August 2011 Blog Posts (251)

Actors Seamlessly Blending into Paintings

Last weekend, I attended for the very first time, the incredibly amazing Pageant of the Masters. Not just that! I was also given a personal backstage tour on behalf of you all at My Modern Met.

This summer in Laguna Beach, 500 volunteers which included 106 cast members and 20 year-round staff, are putting on a must-see show under… Continue

Added by alice on August 1, 2011 at 7:00pm — 2 Comments

Predator Motorcycle Built with Recycled Car Parts

A worker takes the motorcycle for a spin in Bangkok.

Bangkok-based artist Roongrojna Sangwongprisarn collects discarded car and bicycle parts and uses them to create elaborate Predator-inspired motorcycles that are actually drivable. The 54-year-old owns four shops across Thailand and exports his works of art all over the world. You can see one of his… Continue

Added by Eugene on August 1, 2011 at 5:00pm — 3 Comments

Maternal Chimpanzee Feeds Baby Tiger

It's not every day that we get to see images as heart-warming yet bizarre as this. Over the weekend, two-year-old chimpanzee "Do Do" was seen feeding milk to "Aorn," a 60-day-old baby tiger cub, at Thailand's Samut Prakan Crocodile Farm and Zoo.

Completely at ease with each other, the chimp's motherly instincts took over as she attentively bottle fed the baby tiger. Aorn gratefully lapped… Continue

Added by Eugene on August 1, 2011 at 3:30pm — 3 Comments

Spectacular Surfboard Art

What could be better than sun, surf and...art? The US Open of Surfing began Saturday July 30 in Orange County. If you're headed down to Huntington Beach between now and next Saturday, be sure to stop by the Pac Sun Booth where they'll have custom surfboards… Continue

Added by Alyssa Anda on August 1, 2011 at 1:30pm — 1 Comment

Bewildered Big Yellow Rabbit

How do you feel about this gargantuan sculpture? The Big Yellow Rabbit of Örebro in Sweden has split the local community in half: those who love it and those who hate it. This piece of art was made for the annual OpenArt biennale by Dutch artist… Continue

Added by Alyssa Anda on August 1, 2011 at 1:30pm — 3 Comments

Little Leg Bookmarks

For all of you book enthusiasts out there, boy, do we have a treat for you! Honey Case hand created these unusually cool but creepy leg bookmarks from clay. For those of you who still read books the old-fashioned way, these will make you smile! That is, if reading a good book hasn’t lifted your spirits already...…

Continue

Added by Alyssa Anda on August 1, 2011 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Lovely Fashion Illustrations

Laura Wesson is an illustrator, fashion lover, party lover, movie lover, chocolate lover. part-time lover, and toad kisser. Wesson's beautiful illustrations capture her passion for everything she loves. With such a vibrant personality, it's no wonder that her work is light, carefree and fun.

Laura was kind enough to answer questions about her background and career. Read that inspiring… Continue

Added by Alyssa Anda on August 1, 2011 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Gorgeous Celebrity Portraiture

International fashion and celebrity photographer Warwick Saint has a way with the camera. Somehow he's able to make some of the most beautiful women in the world even more stunning and sexy. Born in South America in 1972, this New York-based photographer has now shot some of the famous celebrities in the world including Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez and Natalie Portman.

"I am passionate… Continue

Added by alice on August 1, 2011 at 12:00pm — 3 Comments

Brainwashing Soldiers

Italian street artist Blu is no stranger to controversy. In fact, you may remember his mural at the MOCA that was taken down. In an area of downtown that neighbors a Veterans Affairs hospital and a war memorial to Japanese American soldiers, the provocative anti-war piece showed coffins draped with dollar… Continue

Added by Eugene on August 1, 2011 at 11:30am — 4 Comments

Retro Posters of Airline to Mars

How cool are these retro posters of a future airline to Mars? The rocket is called MarsUnited and the idea was conjured up by Andy Rohr, a Chicago-based artist, illustrator and graphic designer, whose illustrations pop with color! Even love the clever logo.

Rohr wanted to make four posters that showed a rocket taking off from Earth and landing on Mars in four different but similar… Continue

Added by alice on August 1, 2011 at 10:00am — 2 Comments

First Look: New Audrey Kawasaki Art at Group Show

We promised you some exclusive first photos of Audrey Kawasaki's new work and here it is! My Modern Met correspondent Brandon Shigeta was on the scene when Audrey debuted her new series, titled Restlessly Still, this past Saturday at Merry Karnowsky Gallery in Los Angeles. As always,… Continue

Added by alice on August 1, 2011 at 9:00am — 1 Comment

‹ Previous
1
…
11
12
13
Next ›

My Modern Met Featured

View All

Latest Blog Posts

Monthly Archives

2013

June (242)
May (378)
April (389)
March (379)
February (373)
January (376)

2012

December (367)
November (334)
October (412)
September (394)
August (449)
July (405)
June (408)
May (425)
April (364)
March (322)
February (370)
January (377)

2011

December (372)
November (383)
October (565)
September (468)
August (508)
July (489)
June (455)
May (477)
April (387)
March (427)
February (326)
January (359)

2010

December (379)
November (400)
October (421)
September (524)
August (703)
July (560)
June (584)
May (485)
April (535)
March (534)
February (355)
January (398)

2009

December (457)
November (379)
October (445)
September (515)
August (563)
July (577)
June (624)
May (614)
April (637)
March (693)
February (605)
January (361)

2008

December (247)
November (306)
October (308)
September (245)
August (275)
July (239)
June (172)
May (73)

Welcome to
My Modern Metropolis

Sign Up
or Sign In

Or sign in with:

Badges | Report an Issue | Terms of Service