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Realist Paintings Explore A Lost Generation

Michael Peck is an Australian realist artist with an immense amount of talent. His monochromatic paintings have powerful meaning and symbolism hidden within each piece that relates to the WWII era. "I think that this exhibition for me is really my way of exploring and trying to understand what happened in my grandparent’s generation," says Peck .



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Added by Claire on November 2, 2011 at 8:27am — No Comments

Content Curator: Michael Zhang from PetaPixel



Back in December of 2010, I listed PetaPixel as one of the Top 10 Sites to Help Develop Your Creative Side. Started in May 2009, PetaPixel has just the right mix of interesting photography techniques and up-to-date information on all the latest gear. It's easily one… Continue

Added by alice on February 28, 2011 at 12:30pm — 4 Comments

Poetic Photography by Michael Kenna

Most famous for his ethereal, black and white landscape photography, Michael Kenna has the gift of making everything look super poetic. Mind you..these aren't quick snap shots. Some of his photographs have taken up to 10 hours of exposure for which Kenna mainly uses Hasselblad medium formats, which in turn explains the square sized photographs.



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Added by Inka Leoni on April 6, 2010 at 9:27pm — 2 Comments

Victoria's Secret Commercial By Michael Bay



This Victoria's Secret commercial was directed by Michael Bay. It premiered during the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show on 12.2.09 and Includes a lot of things Michael Bay is known for, including a helicopter and of course, explosions. Best viewed fullscreen in… Continue

Added by Eugene on December 9, 2009 at 3:30pm — 5 Comments

Michael Jackson's 'This Is It' Single Debuts Online

The new Michael Jackson single, "This Is It," debuted online at midnight today, with some instantly speculating that the heartstring-tugging song could become one of the late pop star's best-selling singles of all time. The spare, mid-tempo love ballad, which was reportedly recorded during the sessions for his 1991 "Dangerous" album, finds Jackson in classic voice, singing in his clear falsetto along to finger snapping, a subtle jazzy piano and swelling strings, as his… Continue

Added by Eugene on October 12, 2009 at 9:30am — No Comments

Shepard Fairey Immortalizes Michael Jordan (3 pieces)

Air Jordan

Shepard Fairey and Upper Deck recently collaborated to create the upcoming Michael Jordan Hall of Fame Tribute Series. The three piece set portrays Jordan throughout different stages of his life - UNC, Bulls, and his Hall of Fame induction portrait. The first release of the complete set (signed by both Jordan and Fairey) will be available… Continue

Added by Eugene on September 16, 2009 at 11:30am — No Comments

Urban Street Art - Michael Jordan Mosaic



In honor of Michael Jordan’s induction to Hall of Frame this September, Gatorade payed tribute to the basketball legend with a mosaic street art piece made out of 19,000+ Gatorade bottles, including the new Gatorade Limited Edition Jordan Series. Longtime Jordan teammate Scottie Pippen helped create the mosaic which was constructed on a basketball court on Chicago's…

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Added by Eugene on July 20, 2009 at 9:30am — 1 Comment

Michael Jackson Flash Mob Tribute in Stockholm

I'm a big fan of flash mobs and this one by the dance collective Bounce is pretty rad! More than 300 dancers met up, learned the choreography in 30 minutes, then hit the… Continue

Added by Eugene on July 13, 2009 at 11:30am — No Comments

Madonna Pays Tribute to Michael Jackson

Madonna pays tribute to Michael Jackson in concert at London's O2 Arena on July 4th. . At the end she says: "Let's give it up to one of the greatest artists the world has ever known: Michael Jackson. Long Live The… Continue

Added by Eugene on July 6, 2009 at 10:10am — No Comments

The Best Michael Jackson Video Mashup Out There

As a tribute to the King of Pop, Eclectic Method made this video mashup of MJ's work. He certainly had some hits, didn't he?



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Added by Eugene on June 29, 2009 at 10:00am — 1 Comment

The World Mourns Michael Jackson - TIME

Fans pay tribute Jackson at a candlelight memorial in Tokyo.

As the world woke up to news of Jackson's death Friday, fans paid their last respects to the King of Pop from Jakarta to Shanghai as well as in the U.S.



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Added by Eugene on June 27, 2009 at 11:30am — No Comments

A Tribute to the King of Pop - Michael Jackson (14 photos)

Regardless of the troubles he faced in his personal life, there is no question that Michael Jackson revolutionized music throughout the entire world. His 1982 album Thriller is the world's best-selling record of all time, and four other solo studio albums are also among the world's best-selling records: Off the Wall (1979), Bad (1987), Dangerous (1991) and HIStory…

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Added by Eugene on June 26, 2009 at 3:30pm — 1 Comment

Fashion Infused Art - Michael Creagh (6 photos)

I love the sense of balance and beauty in this photo set by fashion photographer Michael Creagh. The beautiful model almost looks like a porcelain doll floating in cloud-like balloons. A great compilation of fashion infused art which was created for a Susana Monaco catalog.…

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Added by Eugene on January 8, 2009 at 8:00am — No Comments

Phew! Phelps is Straight



So you may see the photos emerge in the coming weeks. Michael "Grabby Ass Vegas" Phelps "massively skeeving on girls at the Playboy Club" at the Palms Casino. Apparently he was accompanied by - I love this - "an entourage of striped-shirted schmucks, one of whose sole duties appeared to be pointing a flashlight at anyone attempting to photograph the swimmer during his efforts to obtain a gold medal in ass-grabbing".



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Added by PANDA JU on September 10, 2008 at 4:47pm — 4 Comments

Caroline Trentini + Michael Phelps (Vogue Apr. 08)



Kinda old but .. April 2008 issue of Vogue Magazine shot by Annie Leibowitz.…





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Added by PANDA JU on August 22, 2008 at 10:30am — 4 Comments

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