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Photographer Imagines What the Models of Abstract Paintings Looked Like

Photographer Imagines What the Models of Abstract Paintings Looked Like painting humor art history

In her Real Life Models series 19-year-old Hungarian photographer Flora Borsi imagines what the models of contorted and skewed abstract paintings must have looked like if they were distorted in real life. Through some pretty hilarious photo manipulation Borsi examines the models for paintings by Kees van Dongen, Rudolf Hausner, and Picasso among others. The series is somewhat similar to photographer Eugenio Recuenco who re-imagined Picasso’s paintings as modern day fashion models. Several of Borsi’s works are now available as prints over on Saatchi Online.

The Centrifuge Brain Project: A Documentary About Impossible Amusement Rides

The Centrifuge Brain Project: A Documentary About Impossible Amusement Rides roller coasters humor documentary

In this brilliantly fun mockumentary from German filmmaker Till Nowak, a man named Dr. Nick Laslowicz from the Institue for Centrifugal Research (ICR) recounts his “achievements in the realms of brain manipulation, excessive G-Force and prenatal simulations,” stating unequivocally that “gravity is a mistake.” What follows is a series of increasingly terrifying and equally absurd roller coasters that fling passengers into the sky in an attempt to theoretically improve their cognitive function. Pulling no stops, the fictional ICR has a fully active Facebook page and website, though in reality the film has won numerous awards in screenings around the world in the last year. (via the creators project, swissmiss)

By Christopher on February 4, 2013 • documentary humor roller coasters

Tom Frantzen

Tom Frantzen sculpture metal humor body

New to me, this great sculpture by Tom Frantzen in Brussels, Belgium. The piece was actually completed in 1985 outside the Communauté Française building and depicts a young man emerging from the sewer to grab the leg of a police officer. (via inspire me now, top photo via anselmo cardoso de sousa sousa)

By Christopher on November 30, 2011 • body humor metal sculpture

Googly-Eyed Street Art

Googly Eyed Street Art street art sculpture installation humor

These anthropomorphic urban objects by German artist Timm Schneider have been making the rounds everywhere the last day or so but I can’t pass them up. With little more than a marker and sets of styrofoam balls Schneider turns trash cans, coffee cups, and street posts into goofy cartoon faces. If you liked this also check out the work of Scott Beseler who does the same thing with mannequin arms. (via flavorwire, ignant)

By Christopher on November 30, 2011 • humor installation sculpture street art

Glow-In-The-Dark Day and Night Poster Reveals Crime, Sex, Guns and Zombies

Glow In The Dark Day and Night Poster Reveals Crime, Sex, Guns and Zombies zombies posters and prints kids humor city apocalypse

Jason Dean’s (previously) latest print appears to depict a quaint little town, but flip out the lights and a slick glow-in-the-dark treatment reveals a city crawling with criminals, arsonists, prostitutes and, yes, zombies. This is a hand-pulled 9-color screen print including two different layers of phosphorescent inks printed on 100 lb. white stock, signed and numbered in an edition of only 60. See more images and pick one up for yourself here. (thnx, jason!)

By Christopher on October 11, 2011 • apocalypse city humor kids posters and prints zombies

Photos of Really, Really Scared People

Photos of Really, Really Scared People humor haunted house Halloween advertising

The Nightmares Fear Factory in Niagara Falls, Canada struck viral advertising gold with their online photo gallery of people at the peak of absolute terror. There are literally hundreds of photos like this, family and friends tackling their loved ones, desperate screams, unbridled fear the moment they encounter some unspeakable ghoul in the depths of this haunted house. It’s the most hilarious thing I’ve ever seen. I actually think there’s art here somewhere. An enterprising gallery curator might make enormous prints of these. I’d be there opening night. (via metafilter)

By Christopher on October 6, 2011 • advertising Halloween haunted house humor

The superhero in me is tired

A great image by Manchester-based photographer Rosie Hardy who has a killer photostream.

By Christopher on August 14, 2011 • comics humor tableau

Michael Jackson vs Mr. Bean

Michael Jackson vs Mr. Bean video art stop motion humor dance animation

A new stop motion short from Montreal-based Pascal Blais Studio. This appears to be some sort of self-promotional piece that just appeared on their Vimeo channel without explanation, however I sense the potential for many more of these. Directed by Patrick Boivin from Woolf + Lapin. (via laughing squid)