Saturday, February 28, 2009

ummm ... yes please

lighting the world one bulb at a time ...
http://community.livejournal.com/laceandflora/1256438.html

say hi to grandpa Da Vinci :) this damaged oil-on-panel portrait was discovered by Nicola Barbatelli, a medieval historian, while he was researching the archive and picture collection of an aristocratic family at Acerenza (population 3,000), an ancient village perched on a rock above the river Bradano near Potenza in the southern Italian region of Basilicata.
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00491/Leov_491346a.jpg

MoMA tskes over Brooklyn subway station ... and gets a little edit from Poster Boy
http://www.artinfo.com/news/photos/1484/15110/
http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2009/02/poster_boy.html

Can I live here ... at least people won't think I'm weird when I lick the walls ...
http://www.dinosaursandrobots.com/2009/02/empire-sugarland-supreme.html

Sealed with a monster
http://www.uglydoggy.com/2009/02/monster-idea.html

why is there a girl straddling that train?
http://www.buzzfeed.com/yacomink/not-where-trains-should-go-v

Maywa Denki ... possibly cool ... at least interesting ... maybe a little baby einstein ... or something like that
http://hifructose.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=299

forget 15 minutes of fame ... why not go for 60 minutes?! one whole hour of monumental grandeur, alone on top of the empty granite plinth in the corner of Trafalgar Square.The application process opens today for 2,400 members of the public to devote one hour of their lives to becoming part of a unique work of contemporary art that will occupy the fourth plinth in the heart of London 24 hours a day, for 100 days from 6 July. To register you interest for the project visit here: http://www.oneandother.co.uk/

this could be you -----------------^

Thursday, February 26, 2009

uh oh oreos are the best ...

... which has nothing to do with this blog but i just thought you should know.

download -> print -> cut -> fold ... and now you have a toy :)
http://www.cubeecraft.com/

i need a vacation ... can i stay on your oil rig?
http://la.curbed.com/archives/2009/02/waterworld_dreams_realized_oil_rigs_become_luxury_hotels.php

oh won't you be my knight in shining armor?!
http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2009/02/medieval-suits-of-armor.html

yeah, that's it ...

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

did you know

that you can type any text and have it converted into a musical composition? Now you do ...
http://p22.com/musicfont/

the ny poster boy was arrested? here is some of what he does
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21iVQ0iXs00&NR=1

there is a bullshit generator. no really, there is.
http://www.ruderal.com/bullshit/bullshit.htm

in Kibera, Kenya there are giant eyes on people's rooftops ...
http://www.woostercollective.com/2009/02/jr_finishes_his_most_ambitious_project_y.html

if you were looking for information and images of things from Dunhuang and archaeological sites of the Eastern Silk Road, then you found them
http://idp.bl.uk/

if you are a geek and you want a cake that portrays this, then you should go here:
http://freshpics.blogspot.com/2009/02/geek-cakes.html

when you work in a museum and you take your breaks in the staff room you get to create art ... at least you do here:
http://kpolloi.wordpress.com/2009/01/29/cups-runneth/

a giant spider attacked Liverpool
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/02/la_princesse_in_liverpool.html

the next time I make a phone call I would like to be in a fishy-fiiled phone booth, please
http://theworldsbestever.com/2009/02/06/phone-booth-art

apparently the sand sculptures I see at the beach have some competition
http://www.pinktentacle.com/2009/02/snow-sculptures-at-sapporo-snow-festival-2009/

there is a method to create virtual vandalism? yes, please.
http://www.juxtapoz.com/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=5358

if you graduated with an art degree and still feel like you could fail art history(guilty), there is something for you:
http://smarthistory.org/

I want to be able to fly ... more than anything in the world ... almost ...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/howaboutthat/4592004/Walking-In-The-Air-the-amazing-art-of-Li-Wei.html?image=9