art inspired by pop culture
above: Can you guess which movies the above vehicles came from? The answer to each is shown in this post
Thanks to Fubiz, I have been introduced to Jesús Prudencio, a graphic artist, web designer and illustrator from Badajoz, currently living in Seville, Spain. A fan of both films and cars, he took it upon himself to create these minimalist posters representing movies by the iconic vehicles within them. (more…)
Sanrio and Pretty Ugly (the company that produces David Horvath’s Uglydolls) have partnered for a co-branded line of collectibles featuring a mash-up of Hello Kitty and Uglydoll characters. (more…)
Better Living Thru Chemistry is a limited edition sculpture series consisting of over-sized glass and mixed media capsule-shaped objects emblazoned with text messages, abbreviations, acronyms…
The Drafthouse Cinemas, a chain of movie theaters that serve food and wine, have occasionally commissioned Silence of The Lambs and Princess Bride Wines which…
A big hit at the Long Beach Guitar Expo and The NAMM 2013 Show was the newly licensed product line from Peavey Electronics® featuring graphics…
Professional graphic designer and illustrator Ayse T. Werner quit her boring job to be able to what she really wanted to do - photography and…
Australian artist Ben Frost is known for his kaleidoscopic Pop Art, mash-up paintings that take inspiration from areas as diverse as graffiti, collage, photorealism and…
above: Last Supper Collage, 2013 by Akira Hashiguchi
For the past few years I have been sharing with you classic, modern, contemporary and pop culture versions of Leonardo Da Vinci’s famous Last Supper painting. (more…)
No reason to write a review on David Mamet’s Phil Spector movie for HBO, which premiered tonight since you can read numerous reviews online. But I simply had to show you the real convicted murderer Phil Spector’s hairstyles compared with the wigs Al Pacino donned as him in the movie. Hope you enjoyed them as much as I enjoyed putting them together. (more…)
What started out as a joke became one of the most popular projects illustrator for Jon DeFreest, aka Jonny Etc. Creating faux Ben and Jerry pop culture ice cream flavors for Vulture.com and then subsequently commissioned by other sites such as Buzzfeed.com, NYmag.com, and Tauntr.com, the Pop-Culture Pints continue to get giggles. (more…)