Burj Dubai

The Burj Dubai has reached the 141st storey, with a height of 512 meters and it has overtaken Taiwan's 508-meter-tall "Taipei 101" and become the world's tallest building. The Burj Dubai sets to be the Symbol of Dubai by standing at more than 693 meters once it is completed in the oil rich Gulf state at the end of 2008.

This is an artist's rendition of the completed building in 2008:


Link

Eine Website

One of my favourite Graffiti artists in the UK; this guy has finally gotten himself a website. Check it out and enjoy the bears!

Yoskay Yamamoto's Fish Head

One of the more unusual and original toys at this year's San Diego Comic-Con:







Originally based on his Fish Head painting, (above) - which is also available as a 13X13 print @ Munky King's booth in an edition of 50 (@ estimated US$60?)
I personally think that the realisation work by the sculptor from 2D to it's 3D glory will make this a sure buy for my heaving shelves.

Images from Pixie
Post on ToysrEvil

South Park and Harry Potter

This is harry potter with south park voice overs really funny. ;)

How Not To Park Your Car

Intelligently Parked Cars, definately require special skills to park like this..

Perversity is the Mother of Invention

That's right ladies and gentlemen! So common is this voyeuristic sickness that researchers and scientists are shoving more money than they can handle into ladies knickers! I say stop making such advanced camera equipment... then all uf us can be safe in the knowledge that someone isn't watching! Bravo Bravo

The following words are by Brian Ashcraft from the original post:

"For years, schoolgirls have had to be vigilant about jerks with cameras trying to get a panchira (panty-glimpse) up their skirts. But they have an even creepier problem now: Clever degenerates are modifying their videocam's night-vision mode to see right through fabric, revealing all. Enter textile company Cramer Japan, which has developed a nylon and polyurethane weave that blocks infrared rays. The result? ShotGuard Inner Shorts, panties that are impervious to pervs. Adding to the deterrent is that the $17 underwear is available only in a fetish-stifling beige. Next up for Cramer: voyeur-resistant bras."

Original Post on Wired.com

Photograph by Erik Pawassar

R.I.P. King Of Kowloon

Probably the world’s oldest graffiti artist, dubbed the "King Of Kowloon" has sadly passed away at the ripe old age of 85. The man was famous in Hong Kong for his bombing style which consisted of densely-packed, obssesive Chinese script arranged in neat lines and scrawled over phone boxes and the sides of pedestrian underpasses.



“The contents of the calligraphy usually contain some or all of the following: his name, his title (King or Emperor of China, Kowloon or Hong Kong, depending); a list of 20 or so ancestors, with new additions from time to time; the names of some famous Chinese emperors and phrases such as, ‘Down with the Queen of England.’” Apparently, the King of Kowloon actually believes he is the king of Kowloon.



Tsang Tsou Choi was thirty-five when he started covering Kowloon with assertions that he was its rightful owner. That was in 1955. Tsang said that, as a young man, he stumbled across a set of documents that indicated that most of Kowloon was owned by his ancestors, before it was ceded to the British in 1860, after the end of the Second Opium War. Of course, none of these documents have ever been proven to exist. That has never deterred Tsang, whose obsession with proving himself as the King of Kowloon drove away his wife and family and earned him a few brief stints in jail.



In a city that until recently was devoted almost entirely to the individual pursuit of wealth, the King’s persistent eccentricity drew attention. He was relentless in his work: if any of his graffiti was painted over, as it frequently was, Tsang would return as soon as the paint dried to scrawl something anew. In the 1990s, a new generation of creative-minded Hong Kongers embraced the King as an “outsider artist” whose minimal literacy and lack of self-consciousness gave him the freedom to reinterpret Chinese writing. AsiaWeek reports that his unique calligraphy has inspired “fashion designers, interior designers and CD cover artists.” In 2003, Tsang was featured in the 50th Venice Biennial. In 2004, a piece of wood he painted fetched US$1,100 at an auction.



Hong Kong may be famously known for skyscrapers, good food and kung-fu action stars; but for the ESPV Team, the King Of Kowloon will forever remain in our hearts as an inspiration to the perserverance of one's art. Rest In Peace Tsang Tsou Choi.



A mixture of ESP's words and the following links:
Big White Guy
Frankomania
Urban Photo.Net

Robot Comic Strip

PHilfy from ESP (HKG) sent the boys this funny little comic strip this morning. Thought I would share it with all of you:



Read the original strip plus hundreds more from PBC here.

Criss Angel with Jonathan Davis from Korn

Funny Celebrity Caricatures by David O’Keefe

George Bush


Nicole Kidman


Alice Cooper


Bill Murray


Beatles


Billy Crystal


Bill Murray


Brittney Spears


Clint Eastwood


Clinton in the flesh


David Crosby's baby


Ed Rendell


California Recall Election


Elton John


Hillary


Jerry Seinfeld


Mel Brooks


Oprah


Sheryl Crow


Tom Hanks


U2


X-files


Texas Monthly


Zipped

Al Gore

When asked by his high school guidance counselor in the tenth grade what career he would like to pursue upon graduation, David O’Keefe simply replied, “artist.”

"That’s great, but what do you want to do for a career?" the counselor implored.

The following year, same scenario. Again David answered the counselor’s question: "I want to be an artist." The counselor rolled his eyes and suggested perhaps he should consider insurance sales or drafting.

Senior year, when called to the same counselor’s office for advising, David was prepared to answer the inevitable question. "So do you still want to be an artist?" the exasperated counselor asked.

"No, I want to be a guidance counselor." He was sent back to class and not bothered about the matter again."

Since that time, O’Keefe has lived with a sketchbook in his hand. He began his art career as a promotion artist at The Tampa Tribune, dabbled in editorial cartooning under mentor Wayne Stayskal, and later went on to become a News Artist. He is currently employed as a Special Projects Illustrator for the Tribune.

His sardonic caricatures and humorous illustrations have won numerous awards from many organizations, including The Society of Illustrators (NY and LA), American Illustration, Communication Arts, National Headliner Awards, Dimensional Illustrators, Art Director’s Club of NYC, and the Society of News Design.

In the mid-1980s, O’Keefe began experimenting with sculpting his caricatures and illustrations. With much practice and the advent of computer imaging software, he adapted this medium to deadline illustration. His sculpted illustrations are his most recognizable and have appeared on the covers of major publications such a Sports Illustrated, Sports Illustrated for Kids, Mad Magazine, and The Village Voice. He has also had several illustrations appear in TIME. His advertising work includes clients such as Coca-Cola, WaffleHouse, Fuji and SunCom Communications.

David O’Keefe loves the profession he’s chosen. He just wants to thank his guidance counselor for helping him clarify his choice. He considers himself blessed to pursue his dream and finds great joy in his family. O’Keefe resides in Brandon, Florida with his wife, Janice and their four children.

Source: davidokeefe