Hump Day Treats
Really funny illustrations by artist/designer Ryan Casey brought to you every Wednesday.
Bottled Water is the Primary Cause of Restless Leg Syndrome
Tappening advertising campaign challenges the notion of Truth in Advertising while embracing an opposing concept. Lying. Tappening co-founders ask, “Why is it some bottled water brands still don’t list their source?” and encourage their rapidly-growing customer base to “start a lie” themselves…
For more images of the campaign head over to Visual Culture.
Banksy in Africa?
A few images of street art in Africa have surfaced on the web—particularly from a Flickr group that has raised speculation that the pieces are the work of Banksy.
via Visual Culture
Mobile Phones through the years
Great visual line-up of the evolution of the mobile phone. I can’t believe people carried those around.
Creating Patterns
Artist Rachel Miller has some interesting work in concrete. This piece was purchased by Calvin Tsao, of Tsao-McKown Architects in California. For more on her work go here.
via Visual Culture and RM.
White Washed
Jordan Seiler’s “New York Street Advertising Takeover” hit the streets over the weekend when over 120 illegal billboards throughout the city were white washed by dozens of volunteers. Later in the day over 80 artists transformed the blank canvasses with original artwork.
More images can be seen at:
Visual Culture
Wooster Collective
Cronicasbarbaras
Sylvia Ji’s “Haute Epoch” to Kill at Corey Helford Gallery
Haute Epoch is the latest from the artist known for her drop dead gorgeous renderings of mysterious female characters that appear as if they just stepped out of a swanky Dia de Los Muertos celebration.
via Juxtapoz
Oil Spill hits 20 year mark
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It’s like a death in the family,” the 70-year-old fisherman said of the Exxon Valdez disaster. “With time it gets a little better, but the pain never really goes away. Until this generation passes on, I don’t think it will ever really be over.”
Poster was created in response to the Supreme Court Decision last June in favor of Exxon Mobile.
Mear One
Dynamic graffiti artist Mear One transcribes the indescribable like none other. His engaging imagery conveys the complexities of the human spirit with stunning sincerity. As he continues to evolve as an artist, Mear One draws from new and fascinating sources to construct his multifaceted moving paintings.
Since
2008-11-14 17:49:55