It has x-height of 3 pixels, it is italic, inspired by old masters and most important – made by hand. picked by suebe 2 months ago

A gallery of twisted princesses.

Now these are princesses I can appreciate. I think Snow White is my fav. picked by ClsCott645 2 months ago

Dressed in little more than their underwear a host of models descended on London's Oxford Street today to launch the new Agent Provocateur bra. picked by Bornbad 2 months ago

At the same time that Shepard Fairey is defending himself against the AP for copyright infringement, the artist's lawyers are sending cease and desist orders to other artists for the same thing. picked by jasontho 2 months ago

An off duty security at the Seattle Art Museum named Amanda Mae was fired when she removed papers museum visitors had put on a work by Yoko Ono. It is a public participation piece entitled, "Painting to Hammer a Nail." After working for about a half hour, the museum's curator came into the gallery and told her to stop. She was fired the following day when she came in to work. The museu... read full post picked by jasontho 2 months ago

How bad is he? See how far you can get through some of these examples of his prose. picked by bernardblack 2 months ago

This digital archive was launched to accompany the 2009 Poe Bicentennial exhibition, “From Out That Shadow: The Life and Legacy of Edgar Allan Poe.” picked by Bornbad 2 months ago

A multimillion-dollar collection of original artwork by famed pop art icon Andy Warhol was stolen last week from a West Los Angeles home, according to police. picked by Bornbad 2 months ago

There will be no book loans, no classes, no programs for seniors or children, no outreach to the community, no more community meetings at library locations. picked by cb__ 2 months ago

Adroit shooters among us were able to realise just such size-shifting exploits – or at least the illusion of having done so. Places around the globe provide backdrops for these fine examples of forced perspective. picked by Bornbad 2 months ago

The 7th Annual San Francisco Altered Barbie Exhibition is a cultural identity show of recycled and reusable Barbie and Ken art that includes performance on all levels! oh so San Francisco! picked by Bornbad 2 months ago

From the dramatic Horsehead Nebula to the mysterious glowing Bow of Orion, a series of unforgettable images have been entered into the Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2009 competition. picked by kakana 2 months ago

Sculptor Antony Gormley has created an astonishing living monument. He is asking the people of the UK to occupy the empty Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square in London, a space normally reserved for statues of Kings and Generals. And sometimes they jump around naked. picked by suebe 2 months ago

Where airships and steam power exist alongside 19th century versions of more modern developments. picked by Bornbad 2 months ago

A blogger from LA wrote a story about how Shepard Fairey has used preventative measures to keep graffiti off his gallery building in LA. Shepard didn't like the story... picked by jasontho 2 months ago

Follow up to this:

The Artist Formerly Known As Dissident

picked by shuallyo 2 months ago

Origami is the Japanese art of creating paper sculptures (normally) without gluing or cutting the paper, as well as using only one piece of paper. This post is about representing the world of Star Wars with Origami sculptures. It is amazing how folded paper can render movements, emotions and even traits of character. picked by iamamaniac 2 months ago

Whether you are moving to MP3s or simply tired of them, there are tons of ways you can reuse your old CDs. picked by iamamaniac 2 months ago

A Russian femme fatale, a crazed tyrant and an assassination that shakes the world...

What a joyous discovery. Decades after it was written on the eve of World War II, a lost Poirot story by Agatha Christie has been found. Today it is published in the Daily Mail for the first time. picked by Bingo 3 months ago

Who among you are not sick and tired of photographic cliches such as HDR images? This is just one of our pet peeves we would like to see done away with. picked by 2manyusernames 3 months ago

Our thoughts on cardboard usually end somewhere around the recycling bin. This artist makes me think you'll never look at cardboard the same way again. picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

If we win this round, they will possibly feature us (the staff behind plime) at Adobe's Max conference in Los Angeles. Please help! picked by jaxomlotus 3 months ago

World Beach Project is a global art project open to anybody, anywhere, building on the experience many of us have had on holiday of making patterns on beaches and shorelines. picked by cb__ 3 months ago

Love is everywhere – the street art featured in this post proves that. It’s all about love: road signs, street names and public notices. picked by iamamaniac 3 months ago

These amazingly detailed celebrity faces may look like sketches but they are in fact carved out of unwanted phone books.

Sculptor Alex Queral, 51, from Philadelphia, has hand-crafted some of the world's most famous faces including President Obama, Jack Nicholson, Bob Dylan and Spartan Kirk Douglas. picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago