Awesome Art

We’re liking the Fortune Poster series from Jason Dean; each of the 8 pieces coordinates colors and icons associated with a phrase from a real fortune cookie, and can be randomly chosen for you.

Jarrett Heather says he spent between 500 to 1000 hours to create this kinetic typography video for Jonathan Coulton’s suburban ballad, Shop-Vac. Judging by the quality of the video, we believe him.

Artist Iori Tomita uses a special process to turn the bodies of marine critters translucent, then injects dyes into their skeletons to produce these dramatic and educational biological specimens.

Cartoonist Adam Watson imagines what it would be like if Dr. Seuss wrote Star Wars. Watson’s art is good, but it’s the prose that really ties things together. We hope he turns this into a whole book.

Ever wanted to draw Spider-Man, The Incredible Hulk or X-Men? Learn from the master himself, Stan Lee. We recommend the limited-edition hardcover, or the paperback if you’re on a budget.

Dragon or dinosaur? No matter: we’re enjoying what the talent from .wav has created on this visitor platform for the “Hafencity” in Hamburg; they’d probably get arrested trying to do it here.

Graphic designer Matthew Ranzetta’s poster designs brilliantly combine Star Wars imagery with other classic movies. Yes, Luke did have a cool hand once it was replaced with a mechanical one.

This Flash-based interactive artwork lets you create mesmerizing audiovisual compositions which belong on a big screen at a rave. Watch the video demo or just start playing with AVCLASH now.

Artist Mike Esparza likes zombies. In fact, he likes them so much that he imagines celebrities and pop culture icons as the undead. We did think King of Kong’s Billy Mitchell was Keanu for a moment.

If we told them once, we told them a hundred times, it’s Spinal Tap first, then Puppet Show. SFX artist Kevin McTurk’s ghostly puppet show truly deserves placement at the top of the marquee.

Former university instructor Dave Rankin has a goal to create the best art decks in the skateboard industry with a superior ride; judging from the talent we see here, he’s well on his way.

We all know the value of a dollar at this point, but sometimes it’s good to see the less serious side of money, so please enjoy the creative stylings of this dollar bill origami art. (Thanks, Stephanie!)

Eric Grohe specializes in making murals that provide the illusion of depth. It takes Grohe up to a year to finish a project, because he studies exactly how shadows fall on the wall he’s painting over.

Composed entirely from lights that artist Chateau Bezerra found throughout New York City, this experimental music video synchronizes perfectly with Gorilllaz track On Melancholy Hill.

How can Marc Cameron and Mark Brown improve on their prior light graffiti car images? With enhanced light, cleaner lines and more elite motors, like the Ariel Atom and Ferrari 458 Italia.

Despite Ralph Lauren’s boasts, this isn’t exactly the first time we’ve seen projection mapping. Outrageous “4D” claims aside, the light show is fun to watch. Check out the London version here.

At first glance, you’d think that you were looking at some sort of 3-dimensional sculpture, but these are just flat sheets of paper, illustrated with incredible depth by Chilean artist Fredo.

You’d think that modern movies would just use digital effects to create sounds, but there’s still a need for the professional Foley artist, who crafts noises with just their body, props, and mouth.

Earlier this year, Mark Pernice took a distorted self-portrait from Apple Photo Booth and worked with a sculptor to turn it into a real mask. Now you can help him raise funds to make a whole series.

Artist Federico Uribe had been making artwork using shoes when Puma sent him a bunch of different colored laces. Then inspiration struck. Uribe’s “paintings” now fetch as much as $70,000.

To make this coffee shop fit in, Nemaworkshop used the nearby Bryant Park Library for inspiration – and came up with a library turned on its side. The “books” are actually pictures on custom tiles.

Sure, your watch, phone and computer already have one built-in, but you’ll have fun forming and arranging digits on this old school calendar. Made using laser-cut acrylic and wood veneer.

Just before Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans’ Six Flags amusement park shut down, and never reopened. Teddy Smith takes us on a haunted tour with imagery that will stick in your mind for hours.