Art as Life/Life as Art

No matter what you may believe personally, it isn't hard to imagine that there is a higher power than ourselves somewhere out there; some god that's had a hand in the creation of the planet and the lives that inhabit it. This original Creator is the ultimate creator. Isn't it true that, (at certain points in their career,) all artists attempt to create something lifelike, something that comes close to measuring up to the ideal? Even the more abstract mediums start with reality and strip away aspects of it piece by piece. Truly the master of all forms, this post takes a look at some of our Creator's passing projects...

Sculpture

Any material can be played with, it all comes down to composition...

Often hidden, treasures lurk in the most unlikely of places...

Stone isn't the only usable resource, some materials are a little more temporary...

And some pieces are gone in the blink of an eye, often made more beautiful due to their brevity...

While others will outlast a millennia...

Crafted inch by inch to reach an epic scale...

Of course, some crafts are more complex despite being only a few inches to begin with...

But there is no sculpture more complex than the reasoning man; no art greater than life...

Insomniac's Rules

 

Fight sleep,

Rally against the tyranny of the brain,

With its constant demands and looming threats;

We don't negotiate with terrorists.

Fight sleep,

Dreams impede the progress of your dreams,

Lucidity is overrated,

Health is overrated,

Save rest for the dead.

5 Awesomely Absurd Comic Covers

With these covers populating the rack it becomes harder to blame the older generation for their preconceptions about comics. It seems that most of the stuff before the late 70's was insane. Imagine seeing some of these issues today.

I guess there is nothing scarier to white society than an enormous black man with an interesting taste in costumes and a need to ventilate his stomach.

First of all the very concept of Christian recruiting comics is hilarious, especially one that involves the smuggling of bibles. Secondly, the boy is asking God to purposely blind people, (those people being Russians that look Japanese?) 

Everybody knows there's nothing more heroic than killing animals, especially when that animal is the dreaded Snowy Cat Panda.

Apparently saying the magic words makes your crotch disappear. Notice that it's only men that are terrified.

And finally a comic so full of awesome I would pay quadruple the price (40 cents) to read it today. Going by its cover it involves cowboys fighting nazis and it stars Spurs Jackson and his gay boxing vigilantes. I'm not quite sure where space comes into play though.

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A provocative piece by multi-media artist Dave McKean, whose haunting, otherworldly art has inspired me for a long time. I believe it's called Blood Of A Poet. 

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...And you thought an iceberg was to blame.

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And you thought locusts were a nuisance before.

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Who knew that Monty Python's black knight was a fan of Japanese war commanders?

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Really rich colors on this beautiful photo of Mont Saint-Michel. Click on the photo for all of the great details.

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The unsung heroes of The Last Supper

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When robots take over the Earth I wouldn't mind serving under this guy.

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I don't know about you but I'd probably drink this. The taste might be a little iffy but at least I'd be sure to get my caffeine fix.

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Can you guess what this cool looking, steampunk-styled contraption is? Take a peek in the comments section for the answer.

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Introducing the kiwi mouse. It looks disturbingly delicious.

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This is a piece from the talented enigma, Banksy. (If you don't already know about this subversive graffiti artist do yourself a favor and Google his name and artwork.) I believe this take on the dove of peace was tagged in Bethlehem.

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In memory of one of my favorite Pistons in a long time. I don't think I can root for him wearing that Boston green but in my mind (and my heart) he'll always be wearing the red, white, and blue.

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An interesting painting of one of my power/totem animals, the composition is brilliant. Unsure of the artist.