Spooky Tooth had disbanded by 1976, and Playboy (aka The Men’s Entertainment Magazine) didn’t advertise vegetables. It’s a parody from 2013 by illustrator Cris Shapan, originally posted here.
Tag: art
J.G. Ballard’s Covers
David Pelham was an English artist and graphic designer who came to meet author J. G. Ballard through a mutual friend. Pelham was the art director at Penguin Books between 1968 and 1979 and proposed several graphic artists to design the covers. Ballard insisted he should paint his covers himself.
[Images and story found here, via Everlasting Blört].
Girls in Bubbles
French model Simone in the bubble, Bar du Baguette, Saint Germain en Laye, France. Photo by Melvin Sokolsky, from his Bubble Series, 1963.
“The bubble in the series is made of Plastivew and is composed of two hemispheres with a 1/8-inch crack to allow for breathing room. Then the bubble was hung from a very thin, but strong cable. (It could have also held up a Cadillac.) This was probably one of the easiest shoots I’ve ever done in my life because there were no hair or makeup interruptions. No one could touch her in the bubble, so it was just her and I creating the images.” – Melvin Sokolsky
The Museum of Nancy
The gallery doesn’t exist, but it should.
[Found in my unposted files.]
地獄の黙示録
This Japanese poster for the movie Apocalypse Now (1979) was sold by Heritage Auctions on 22 March 2009 for $1,792.50 USD. The large font translates to Apocalypse of Hell.
[Found here.]
The .Gif Friday Post No. 945 – Rip the Stills, Light the Night & Some Water Music
The Art of Carlos Nine
Carlos Nine (1944-2016) was an Argentine draftsman, painter, graphic artist and sculptor. These images and more can be found here, bio here.
Open 25/7
[AI Mickey D’s found here.]
Bastard Chairs
“The hybrid, vernacular seats seen in Hong Kong’s backstreets and in mainland China are known as ‘Bastard Chairs’. These improvised seats have been assembled and repaired by local residents using whatever materials were available. There are plastic backs grafted onto wooden stools, and metal legs bolted into mismatched frames.
German photojournalist Michael Wolf (1954-2019) spotted them.”
[These (and more) found here.]
Stuff I Do When I’m Bored
Just a pile of random unrelated stuff. Bottom left is a theoretical action movie starring this guy.
Tacky Raccoons 