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. var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-25203104-1’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })();Tumblr (3.0; @kingkwongkweenkwong)http://rickykwong.com/<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lywqz9lV1x1qbsnc3o1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> Wonka - Ricky Kwong<br/><br/> <img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lywqz9lV1x1qbsnc3o2_400.gif"/><br/> Willy Wonka - Ricky Kwong<br/><br/> <img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lywqz9lV1x1qbsnc3o8_400.gif"/><br/> Oompa Loompa - Ricky Kwong<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lywqz9lV1x1qbsnc3o3_400.gif"/><br/> Augustus Gloop - Ricky Kwong<br/><br/> <img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lywqz9lV1x1qbsnc3o4_400.gif"/><br/> Charlie Bucket - Ricky Kwong<br/><br/> <img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lywqz9lV1x1qbsnc3o5_400.gif"/><br/> Mike Teavee - Ricky Kwong<br/><br/> <img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lywqz9lV1x1qbsnc3o6_400.gif"/><br/> Veruca Salt - Ricky Kwong<br/><br/> <img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lywqz9lV1x1qbsnc3o7_400.gif"/><br/> Violet Beauregarde - Ricky Kwong<br/><br/> <img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lywqz9lV1x1qbsnc3o11_r1_400.gif"/><br/> Bloated Violet - Ricky Kwong<br/><br/> <p>Wonka - Ricky Kwong</p> <p>#7 of my <a href="http://rickykwong.com/tagged/ricky-kwong-doll-series" target="_blank">series</a>. One of my favorite movies growing up, and one that I still love. “Pure Imagination” is on my ipod. The boat scene seems to scare a lot of people, but I’ve always liked it, even as a kid (not surprising).</p> <p>Available on <a href="http://society6.com/rickyk" target="_blank">Society6</a>.</p>http://rickykwong.com/post/17782686509http://rickykwong.com/post/17782686509Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:30:05 -0800ricky kwong doll seriesricky kwongmy artwilly wonkacharlie and the chocolate factoryillustrationcaricaturespop culturenostalgiawonkaoompa loompa<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzbfx0Ln7L1qbsnc3o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzbfx0Ln7L1qbsnc3o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzbfx0Ln7L1qbsnc3o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzbfx0Ln7L1qbsnc3o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Morbid Accessories by <a href="http://www.juliadeville.com/" target="_blank">Julia Deville</a>.</p>http://rickykwong.com/post/17726783879http://rickykwong.com/post/17726783879Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:31:06 -0800julia devilletaxidermymorbid accessories<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzbfs0Q68y1qbsnc3o1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzbfs0Q68y1qbsnc3o2_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzbfs0Q68y1qbsnc3o3_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://brokendimanche.eu/" target="_blank">Wordpharmacy</a> by Morten Søndergaard</p>http://rickykwong.com/post/17672540231http://rickykwong.com/post/17672540231Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:31:05 -0800word pharmacypackage designinstallationtypographybroken dimanche press<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzbf7pzLvn1qbsnc3o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzbf7pzLvn1qbsnc3o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzbf7pzLvn1qbsnc3o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://fashematics.com/" target="_blank">Fashematics</a>. Fashion + Mathematics. These are hilarious - what do you see? Tons more at the source.</p>http://rickykwong.com/post/17620698944http://rickykwong.com/post/17620698944Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:30:05 -0800fashematicsfashion<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz9whu4Jpx1qbsnc3o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz9whu4Jpx1qbsnc3o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz9whu4Jpx1qbsnc3o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz9whu4Jpx1qbsnc3o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz9whu4Jpx1qbsnc3o5_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Barbie Trashes Her Dreamhouse - by <a href="http://www.carriembecker.me/" target="_blank">Carrie M. Becker</a>. Hoarder!