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White Whale

Found this truly epic image of Moby Dick on But Does It Float (http://www.butdoesitfloat.com/). Done by Tom Neely (http://www.iwilldestroyyou.com/). But Does It Float is like a virtual art gallery, in the sense that it is a minimalist space where artwork is presented with sparse supporting context. It’s exactly like walking into a white room and [...]

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Wild Things…

You are probably, like myself, eagerly anticipating tomorrows release of Where the Wild Things Are. It looks intense, it looks kinetic, it looks just as richly detailed as Maurice Sendak’s original artwork, evoking his densely hatched and lined illustrations.  The film looks alive, yet alive mainly in the imagination of a child, which has always [...]

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Squid vs. Sloth

I just wanted to take a moment to show off the painting TJ gave me for christmas. It is, utterly, profound: My two favorite things: A Sloth and a Giant Squid, locked in Rampage-esque combat. Technically I suppose it’s a Giant Sloth too… or, perhaps, these are normal-sized creatures enhanced by Plutonium-239. At any rate, [...]

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