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Pumpkin Carving

November 16th 2009 20:36

Pumpkin carving has something for everybody. It’s great fun for the kids but for those more creatively minded it can also be a fine art.
Here are some jack-o'-lantern carvings that may inspire you at Halloween.

*Images sourced from the Chicago Tribune here.

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Defaced Money

October 28th 2009 10:11

Rule Number #1: Don't deface money, it's illegal.

Rule Number #2: If you are going to draw on some notes, make it funny.

*Images sourced from Holy Taco here.

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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

Annie Leibovitz took this shot just hours before John Lennon was shot outside of his apartment building, the Dakota, in New York City on December 8, 1980. Leibovitz originally wanted to take the shot of Lennon alone but he insisted that his wife be in the pictures. This cover was named the most popular magazine cover of the past 40 years by the American Society of Magazine Publishers.

Time Magazine, April 8, 1966: Is God Dead?

This cover has been called the most controversial of all time. The related article concerned the “death of god movement” that had sprung up in the 1960’s. The cover and article enraged readers.

National Lampoon. If you don't buy this magazine we will shoot this dog!

National Lampoon, January 1973: If You Don’t Buy This Magazine…

While this cover didn’t do much more than make people laugh when it came out despite its violent overtones, Ronald G. Harris’ famous cover shot definitely raised a few eyebrows in pre-Photoshop days.

Memorable magazine covers - Muhammad Ali

Esquire, April 1968: The Passion of Ali

This smart rendition of Muhammad Ali was created to illustrate his martyrdom to his cause after he refused to join the US military due to his religious beliefs and was subsequently stripped of his heavyweight boxing title. The piece was done after the same manner as “The Martyrdom of St. Sebastian”, a popular theme through medieval art but most recognizable in the painting by Andrea Mantegna.

Texas Monthly, January 2007: Dick Cheney Cover Issue

Building on the famous 1973 Lampoon cover, Texas Monthly took a jab at the Vice-President’s hunting accident where he shot a colleague in the face. This cover won the 2007 Best Cover Line of the Year Award from the Magazine Publishers of America.

The New Yorker, March 29, 1976: Steinberg Map of New York

This portrayal of a New Yorker’s idea of what the rest of the United States looks like was drawn by Saul Steinberg. The artist sued Columbia Pictures over their movie poster for “Moscow on the Hudson”, which does seem to be derived from Steinberg’s cover down to the placement of the title. Steinberg won the case.

Time Magazine, January 2, 1939: Hitler as Man of the Year

This cover featured an elaborate illustration of Hitler playing “his hymn of hate in a desecrated cathedral while victims dangle on a St. Catherine’s wheel while the Nazi hierarchy looks on.” Baron Rudolph Charles von Ripper was a Catholic that fled Hitler’s Germany, and the artist of this disturbing piece. By 1938, Hitler had firmly seized power in Germany, taken over Austria and Czechoslovakia, and had been given a free hand in Eastern Europe by the English prime minister of the time, Neville Chamberlain. Time has had to defend this choice throughout history, and at the time defended it by stating that the “Man of the Year” was a title bestowed on the person who had most influenced events of the previous 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.

Forced Perspective pictures - Eiffel Tower

Forced Perspective images - standing on banana

*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

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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!

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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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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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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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