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Naked Painting of Bea Arthur Selling for $2 Million

Emerald Catron — Wed, 15 May 2013 21:17:44 +0000

Maybe 'Airheads' is your favorite movie. Maybe you really loved 'Maude' and 'The Golden Girls.' Or maybe you just love oil paintings of nude older ladies. If any of these are true, and you've got at least $2 million to spare, this painting of Bea Arthur (note: she didn't actually pose for the painting) by artist John Currin is up for auction.

It's expected to go for $1.8-$2.5 million bucks. Here's what (most of) the whole painting looks like.

20 Awesome Pop Culture Valentines For Your Sweetheart

Sarah Shahzad — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 15:06:46 +0000

This year, for Valentine’s Day, express your feelings with these hilarious pop culture Valentines. Everyone loves it when they’re threatened, cajoled or otherwise intimidated into submitting to another person’s affections. The following are some of the fun valentines we found, inspired by the likes of ‘Game of Thrones,’ ‘Breaking Bad’ and ‘Adventure Time,’ among others. [...]

Why Didn't We Think of That — Genius 'Artist' Makes 'Art' By Getting Hickeys

Cameron Simcik — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 18:00:03 +0000

We're all about the strange -- weird fetishes, showing up naked for interviews; you name it, and we'll probably get behind it. There are a few rare instances,though, when even we get a little weirded out. This, friends, is one of those times.

Ecce Mono Painter Sells Painting for $1,427

Emerald Catron — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 21:32:40 +0000

Much like the Overly Attached Girlfriend, Cecelia Gimenez, the lady who accidentally painted a Monkey Jesus this summer, is using her internet fame for good rather than evil. After selling an original painting on eBay, she plans to donate all $1,427 earned to charity.

3-D Picture Booth Will Turn Your Photos Into Figurines

Amanda Ferris — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 22:23:25 +0000

In Japan, a creative lab named 'PARTY' has opened a new exhibit where guests can get their pictures taken and turn said photographs into figurines. Sounds cool, right? Just look at how awesome the finished product is:

The exhibit, titled 'Omote 3D Shashi

Artist Turns Old Comic Books Into Awesome Collages

Mike Moody — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 16:06:52 +0000

While we’re still hanging on to our dog-eared copy of ‘Stripperella No. 1,’ strictly for sentimental reasons, of course, Mike Alcantara is doing something much more creative with his old comic books. The Austin, TX artist has created awesome art collages out of old superhero and sci-fi comics. Alcantara used only comic books – ‘X-Men,’ [...]

Original 'Calvin and Hobbes' Artwork Sells for Record-Breaking Amount

Donald Deane — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 15:55:55 +0000

We've been mourning the sad loss of 'Calvin and Hobbes' ever since cartoonist Bill Watterson stopped producing the beloved comic strip in 1995. But apparently the strip hasn't gone completely forgotten, since a piece of original 'Calvin and Hobbes' artwork recently broke a record at auction by selling for hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Badass Hockey Art Turns The Game Into a Twisted Fantasy

Mike Moody — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 21:19:40 +0000

What happens when an uber-talented European illustrator is raised in Canada? You get tons of badass graphic art about hockey, apparently. That’s what happened with artist Peter Diamond, who grew up loving the icy sport and has started blending the game with fantastical mythical images in a new series of highly stylized works. Hockey is a sport that [...]

Lisa Frank Gets the Biopic Treatment [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 17:28:40 +0000

Lisa Frank, whose seizure-inducing technicolor art you’ve almost certainly seen splashed across little girls’ school supplies, is the subject of a spoof biopic from improv collective the Upright Citizens Brigade. In this short from UCB, Frank is imagined as a tortured and downtrodden artist whose colorful kittens, rainbows and top hat-wearing teddy bears initially bring [...]

Artists Makes Real People Look Like Paintings – And the Effect Is Way Eerie [PICTURES]

Dylan Schenker — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 16:15:02 +0000

How would you react if a painting suddenly came to life? Alexa Meade‘s painted people look like works of art but move like humans — making for an eerie sight.

Whereas most artists would just paint their subjects on a canvas, Meade actually turns her subjects INTO the canvas. She creates life-size installations that are shockingly exact in their similarity to actual acrylic paintings. Upon first glance it’s almost impossible to tell that there are real people under all that paint.

Creepy Andy Warhol Sculpture Imagines the Artist at 83 [VIDEO]

Dylan Schenker — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 19:37:21 +0000

If Andy Warhol were alive today, how would he react to modern culture? The iconic artist, who died in 1987 at age 58, would probably flip for internet microcelebrities on sites like YouTube, which affirms his “15 minutes of fame” theory.

To commemorate Warhol’s 83rd birthday this past Saturday, artist Edgar Askelovic created a sculpture that imagines what he would have looked like had he lived to see 2011.