Arts
Here’s another site that offers you the chance to produce paintings like a great artist, this time Picasso—at Mr. Picassohead. (Already in the archive are similar tools for Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko and Mondrian.) You start with a blank canvas and drag-and-drop various faces, noses, ears and the like, placing them wherever you fancy. Tweak the shapes, adjust colors and pretty soon you may have something like an original Picasso—well, who can tell? Check out other folks’ efforts at the Gallery. (Kim Komando)
At Picli there’s a nice collection of photos submitted by amateur photographers everywhere. You can get to comment on them, vote for your favorites or submit your own. The popularity of sunset shots is quite striking. Other interesting parts of the site are for computer-generated shots and Natural Media. (Kim Komando)
Located in Sarasota on the west coast of Florida, the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art is now restored and expanded to its new position as a major American museum. Following a long period of neglect and decay, a substantial effort by the community has resulted in a major complex of three museums: the Museum of Art, the Circus Museum and the Cà d’Zan (“House of John”) Museum, plus the jewel-like Asolo Theater and some beautiful grounds. The virtual tours will give you the flavor. (St. Petersburg Times)
Picture postcards have been featured in David’s Links before, and here is another collection at the Bathtub Museum, showing babies or ladies in tubs and dastardly looking men peeking though peepholes or windows. The garish colors gave the artist a chance to think of some mildly titillating words to accompany the pictures. You’ll have a good belly laugh at some of these. (Netsurfer Digest)
“Sunday on the Pot with George” surely qualifies for a prominent page in the Museum of Bad Art, along with a number of other doubtful masterpieces, some of which were acquired from the Salvation Army Thrift store. With the slogan “Art too bad to be Ignored” here’s your chance to get rid of that ghastly painting Aunt Agatha gave you. No repros or paint-by-numbers or paint-on-velvet accepted. (Tourbus)
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