Have yourself a nice little look.
Happy weekend!
Tag: fun
Mia Mäkilä: Lowbrow and Horror Art
“Picture Pippi Longstocking and swedish movie director Ingmar Bergman having a love child. That’s me.”
Mia Mäkilä is one of those artists that manage to catch you off guard.
I don’t even remember now how I came across her work. I bookmarked it, figuring I might go back if I “had the time.”
Meanwhile, those distorted cartoonish figures have been haunting me. Her work is unique; you can see a piece and instantly know it’s hers. She uses bright comic colours, but the darkness still manages to seep through.
It gives me the most delicious chills.
“Newspaper Freak”, by Mia Mäkilä
Click image to visit her site;
some art contains nudity.
Wear Your Heart On Your…Chain?
Need a bloody little gift for your darkest Valentine?
Click to see the silver version
from The Great Frog, London
Check out the tiny rubies! When you want to tell her you bleed for her…
(via Huffington Post)
Devorah Sperber: After the Mona Lisa
As you probably know by now, I have a serious crush on art. My favourite pieces are made by artists who use everyday materials in completely new ways.
Meet Devorah Sperber.
“After the Mona Lisa 3
2010
425 spools of Coats & Clark thread, aluminum ball chain, stainless steel hanging apparatus, clear acrylic viewing sphere, metal stand
30 x 21 inches”
Think that’s incredible? You should see what she does with pipe cleaners.
(via Regretsy)
Movie Monday: Some Guy Who Kills People
I started watching this one thinking it would be easy enough to pick apart. I mean, seriously. Some Guy Who Kills People?
But I found myself just watching, entranced. I loved it. In fact, I absolutely adored it.
The dialogue is perfect: concise, punchy, subtly funny:
(Sheriff and Deputy, upon discovering a decapitated victim)
“This thing has no head, Ernie.”
“I know, Sir.”
“Most bodies have heads.”
“Absolutely.”
“Where’s this thing’s head?”
“Not sure yet, Sir.”
“Well we should find his head.”
“Good idea, Sir.”
It has the same candy-coloured, cute-horror, slightly-fifties aesthetic as Fido. The main actor (Kevin Corrigan) reminds me of a dark, damaged Mark Ruffalo (in fact, this movie is just like The Kids Are All Right, except it has less lesbianism and way more brutal violence). It has everything I love: comics, over-the-top violence, dark humour, a diner, a smart-ass sheriff, a foam ice-cream costume, crushing social awkwardness…
Are you watching it yet? You should be.
A Little Light-Hearted Saturday Fun
What with the big serious death post the other day, I thought I’d lighten the mood a little. Enjoy!
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*I can’t find the photo credit for Cookie…anyone?
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