Artist Blase aka Blasepheme manipulates classical portraits found in french thrift stores with modern day pop culture. From fashion, politics and social matters. See some selected works below:
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Pop Culture Collages by Joe Castro
From Amy Winehouse to the 1960’s moon landing, artist Joe Castro creates intricate and surreal imagery focused on pop culture, fashion and landscapes. See some selected works below:
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Shia LaBeouf Is Now Engaged
Nope, this is not the regular performance art piece/stunt we’ve come to know and love from actor Shia LaBeouf. Rape allegations and tumultuous fights aside he and his longtime girlfriend Mia Goth have taken their relationship the next level. “An inside source alleged that LaBeouf confessed that he and Goth were engaged in the presence of a cashier at Gelson’s this month. Apparently, the actress was flashing a diamond on her ring finger and the two said that they were planning on getting married. Prior to this scene, LaBeouf supposedly called Goth his “fiancée” during the live stream of his #Elevate project last month. Obviously, nobody noticed, though, because we heard not a word of this until now.” src:
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David Bowie VS. Pop Culture by Butcher Billy
Brazilian based artist Butcher Billy creates a mashup series titled David Bowie VS. Pop Culture where he takes the late musicians face and puts them on iconic pop culture images that reference some of his best known music titles. See the series below:
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Extreme Pop Culture Makeup
Professional Makeup artist Rebecca Swift creates a shocking series titled Pop Culture Makeup where she transforms herself spot on to iconic familiar characters. The project goes for 100 days and each day a new character is presented. See some of the series below: Related articles Pop Culture’s Most Iconic Helmets (INFOGRAPHIC) Lightsabers, Jedis, & Sir Yogigton 15 Stocking Stuffers For The Basic Girl In Your Life Walt Disney’s contributions to pop-culture (video)
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Game of Thrones Actors Then and Now
See what Game of Thrones actors still retain their childhood looks and who has completely made a 180. See this side by side gallery of these popular characters when they were just regular kids.
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Japanese Game of Thrones Manga Covers
The worldwide phenomenon of Game of Thrones has inspired countless adaptations, from television to fan art, but in Japan the novels take on a unique visual identity. Renowned artist Noriko Meguro reimagines the book covers in a manga style, giving each volume a distinctly Japanese interpretation while maintaining the spirit of George R.R. Martin’s original epic.
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Madonna Grossed Drake Out at Coachella
Remember when Madonna kissed Britney Spears and it was pretty hot? Yeah this is not that. At this years Coachella music festival popular rap artist Drake paired up with Madonna onstage for a performance. During one of her songs the pop icon decided to Spiderman sloppy kiss Drake while he sits in a chair. In what we assume she thought would have been a sexy shocker to add to her gasp list. Well it made the gasp list, but not in the way she intended. The only gasping was poor Drake being forced into an unwanted kiss. Like a gay man trying to kiss a woman you can only fake…
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“Famous are Dreaming” digital collage by Luis Dourado
Luis Dourado’s digital collage series Famous Are Dreaming reimagines iconic figures through the surreal lens of dreams and imagination. The works depict historical and cultural icons, including Martin Luther King Jr. and President John F. Kennedy, enveloped in clouds of colorful smoke that suggest thought, vision, and possibility.
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Pop Culture Portaits by artist Alvaro Tapia Hidalgo
Álvaro Tapia Hidalgo’s pop culture portraits thrive on exaggeration with intention. These are not neutral likenesses or polite tributes. They are high-saturation, high-impact interpretations that treat celebrity faces as visual symbols rather than subjects meant to be reproduced faithfully. Color becomes the language, and personality becomes the structure.
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Rappers Turned Into Iconic Cartoons
Artist Zhi-Yun Zhang of Lubeck of Germany mashed up well known cartoons with current pop artists to create an entertaining visual set of images. The characters include:Zhang created (Pat) Rick Ross, DJ Khaled as Cartman, Miley Cyrus as a twerking Minnie Mouse, Milhouse substituted in Drake’s Nothing Was The Same album cover, A$AP Rocky as Stewie Griffin, Kanye West as Porky Pig, and Pharrell as Bart Simpson. References: behance.net and complexmag
