Style Buzz Sorry Grandma, Sarah from Totally Severe is my new favorite embroiderer.
So “artist” Daniel Edwards has drawn up plans for a Amy Winehouse bust at the behest of some British people he met on Facebook. It will apparently be made out of chocolate, pieces of a insane man's fantasy, and the sheer need to have 15min of fame. Click here for details. (via thesuperficial.com)
Russian artist Oleg Mavromatti has strapped himself into an electric chair and asked online viewers to vote on whether he gets electrocuted. Art is suffering, y'all. Or something.
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The “Painter of Light” - whose work is the stuff mall kiosk dreams are made of - recently made a film, during which he gave out a list that Vanity Fair deems the artist's sixteen-point list detailing how to “make stuff suck.” WARNING: This link is not suitable for moms, secretaries, or people who think paintings of gazebos constitute beauty.
Culture Buzz A museum in Boston dedicated to art “too bad to be ignored.” While the curators only collect found originals, we’re pushing for them to open a wing that pays tribute to the “original gangsta” of bad art, Anne Geddes. Because, really, nothing beats a naked sleeping baby in a flower.