Friday, March 19, 2010

Hyperrealistic Sculptures by Jamie Salmon (6 pics)

via Amy Wong's Posts - My Modern Metropolis by Amy Wong on 3/19/10

Don't be fool, realistic as he is, he is not real.
" I like to use the human form as a way of exploring the nature of what we consider to be "real" and how we react when our visual perceptions of this reality are challenged. In our modern society we have become obsessed with our outward appearance, and now with modern technology we are able to alter this in almost anyway we desire. How does this outward change affect us and how we are perceived by others? " - Jamie Salmon.

Jamie Salmon is a British born, Vancouver resident, contemporary sculptor. He specialises in photorealistic sculpture, utilizing materials such as silicone rubber, fibre glass, acrylic and human hair. The themes of Salmons works are varied.

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'Stoner Culture' Will Ruin Medical Marijuana [Drug Wars]

via Gawker by Jeff Neumann on 3/19/10

A Denver attorney is taking on irresponsible weed growers who are making respectable "pot professionals" look bad, by using names like "Green Crack" for their homegrown strains, and for loving tie-dyed posters. More »

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Bald Artist Uses His Head as a Canvas

via Damn Cool Pics by noreply@blogger.com (Damn Cool Pics) on 3/18/10

A guy named Philip Levine was going bald, so he started to use his head as a canvas for art.

Notes about Philip Levine (from bio):

London born Philip started using his head as a canvas for creativity back in 2006 when he began to go bald. He did not want to conform to shaving his head like everyone else so started using it as an art form to express. Philip’s head designs are now becoming iconic within London’s fashion and art scenes where people strive to be original. As a tastemaker he is now gaining recognition with sites including Trend Hunter and NotCot. His designs are also reaching abroad including Japan and China, and he is leading the way to becoming an original expression of creativity in the 21st century in what is becoming known as the ‘Head Art’ scene.

Philip teams up with professional body painter Kat Sinclair, continuously creating a wealth of designs that have ranged from his 1000-Swarovski crystal head piece to homages of such artists as Roy Lichtenstein and Hokusai painted on his head. Philip caught the attention of Mehron, the largest cosmetics suppliers in America who have gone onto sponsor him.

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Bizarre art by Peter Gronquist. Nothin’ but class (21 Photos)

 

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