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A frightening-realistic Body Art by Chooo-San

“The images might look like they are digitally altered using Photoshop, but they are actually hand drawn pieces of incredibly realistic body art by Japanese artist and student Chooo-San”. (Via Enpundit.com)
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30 Jun 2012 12:13:00


A YouTube video of a chainsmoking Indonesian toddler inspired me to create this series, "Smoking Kids". The video highlighted the cultural differences between the east and west, and questioned notions of smoking being a mainly adult activity. Adult smokers are the societal norm, so I wanted to isolate the viewer's focus upon the issue of smoking itself. I felt that children smoking would have a surreal impact upon the viewer and compel them to truly see the acts of smoking rather than making assumptions about the person doing the act. ... ~Frieke Janssen
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07 Aug 2012 01:56:00
The Thanatron, often referred to as the Death Machine of Dr. Jack Kevorkian

“Jacob «Jack» Kevorkian (May 26, 1928 – June 3, 2011), commonly known as “Dr. Death”, was an American pathologist, euthanasia activist, painter, composer and instrumentalist. He is best known for publicly championing a terminal patient's right to die via physician-assisted suicide; he said he assisted at least 130 patients to that end. He famously said, «dying is not a crime»”. – Wikipedia

Photo: The “Thanatron”, often referred to as the “Death Machine”, is displayed during a press preview of an auction of the personal effects of Dr. Jack Kevorkian at the New York Institute of Technology on October 27, 2011 in New York City. The device was reportedly used by over 100 of Dr. Kevorkian's patients to terminate their lives. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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28 Oct 2011 12:26:00
A woman looks at an artwork during the preview of the Art Paris 2020 held at the Grand Palais in Paris, France, September 9, 2020. Originally scheduled for April, Art Paris, France's second-biggest modern and contemporary art fair, opens its door to the public from Sept. 10 to 13. (Photo by Chine Nouvelle/SIPA Press/Rex Features/Shutterstock)

A woman looks at an artwork during the preview of the Art Paris 2020 held at the Grand Palais in Paris, France, September 9, 2020. Originally scheduled for April, Art Paris, France's second-biggest modern and contemporary art fair, opens its door to the public from Sept. 10 to 13. (Photo by Chine Nouvelle/SIPA Press/Rex Features/Shutterstock)
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18 Sep 2020 00:05:00
US Maia Weintraub (L) and Japan's Sera Azuma compete during the Women's Team Foil event Bronze medal match, as part of the FIE Fencing World Championships at the Fair Allianz MI.CO (Milano Convegni) in Milan, on July 29, 2023. (Photo by Andreas Solaro/AFP Photo)

US Maia Weintraub (L) and Japan's Sera Azuma compete during the Women's Team Foil event Bronze medal match, as part of the FIE Fencing World Championships at the Fair Allianz MI.CO (Milano Convegni) in Milan, on July 29, 2023. (Photo by Andreas Solaro/AFP Photo)
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08 Aug 2023 00:58:00
June 21: “World War Z”. Brad Pitt battles zombie apocalypse in $170 million film by “Quantum of Solace” director Marc Forster. This publicity photo released by Paramount Pictures shows, center, Brad Pitt as Gerald Lane in a scene from the film, “World War Z”, from Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions in association with Hemisphere Media Capital and GK Films. (Photo by Jaap Buitendijk/AP Photo/Paramount Pictures)

June 21: “World War Z”. Brad Pitt battles zombie apocalypse in $170 million film by “Quantum of Solace” director Marc Forster. This publicity photo released by Paramount Pictures shows, center, Brad Pitt as Gerald Lane in a scene from the film, “World War Z”, from Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions in association with Hemisphere Media Capital and GK Films. (Photo by Jaap Buitendijk/AP Photo/Paramount Pictures)
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28 Apr 2013 09:37:00
A visitor stands in front of a portrait taken by artist Bruce Gilden at the “Masters of Photography” exhibition at the Photokina trade fair in Cologne on September 20, 2016. The fair for the photographic and imaging sector, that is running from September 20 to 25, 2016, presents products from image capture, image processing and storage to image output. Photokina also includes a program of events with congresses, workshops, symposiums and photography exhibitions. (Photo by Patrik Stollarz/AFP Photo)

A visitor stands in front of a portrait taken by artist Bruce Gilden at the “Masters of Photography” exhibition at the Photokina trade fair in Cologne on September 20, 2016. The fair for the photographic and imaging sector, that is running from September 20 to 25, 2016, presents products from image capture, image processing and storage to image output. Photokina also includes a program of events with congresses, workshops, symposiums and photography exhibitions. (Photo by Patrik Stollarz/AFP Photo)
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21 Sep 2016 10:01:00
Fireplace for children, Trondheim, Norway, by Haugen/Zohar. The children of Trondheim come to sit around the fire and tell stories in this whimsical cone hut, made with materials recycled from a construction site. (Photo by Jason Havneraas/The Guardian)

Fireplace for children, Trondheim, Norway, by Haugen/Zohar. The children of Trondheim come to sit around the fire and tell stories in this whimsical cone hut, made with materials recycled from a construction site. (Photo by Jason Havneraas/The Guardian)
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17 Mar 2017 00:04:00