Piero Fornasetti (1913 - 1988)

Piero Fornasetti, Milan designer, took a 19th century image and converted it into hundreds of variations. Above are some of his plates featuring the face of a woman, operatic soprano Lina Cavalieri, as a motif. LINK

Watch an animated bee buzz around this face (and read more info) here:

FORNASETTI

Listen to the "World's Most Beautiful Woman", Lina Cavalieri Sing:

Eyes on the Prize

I just read on Juxtapoz that French street artist JR received the 2011 TED prize of $100,000. One of his visions is shown above.

LINK

More Drawing (Crehore)

Detail of "Distant Storm" by Amy Crehore 2010

"Distant Storm" by Amy Crehore 2010

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Here's my latest drawing, "Distant Storm". I'm working on acid-free Kraft paper with pencil and gouache. I have some group shows in 2011, two in NYC and one in Italy, so I am gearing up to paint again by doing some drawings. (Here's a link to my last drawing.) I am just letting it flow and seeing what comes out.

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Mirror, Mirror...

Nude Before a Mirror 1955 Balthus at the MET

This was always one of my favorite paintings by Balthus.

Felix Vallotton 1906

Vanity by Hans Memling (1490)

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Thanks, Internet Weekly for pointing out wikimedia commons

Mirrors in Art (where I found the images, except for the Balthus)

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"The Devil's Moth"

Collage of the day by artist Tony Fitzpatrick copyright 2010 "The Devil's Moth".

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Here's an atomic moth embedded in a nighttime tapestry of fireworks above the old navy pier.

I painted a ukulele last year and named it "The Moth": LINK

Moths are lucky!

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Cool Stella Beer Commercial

Creative ad for Stella Artois beer shot by Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola
LINK Agency: Mother London (you will find some other cool ads on this site!

Bowling Balls (1890-1910)

These antique walnut bowling balls on the rack look like a Dada "readymade".

Found here: Wyeth (via Dinosaurs and Robots via Anonymous Works)