![LEGO rennaissance [updated]](http://distracticon.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/isengard2-290x290.jpg "LEGO rennaissance [updated]")
LEGO rennaissance [updated]
So you might have noticed there’s been a lot of interesting and complex stuff being done with Legos. Some really creative, smart, and crafty people are making amazing lego sculptures or mechanical (working) devices. I know that creating sculptures with Legos is nothing new, it’s been happening for years. I just think that this is ...continue reading
Responding to The Responsive Eye
In this short  film, director Brian De Palma approaches the 1965 Museum of Modern Art exhibit The Responsive Eye, through the observations of experts—a psychologist, a ophthalmologist, and the exhibition curator—and the varied reactions of the opening night attendees, ranging from artist David Hockney to anonymous New York Society types, like the woman in the ...continue reading
![Festival of Ideas for the New City [NYC]](http://distracticon.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/crochete2-290x290.jpg "Festival of Ideas for the New City [NYC]")
Festival of Ideas for the New City [NYC]
I’m taking part in an art festival this weekend in NYC. So if you’re around, come check it out! I’m going to be covered head-to-toe in crochete by artist Olek (like in the image above). About the festival: The Festival of Ideas for the New City, May 4-8, 2011, is a major new collaborative initiative ...continue reading
![Too Art for TV 5 [NYC]](http://distracticon.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/2art5.jpg "Too Art for TV 5 [NYC]")
Too Art for TV 5 [NYC]
As you can see from my posts, I love animation. I also love art. And what’s even better is when animators creatively express themselves outside of the commercial film/television realm. So if you’re in the NYC area (or you’ll be coming soon), then be sure to come check out one of my favorite art gallery ...continue reading
Street art installations pay homage to famous directors
The folks at men’s fashion blog Everyguyed have created these 8 creative street art installations paying homage to directors with a distinct, and sometimes quirky, style. Here’s the list: Tim Burton Hitchcock Guy Ritchie Spike Lee Michel Gondry Kubrick Tarantino Jean-Luc Godard See all 8 of them at Everyguyed.com. ...continue reading
Presents opening people
A little past the holiday season for this but it’s still an awesome illustration which transcends the holidays that I just had to share. “Presents opening children” by Rob Sheridan ...continue reading
The organic insides of our favorite gadgets
Awesome illustrations by ‘madspeitersen’ on deviantart.  We spend so much time these days with our gadgets and electronics they might as well be organic.  Also, they remind me of something out of a Miéville novel (or some other twisted horror-tinged sci-fi alternate reality).  Or maybe this is what the world of the Flinstones evolved into.  Whatever the inspiration ...continue reading
Cute crafty pin-hole camera post-card
This is an interesting and creative little concept. Â It’s a pinhole camera that you send to a friend via post. Â It arrives flat like a postcard. Â They open it up into a camera and take one photo using the pinholes. Â Then you re-flatten it, cut it in half, and open it all up showing the ...continue reading
Video Games vs Real Life – the art of Aled Lewis (ah-mazing!)
This is seriously playing to the core fibers of my being.  I love love love these images.  Artist/illustrator Aled Lewis has created some really awesome mash-ups of real-life photos and video game characters.  If you were a fan of video games back in the 80′s and early 90′s, you’ll definitely appreciate them. Check out more ...continue reading
Amazing cigarette ash inspired landscape art
It’s not a real cigarette of course, that would be mind-boggling.  This is an installation piece called “cigarette ash landscape” by Chinese photographer and artist yang yongliang. I love the amazing detail. read more at: designboom ...continue reading
Intimate portraits of bloggers
Photographer Gabriela Herman reveals the faces behind the URL of 19 bloggers in her portraits of them in their natural habitat. “I wanted to bring their intimate worlds to the outside public,†says Herman. “Ultimately though, Bloggers is more about rethinking the way we experience the world, looking at how we live and spend our ...continue reading