An idea worthy of paying attention to and could be adapted by today's guerrilla marketer, The Pothole Gardener goes around London filling up those unsightly potholes with the lovliest of tiny gardens (I have been using the word 'lovely' way too much recenty). There is such detail in these and I am sure, once discovered that they bring a smile to people's faces. Another good idea I did not come up with.
Talk about an experience that Target should have sponsored. Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama took an all white room and gave children colored dots to place wherever they want. The results as you can see are pretty extraordinary.
The Artist
The experience, entitled 'Obliteration Room' was designed for the Queensland Art Gallery's ‘APT 2002: Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art’. So if you are in the neighborhood, check it out.
Welcome 2012. Some predictions will be coming in a day or so once I get through the stacks of email. But until then...
I love this mirror from Suck UK & Co. I originally thought it was a promotion for Sweeney Todd (movie, play, board game?) but then realized it is just a product, but one that I now covet. 10 years later I still love clever ideas.
In fact, if razors are your thing, there are many products featuring them.
I was always a huge Muhammad Ali fan. One of my first art purchases was of his legendary fists. If only I had the room to fit this it would be mine.
Artist Michael Kalish created this 3-D portrait of The Greatest Of All Time out of steel, aluminum and ... speedbags. Damn, that's awesome. Wish I had built it, and I would have except the fact that it took 3 years to make does not play well with my A.D.D.
More info and a video at SwipeLife.
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From the QI Annual - by Justin Pollard with input from John Lloyd and Stevyn Colgan
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