</p>http://rickykwong.com/post/17568086058http://rickykwong.com/post/17568086058Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:36:00 -0800hoardersbarbietoysminiaturedoll housedream housecarrie m beckerphotography<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly8oviPh3O1qbsnc3o1_r1_500.gif"/><br/> Selena + Yolanda Saldivar<br/><br/> <img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly8oviPh3O1qbsnc3o2_r1_500.gif"/><br/> Selena<br/><br/> <img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly8oviPh3O1qbsnc3o3_r1_500.gif"/><br/> Selena Killer<br/><br/> <p>Selena & Selena Killer - Ricky Kwong</p> <p>#6 in my <a href="http://rickykwong.com/tagged/ricky-kwong-doll-series" target="_blank">series</a>. A Valentine’s special…I do not understand why I have a strange affinity for Selena and Selena Killer…this minor obsession has sustained itself for well over five years, I don’t think it’s just a phase.</p> <p>Anyway, Selena Killer has never looked so cute. Bitch.</p>http://rickykwong.com/post/17386751530http://rickykwong.com/post/17386751530Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:31:05 -0800caricaturescartoonillustrationmy artricky kwongselenaselena killeryolanda saldivarricky kwong doll series<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lywm4k8uTK1qbsnc3o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lywm4k8uTK1qbsnc3o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lywm4k8uTK1qbsnc3o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lywm4k8uTK1qbsnc3o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>“Plastic Loving” by Benjamin Deroche. I know they’re just dolls, but this is awkward.</p>http://rickykwong.com/post/17333721476http://rickykwong.com/post/17333721476Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:31:06 -0800benjamin derochedollsbaby dollsphotography<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyp9yq19AM1qbsnc3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I’ll be going to Thailand soon, and my co-worker Ray whipped this up - with full color shading and everything! He captured my body REALLY accurately. </p> <p>This is not the first drawing of me by Ray, check out some of the others <a href="http://rickykwong.com/tagged/sketches%20of%20me%20by%20other%20people" target="_blank">here</a>. Thanks, Ray!</p>http://rickykwong.com/post/17279740475http://rickykwong.com/post/17279740475Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:30:06 -0800sketches of me by other people<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lywlslgQjo1qbsnc3o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lywlslgQjo1qbsnc3o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lywlslgQjo1qbsnc3o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lywlslgQjo1qbsnc3o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><blockquote> <p>‘Celebrated and self-trained, Tampa Bay-based taxidermy artist <strong>Juan Cabana</strong> has been delighting and disturbing audiences with his strange, lifeless life-forms since 2001. Mermaids are his special fascination, but he presents many variations on this theme. Among the other sinister sea monsters conceived in his workshop: a Cyclops known as ‘Omi’; a massive mammalian-jawed monstrosity, ’Stranded’; a skull-faced manfish called ‘Nereus’; and a winged sea faerie, ‘Oceanic Pixy’.’ <strong><a href="http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/featured/life-after-death-taxidermy-most-macabre-creations/17697" target="new">Continue reading…</a></strong></p> </blockquote>http://rickykwong.com/post/17225379581http://rickykwong.com/post/17225379581Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:30:05 -0800juan cabanasea creaturestaxidermycreepymonstersmermaiddecay<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz0gs9RYlR1qbsnc3o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Concept sketch of Lady Gaga’s new touring stage. I’m not an insane die hard Lady Gaga fan, but I do respect her work and this is no exception. Imagine the things they could do on this thing! Excited.</p>http://rickykwong.com/post/17201220471http://rickykwong.com/post/17201220471Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:00:08 -0800lady gagaset designstagetour<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyy9viBTSC1qbsnc3o1_r1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p>I have started a store on <a href="http://society6.com/rickyk" target="_blank">Society6</a> - my <a href="http://rickykwong.com/tagged/ricky-kwong-doll-series" target="_blank">baby doll series</a> (and other past and upcoming art) can be purchased as prints, stretched canvases, laptop skins, and iPhone covers. Check it out and pass along!</p> <p>My <a href="http://society6.com/rickyk" target="_blank">store</a>.</p>http://rickykwong.com/post/17170016626http://rickykwong.com/post/17170016626Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:33:06 -0800ricky kwongsociety6<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly880l3Lve1qbsnc3o1_500.gif"/><br/> Summer Heights High - Ricky Kwong<br/><br/> <img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly880l3Lve1qbsnc3o2_500.gif"/><br/> Ja'mie King - Ricky Kwong<br/><br/> <img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly880l3Lve1qbsnc3o3_500.gif"/><br/> Jonah Takalua - Ricky Kwong<br/><br/> <img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly880l3Lve1qbsnc3o4_500.gif"/><br/> Mr. G & Celine - Ricky Kwong<br/><br/> <p>Summer Heights High - Ricky Kwong.