Just plain cool. Dont know who the artist is or what its called but I would love to have this

Yi Hong

So today I found a very interesting and creative artist by the name of Yi Hong. She is that one remarkable artist that comes to us with a remarkable trait, skill, uniqueness of painting. Her paintbrush... she has no paintbrush she uses a basketball and paints Yao Ming portraits on a big canvass. Yi is a Chinese artist based in Shanghai, but has lived in Borneo in Indonesia, and in Australia before settling where she lives now.
Something that I really like about her is that she only uses a print of Yao Ming to study it and then goes of memory to reproduce the image with the paint and the basketball. This is much like the same way Jim Lee did his work when he use to do comic books and did work for Marvel comics and Image Studios, which in turn Jim would use inspiration and go by works of Michelangelo and Sargent for his comic book figures. Check out both Yi Hong and Jim Lee if you get a chance, Hit the links after the jump to discover this great artist, shes not only limited to a basketball and paint but also uses the bottom of a coffee cup to create amazing pieces of art with the overspill of the liquid. You just have to see to believe.

http://www.ohiseered.com/

http://www.facebook.com/ohiseeRED

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naQPxXNyRWc&feature=player_embedded#!

Art Lashes, laser cut paper eyelashes!
So check this out, pretty cool product, each pair is $19.00 and is made from 100% paper and somehow reusable if you're delicate with them when you remove them. Me? one time an eyelash got into my eye and I got so pissed off I pulled all my hair out! Check the link out for more info and if you really want to order a pair.

http://www.firebox.com/product/5112/Paperself-Lashes

Toady's post I am highlighting Tristan Reidford, an artist from Seattle, his works have caught my attention since day one and just recently has made some rumblings in the modern art world again. In November of last year he came out with a Star Wars themed collection spanning from paintings to computer generated media that caught my eye, and I say that because I am not the biggest Star Wars fan but I can appreciate his twist and style that he put on this series. My favorite would have to be the Fett Man, Nice! You can follow Tristan on his blog and check out some of his work.


http://tristanreidford.blogspot.com/

Under construction

Call me a little late but better late than never. What I want to do with this blog is keep everyone informed of the art world of today that deals with Media, video gaming, Comic, etc. and where the people that create this media get their ideas from, inspiration and what they use to as a reference point. This blog will try compare and contrast current works of art and size them up with works of art from the past from the masters to see if there is any relation/similarities. As the blog grows, I think you will get a better understanding as to what I want to achieve.