Tag: Strange Things I Like

From the “Decotora” photo book. © Masaru Tatsuki

Documenting the unique trucker culture in Japan, these stunning trucks roam the streets and highways of the island country. When we moved to Atlanta, I joked these are what Vegas moving trucks look like. He’s got a show in Tokyo’s Little More Chika gallery. Looks like a perfect fit for the Art Car Museum.

I’d love to see a night-time continuation of the art car parade with a convoy of these trucks heading down Allen Parkway. Maybe the Orange Show Foundation can do some outreach to the truck drivers that own these crazy beasts.

But can’t find the book for purchase in the US. Grrrr….

• Photo galleries on Pink Tentacle
• Post from Dark Roasted Blend
• Blog entry with great collection of Japanese decorated trucks
• Gallery of Decotora trucks

“You’re so ugly you could be a modern art masterpiece.”

R. Lee Ermey, Full Metal Jacket (1987)

“…The so-called fine arts have been on the skids since the turn of the century, when impressionism was aborted into the birth of all “isms” of abstract painting. Art is, always has been and, if it is to survive, always must be emotional. To make it coldly intellectual by abstractionism and impressionism is to destroy it or mold it into a monstrosity that is better kept locked up in musty museums. I frankly would rather prefer to have my paintings displayed in a gin-mill rather than buried in a repository together with the rest of the dead art, which is where this modern crap will end up.

…I refuse to be converted. The other day one of these ‘artsy artists’ from the Metropolitan in New York was sitting right on this lanai and he did some sketching of this bay. He showed me his finished canvas. I wanted to vomit when he showed me what a sacrilegious abortion he painted of my beautiful Paradise. I was quite frank with him. I told him I had seen better similar art on a stableboy’s shovel!”

— a letter from Edgar Leeteg to Aloha Barney

The Father of Modern Velvet Painting
Spectator Magazine – Leeteg of Tahitis

Black Velvet Zell Miller

Leeteg of Tahiti: Paintings From the Villa Velour – Froogle
LA Weekly: Features: Pictures From the Unibrow Revolution
Flickr: Hecho en Mexico: Tacky Velvet Art

The Lone Star state will be blessed with flying fruit near the Mexican border. Estimated cost, 1 million dollars.

Geostationary Banana Over Texas

Originally found here – Artist will send 300 meter banana 50km above the earth – Boing Boing

Zep’s Diner of Los Angeles. Very nice! And don’t be silly, it’s not around any longer.

Image from the wonderful Vintage Photographs LiveJournal Community.