Anti Rockstar Painting

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I won't give you the specifics, but if you know the details behind this painting lamblasting this particular rock star, let us know in the comments section.

A lot of people may not know about this situation, but the painter pictured here depicted this star in this way because of what he did to him. Let your fellow readers know what it was.

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Fantasy Art | Fantasy Castles

Fantasy Art Castles

You can view a ton of unique art themes and designs at Deviant ART, and a very cool one they have is with fantasy castles imagined by the artists.

I included a couple here for you to enjoy, and you can see a lot more at the web site.

Just enter 'fantasy castles' into the search form and you'll get a bunch of cool results from the site.

Some of the castles are high on a mountain top while others are floating in the air. One is even used as a background for a rider on a horse.

Either way these definitely catch the essence and mystery of castles, and give an auro of fantasy that surrounds them.


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Gothic Environment | 'Batman: Arkham Asylum?'

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I really like the greenish/yellow colors incorporated into the latest action adventure for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 'Batman: Arkham Asylum?.' If the environment reflects the gaming experience, it will be a good one.

The look hast that gothic feel with iron gates and overgrown shrubs in a dreary but compelling backdrop, which oozes potential. And that moon in the background, How cool is that?

Now the character depicting Batman wasn't as interesting to me, as he had the usual square jawed look you'd expect, and didn't really resonate much. But that will be seen whether it's a negative or positive in the overall game.

Even so, the moonlit lighting and gothic environment gives the type of creepy and interesting look a gamer is looking for, and if it's an indication of the game, it could be good news for us.

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Bizarre Art | Macabre Children's Stories

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I've got to admit, these are some of the more interesting and strange twists on children's stories I've ever seen.

Some people have talked about how creepy they were, but I like Goldilocks eating the three bears and Little Red Riding Hood turning the tables on the big bad wolf by eating him.

Ok. Little Red Riding Hood eating her grandma is admittedly a little too much, but the rest were pretty cool.

You can go here to see a bunch more by the artist.

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Bizarre Art from Anti Design

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Sweden-based design company Anti has just released a dark collection of photos, which include a dark look at what seems a widow in mourning, and also many stunning photos to enjoy.

Anti has worked with a number of large corporations and their campaigns in the past, and I like the direction this is going, as it seems they're auditioning for new business and stirring up ideas for their old clients.

Either way, it's visually impressive, and definitely explores the dark side of life.

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Mike Mignola Drawing Hellboy Comics

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After a hiatus from drawing the Hellboy comis series he created, Mike Mignola said in a recent interview that he will return to draw the comic series again sometime in 2010.

He left the artwork side to concentrate on writing new stories unconnected to the series.

It also sounds like Mignola may start to bring the series to an end, hinting taking it in a darker and unsuspected direction, which will end in the finale of the story. Pretty interesting to fans of Mignola and the series.

As far as the artwork, the unique angular style fans of Mignola have always like will be a breath of fresh air again, and will heighten the anticipation of where things will end up.

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Yann Travaille's Unique Tattoo Designs

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New tattoo designs from Yann Travaille has your body used more as a doodle pad than a work of art, as his style resembles a child taking his pencil or crayons and applying is limited craft on your body.

What's interesting about this, is in many cases it works, and will probably earn Yann Travaille his place in the difficult-to-break-into tattoo design artist field, which has become very cluttered.

What's interesting about Travaille is he bodly throws away most of the tattoo traditions, and has completely developed his own style. It think this is going to earn him accolades, but inspire people to have fun and truly enjoy a one of a kind tattoo on their body.

He also has a aptly named website dubbed "Your Meat is Mine," where you can check out a bunch of his work.


The only caveat is he does his work in Montreal, so you'd have to go there if his style appeals to you. Either way, it's a fun and interesting new design style that will find a place in the crowded tattoo design market.

Maybe we could call his style doodle-toos!

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Great Fantasy Art of Woman Sitting On Skull with Huge Vampire Bat Behind Her

Vampire Bat

I love this type of fantasy art, and it's very unusal in that I haven't seen one quite like this before.

The gorgeous woman sitting on a skull with a vampire bat behind her is just too cool. But more than that, it's very well done.

A lot of people enjoy the mystique of the bat, and the vampire bat in particular, because there's no other genus; it's a one of a kind among bats.

The fact that vampire bats do at times suck the blood of humans makes it even more interesting.

How do you like this vampire art? In its fantasy art setting, I really appreciate the quality and the feel of it.

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Bizarre Art Trends | "Untitled Hardcore Zombie Project" from Bruce LaBruce

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When I found this my immediate reaction was: whaaaat? At first I thought it was really going to be edgy, because of the crazy photo you see with Tony Ward (Madonna's former something) putting the gun to his temple.

But after going through a number of the photos, there's just too much blood for me. Not in the squeamish way, but just in a way that makes it too unreal, fake, and boring; it takes over the photos, and you lose the models and mostly irrelevant posing.

The best picture is the one I mentioned. The rest don't do much for me.

I suppose there's supposed to be a shock factor here, but to me it doesn't happen.

This production is by porn/horror producer Bruce LaBruce, and is running at the LA Peres Project until June 27.

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Weird Sculpture | Sculpted Caricatures by David O'Keefe

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The sculpted caricatures of David O'Keefe are fascinating, in that they retain the likeness of the subjects, while at the same time adding a grotesque nature to them.

What's interesting in the caricatures are believable, while including the obvious distortion of their features. It seems O'Keefe is attempting to reveal something he feels is on the inside of the person, by enlarging certain aspects of their looks.

Of course he could just be having a lot of fun, which I'm sure he is either way.

But knowing artists, they always are looking at something from a different way than others do, and I'm sure O'Keefe is saying something through all his interesting works.

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Bizarre Art Trends | The Work of 'Rankin'

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Depending on how well you know the work of Rankin, you can see anywhere from quality shots of very beautiful women to works as surreal as you can get, as pictured above.

Rankin has a web site you can go to and check out all his works, and you can see many of the varieties of, and breadth of the work he does.

It's really brilliant, and enjoyable to look at.

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