Tobias Waite

Before I go any further, I want to make it clear that I DO NOT WANT TO LIKE THESE. I’m sorry. I see paintings like these all the time, everywhere. And yet I cannot help liking them. They’re funny! And they’re cute…. and I know they’re never going to call me, but I’ve had a couple of vodka cranberries and it’s been a while.

Paintings by Tobias Waite.
ps. Tried to find his bio, convinced that he totally graduated from the Yale/Columbia School of Art. Only found an NYU website and a half-eaten box of Milk Duds. Next time, Tobias Waite. Just you Waite.

Audrey Corregan

Some interesting photos by French-born Audrey Corregan. She’s received a lot of press for her photo series of a bunch of birds’ backs, which is cool, but I kind of prefer some of the other, less accessible work. How long can you look at the back of a bird, really. (Unless you use the British slang of “bird”, which means woman, but if you do, you’re probably sitting in a bar across from a Carphone Warehouse, drinking Guinness and watching a football game, not reading my blog).

Cat Mugs

Found on Google, home of a million cats. Or more. Probably more.

Justin Paszul

I don’t even know. Who is this guy? I don’t know. Drawings by Justin Paszul. I hope one day he goes crazy and starts writing sci-fi and invents a planet named Paszulia populated by Paszulians who will roam and act basically like humans on Earth but with noticeable quirks. These quirks will point out the inherent issues humans have, but with enough distance to allow for self-reflection.

Katy Heinlein

Let’s be honest, if it’s non-representational, I usually run for the hills. It’s not my fault. I had a semester of painful Robert Smithson-inspired soliloquies, and now, if it doesn’t have a face, I’m out. Once in a while, though, I allow myself to be reduced down to the purely formal elements of art (I won’t bother you with my list of acceptable abstract artists), and I happen to enjoy Katy Heinlein’s work. It’s so pretty, with its soft colorful draped fabrics. What? I’m not a monster. I can feel.

Celine Meyrat

Drawings by Swiss-born Celine Meyrat. I wonder if my friend Yaron knows her. He lives in Geneva. It’s a small country.

Bas van Beek

Dutch designer Bas van Beek makes some fun vases from making molds of other vases, then splicing them together a la Dr. Frankensten. Also, according to many websites, he thinks Dutch politics are stupid. What does that have to do with wonky bong-looking vases, you ask? Right.

More HERE.

Sidney Pink

I was scouring the internet for more posts when I ran across Sidney Pink. I thought to myself, “All right! Weird Japanese schoolgirl outfits are exactly what has been missing from my life!” I didn’t actually think that. I do like them, though, in a leftover masochistic nostalgia left over from growing up in a Soviet-style uniform very similar to the ones Sidney draws.

Tom Gauld

Fun drawings by Tom Gauld.

John Casey

It looks like John Casey has a cult following, and I can understand why. There is something appealing about the lack of torsos, giant heads and hands, and Pinocchio noses of his drawings and sculptures.