Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Sneak Peak...



Being a fan of most things hotel/motel related, neon signs like the one above usually grab my attention--- throw in some noir and I'm hooked. This performance piece in London looks pretty cool- see a preview video here.

Friday, June 25, 2010

Wayne's World...







Ed Ruscha collides with kitsch in these evocative and surreal paintings by Wayne White. More here.

Friday, June 18, 2010

Lil Elvis...


I created a new blog to use as a place to post my ongoing series of  illustrations called Lil Elvis and his Bad Hair. Have a look.

Thursday, June 17, 2010

Blast Off...




Space age concept cars via Design Float. 

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Friendly Circuits...







A great archive of actual and toy robots can be found here.

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

A Splice of Life...




Splicing together vintage photos, including many that appear to have come from old textbooks , artist Jason Burch creates some intriguing and surreal environments. More pics here.

Friday, May 28, 2010

Moonlight Motel...





I really like these images from the series "Love Motel" by photographer Baldomero Fernandez. They beautifully portray the mix of kitsch and exoticism that makes retro motels so intriguing. Click here to see more of his incredible work.

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Reconfigured Treasures...








 The Age of Mackerels series from The Worlds Best Loved Art Treasures features charming and bizarre mash-ups of those classic kitsch porcelain figures found on nic- nac shelves the world over. See more of this great "collection of reconfigured cultural debris" here.