Category Archives: Art

Calvin and Hobbes enter the Twilight Zone [Concept Art]

The always awesome Super Punch recently ended its Calvin and Hobbes art contest, which attracted plenty of hilarious and heartwarming artwork. And the winners offer Calvinish takes on Batman, Spider-Ma…

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GPS Map Made With One Really, Really Long Walk [GPS]

This is a map of The University of Warwick’s 700 acre campus. If some of the lines are a little bit squiggly, that’s because all 238 miles of them were walked on foot, traced by a GPS satellite. Mor…

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Recycled Alien Queen Is Deadly Yet Eco-Friendly [Sculpture]

Ever wonder why Ripley had such a hard time offing those damn aliens? It turns out Xenomorphs can recycle their bodies using old appliance parts. Meet Robosteel’s Alien Queen. She’s good for our planet but a threat to the Earth.

Tipping the scales at 1,213 pounds and looming a good 8 feet, this Alien Queen from the Irish sculpting firm Robosteel is literally a killing machine – the sculpture contains approximately 4,000 recycled car, boat, dishwasher, motorcycle, and other sundry appliance parts. And for the bargain price of $6,128, this cold drink of polished tungsten will scare away all unwanted solicitors, something your lawn jockey could never do.

[Robosteel via Eco-Friend]






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Michael Jackson Etch A Sketch artwork

Etch A Sketch master George Vlosich III created this homage to the King of Pop. He told me it took 150 hours. George hopes to get it signed by the performers at next month’s Michael Jackson tribute in Vienna, and then he’ll auction it off for charity…

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