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Is the Chinese Government a Voyeur? Ai Weiwei Still Fighting the Good Fight!

My respect for Chinese Artist, and social justice icon, Ai Weiwei just continues to grow. His newest project continues to push at the Chinese government’s power over it’s people. (CBS News) BEIJING –...

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The Google Art Project: Bringing the World’s Art to You!

Goggle has done a lot of things right. They’ve even done a few things wrong. But their new large scale project the Google Art Project is absolutely amazing! Currently boasting a collection of over...

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Director of Italian Museum Burning 1000 Artworks in Protest!

Oh those crazy Italians. In a move to shed light on the drastic budget cuts for art, Manfredi is lighting a fire so all can see. The director of the Casoria Contemporary Art Museum in Naples says he is...

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Featured Artist: Jeweler Rachelle Leon!

Artist Rachelle Leon is a high-on-life kinda girl. She’s a passionate woman that throws herself wholeheartedly at everything she does. Whether it’s writing (she has a BFA in Professional Writing),...

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Beautiful Sand Paintings by Joe Magrum | Oddity Central – Collecting Oddities

Read and see more about the awesome work of Joe Magrum Beautiful Sand Paintings by Joe Magrum | Oddity Central – Collecting Oddities.   (This was my first attempt to post using the Press This feature....

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The Beauty of Struggle: The Art of Printmaker Charles Spitzack!

Artist Charles Spitzack is, quite honestly, an amazing guy. When I first met him, I wanted to hate him. He’s only 24 years old, only been doing printmaking for 4 years…and yet he’s currently showing at...

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Support the Arts! Vaudeville Troupe Dark Follies Needs Our Help!

Dark Follies, an award winning vaudeville style variety show, needs your help to back their newest production: Vaudeville on Vacation – June 21 – 23. Their goal is a lowly $2000, this money goes to...

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End of the Line: “Next Stop Atlantic” – The Photographic Genius of Stephen...

Article by: Christina Lazarakis When I first moved to New York, straight out of acting conservatory, I would take the “A” Train up to Washington Heights and get off at 181st Street. By New York City...

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The Queen Extravaganza – Part Tribute, Part Nostalgia and ALL Kick Ass Rock...

The Queen Extravaganza: A truly worthy experience. Last month I previewed and reviewed the Queen Extravaganza for culturemob.com. I was both hopeful and leery. As one of rock’s biggest icons Queen and...

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Stage To Page: Amazing Show ‘Dirt’ To Become A Graphic Novel!

Artist/Actor/Comedian John Morello has paid his dues. He’s spent 15 years working the stage, but his biggest greatest project has been his one man show titled ‘Dirt’. The show, started in 2002, is...

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Russian Dictatorship Actions Continue: Controversial Art Confiscated

Looks like we are going backwards in time, not forwards. Beware artists…you may be next! *shakes head sadly* Thursday, August 29, 2013 By: Marina Koreneva @artdaily.org SAINT PETERSBURG (AFP).- Russian...

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Embracing Chaos: The Artistic Maelstrom of Calvin Nicholson!

Featured Artist: Today we feature one strange bird. Ok, he’s not actually a bird (I think), but he is strange. But it’s strange in the good way. The artist way. His name is Calvin Nicholson. I met him...

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The Fabulous Cardboard Portraits of Giles Oldershaw!

I found this awesome, stencil-like portrait art by Artist Giles Oldershaw over at one of my favorite websites (and sources of all things odd!) odditycentral.com. Spooky knows how to find some fantastic...

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Artistic Inspiration! The Whiny 0.01 Percent!

In an article in the New York Times yesterday, Paul Krugman wrote an op-ed piece titled Plutocrats Feeling Persecuted. These are the same dicks that crushed our economy with shady dealings, were bailed...

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Seattle Burlesque Bombshell Iva Handfull!

For those of you that don’t know, Seattle is a hotbed for burlesque. Actually, that’s an understatement. Seattle is, quite possibly, one of the top 3 places for burlesque talent in the US. It’s resume...

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Show Us What You Got People! EFJI Halloween Art Contest!

MORTIMER GLUM’S –SHOW ME YOURS AND I’LL SHOW YOU MINE– CONTEST THE RULES: 1) Draw/sketch/scribble your favorite EFJI character. 2) Post the artwork to your Facebook wall. 3) Tag Escape From Jesus...

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Street Art 101: 15 Terms You Should Know!

If you’ve followed this blog for a while, or read enough of my posts, you know I’ve got a soft spot for Street Art. But, I’m also very picky. It has to have some obvious social commentary or redeeming...

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EFJI 1st Annual Halloween Art Contest: The Results Are In!

Originally titled, “MORTIMER GLUM’S –SHOW ME YOURS AND I’LL SHOW YOU MINE– CONTEST” the event quickly took on a life of it’s own. It soon became the EFJI Halloween Art Contest, and the response was...

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Revisit: Love Me Some FIRE! Molotov Art of Russian Artist Radya Timofey!

Fire! Fire! Fire!! Being a slight pyromaniac myself, I couldn’t resist posting about this artist. The 23 year old Russian artist Radya Timofey has quite a collection of street art credited to his name...

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Rare Find: Artist Agnes Martin Interview!

I may not find her artwork visually stimulating, but the thought behind her work, and more importantly the woman herself, are amazingly interesting. Martin has been discussed on his blog before. Guest...

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