92.9 Jack FM -- Playing What We Want » weird art http://929jackfm.com Playing What We Want Tue, 21 May 2013 04:01:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 What if Monsters and Aliens Were Around for Big Moments in US History? http://929jackfm.com/monsters-aliens-us-history/ http://929jackfm.com/monsters-aliens-us-history/#comments Sat, 03 Sep 2011 21:00:38 +0000 Dylan Schenker http://thefw.com/?p=31835 Our country would look pretty different if it weren’t for the defeat of General Frankenstein at Bunker Hill or Metallo the mechanical man’s passages in the Declaration of Independence. At least thats the way these events occur in artist Matthew Buchholz’s ‘Alternate Histories’ poster series.

]]> http://929jackfm.com/monsters-aliens-us-history/feed/ 0 Matthew Buchholz Artists Makes Real People Look Like Paintings – And the Effect Is Way Eerie [PICTURES] http://929jackfm.com/artists-makes-real-people-look-like-paintings-and-the-effect-is-way-eerie-pictures/ http://929jackfm.com/artists-makes-real-people-look-like-paintings-and-the-effect-is-way-eerie-pictures/#comments Sat, 13 Aug 2011 10:15:02 +0000 Dylan Schenker http://thefw.com/?p=27729 How would you react if a painting suddenly came to life? Alexa Meade‘s painted people look like works of art but move like humans — making for an eerie sight.

Whereas most artists would just paint their subjects on a canvas, Meade actually turns her subjects INTO the canvas. She creates life-size installations that are shockingly exact in their similarity to actual acrylic paintings. Upon first glance it’s almost impossible to tell that there are real people under all that paint.

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