#art

Whore Doors and Dirty Birdies: The Art of Ken Keirns

Painter, illustrator and sculptor Ken Keirns has a bio that's as good as they get, including such nuggets as "He has always wanted to be an artist, except for that short-lived stunt man period when he was nine." We're glad that he ended up being what he (mostly) wanted to be when he grew up, since we're already big fans of the whimsy, attitude, and general boobfulness of his work. Check out his "Whore Doors" full-size portraits of sex workers painted on (surprise!) actual doors; his "art toys", where vintage Fisher Price doodads are turned into porno playthings; and all those paintings of the muse who pops up again and again throughout his portfolio, whose very nice rack is worth a visit in its own right. More »

#buckangel

What do supermodel Kate Moss and "man with a pussy" Buck Angel have in common? They've both been sculpted by the same London artist who recently made a splash with his solid gold version of Moss. So they should have a lot to talk about at that next "Gold Statue Anonymous" meeting. (xbiz.com + telegraph.co.uk)

#art

We may not know much about art, but we do know that we like a sculpture project involving dozens of boobs with clothespins attached to them. But what does it all mean? (Flickr; more @/via rollertrain.tumblr.com)

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From the artist who brought you Britney Spears giving birth on a bearskin rug, it's Oprah Winfrey's golden sarcophagus, complete with massive nude breasts. Like the great pharaohs of old, she will be buried along with her entire studio audience. (dailymail.co.uk)

#celebrity

We can't quite understand why Kylie Minogue is upset about a slightly suggestively posed wax model of herself on display at Madame Tussauds—after all, isn't she a pop star who's known for being More »

#artimitateslife

Artist Edward Kienholz' landmark 1966 sculpture depicting a couple screwing in the back seat of a vintage Dodge coupe is now on view at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in a new installation that more closely matches the artist's intentions: "You become a witness to this tawdry act happening in the dark on the side of the road, something that clearly anybody participating in that would not want to be seen." Unless they're into that sort of thing, in which case they'd be screwing in an actual car on the side of the road instead of in some museum. (NY Times)

#seriouswood

If you've got a lot of time on your hands—and a lot of wood—maybe you can learn the nude carving secrets of artist Ian Norbury. Just use protection ... you know, for the splinters. (woodcarvingillustrated.com + iannorbury.com)

#cockart

Falloadarte: Penis Brought To Life (With Glitter)

Most bets that involve penises go horribly wrong, but the bet that inspired Falloadarte really delivered the best possible outcome: penises with glitter on them. The site is a self-proclaimed "crazy Italian project" featuring three dimensional art that celebrates the phallus. But you won't see any rubber blue-veiners on this site, only artfully rendered suggestive sculptures. The phalluses appear alone and in pairs—heads meeting to form a heart shape, or intertwined lovingly. With glitter. And sometimes little hats. In addition to the fact that we just like celebrating the phallus, we think this site comes in handy as a rebuttal to anyone who says penises are evil or gross-looking. -AR More »