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Faux Ice Cream flavors by Jon DefreestOn behance network a pretty funny and cool concept by Jon Defreest. What started out as a joke, somehow became an internet sensation when he posted a fake Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream flavor featuring Ron Swanson to his personal blog. Since then, I’ve been commissioned by several websites to design faux Ice Creams including: Buzzfeed.com, NYmag.com, and Tauntr.com. …
HIPSTER PUPPIES & HIPSTER KITTENSHipsters are known for their vanity and need to share their looks with other hipsters. All these hipsters have little pet friends who also must fit into their lifestyle: little hipster puppies and hipster kitties! Really had to laugh when I saw these blogs full of pictures of hipster kitty’s and puppies! So if you …
MY LITTLE POP ICONPony pimping, a hobby that seems to be popular all over the globe now. Most are pretty boring but the designs called ‘my little pop icons’ from Finnish artist mari kasurinen are pretty funny. She makes over ‘my little pony’ children’s toys into renditions of famous pop culture and fictional icons by painting their bodies, cutting and …
Article tip: Interview Mauro PerucchetttiOn the UK site Don’t Panic you can find a amusing interview with contemporary artist Mauro Perucchettti. Mauro knows how to catch the zeitgeist and how to combine it with irony and beauty, absolutely love his work! Read the interview here.
Pop Art by Ben FrostTrue followers of this blog know I have a big affection for colorful Pop art! So it’s not really surprising I am super enthusiastic about the work above from Ben Frost. Australian artist Ben Frost is known for his kaleidoscopic Pop Art, mash-up paintings that take inspiration from areas as diverse as graffiti, collage, photorealism and sign-writing. Subverting …
Ladycans by Death Spray CustomEngine is becoming more and more a product with social and cultural value. To call it a luxury product might be a little bit overreacting but in the future it probably will! Because of that I really love this concept ‘Lady Cans’ by the Death Spray Custom Collective. The whole idea of normal product …
the Devil wears AnnaReally had to laugh when I saw this editorial ‘the Devil wears Anna’. Who has watched the documentary ‘the September issue’ , understands it right away. The editorial is a parody about American Vogue’s director Anna Wintour and her head-stylist Grace Coddington. It’s published in Candy Magazine, I think it would even be more …
Ron English: Status FactoryThe images above are from the new exhibition from Ron English, one of the most recognizable pop artist at the moment. The exhibition entitled ‘Status Factory’shows a surreal assemblage of over 100 artworks. This highly interactive exhibition traces the arc of English’s most ambitious themes across mediums. English has bombed the global landscape with unforgettable …
Anna Wintour in McDonalds drive-throughI don’t think Anna Wintour is a big fan of this portrait of herself made by artist Saul Zanolari. He portrayed the fashion Editor of America’s Vogue the way she ‘appears to him’. Now I don’t really think he meant it as a compliment considering she’s taking orders at a McDonalds drive-through. Zanolari uses a …