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Modern Art Monday Presents: Juan Gris, Still Life with Checked Tablecloth

Still Life with Checked Table Cloth
Photo By Gail

Juan Gris (1887 – 1927), a master of disguised images, presents a table brimming with coffee cups, stemmed wineglasses, a large white-footed fruit compote (see from the side and from above) containing thickly painted grapes, a bottle of red wine, a bottle of Bass extra stout ale with its distinctive red diamond logo, a newspaper, and a guitar. Yet, Still Life with Checked Tablecloth (1915) has another equally compelling identity: a Bull’s head. The coffee cup at lower center doubles as the animal’s snout, black-and-white concentric circle at left is a “bull’s eye,” the bottle of ale is an ear, and the sinuous edge of the guitar is the horn. The letters “EAU” on the wine label, which ostensibly stand for “bEAUjolais” can just as easily represent “taurEAU” (Bull).

Photographed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC

The Button Show at Rush Arts Gallery

Installation View
All Photos By Gail (Click on Any Image to Enlarge for Detail)

I have to thank my friend Andrew for turning me on to The Button Show; a super fun exhibit that’s up now at Rush  Arts Gallery. Curated by Peter “Souleo” Wright, The Button Show features sculptures and other artworks created using regular clothing buttons, incorporated with other found objects, to create unique art that is delightful to behold.

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Pink Thing of The Day: Hot Pink Cake Mixer

Hot Pink Cake Mixer
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I know this awesome Hot Pink Mixer looks like a work art, but I bet its especially great for making Pink Cakes!

Light Up Eyeball Wine Bottle Stopper

Eyeball Light Up Bottle Stopper

Halloween is coming up in just a few weeks, and I know you have a long list of supplies to buy for all of your partying needs. Here’s one to cross off that list right now: the Eye On You Light Up Eyeball Wine Bottle Stopper. This thing is so cool, why save it for Halloween? Why not make it your every day wine bottle stopper?

Eye On You Features:

  • Metal Bottle Stopper shaped like a Glass Eyeball
  • Eyeball lights up with LED light (battery included)
  • Eyeball comes in three colors: Orange, Green and Blue
  • Fits most wine bottles – rubber ring provides a tight seal
  • Size: 1-1/2″ dia. x 4″

How can you even live without one of these, knowing it will set you back a mere $12.95? Buy yours now at This Link! (Sadly, this item has been discontinued)

Eye On You Eyeball Light Up Bottle Stopper Box

Zombie Arm Wine Bottle Stopper

Oh my! I love how this Wine Bottle Stopper makes it look as if a little zombie arm is reaching up from the neck of your wine bottle! Scary! Do you need to own one? The details are below:

  • Wine bottle cork or bottle stopper shaped like a zombie hand rising from the ground
  • Exquisite level of gory details – handcrafted by local indie artists
  • Material: tough urethane resin and cork
  • Unique: no two are exactly alike – paint details may vary as it is handpainted
  • Size: 1-1/4″ dia. x 5″ (3 cm dia. x 12.5 cm) Fits most wine bottles
  • Design: Odd Art Fabrications

Priced at just $11.95, it makes a great gift for your ghoulish fiends friends.