Cool car art by Andrey Gusev

Aston Martin V8

Bugatti EB110

Lamborghini Countach

Alfa Romeo police car

Camaro

Merc CLS

Merc Gullwing

Ferrari F40 engine

More here.

Taryn Simon Contraband exhibit photos

Fake BMW emblems

Over the course of five days, artist Taryn Simon took the pictures of thousands of items seized by U.S. Customs at JFK airport.  Click here for more photos.

Space Needle Lego

While looking through overpriced souvenirs at the base of Seattle's Space Needle, this caught my attention.

Apparently, Lego has a growing Architecture series, which includes the Empire State Building and Fallingwater.

Mullin Automotive Museum Bugatti collectible cards

Part 1 of museum visit here.
Part 2 of museum visit here.

So what's in that box I bought at the museum?

A set of 24 collectible cards depicting one Bugatti wooden carriage, a Bugatti boat, and 22 Bugatti cars in the Mullin collection.

They are all glossy, beautiful, and double sided.

Front:

Back:

Art on Lake Baikal, Siberia, Russia

More photos here.

Locations of atomic nuclear detonations and tests

Today is the 65th anniversary of the bombing in Hiroshima.  This is an animation showing all of the blasts that took place between 1945 and 1998.  It is truly shocking.  If you don't have time to watch the whole thing, skip to 12:10, when the artist summarizes the locations and attributes them to each nuclear power.

 

Tintin car catalog

Link.

Citroen Ami.

Citroen 2CV.

Miniature paper airplane passengers

This is rad.

More here.  Via Stipistop.

NPR Lady Gaga Telephone spoof video

By now, you've seen the Lady Gaga Telephone spoof, as performed by some talented U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan.  Well, now we have it performed by the NPR personalities.

Via rchen.

Hedcuts/stipples: those pointy headshot illustrations in the Wall Street Journal

If I ever become famous, I want two things: An interview with Terry Gross on Fresh Air, and a hedcut drawing of me in the Wall Street Journal.

This video tells you everything you've ever wanted to know about hedcuts.

Here are some more hedcuts.

Engine coffee table

We are in desperate need of a coffee table at Chez Tamerlane.  Right now, I'm looking for someone who can turn an old tired engine into a pseudo-piece of art.  I think I may have found someone to do it in Montana.  My biggest concern is the lack of engine choices up there in Big Sky Country.  I don't foresee a glut of salvage titled E31 BMW 850i's up there.  But who knows?  If it all works out, I will post some pics and give you guys the name of the company.  Wish us luck.

BMW M70 coffee table

Your favorite U2 songs videos

One (Achtung Baby 1992)

Lemon (Zooropa 1993)

New Year's Day (War 1983)

Mysterious Ways (Achtung Baby 1991)

Yugo art

In the 1990s, School of Visual Arts professor Kevin O'Callaghan bought 39 Yugos for $92 each.  He then gave his students the assignment-- Give them a new life.  This is the result.

Confessional

Diner

Fireplace

Foosball table

Lighter

Phone

Grocery store kiddy ride

Accordion

Shooting gallery

Shower

Submarine

Subway car

Credit.

Andy Warhol Mercedes art

Just before he died, Andy Warhol was commissioned by Mercedes-Benz to produce art of the company's 20 most important cars.  He did not finish the project, but the completed pieces are on display at an Austrian museum.

C111s

Mercedes C111

300SL Gullwings

Mercedes W196s

Mercedes W125s

The original Mercedes

KRE House: Luxury home with 9 car garage on 2000 sq ft (186 sq m) lot

The title says it all.  Oh, and the owner wanted to be able to see one of his nine cars in the living room.  That's where the elevator comes in.  It's in Tokyo.  Look at the schematics for the garage.  Aside from the Countach and Bugatti EB110 Diablo 6.0, what else does this guy have?  (Via stipistop.)