track, and the guardrail of rollers helps it to survive the “hairpin bend”.

Sign Painter Jeff Canham makes these seaside themed typographic art pieces that make me smile, good work.

While doing a bit of research into vintage tattoos, I came across this amusing list of reasons not to get a tattoo from legendary tattoo artist Sailor Jerry. Check out the site for more old school style tattoos and other such paraphernalia.

I love the anchor tattoos the most:

We see the drawings they make all the time, but who are courtroom artists? Ironic Sans takes a closer look at what a selection of artists do in the courtroom and outside. Interesting stuff.

Courtroom sketch above by Art Lien.

This is a big grin, head noddingly simple idea that I wish I’d had. Christine & Justin run the site - Wants for Sale, they paint a picture of something they want, sell the painting for that exact price, then buy the thing they want. Anything from a $3 slice of pizza to $500 iPhone. If you have a bit a spare change you may be interested in the painting of $1,000,000 yet to be sold ;)

Via Now in Colour.

What would a child’s drawing look like if it were properly painted up? Pretty damn good actually.

Via I’m Learning To Share!

Not very big images, but amazing to see hundreds and hundreds of these old posters all together and looking good. The page was made by illustrator Bob Staake, who’s got a great style which is clearly influenced by this era.

Via Martin Klasch.

Don’t know much about these sculptures above other than they’re made by Hans Hemmert and he’s into rubbery things. I do know that I want them though, the proportions are great! Check out the video of them jumping about here. Seems to be part of a public art space group called Inges Idee.

Via Wrong Distance.

Here’s a little group blogging thing that looks to be quite interesting. Andy Whitlock wants us all to show some examples of our early work and talk about how it compares to the work we’re producing now.

“Early Designs is an open project where (hopefully) hundreds of designers, artists and illustrators from across the world will - on the same day - upload pieces and sketches from their college years.”

That day will be March 26th, so there’s still plenty of time to blow the dust off some of your old work and get involved. Andy’s made a pdf with more info here »

Lori Nix is a Brooklyn based photographer who shoots big epic scenes of destruction and grandeur in tiny model diorama format. I love the pure amount of effort and work that has gone into building these little scenes just to get that one shot, wonder what she does with the models afterwards?

There’s an interview with her on Cool Hunting, where she explains her craft, also she has a book, Small Dangers.

Via Yewknee.

Amusing Flickr set of art explained for geeks, by Paul the Wine Guy.

Cheers for the link Nico.

After I did the Roome Consulting website for my friend Eleanor, she asked me to make her some paintings to decorate the walls of her new office. I was given pretty much free rein so it was a fun project. Luckily I had Nicky to help me paint them, partly because they were big (1m x 1m), but also because painting doesn’t really come naturally to me. For someone more used to colouring in on a computer, using a paint brush can sometimes be a bit of a long winded chore… But they do look infinitely better on a wall than a printout!

I love that fact that it get progressively harder… By Cees Krijnen.

Via FFFFOUND, via VVORK.