</p> <p>It’s Friday, so time for a new release in my <a href="http://rickykwong.com/tagged/ricky-kwong-doll-series" target="_blank">series</a>. Here is #5, Summer Heights High. Maybe a bit more obscure than my previous sets, but those who know of it seem to be die hard cult followers. It was fun to do this group; because just like the show, all three characters actually have the exact same face.</p>http://rickykwong.com/post/16991268765http://rickykwong.com/post/16991268765Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:36:00 -0800caricaturescartoonillustrationja'mie kingjonah takaluamr. gmy artpop culturericky kwongricky kwong doll seriessummer heights hightvchris lilley<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyn8ilBGgI1qbsnc3o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyn8ilBGgI1qbsnc3o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyn8ilBGgI1qbsnc3o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyn8ilBGgI1qbsnc3o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyn8ilBGgI1qbsnc3o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyn8ilBGgI1qbsnc3o6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://redballproject.com/about" target="_blank">Kurt Perschke’s RedBall Project</a> is so simple and so effective.</p> <p>Artist’s Statement:</p> <blockquote> <p>Through the RedBall Project I utilize my opportunity as an artist to be a catalyst for new encounters within the everyday. Through the magnetic, playful, and charismatic nature of the RedBall the work is able to access the imagination embedded in all of us. On the surface, the experience seems to be about the ball itself as an object, but the true power of the project is what it can create for those who experience it. It opens a doorway to imagine what if? As RedBall travels around the world people approach me on the street with excited suggestions about where to put it in their city. In that moment the person is not a spectator but a participant in the act of imagination. I have witnessed it across continents, diverse age spans, cultures, and languages, always issuing an invitation. That invitation to engage, to collectively imagine, is the true essence of the RedBall Project. The larger arc of the project is how each city responds to that invitation and, over time, what the developing story reveals about our individual and cultural imagination.</p> <p>- Kurt Perschke</p> </blockquote>http://rickykwong.com/post/16936548365http://rickykwong.com/post/16936548365Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:38:05 -0800whimsypublic artstreet artinstallationkurt perschkeredball project<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyn896L0w61qbsnc3o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyn896L0w61qbsnc3o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyn896L0w61qbsnc3o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyn896L0w61qbsnc3o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>I’ve been known to create a fake cake every once in a while (following Amy Sedaris’ recipe), but those are nothing compared to <a href="http://www.mshove.com/cakeland/index.htm" target="_blank">Scott Hove’s </a>Cakeland. One day when I have my mansion I may commission him to create a cake room for me.</p> <blockquote> <p>Cakeland is a series of sculptures and installations resembling perfect delicious cakes— wall mounted, hanging and standing— and walk-through cake environments complete with their own lighting.</p> </blockquote>http://rickykwong.com/post/16880730410http://rickykwong.com/post/16880730410Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:35:05 -0800scott hovecakecake landfake foodinstallationteethdollswhimsycreepy<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyn7x1UOtG1qbsnc3o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyn7x1UOtG1qbsnc3o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyn7x1UOtG1qbsnc3o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyn7x1UOtG1qbsnc3o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyn7x1UOtG1qbsnc3o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyn7x1UOtG1qbsnc3o6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyn7x1UOtG1qbsnc3o7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Rashad Alakbarov creates unexpected images using shadows of everyday objects.