Link roundup

1. The five finalists in the Bioshock Infinite t-shirt design contest.

2. "Use seawater or vinegar to treat jellyfish stings, not urine."

3. "Artist EVOL Installs Miniature City Underneath Grassy Field."

4. Jess Nevins's Annotations to League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Volume III Chapter Two, a.k.a. Century: 1969 (10% off at TFAW).

Shattering Door (link roundup)

Lots of mindbending art on display in Leandro Erlich's portfolio, including a shattering door, dry pool, and hell of mirrors. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Ceramic squirrel by Amanda Visell.

2. New Werewolf toy by Melita Curphy and Patch Together.

3. A Colossus from Shadow of the Colossus as a Spore Creature.

*Previously: Lego werewolf.

*Buy Amanda Visell toys at eBay.

New work by Benjamin Verdonck

Just received this email:

The Belgian artist Benjamin Verdonck, known from the giant 'Nest' he built against appartments in Rotterdam, Brussels and Birmingham, has a new work, called KALENDER. A year long he will perform all kinds of actions in public space in the city of Antwerp.

We've put- for instance- a huge apple and egg on the Royal Museum of Fine Arts, emptied some billboards near a station, invited hundreds of people to come and dance with us unexpectedly in the former City Party Hall, put a pink ball on the head of a statue of king Leopold I, built an installation which looked like a gigantic dead bird (and all people believed it was an escaped ostrich), built a house made by junks meant for junks, etc etc.

Great work:






















Here's the project's official site.

*Previously: Royal de Luxe's giant steampunk creations.

*Buy books featuring street art at Amazon.

New work by Benjamin Verdonck

Just received this email:

The Belgian artist Benjamin Verdonck, known from the giant 'Nest' he built against appartments in Rotterdam, Brussels and Birmingham, has a new work, called KALENDER. A year long he will perform all kinds of actions in public space in the city of Antwerp.

We've put- for instance- a huge apple and egg on the Royal Museum of Fine Arts, emptied some billboards near a station, invited hundreds of people to come and dance with us unexpectedly in the former City Party Hall, put a pink ball on the head of a statue of king Leopold I, built an installation which looked like a gigantic dead bird (and all people believed it was an escaped ostrich), built a house made by junks meant for junks, etc etc.

Great work:






















Here's the project's official site.

*Previously: Royal de Luxe's giant steampunk creations.

*Buy books featuring street art at Amazon.

Professor Mindlock

Professor Mindlock by Kareem Thompson (posted years ago, but new to me). High-res version at the link.

*Previously: Lacuna Inc. t-shirt.

*Learn hypnotism with these books at Amazon.

823KEYPROJECT

The plan is to sell 823 vintage skeleton key/necklaces and then use the proceeds to fund an artist. And then start selling another 823 and so on until 26 artists have received grants. You can buy a key here. Or go here to find out how to apply for a grant.

*Previously: Mustache key rack.

*Buy skeleton keys at eBay.

Misplaced door (link roundup)

Misplaced door, and conveniently placed chair found here.

And a few more links:

1. Liem Le won the Yo Gabba Gabba Plex and has already been contacted.

2. Most disturbing image of a baby bottle ever?

3. Beautiful images of striped icebergs.

4. Now this is how you start a blog post: "So this weekend was chock full of skating. Primarily for my wife. She’s joining (or trying out for at least) The Steel City Derby Demons, Pittsburgh’s elite Roller Derby team."

*Previously: Minnesota Roller Girl merchandise.

*Buy "Pimp: The Story of My Life" by Iceberg Slim at Amazon.

Giant Tetris Blocks

As part of an art show called "Live Lanes - By George!," Gaffa Gallery has filled a street in Australia with giant falling Tetris pieces. More photos here. Via these sites.

*Previously: Tetris bracelet.

*Buy a Tetris watch at eBay.

GigPosters pinup calendar

You can see art from the upcoming GigPosters 2009 pinup calendar here (cartoony nudity). Pictured is March, by Jesse Phillips.

*Previously: The lovely mistresses of George W. Bush pin-up calendar.

*Buy books featuring pin-up girl art at Amazon.

Classic Japanese art given a modern twist

This is "Heaven and Hell Series III" by Moira Han, currently on display at Gallery 1998 in San Francisco.

There are prints on sale in her webstore including:


"Ukiyo-e Re-Mix Series/ Besieged."

*Previously: Doraemon paper toy.

*Buy Doraemon toys at eBay.

Part Victorian robot, part CCTV camera and part Cyclops

This cyclopean sculpture is by Wayne Chisnall and will be on display next week at the Ada Street Gallery in London.

Wayne also recently created a series of postcards featuring what can best be described as Spider-Man bananas. For example:



The postcards were on display at the Royal College of Art's RCA secret show. You can see a gallery of the postcards here. Via.

*Previously: Cyclops denies being a sissy.

*Buy cyclops toys at eBay.

Fabulous birdhouses by Evan and Robert Harris

The Grass Hut in Oregon is currently showing artwork by father and son team Robert and Evan Harris. Here's some birdhouses they created:





The birdhouses and several other creations are on sale here. And here are two interviews with Evan Harris. Via.

*Buy birdhouses at eBay.

Gallery of photos from Michelle Valigura's Creation Mutation show

Go here to see a gallery of photos from Michelle Valigura's Creation Mutation show. Lots of adorable two-headed animals.

*Previously: Valigura's plush robot.

*Buy "Plush You!: Lovable Misfit Toys to Sew and Stuff" at Amazon.

1800 Tequila's Essential Artists Campaign

Here's the perfect gift to get your artist friend - - a limited edition bottle of tequila. 1800 Tequila hired several artists to create artwork for limited edition bottles (links are to the artist's personal site):




Urban Medium.





Jeremy Bacharach.




Hannah Stouffer.



Jorge Alderete.



Chris Dean.




Will Chambers.



Glenn Barr.




Dosa Kim.




Joshua Ellingson.

Go here to see a list of participating stores (all in the USA). And visit the official site to create your own design. You could win $10,000. There are also a few 1800 Tequila bottle on sale at eBay.

*Previously: Artistic beer bottles from Beck's.

Snowman preservation suit

Snowman by Dave Pryor. You can buy his book, Inner Workings, here.

*Previously: Mr. Freeze Lego figure.

*Buy Mr. Freeze toys at eBay.

Rosemary Travale's villain paintings now on sale

I've previously mentioned Rosemary Travale's villain paintings. She's put them all on sale - - $20 each, shipping included.

*Previously: Download some free skull book covers, courtesy of Travale.

*Buy Skeletor toys at eBay.