Art thread.

[Brock Varty]

I have a former neighbour who seems to be doing pretty well for himself--if you count gallery showings, publications, etc., as an indicator of "doing pretty well"--doing exactly that and calling it art. Doesn't mean that it isn't complete and utter flash-in-the-pan garbage though.

It is art. Art as in what follows the F in fart. In all seriousness, it is art, just complete drivel, horseshit.

[irezumi]

Japanese manhole covers

[polliwog]

^ Love those.

Quilts and Color comes to the MFA in Boston next week. A lot of what excites me most in art can be found in stuff like textile design, so I'm really psyched about this. Need more tattoos that look like quilts.

[Electric i]

My lady is an artists (not the tattoo kind, unfortunately) and here are a couple of my favorites.

Edited April 3, 2014 by Electric i
Wanted to display the art, not provide links to a sales page.

[polliwog]

Just a head's up for anyone passing through New England soon: Hokusai | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

[exume]

Speaking of Hokusai, has anyone else seen all the original woodblock prints @gominekobooks has been selling on Instagram? I can't really afford any right now and the really cool ones sell in minutes but keep an eye open if you want a cool piece of art history for your wall.

[polliwog]

I can highly recommend the Hokusai exhibit - I went today and didn't give myself nearly enough time. If anyone's traveling from points north to the Perseverance exhibit this summer, it would be well worth a detour to Boston.