</p>http://rickykwong.com/post/16835337918http://rickykwong.com/post/16835337918Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:39:05 -0800rashad alakbarovshadowinstallationperceptiontromp l'oeilobjects<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lylnc9Mg4n1qbsnc3o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lylnc9Mg4n1qbsnc3o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lylnc9Mg4n1qbsnc3o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lylnc9Mg4n1qbsnc3o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lylnc9Mg4n1qbsnc3o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lylnc9Mg4n1qbsnc3o6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>“Abnormal Beauty” by <a href="http://www.barricadethestreet.com/gallery/abnormal_beauty_white/" target="_blank">Steve Poxson</a>. Photographs (or scans?) of insects create a beautifully clean pattern. More at the artist’s site, including one of mice that I really like.</p>http://rickykwong.com/post/16778038948http://rickykwong.com/post/16778038948Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:36:05 -0800patternsnatureinsectsbugsphotographysteve poxson<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxvlxieJFy1qbsnc3o1_500.gif"/><br/> Golden Girls - Ricky Kwong<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxvlxieJFy1qbsnc3o2_500.gif"/><br/> Blanche<br/><br/> <img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxvlxieJFy1qbsnc3o3_500.gif"/><br/> Sophia<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxvlxieJFy1qbsnc3o4_500.gif"/><br/> Dorothy<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxvlxieJFy1qbsnc3o5_500.gif"/><br/> Rose<br/><br/> <p>Golden Girls - Ricky Kwong</p> <p>#4 in my <a href="http://rickykwong.com/tagged/ricky-kwong-doll-series" target="_blank">series</a>. I was excited to see what the combination of cutesy baby dolls + old ladies would look like, and I’m happy to say…just as I expected. And I apologize, Bea Arthur, I just couldn’t resist making you comically giant.</p>http://rickykwong.com/post/16595779734http://rickykwong.com/post/16595779734Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:35:00 -0800golden girlsricky kwongillustrationnostalgiacaricaturescartoonbetty whitebea arthurmy artricky kwong doll series<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyagg2yGgD1qbsnc3o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyagg2yGgD1qbsnc3o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyagg2yGgD1qbsnc3o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyagg2yGgD1qbsnc3o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyagg2yGgD1qbsnc3o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyagg2yGgD1qbsnc3o6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://sadak.de/sadakhome.html" target="_blank">Sadak</a> S/S 11 collection, photographed by <a href="http://www.danielbolliger.com/index.php?/projects/i-am-a-good-socialist/" target="_blank">Daniel Bolliger</a>.</p> <blockquote> <p>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.</p> <p>German photographer <a href="http://www.lanciatrendvisions.com/it/423/mystical-revolution-di-fashionslave" target="_blank">Daniel Bolliger</a> 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”.</p> </blockquote>http://rickykwong.com/post/16538783245http://rickykwong.com/post/16538783245Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:38:06 -0800Sasa Kovacevicfashionfashion photographyphotographysadakdaniel bolliger<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly84moF7nf1qbsnc3o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly84moF7nf1qbsnc3o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly84moF7nf1qbsnc3o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly84moF7nf1qbsnc3o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly84moF7nf1qbsnc3o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Walter Potter (1835-1918) brought whimsy to taxidermy by anthropomorphizing his subjects in everyday (human) activities.</p> <blockquote> <p>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.</p> </blockquote>http://rickykwong.com/post/16481487912http://rickykwong.com/post/16481487912Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:38:05 -0800animalstaxidermyanthropomorphicmuseum of curiositieswhimsy<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly83z6qARj1qbsnc3o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly83z6qARj1qbsnc3o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly83z6qARj1qbsnc3o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly83z6qARj1qbsnc3o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><blockquote> <p>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.</p> </blockquote>http://rickykwong.com/post/16424384283http://rickykwong.com/post/16424384283Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:38:06 -0800juan gattiillustrationnaturesciencenatural sciencesanatomycollagethe skin i live inpedro almodovar