Going along with yesterday's psychedelia theme, I present to you the photography of Marc Jaffe. Marc's work (under the moniker Altered Reality) falls under one of those simple concepts that produces awesome, complex results... he uses photographs and digital alteration to make abstract, pscyhed out pictures.

Check out some of my favorites:

Awesome work, Marc. Remember, if anyone wants their artwork featured on the blog, message me at my page.

-LK

Psychedelia is coming back. Bands of all genres (rock, dance and rap come to mind) are embracing strange and "mind-enhancing" elements of music. And many visual artists are reaching back to 60s influences for the means to express the ideas of today they have to express.

One such visual artist is Heywire's own David C. Jackson. The 23-year-old visual artist works with colored pencil, watercolor, oil pastel and other mediums to bring a truly odd and electrifying point of view to the canvas. Here are some of my favorite pieces David has shared with us on the site.

Awesome, awesome, trippy work David. If anyone would like their work featured on the blog, message me on my page.

In the computer animation age, it's always awesome to see people who still mess with traditional animation. Especially stop motion stuff. This video, called Stop Motion Spaghetti Cooking, is truly frickin' amazing. This is like if you went to Michele Gondry's house for dinner. Check this out:

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Okay guys and gals... until tomorrow.

-Lukas K.

Hey everybody;

I used to paint as a kid. I'm sure you did too. Back in the day, our teachers would sit us down with a brush and a paint kit and some paper and say, go to town. That was the beginning and ending of painting for most of us... we were either no good, were too distracted or, in my case, were afraid of getting our hands dirty. The fact that I don't paint anymore makes me respect everyone who DOES paint. Especially those painters who still quite clearly get their hands dirty.

One such painter is today's Heywire artist of the day, 19-year-old Axel Earth. Axel's work is a brilliant blend of primitive sloppiness, neatly rendered calligraphy and outside the line illustration. Here are some of my favorite pieces by Axel:

Great work, Axel! If you want your work to be featured on the blog, just hit me up via my page.One of my favorite art sites, Web Urbanist, is running a fascinating multiple-part series on the British art icon Banksy. Today, they've published part five (of eight), which features "Interviews, Films and Videos" of/by the artist. One of the more fascinating pieces Web Urbanist linked to is Banksy's subversive art piece at Disneyland. Check this out:

Pretty effed up but awesome at the same time. Thankfully it was caught on video. Check out the rest of the interviews and videos at Web Urbanist.Till next time...

Lukas K

Hey guys and gals;

Today's Heywire artist of the day is Moody. He's a graff artist who works in other mediums, always producing the same super ill tag. Here are some of my favorite works of his:

Sick work, Moody. The graffiti done in neon is especially killer. If you'd like your profile featured on here, message me via my page.

I found this image on fffound.com and though I don't fully understand it, it's both awesome and hilarious. Check this out:

So wait a minute... sagging your pants in Flint, Michigan can get you thrown in jail? What the...

Until next time...

Lukas K.

Gray is a great color. But we just got word that there have been other colors out there, and that they've been totally annoyed that Gray got to shine on all of the Heywire profile and artwork pages.

Well, we're happy to report that the other colors have struck back. You can now modify the color scheme for your profile and artwork pages! You'll notice a brand new Theme section on the New Artwork, Edit Artwork  and Edit Profile pages...

Gray's stranglehold on Heywire has ended! Long live the other colors!

Hey folks;

It's been a while since I featured any music on here. Which is a shame, since there are some incredibly talented musicians on the site. One of the is today's artist of the day... Mr. Jeff Akins.

There's actually only one track on his Heywire page (though many more on his Myspace), the track that IS there is a doozy. It's this incredible uptempo summer rap joint called Boy Meets Girl... and I'm already asking Jeff for the mp3, because this track is KILLER. Can't wait to hear more.

If you'd like your profile featured on the blog, please hit me up via my page.

Swiss Miss posted this awesomely designed product today... it's called Subliminal Dinnerware and it's both hilarious and cool as hell. Check it out:

Sick. I need to cop this. Need to get a kitchen first, though.

Until next time...

LK