Monday, December 8, 2008

Remixed Art and Demotivators

1. "If other artists drew the Mona Lisa"
  <http://aviary.com/bizblog/posts/if-other-artists-drew-the-mona-lisa>


2. "Understanding art for geeks"
  <http://gemssty.com/2008/01/28/art-for-geeks/>
The "Mona Lisa" images reminded me of a collection of photoshopped
masterpieces that emerged briefly start of the year, entitled
"Understanding art for geeks".  The flickr set was removed by its
creator before I could mention it on the B-List.  But thanks to Google
image search, I've located some of the pics:
* "The Scream" by Munch
  <http://www.made-in-england.org/images/the_scream.jpg>
* "St. Matthew and the Angel" by Caravaggio
  <http://a1.vox.com/6a00c225239a5e8fdb00e398d5d0b10003-500pi>
* "The Creation of Adam" by Michelangelo
  <http://www.valeriovalerio.org/images/god_linux.jpg>
* "Napoleon on Horseback" by Jacques-Louis David
  <http://www.phfactor.net/wp-pics/2208736809_4df829bfc8.jpg>
* "Waterfall" by M.C. Escher
  <http://www.valeriovalerio.org/images/water_fall.jpg>
* "This is Not a Pipe" by Magritte
  <http://www.ecrans.fr/local/cache-vignettes/L450xH347/understanding2-
     ed7e3.jpg>

Use this Google images search URL to dig up others:
  <http://images.google.com/images?q=Understanding%20art%20for%20geeks>

Here's a post with an explanation why the original set was taken down:
  <http://gemssty.com/2008/01/28/art-for-geeks/>


3. Demotivators - The Complete Collection
  <http://despair.com/viewall.html>
The original and official set of motivational parody posters.

Along the same lines, some unofficial demotivational posters...
  <http://www.squidoo.com/demotivator>