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Category: Art

Kid Robot Chumps



Some toys by Frank Kozik.

Posted on October 4, 2008August 10, 2020

Where is my heart?

Tara Mcpherson: Weight of water part 2
Sometimes you can do a lot with just a few elements, especially if you are a master illustrator.

Posted on October 1, 2008August 10, 2020

We are the people

Sas Christian: We are the people
The thing about artists like Sas Christian is that seeing one of their images is fantastic, but looking at a lot at once is like hearing the same joke over and over with slight variation.

Posted on September 30, 2008August 10, 2020

The distant future, the distant future

Dalek - Ice bot
While we’re looking at toys, here’s Ice Bot by sometime graffiti artist dalek.

Posted on September 30, 2008August 10, 2020

Hot Cha Cha Cha

Hot Cha Cha Cha toy by Gary Baseman
When it comes to the work of the nearly ubiquitous Gary Baseman I much prefer the disturbingly cute toys to the paintings.

Posted on September 29, 2008August 10, 2020

The Mobius Strip Tease

The Mobius Strip Tease by Anthony Ausgang
A recent cartoon candy painting by the artist.

Posted on September 29, 2008August 10, 2020

The nurse will see you now

Junko Mizuno Pure Trance: Kaori the Nurse
Pure Trance by Junko Mizuno. Perhaps not appropriate for your cubicle collection.

Posted on September 29, 2008August 10, 2020

Queen Wasp by Naoto Hattori

Naoto Hattori Queen Wasp
More from the artist over here

Posted on September 28, 2008August 10, 2020

Smoke ’em if you got ’em

Quyen Dinh - L'affair
The ship in the background is doomed, and so is the relationship between those two women. More from Quyen Dinh.

Posted on September 28, 2008August 10, 2020

Liza Lou makes things out of beads

Liza Lou Bead sink
And I don’t think there’s much more to it than that. I put this in the same category as watching elaborate domino displays. Fun, temporarily mesmerizing, completely shallow.

Posted on September 27, 2008August 10, 2020

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