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”.
Well this is really up my street! Artist and mosaicist Emma Biggs is making a huge mosaic out of Made in England pottery back-stamps :) “The Made in England mosaic is a celebration of the Stoke-On-Trent ceramics industry and its history. The mosaic incorporates a range of fragments displaying back-stamps and potters marks, representing a wealth of stories and workmanship.” The image above is just an example to illustrate how the mosaic might look, Emma needs people to contribute to the project by donating a piece of pottery with a back-stamp on it. If you have something you can donate, please email Emma Biggs here. The project is supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund and the Arts Council.
Via Artificial Agent.
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.
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 »