In February 1964, four paintings by a previously unknown avant-garde French artist named Pierre Brassau were exhibited at an art show in Göteborg, Sweden. Also at the show were works by artists from England, Denmark, Austria, Italy, and Sweden, but it was the works of the French artist that attracted all the attention.
Art critics, journalists, and students, glasses of wine in hand, silently contemplated Brassau’s creations. Their praise was almost unanimous. Rolf Anderberg of the morning Posten later wrote that most of the works at the show were “ponderous,” but not those of Brassau:
“Pierre Brassau paints with powerful strokes, but also with clear determination. His brush strokes twist with furious fastidiousness. Pierre is an artist who performs with the delicacy of a ballet dancer.” Continue reading “The Artwork Of Pierre Brassau”
Tag: art
Fence Panting
[Found here.]
The Day Gravity Changed
Except for rotating and cropping the image and enhancing the colors, that’s not a photo shop. The original image [below the break] is even more bizarre. Continue reading “The Day Gravity Changed”
The .Gif Friday Post No. 297 – Page Turner, Giraffe Gymnastics & “Did You Catch That?”
P.S. Miami Marlin’s pitcher Jose Fernandez is pretty good at spearing ’em. Here’s another one from July.
The .GIF Friday Post No. 296 – Force Field Feline, Climber Chameleon & FlipBook
How fast can YOU run up the stairs?
[Stairway to WTF found here.]
Fixing A Crappy Sponge-Paint Finish
I’d be embarrassed to show that to anyone, It’s a very lame repetitive sponge-paint finish. and they didn’t even bother to mask the ceiling trim for the background coat.
So how to fix it? You’ll never match the color exactly, let alone the pattern of the splotchbrush. Oh wait! I know! Let’s put something even crappier and more hideous in front of it as a distraction!
[Parental alert: Might disturb little ones. Image below the break.] Continue reading “Fixing A Crappy Sponge-Paint Finish”
Ruben & The Hot Links
Chet Phillips’ flip-face thingy is kinda fun.
This song is awesome. Ruben & The Jets’ first album was produced by Frank Zappa, (and is not the same band or record as the Mothers’ previous album “Cruisin’ With Ruben & The Jets“).
Yay! Woosk is back from a seven-month vacation!
Here’s an interesting collection of historical oddities.
Like early 20th century animation? Tralfaz is a good place to start.
Skybridge
[Click for larger image. Found right-side-up here.]
Graffito Removal Graffito
Earlier this month, British stencil artist DS painted one of his signature characters, an old Hello Kitty spoof he’d long ago dubbed Bad Kitty, on an Islington wall along Essex Road. The next morning, the 28-year-old saw someone buffing the figures and photographed the removal process from across the street. Then DS stenciled the stranger’s portrait in the very same place.
Amusing, but it’s still vandalism of private property, even if you call it “street art.”
[Found here.]













