Do you remember playing with an Etch A Sketch? I loved my Etch A Sketch when I was little. I played with it every day for years. Recently, I even considered buying myself another one, just for the fun of it. It’s one of those classic toys that never goes out of style.

Several months ago, my friend Misty wrote an article on this blog called Etched A Sketch Inspiration This post is a follow up because I just can’t get enough. I recently learned that if you do any research on Etch A Sketch art, the name George Vlosich III comes up everywhere.

George is known as the best Etch A Sketcher in the world. The detail in his work will blow your mind. One of his masterpieces takes over 70 hours to create. According to http://www.gvetchedintime.com, “His work has been described as the one continuous line that continues to amaze the world.” I cannot even imagine the patience it would take to create something like this. His award winning artwork has been inspiring people for over twenty years. I hope you like this as much as I do!

Author: Diana Adams

“How it would be, if a house was dreaming”

The conception of this project consistently derives from its underlying architecture – the theoretic conception and visual pattern of the Hamburg Kunsthalle. The Basic idea of narration was to dissolve and break through the strict architecture of O. M. Ungers “Galerie der Gegenwart”. Resultant permeabilty of the solid facade uncovers different interpretations of conception, geometry and aesthetics expressed through graphics and movement. A situation of reflexivity evolves – describing the constitution and spacious perception of this location by means of the building itself.

Production: urbanscreen.com

Art Direction: Daniel Rossa - rossarossa.de

Technical Director: Thorsten Bauer
3D Operator: David Starmann shineundsein.de
Sound Design : Jonas Wiese

Realized with mxwendler.net mediaserver

555 KUBIK was awarded a Silver Lion in Cannes [canneslions.com] and Silver by the
Art Directors Club Germany [adc.de]

An extended version of this documentation can be found here: vimeo.com/​5677104

Here’s one more:

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Life is full of choices.

Prue Brilliance!!! Created by StrawberryFrog NYC

Willem Dafoe was the perfect CHOICE for this masterpiece

I was first exposed to Picasso’s famous painting, Guernica, when I was attending University and studying art history. As if the story of the Spanish Civil War in 1937 wasn’t sad enough, seeing Picasso’s interpretation is, to me, pain and suffering (which are the essence of war) personified.

I had a very emotional and personal reaction the first time I saw this painting. Those images have been very neatly tucked away in the corners of my mind until yesterday when @KarenMcDade sent a tweet that brought it all back to the present moment.

The insanely talented artist, Lena Gieseke, has created a 3D exploration of Picasso’s Guernica (see the video below). She was inspired to create a 3D version of a piece of artwork after putting together jigsaw puzzles. When you assemble a puzzle, your eye notices details you might otherwise miss. You are forced to look at a picture a different way, you get a new perspective.

This video, which is very rare interpretation of Picasso’s Guernica, is similar in that it provides a completely new way of looking at the artwork itself, and in doing so, creates a new flood of unique feelings surrounding that brutal event that took place in 1937. I know for me, I see details in this interpretation that I have never noticed in the paintingitself. I have a new appreciation for the original Guernica.

Lena asks, “Is my model a true reconstruction of the Picasso’s painting, or is it merely a rough re-visualization? Is it still Picasso’s art or has it, through my addition of third dimension, become something completely different? It is not my place to answer those questions nor to determine the relationship between my three-dimensional reproduction and the original painting. Perhaps this is a question best left in the hands of critics.”

I don’t know the answers to these questions either; all I know is that this takes my breath away. You can learn more about Lena and her experiences by visiting http://www.lena-gieseke.com.

Author: Diana Adams

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Remember those “x-ray” glasses you could order out of the backs of comic books when we were kids?  Well this is a thousand times better….check it out!

Advertising Agency: Binder Visão Estratégica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Creative Director: Alexandre Motta
Head of Art / Art Director: Marcus Saulnier
Copywriter: José Francisco Tapajós
Production company: Hungry Man
Director: Paulo Gandra
Agency Producer: Luiza Maggessi
Published: January 2011

Guerilla advertising from Y&R Paris

“Make your smile your best accessory”

Credits
Advertising Agency: Y&R, Paris, France
Regional Creative Director: Carmine Coppola
Creatives: Edward Selover, Ricardo Turcios, Daniel Lobatón
Agency Producer: Barbara Safarova