Brazilian Illustrator Butcher Billy brings us some of our favorite 80’s Goth and New Wave singers drawn as classic Marvel superheros. He has Siouxsie Sioux as Scarlet Witch, Mark Mothersbaugh from Devo as Iron Man, John Lydon from his PiL days as Wolverine, and Ian Curtis from Joy Division as Spider-Man, but this is hilarious – Morrissey as the Incredible Hulk! See them all and buy prints on his website here.
Visual arts student Jody Steel has made a name for herself by posting her drawings on social media – drawing on her thighs. Bored in class, she will take pen to thigh and draw what ever comes to mind, maybe Walter White from Breaking Bad, maybe a flower or maybe even an elephant. She’s a human canvas, sadly she has to wash them off…
That’s right, this portrait series is named “Blown” by Julie Randall, and it’s said that it depicts “Nostalgia and Vulnerability”. These colored pencil drawings of chewing gum are sublime. See more from Beautiful Decay.
Opening Ceremony asks Yoko Ono to design a menswear line, limited edition, and yes, inspired by John Lennon. Taken from drawings that she did for him, this particular ensemble has the hand print pant with a bandeau Lightbulb Bra . Why not?
Shows opens Friday Sept. 21st at Gallery 1988 on Melrose Ave. in Hollywood, CA featuring the illustrations of Scott C. who has been working on a theme called “Great Showdowns” based on familiar movies. This is a scene from Psycho, can’t wait to see more! Checkout his Tumblr.
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