The Campaign: new film poster painting in progress on NYC building

Google Doodle honors the 150th birthday anniversary of artist Gustav Klimt

“The doodlers and I have waited for his big 150th birthday, so I knew that I had to brighten up the homepage in his iconic style. Using (faux) gold leaf and oil paint, I wanted to pay homage to Klimt with his most famous painting, “The Kiss.” I hope that our humble doodle does his brilliant legacy some justice!” — Jennifer Hom, via Google

Halloween Danger painting for FISK by Keith Scharwath

more Jim Flora discovered

Local Government or the Commuter and Well-Fed at Last are two pencil illustrations with color found in Jim Flora’s c. 1960s sketchpad.

new Tokidoki painting in-progress spotted in NYC

Gustav Klimt’s portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer inspired the new Klimt Barbie doll.

(via Tablet Mag, painting via ABC Gallery)

Nick Gentry creates portraits by painting on obsolete floppy disks. The end result looks incredible.

(first discovered via laughing squid via colossal)

Artist Liu Bolin, has his body meticulously painted and photographed, creating the illusion of disappearing into various surroundings. The Beijing based photographer has a solo exhibition on view at the Eli Klein Fine Art gallery in NYC through August 28th, 2011. The Invisible Man show “continues his exploration of Chinese national identity and the relationship between human beings and the environment…”

But, Liu Bolin may also be spotted around the city, interacting with the New York landscape. In the video above (shared by Wooster Collective), Liu Bolin blends into a Kenny Scharf mural as part of a new live performance piece.

(photo of Liu Bolin blending into racks of magazines via Daily Mail / Barcroft Media)

The creative agency, Dorothy, has started a series of paintings inspired by iconic corporate logos.

(first discovered via Creative Review)

new work by artist James Jean: Collision

Above is the new “I’m a Painter”: Black Sheep figurine by artist Carrie Chau.
It’s really cute, but it costs $4,500.

(via Wun Ying Collection)

a visit to Mike Stilkey’s Studio
(book paintings rediscovered via notcot via Fecal Face)

cute illustrations by Bosque, a design collective in Argentina
(discovered via booooooom!)

DALEK: Broken, Beaten and Buried

“Broken, Beaten and Buried is the title of a new site specific installation by the artist James Marshall (aka Dalek), currently on view at the Redux Contemporary Art Center in Charleston, South Carolina…” (via Daily Serving)