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Nutty Art of the Day: A patron of the Boijmans van Beuningen museum in Rotterdam has been asked to pay up after he damaged a 50-year-old piece by Dutch artist Wim T. Schippers when he inadvertently stepped in it.
Peanut Butter Platform — a large wading pool filled with 2000 jars worth of peanut butter — isn’t cordoned off to avoid “spoil[ing] its beauty” — a decision which has invited three similar incidents in the past.
[arbroath.]
Sexy Sax Dragon of the Day: Spotted at Boomland in Charleston, Missouri.
Now this is art. (Collect ‘em all!)
[reddit.]
Charity Raffle of the Day: Artist Diem Chau, best known for her incredibly intricate crayon sculptures, is doing her part to help Japan recover by raffling off a crayon family portrait (up to 3 carved crayons, so pick your favorite family members) to the winner of a drawing to be held on March 24th. Tickets are $10, with 100% of the proceeds going to the Japanese Red Cross Society.
Full entry info can be found here.
[mmm.]
Art Project of the Day: As part of an ongoing series of actions collectively labels “The Happiness Project,” artist Jeff Waldman will be going around San Francisco installing 20 small doors sent to him by artists from around the country.
The idea is to install small doors, unexplained portals, throughout the city. To start, in San Francisco. These doors would be scaled down to a size that is cognitively possible but whimsically improbable. Tiny ones. Like, Alice Through The Looking Glass, maybe 15-25 inches or so. I don’t imagine them to be operable, but the more detailed in appearance the better.
The first one (above), of Waldman’s own design, is up on Fern Alley.
[jeffwaldman / h/t: laughingsquid.]
Women As Fine Art of the Day: Underwear/lingerie manufacturer Triumph Australia has begun promoting a shift in body type labels from the common association with fruit (e.g. apple shaped, pear shaped, etc.) to a supposedly more flattering association with famous painters (e.g. da Vinci for “straight up and down,” Rembrandt for “full bust and bottom,” etc.).
Which iconic artist are you?
[thehairpin.]
Kickass Cancer-Curing Collage of the Day: Ed Chapman’s 5000-guitar-pick-strong Jimi Hendrix collage was recently auctioned off at the Cancer Research UK’s Sound & Vision charity event for a cool £23,000.
[dudecraft.]
Skull-Themed Seating of the Day: “Souviens Toi Que Tu Vas Mourir” (Remember That You Will Die) by pool.
On display during Milan Design Week (April 12-17) as part of Centre Culturel Français’s “Nouvelle Vague, the new french domestic landscape” exhibit.
[designboom.]
This Is Trippy, You Should Watch It of the Day: Holton Rower pours paint over objects, makes pretty, psychedelic paintings.
[hyst.]
