The Birth of the Bride of Frankenstein

Posted by John Farrier in Art, Art & Design on December 28, 2010 at 7:44 pm

Lowbrow artist Mike Bell made this fanciful depiction of the Bride of Frankenstein in imitation of Sandro Botticelli’s The Birth of Venus. As you can see at artist’s website, the Bride is a favorite motif of Bell.

Link via Nerdcore | Artist’s Website (warning: sound)

 
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The Art of Niagara Detroit

Posted by John Farrier in Art on June 8, 2009 at 2:14 pm

Niagara Detroit is an American artist associated with the Lowbrow movement. She was the frontperson for the 80s punk band Destroy All Monsters, but now works primarily in the visual arts. Her dominant motif is portraits of sultry, dangerous women.

Link (kinda NSFWish at times. Also with self-starting audio)

 
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The Birth of Ginger and Other Works by Isabel Samaras

Posted by John Farrier in Art on May 23, 2009 at 4:02 pm

Isabel Samaras is a San Francisco-based artist who juxtaposes pop culture icons from the 1960s with major works of Western art. Above is “The Birth of Ginger”, a synthesis of Gilligan’s Island and Sandro Botticelli’s “The Birth of Venus”.

Link (Official website)

Link (Interview of the artist)

 
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