One of the head honchos of the Beat Generation, William S. Burroughs, was known for his use of the dream machine, a device that spun around and let light shine through special slits of what looks like a goofy chandelier. You are supposed to close your eyes and some of the ambient light will hit [...]

andrzejdragan is an amazing surreal photographer and photo manipulation artist. I have seen nothing like it. It resembles an ordinary photograph, but at the same time it’s extends reality. Truly unbelievable. I haven’t a clue how to pronounce the name of the guy, but it’s totally worth checking out even if you hate art. Amazing [...]

There is a really interesting musical frequency generator that produces unique “free jazz” style tones when you move the frequency scroll bar around with your mouse. It’s called the Jazz Machine. You can play with it online or download it to your computer. It’s completely free and easy to use. It’s fun because it can [...]

I’ve never used acrylics or any kind of paint for artistic purposes except spray paint and fabric paint. Since I am so foreign to this medium, I appreciate how different it is from stuff that I normally do. The closest I came to a painter was sporting an afro like Bob Ross. Although Ross is [...]

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Artist John Casey of bunnywax draws some of the most deranged creatures that I have seen. The line drawings are are superb. He has scultures of some strange figures and monsters too.

I’m sure he’s not the first to make objects with cast shadows, but Larry Kagan uses steel wire and light to project some interesting artwork. There is a video you can watch at his site, and there is also a gallery with some pieces that he has done. I find this interesting because it uses [...]