Berlin-based Swedish photographer Erik Johansson’s manipulated pictures capture the impossible. But they are just subtle and loud at the same time that make you question the reality.
EVOL is a Berlin based street artist that uses wheat paste and paper to convert crumbling planters and rusted electrical boxes into works out art. Each piece of paper is printed with a receptive pattern of flat gray walls and dotted with plain window frames. Once applied, the banal urban surface is transformed in small apartment building or a miniature high-rise.
Wendy Tsao is the mastermind behind Child’s Own Studio, a website that turns children’s drawings into stuffed toys. Simply submit the drawing, provide some direction and Child’s Own Studios will create a 12″ to 14″ plush toy in about 2 to 4 weeks. They have already made over one hundred custom toys and in order to make each toy unique, they welcome customers sending in their own fabric, like sentimental clothing or security blankets.
Thanks to Pat Harris for today’s fodder.
Colle+McVoy, a Minneapolis based ad agency, had some of the worst timesheet offenders in the office pose for posters offering pithy wisdom about the benefits of getting those timesheets done in a timely manner. The tagline is: “Kick ass hourly. Submit time daily.” Although, it does seem a little backwards to reward the culprits by putting their face on a poster.
Thanks to Dee Mustafa-Bowne for today’s fodder.
Califonia-based furniture and instrument builder Charles Lushear, has created an amazing Nintendo NES controller coffee table. The table is a working controller with a retractable cord, for those who still have their working Nintendo NES lying around. Made from maple, mahogany and walnut, dovetail joinery and mid-century modern legs, this table is not cheap, it is being sold on Etsy for $3,700.00.
Born in the UK and now residing in Italy, Chris Gilmour creates amazing life-size sculptures all out of found objects, such as cardboard and shopping bags. Gilmour has taken the childlike fascination with oversized cardboard boxes a step further by creating intricate sculptures. His works reveal a process of understanding that lets us see everyday reality with new awareness and appreciation.
Philippine designer and illustrator, Dan Matutina, created this interesting ongoing project called Versus/Hearts. This playful project combines two characters that strongly dislike each other and combines their faces into heart-shaped images. He defines that, although rivals hate each other, deep inside, they know they couldn’t exist without each other. He also invites everyone to give suggestions for future heart-shaped rivals.
As the 2012 London Olympics are fast approaching, Oli Kellett has created a series of athletes that would surely have its share of world records. Each member of Team Vodkovia has been given surrealist proportions to exaggerate physical characteristics. Each athlete’s body is reshaped to enhance their natural talents.
Michael Mapes is a mixed-media artist from New York. By dissecting portrait photographs and compartmentalizing individual fragments within plastic bags, glass vials, magnifiers, in gelatin capsules and on insect pins, he creates intriguing pieces of art.
These unique pieces of art are by Jessica Kerbawy, who arranges crayons on a foam board before melting them with a heat gun. If you love ‘em, you can see more of her work on Etsy.
