James Franco and Drag Queen Art Star Kalup Linzy ‘Turn It Up’ on Dance-y Debut

James Franco and Drag Queen Art Star Kalup Linzy ‘Turn It Up’ on Dance-y Debut

Roger Kisby, Getty Images Posted on Jul 27th 2011 2:00PM by Jesse Ship James Franco is a man of many trades, his latest being dance music maven alongside unlikely collaborator Kalup Linzy, a video artist drag queen R&B singer. Most of Linzy’s work has been in the 

Lisa Black ‘Departed Collection’

Lisa Black ‘Departed Collection’

Lisa Black is an oft-controversial artist who works with scavenged animal parts or previously taxidermied friends. She has never gone out of her way to hurt, maim, or formaldehydrize any of gods creatures and all her works are done out of a deep reverence and 

Mear One Life Images

Mear One Life Images

Mear One is a visionary graffiti artist from LA who’s psychedelic murals and canvases have been blowing minds since as far back as I can remember.  The vid is an interesting snapshot into the life of the artist, featuring I Against I by Massive Attack 

Todd Lawson Contest

Todd Lawson Contest

Todd Lawson is a Toronto based Art Director and surrealist artist with a passion for customizing vinyl figures. He’s contesting off his latest munnies and you could win one by commenting on the pic and joining the Todd Lawson Art facebook group! He’s also recently 

Exit Through The Gift Shop – Banksy Full Length

Exit Through The Gift Shop – Banksy Full Length

Screening in movie theaters, bodegas, this spring 2010.

Luc Normandin – Potato Celebrities

Luc Normandin – Potato Celebrities

Luc’s pics showed up in my inbox today via the Spraygraphic newsletter that I get every few weeks. Hailing from Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, just outside of Montreal, Luc must be very familiar with potatoes. I’m surprised he has not included poutine in any of his portraits. Perhaps 

Lola – Ipsum Factum – Preview

Lola – Ipsum Factum – Preview

Pop-Surrealist painter, Lola, shows us how it’s done at the Corey Helford Gallery in Culver City, hosted by amazing Angelique Groh of Charm School PR. Through the artist’s unique process of visual storytelling, Lola explores catalysts for new beginnings as well as the forward momentum 

Vice: News, Nudity & Nonsense

Vice: News, Nudity & Nonsense

I think I like this book.  My problem with it though, is that despite being an archive spanning the past five years, too much of the content is too fresh in my mind.  It seems like the editors either played favorites with their writers, or 

Looking For Group – Vol. 2

Looking For Group – Vol. 2

Looking For Group Vol.2 fills a fast growing niche of web-based comics lucky enough to take flight in RL.  Yes, that’s “Real Life” to all you n00bs.  For the die-hard fan, there is nothing more fulfilling than actually getting to flip through your favourite web-comic, 

Prof. Layton and the Diabolical Box – DS Review

Prof. Layton and the Diabolical Box – DS Review

It’s no surprise that puzzle games like the Professor Layton series are hugely successful in Japan, a country where prepping for elite universities starts at age two.  Japanese folks have been taking to Prof. Layton on his quest for more Picarats, like their guilty hunger