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Banksy
October 14th 2009 03:19
Banksy is an English street graffiti artist whose identity remains largely unknown. He started as a freehand graffiti artist in the early 1990s. Banky's street art combines graffiti writing with a distinctive stencilling technique and features striking and humorous images occasionally combined with slogans. He has become famous the world over, especially in recent years thanks to the internet. Banksy does not sell any artwork, only placing it at random over his home town of Bristol. HolyTaco recently put together a collection of Banksy's 25 best works, below is a selection. See the full set here.
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Controversial Magazine Covers
October 12th 2009 02:27
The Most Controversial Magazine Covers of All Time
Controversial magazine covers are a big risk. They may sell more copies and even win awards, or cause embarrassment, apologies and result in the editor being fired. The Webdesigner Depot takes a look at memorable covers from the world's most famous publications and the lessons that can be learned from them. See the full article here.
Rolling Stone, January 22, 1981: John Lennon and Yoko Ono
Time Magazine, April 8, 1966: Is God Dead?
National Lampoon, January 1973: If You Don’t Buy This Magazine…
Esquire, April 1968: The Passion of Ali
Texas Monthly, January 2007: Dick Cheney Cover Issue
The New Yorker, March 29, 1976: Steinberg Map of New York
Time Magazine, January 2, 1939: Hitler as Man of the Year
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Not Photoshopped
October 2nd 2009 07:14
Not Photoshopped: Just Incredible Forced Perspective Photography
Forced perspective is a technique that employs optical illusion to make an object appear farther, closer, larger or smaller than it actually is. It is used primarily in photography, filmmaking and architecture. It manipulates human visual perception through the use of scaled objects and the correlation between them and the vantage point of the spectator or camera.
Thanks to Environmental Graffiti, these are some excellent examples, more can be found here.
*This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from thee Wikipedia article for Forced perspective
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Abbey Road Album Covers
August 19th 2009 02:46
The Beatles Abbey Road album cover is the most famous of all time.
It's also the most copied and parodied, with bands from all genres recreating their own versions of the well known image. A few examples are below. These pictures taken from the Daily Mail. See many more Abbey Road tributes and take-offs here.
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When Glamour Shots Go Wrong
July 3rd 2009 13:10
Using a combination of cosmetics, lighting and airbrushing techniques the idea of glamour photography is to emphasise the person's sexuality and allure.
However, sometimes it goes so very wrong!
However, sometimes it goes so very wrong!
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Guinness Beer Advertising
May 29th 2009 11:15
Guinness has been the one of the world's most popular beer brands since the 1700s. One way Guinness has stayed relevant in the modern world is through is clever and surreal advertising both on TV and in print. See some good examples below, see many more posters at speckyboy.com here.
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Living Statues Competition
May 22nd 2009 07:34
In cities all over the world you will find this kind of busker, a mime artist who poses like a statue wearing statue like clothing, makeup and body paint. The art form obviously requires a unique amount of patience as the artists maintain the same pose for hours at a time, occasionally making a sudden movement to scare a passer by.
In the Russian city of Sochi mime artists the world over recently gathered together for a living statue competition. See some of the best competitors below, many more pictures can be seen on English Russia here.
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In the Russian city of Sochi mime artists the world over recently gathered together for a living statue competition. See some of the best competitors below, many more pictures can be seen on English Russia here.
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Greed
May 18th 2009 12:01
I don't know why I but just love this work - 'Greed' by Brittany Jackson.
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The Reality of Fast Food
May 11th 2009 07:13
Have you ever seen how delicious fast food looks when advertised on posters and TV, then when you actually order the food it turns out nothing like you had imagined? You might feel disappointed, or maybe you have a hangover and don't care. Either way, let's take a look at how fresh and crisp some of the most popular fast foods are advertised, and how greasy and flat they turn out in reality. See some more comparisons at This Piggy here.
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Face Masks
May 6th 2009 08:28
With the potential swine flu pandemic threatening people all over the world, many are choosing to wear a face mask for some extra protection from the virus.
However these masks don't need to be bland and boring, protect yourself from swine flu while still maintaining your sense of humour and style!
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However these masks don't need to be bland and boring, protect yourself from swine flu while still maintaining your sense of humour and style!
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Best Job in the World
May 4th 2009 11:50
In 2008-2009 Tourism Queensland ran a promotion to pay one person $150,000 for a 6 month stint on the Great Barrier Reef Islands in Australia. Their primary job junction would be to blog about what's happening on the reef. See the Best Job in the World website here to see who won, and see the newspaper ad sent around the world to promote the position.
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Collection of the Best Modern Coca-Cola Advertisements
April 29th 2009 07:48
Coke have been famous for their advertisements over many decades, they have a high reputation for innovative, modern and eye catching ads which must be hard to live up to at times. Here are some of the best print Coca-Cola ads of recent years thanks to Toxel.com.
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Melon Sculptures
April 6th 2009 01:44
Fruit has been a part of art for a long time, however usually it's the subject such as in a painting. How about taking it a step further and create artworks out of the fruit itself?
Melon sculpture originated in China and Japan, for those who are gifted and slight of hand, the results can be amazing as you see below!
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Melon sculpture originated in China and Japan, for those who are gifted and slight of hand, the results can be amazing as you see below!
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