“Indeed. Marge you find the inner beauty of your subject and bring it out for all to see!” - Professor Lombardo Check out these fan-fugu-tastic Simpsons renditions by David Barton. He’s done them in the styles of famous artists. Here’s Marge in Vermeer’s “Girl with Pearl Earring”: The necklace instead of the earring really makes it. Then there’s Groundskeeper Willie, van Gogh style: When a man this intense says ‘Ach! Keep off the grass’, man, you’d better keep off the grass. There are two more at the site, one of Apu as Salvador Dali and a Rembrandt style Homer. Check both of them out, they’re just as awesome as these two. (found via Web Designer Depot)
Tag: Brush with Greatness
Sweet Sideshow Bob Painting & More
“Ah very good . . . fabulous . . . oh, even better!” – Professor Lombardo See that rather awesome Sideshow Bob painting to the left? It can be yours for the low price of just $25 provided you live in Toronto and can pick it up. This listing led me to http://www.loverazor.net which is the artist’s blog. There are several other Simpsons paintings on there including a tattooed Homer (note the Stonecutter symbol on the forearm), a tattooed Burns (great dollar sign on his neck), and – my favorite – jack-in-the-box Homer from “Treehouse of Horror II”. There’s a full gallery page that has more of her stuff from Simpsons, Family Guy and various other pop culture ephemera including what looks to me like Squidward after a very long night of partying in Bikini Bottom.
Awesomely Elaborate Homer Portrait
“You know, I’m no art critic, but I know what I hate, and I don’t hate this.” – C.M. Burns An artist named Randal Roberts painted this magnificent portrait of Homer. I have a hard time drawing stick figures, so to me that is really amazing. I especially like the dueling Marges along the sides. (There’s a more detailed description and some background here.) I know what I’m going to spend ten minutes staring at next time I’m stoned.
Quote of the Day
“Marge, I’m 239 and I’m feelin’ fine! Look, I’m using the original notches that came with my belt.” – Homer Simpson “That’s wonderful Homer! I’m so proud of-” – Marge Simpson “Let me get this straight. You’re pleased with your current appearance? Oh hoh hoh hoh hoh. Ahh why my good man, you’re the fattest thing I’ve ever seen, and I’ve been on safari.” – C.M. Burns
Animating the Fourth Wall
I was poking around for items for tomorrow’s link dump when I came across this from a blog called “Art Brut(e)”: See I was going to be really clever and somehow link “Mom and Pop Art” with “Duck Amuk” to Larry Johnson and it was going to be really clever, but the conceit doesn’t work anymore so– eh, why don’t you pick up an Art Forum or something. “Duck Amuck” is one of the most memorable Merrie Melodies ever and, prior to clicking that link, I hadn’t actually watched the whole thing (~7 min) in years. It’s still very clever and quite funny. I cracked up when Daffy’s parachute was replaced with an anvil (William Faulkner could write an anvil gag that would really make you think). In terms of “Duck Amuck” and The Simpsons the first thing that sprang to mind was Snowball II after Bart makes it more interesting in the second Treehouse of Horror: But then I got to thinking about all the other times the show broke the fourth wall with animation. (Note: this is not meant to be an exhaustive list.) First up is “Brush with Greatness” and it’s never ending MC Escher line for the “H2WHOA!” ride: Next is “The Front” and it’s fantastically crappy reused background of water cooler/nondescript door/cleaning lady: In Boy Scoutz N the Hood we learn that cartoons don’t need to be 100% realistic and, lo and behold, there are two Homers: Finally, there are a lot of couch gags that play around with how the Simpsons are animated, but two in particular seem genuinely “fourth-wall-ish”. The one in “Lisa the Beauty Queen” and “Duffless” has the family running literally out of frame: And then there’s the infinitely receding couch from “Homer Badman” and “Two Dozen and One Greyhounds”: I always thought that one must have been fun to animate, just keep drawing the family smaller and smaller until they’re basically dots.