You may recognize the inspiration for this awesome Halloween costume as “The Son of Man” by René Magritte, a Belgian surrealist artist. It also Doubles as a Thomas Crown costume.
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Adidas has proved that tennis shoes and Star Wars are a snazzy (and comfortable) combo. Designer Freehand Profit decided to take it one step further—he made a wearable Stormtrooper helmet from two pairs of Adidas sneakers.
It looks more comfortable than the standard armor bucket, but I don’t want to think about the smell. If you want to wear sneakers on your head, you can bid on this piece right now at eBay.
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The Steamy Side sounds a lot more inviting than the Dark Side to me. If you’re a droid susceptible to rust, you might not feel the same.
Darth Vapour (photo by Professor Fumolatro) is only one of many pieces of art and engineering on display at The Greatest Steampunk Exhibition. The exhibit is at the Kew Bridge Steam Museum in West London and it’s filled with over 100 examples of steampunk creation from art to costumes to machines to short films. It runs until August 29.
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Etsy seller PCB Creations, who specializes in art made out of printed circuitboards and other discarded computer pieces, fashioned these $350 “data sandals” which look cool, but obviously cannot be worn:
Its summer and time to show off a unique pair of Data Sandals, these were fashioned from PC mother boards, ribbon wire and a host of other electronic components all put together to make these highly detailed and one of a kind Sandals. You’re going to enjoy just staring at these for hours.
You can check them out, along with all of her other creations, by clicking the link below.
Product Page: ($350 via Discovery via Geekologie)
The whole Wonder Woman pants issue continues to rage on, stoked by the two final covers of Justice League #1. As you will see in the image below, they feature Wonder Woman with and without pants.
That makes Mario Pieda’s photoshop above all that more amusing. It turns the tables and re-imagines all of the other Justice League members without pants.
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In the following ad for the Kia Picanto, 1200 bottles of nail polish and 900 fake fingernails come together to create what is being hyped as “the world’s first nail art animation.” I have to admit—it’s pretty impressive.
Check it out after the break.
Dylan Collard explores what it would be like if our favorite comic book heroes moved to Florida and spent more time worrying about their medication than fighting crime.
Here we see an aged Wonder Woman trying to keep up the payments on her invisible jet, even though they say she shouldn’t be flying with her poor eyesight.
Check out a few more amusing examples after the break.
From the description:
“The Star-Scream.†– Edvard Munchatron, ca. 2005. Digital medium, pixels on monitor
No one really knows the meaning behind this expressionist painting, though some hints in the brushwork suggest that the artist is meaning to convey the profound anguish that a robot feels as irony shoots it in the face while a demonic god-robot / planet looks on.
Product Page ($22 via Shirtoid)
The San Francisco branch of Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art school recently held a Star Wars-themed class. If you are unfamiliar with Dr. Sketchy’s, the movement is described thusly:
Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art school is the world’s premier alt.drawing movement. Artists draw glamorous underground performers in an atmosphere of boozy conviviality. Found in 2005 in a dive bar in Brooklyn, Dr. Sketchy’s has now spread to over 100 cities around the world.
That having been said, check out some cosplayers dressing up for art in the (semi-NSFW) video after the break.
