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Antonio de Felipe, Spanish pop artist

cmgonzalez — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 13:39:50 -0800

Antonio de Felipe is a Spanish pop artist whose work is heavily influenced by pop culture, Hollywood, classic art and movies, animation, advertising, and simply growing up in Spain. Among the actresses he frequently depicts are Audrey Hepburn (as well as melding different sources) and Marilyn Monroe. He has also recreated some international masterpieces in pop art form. Some may be familiar with his work from the art he created for Pedro Almodóvar's film Live Flesh. Altogether, his work transcends national boundaries while still maintaining a distinct Spanish flavor. Click "obras" on the first link to look at a selection of his work, including more homage to Velásquez.

Viñetas - Spanish comics and illustration blog

mediareport — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 07:59:12 -0800

Viñetas is a prolific blog from Spain focusing on illustration, vintage comics (sometimes wordless), advertising, humor magazines and other beautiful ephemera, curated by the editor-in-chief of a Spanish comics company. [via Journalista]

La idea inicia su proceso de superación del objeto y establece una descontextualización Dadá.

amberglow — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 13:21:32 -0800

Chema Madoz -- photos

The Strange Museum Llonovoy

tellurian — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 18:29:04 -0800

Travelling Exhibition of Broken Toys. [flash] A whimsical distraction.

River Art

tellurian — Wed, 02 Aug 2006 16:15:08 -0800

Ahmad Nadalian's work can be found all over the world. He is an artist that carves symbols on rocks and then leaves them at the site where they were created (sometimes burying them).

The Power of Art?

valval22 — Thu, 06 Feb 2003 12:59:31 -0800

The Power of Art? This interesting article becomes extremely clever if you think about some of the basic history of "Guernica". Little-known artist Picasso (see '37 for initial ideas, '45 for completed painting) was commissioned to paint it after the horrific slaughters of the Spanish Civil War. “...Picasso's tour de force would become one of this century's most unsettling indictments of war.” (more inside)