The only blog about animals (taxidermied), ice cream, illustrations, creepiness, Oprah Winfrey, and Mary-Kate Olsen. I have a pretty broad spectrum of interests, but there are very specific themes that string together what appeals to me, creatively. Real things that look fake. Fake things that look real. Real fake things. Fake real things. Whimsy.
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Golden Girls - Ricky Kwong
#4 in my series. I was excited to see what the combination of cutesy baby dolls + old ladies would look, and I’m happy to say…just as I expected. And I apologize, Bea Arthur, I just couldn’t resist making you comically giant.
Sadak S/S 11 collection, photographed by Daniel Bolliger.
Behind label SADAK is Serbian indie fashion designer Sasa Kovacevic, whose S/S 2011 collection narrates of a micro-nation called “Ex-land”, an imaginary state where contrasting inspirations merge.
German photographer Daniel Bolliger shoots and handles post-production, capturing this lively collection and its textural ambiguities, shapes and dynamic cultural references rooted in a precise historical time but reinterpreted to a present day “Ex-land”.
Walter Potter (1835-1918) brought whimsy to taxidermy by anthropomorphizing his subjects in everyday (human) activities.
A bizarre collection of stuffed animals that was broken up and sold around the world seven years ago has been reassembled for a one-off exhibition. The eccentric works of Victorian taxidermist Walter Potter, in which stuffed animals mimic human life, were sold for more than £500,000 in 2003.
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The Argentinean, multi-talented Juan Gatti is generally known as a commercial photographer and graphic designer, often collaborating with film director Pedro Almodovar. His lesser known work includes anatomy drawings of human body in combination with the taxonomy of plants and of exotic animals.
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Jean Francois Fourtou plays with scale and proportions in his series “My House.” No digital manipulation was used in these photographs.
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Full House - Ricky Kwong.
Another set in my series. I love Full House - without that show the world would be deprived of the great Mary-Kate today.
“From Enchantment to Down,” photography series by Thomas Czarnecki. No happily ever after for these Disney princesses.
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It’s been a while since we had a truly glorious Steven Meisel satire for a Vogue Italia cover editorial. In the past, the famous photographer has set his sights on celebrity rehab centers and extreme plastic surgery, but lately he’s delivered more covers inspired by old movies and the 90s. Which is fine, but sometimes fashion likes a giggle. For January 2012, Meisel and Vogue Italia deliver for your consideration an editorial that looks like stills from a home shopping TV show.
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Oprah Winfrey said the first students to graduate from her academy for underprivileged South African girls were “free to soar,” during a graduation speech Saturday.
Sculptures by Jim Hodges.
Using manipulated, mirror-like elements — inspired by his recent trip to India — Hodges features a greater focus on color, saturation and performance. His artwork creates a space for introspection, investigating notions of time, movement, and imagination. Employing organic shapes and synthetic materials, Hodges’ sculptures exemplify the importance of cross-disciplinary creation and analysis.
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I must see these hyper-real Ron Mueck sculptures at some point in my lifetime.
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The work of Fab Ciraolo makes it immediately clear that the Chilean-born illustrator has a very interesting outlook on this world. His pieces combine re-imagined elements of nostalgic popular culture with fantastical sci-fi standards and beautiful space-like atmospheres. Incorporating classic cartoon characters, fairy tale favorites and edgy popular icons, Ciraolo constructs compelling and enchanting artwork that stirs up whimsical feelings for the past while keeping one foot forward.
Full interview at the source.
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