ART ALERT II - Alex McLeod's Dark And Whimsical Worlds

I am totally entwined in exploring art online lately, symptomatic of my general ennui I suppose, and looking for (at least) visual stimulation.

I saw this on Huffington Post* a couple of weeks ago, but just ran across it again and continued to explore the work of Canadian Alex McLeod's amazing digital work. Blown glass & miniatures? Nay, my artsy friends. Digital, all digital.

BE SURE TO CLICK ON THE ABOVE IMAGES TO SEE THEM REALLY BIG!

You can see his bio and fairly small images (but more of them) at Angell Gallery in Toronto website.

But, for now, enjoy a collection of large images at the Huffpost

* Arianna Huffington recently sold her transformational News/Blog source The Huffington Post to AOL, and I'm not sure how I feel about it - at all. I've relied on the Huffpost for worldview news, domestic news from all sides of the political spectrum, as well as enjoying information on style, art,health, travel, entertainment, etc. So far, it seems, mostly the indexes have beem revised, i.e. Arts is now part of Style, etc., but I've noticed the insertion of such categories as "Celebrity Babies"....ugh. Not that I'm above a little mindless drivel (hell I spent years watching "Entertainment Tonight" after work), but this doesn't bode well for a trusted news source. Was it worth the bazillions Arianna?

ART ALERT!! Amazing Artist LIU BOLIN Paints Himself Into Photos

Chinese artist Liu Bolin paints himself into locales and the results are no less than amazing.

From www.bellasugar.com

"Artist Liu Bolin has some truly amazing face and body painting skills. The Beijing-based painter and sculptor has been creating new works worthy of Where's Waldo by painting himself into his surroundings until he's basically invisible. It's amazing how accurate he gets the tones and lines. Want to see just how amazing his makeup artist skills are? Check out the gallery"


Clicking on the Liu Bolin link will bring you to the gallery handling his work with more amazing images and a bio. Clicking on the title of this post will bring you to the BellaSugar.com article.

ENJOY his mastery!