DALEAST DISCOUNT EVOLUTION TIME LAPSE

DALeast quickly became my favorite street artist in 2012. With larger than life animals bursting from building sides,  Dal's unique style and attention to detail gave the world a truly fresh take on the animal kingdom and possibly a striking metaphor for their relationship to us and our sprawling urban landscapes. As you'll see from the video below, no one went bigger than Dal. Watch his process putting up one of his latest works, 'Discount Evolution.' in Rochester, NY. via wooster collective
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DALeast - Discount Evolution (full version) from Jeff Coles Smith on Vimeo.

GANGNAM STYLE HALLOWEEN LIGHT SHOW. RIDICULOUS. AMAZING.

The neighbors might not enjoy hearing Gangnam Style on the reg, but you won't hear anyone else complaining about this epic light show. They even got the house singing the song with jackolantern lights. via Buzzfeed

 

BREAKING BAD WITH MIKE MITCHELL AT GALLERY 1988

Mike Mitchell and Breaking Bad fanboys rejoice. This illustration print, The Cooks, currently on display at Gallery 1988's group themed Breaking Bad show, is a cracker. And an edition of only 50. Show opened on August 20th, 2012 and runs through August 26th. See all the Breaking Bad work at the gallery which is located at 7020 North Melrose in Los Angeles.

(Below) "Blue Sky" Heisenberg Skull & Cross Bones vinyl by Tristan Eaton x Pretty in plastic 

DO WORK, PHLEGM

Time lapse process of street artist Phlegm doing what he does best: creating larger than life wall paintings. Never knew he did all his work by hand until seeing this video. Stunning. Via Wooster Collective

INSTANT CLASSIC: BANKSY ROLLER ZORRO BRONZE SCULPTURE

Banksy puts his street art spin on the classic Zorro image. Who knew Zorro was such a painting badass? The Roller Zorro bronze statue of undetermined size is from an edition of 12, released this year.

Update (6/19/2012): All signs are pointing to one word on this one: FAKE! Should have been more suspect when the details on this statue were pretty scant.  Proof that this doesn't exist is evidenced by the behind photo added to 'BackerProjects' flckr page earlier today. And yes, we wish this was real, too.

image via BackerProjects (again, fake photoshop clowning)

TRIUMPH THE INSULT COMIC DOG DESTROYS THE WIENER CIRCLE

Conan unleashed Triumph The Insult Comic Dog onto Chicago's Wiener Circle last night. The little bastard has still got it. Living in Chicago, the Wiener's Circle has a special place in my heart and the insults Triumph drops onto these loudmouths are what us mere humans can only dream of replicating.

PROMETHEUS CUT PAPER TRAILER

A palm d'or or whatever it's called goes to Youtuber TheReceptionist, who recreated the Prometheus trailer shot for shot by way of cut paper stop animation. Fucking brilliant. Enjoy the movie this Friday.



For comparison: The original trailer

DISMANTLING BANKSY

A new Banksy piece for the Jubilee appeared in London yesterday depicting a child laborer sewing British flag bunting. It was coyly placed on Poundland (UK's version of the Dollar store). As you'll see below, the insidious aftermath that took place isn't surprising but demonstrates that no Banksy street piece is sacred—and that people will do whatever it takes to get a piece of the elusive street artist.

Here's the finished Child Labor Bunting Sewer and what's left of it less than 24 hours later. Via Urban Art Association

Classic Banksy craftsmanship. Look how hard this child is working to get the UK ready for the Jubilee.

 Bunting barons begin to descend on Poundland.

More bunting thieves. Tossers.

Phew, some bunting remains in tact.

Ah, but not for long. All that's left is a lonely child and his sewing machine. End Day 1 of new Banksy Street art.

SITTING ON A FULLY LOADED SHOTGUN SHELL CHAIR

Nothing about a fully loaded shotgun shell chair sounds safe. But if you're in the market, Rehhab has brought the vision of a fully functioning chair made from 388 live 12 gauge shotgun shells.  Hey, at the very least, you'll be fully stocked for the Zombie Apocalypse. via Design You Trust

KATE UPTON: TOO HOT FOR YOUTUBE?

Every guy's love for Sports Illustrated cover girl Kate Upton was on full display today. Youtube apparently couldn't handle the heat.

Luckily, there's Vevo. And Thankfully, Kate Upton is still doing the Cat Daddy in her very beautiful bikini. God bless America and Terry vision. via Terry's Diary


 

KANYE WEST'S 'WAY TOO COLD' VIDEO IS WAY TOO AWESOME

Maybe it's the kid's swagger. Or maybe it's the jumbo masked Trump, Condoleza, Bush and Reagan. Either way, Way Too Cold is a banger with a video so over the top you can't help but respect Kanye for flaunting his ego.

'BYE BYE NORTH KOREA' BY JR

French street photographer JR took the world by storm with his ability to access remote places and capture its people perfectly. And his recent trip to North Korea is no exception (who knows how the hell he pulled that off). This may be his most stunning and defining work yet.

Here's JR's more playful, final shot from the least documented country in the world. You can find all his pictures from North Korea on his Instgram (@jr_artist) feed, btw. A must follow in our book. For the non Instagramers, JR posts new images regularly on his website, jr-art.net. Check it.

HOUSE OF THE RISING TESLA COILS

I can't get enough of this tripped out rendition of House of the Rising Sun performed on frickin Tesla Coils. Mind blown. Great song choice, too. via @rga

TUPAC LIVES! (AT COACHELLA)

And they said it couldn't be done. 2Pac was alive and well last night at Coachella. See his full holographic performance with Snoop and Dr. Dre.

THE FILTERED NETWORK

Funny or Die is at it again, mashing The Social Network trailer with the recent Facebook purchase of Instagram. via Funny or Die

 'You don't get to one billion dollars without using a few filters.'

 

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JR x LIU BOLIN INVISIBILITY COLLABORATION

JR has been teaming up with a lot of great artists lately. My favorite is this piece he did with Liu Bolin in New York city. Watch the master of disguise give JR the invisibility treatment in his own photograph. Rad!

JR & Liu Bolin on Elizabeth St in NYC 2012 from Roberts Horowitz Creative on Vimeo.

JOHN MAYER BREATHES LIFE INTO LANA DEL RAY'S 'VIDEO GAMES'

Johhny really coulda taken this jam session to Chapelle Show land but alas, no lyrics, just the sweet sound of electric guitar and the eery feedback filling the void via @stupiddope

On a side note, I'll be updating this here Crackade more often. My apologies for the abrupt halt.