Spies and Counter Spies
Artist: Julio de Diego (American, born Spain, 1900–1979)
Cate: 1941
Medium: Oil on masonite
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States

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Spies and Counter Spies
Artist: Julio de Diego (American, born Spain, 1900–1979)
Cate: 1941
Medium: Oil on masonite
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
I know Randy can’t afford bleach and or hair dye but I like to think he bleached his bangs so bad (as a teenage emo) it can’t even become black again
Speed paint below
Group of five Matchstickmen (2019), wood, polyurethane, paint, each 155 centimeters.
Nondescript Human Heads Appear Burned into Large-Scale Matches by Wolfgang Stiller
Often propped up in a row or symbolically arranged, the ongoing series of charred matches by Wolfgang Stiller are oversized and surreal renditions of the book-bound lookalikes. The German artist sculpts human heads in bright red or gradient-lined black signaling previous use that sit atop the square posts standing about five feet tall. Aptly titled Matchstickmen, the nondescript figures span the gamut of human emotion, ranging from pained expressions and distress to joy and calm.
Bronze installation of Matchstickmen at the Changwon Sculpture Biennale Korea (2018)
Group of three Matchstickmen (2019), wood, polyurethane, paint, each 155 centimeters
Detail of “Matchbox” (2018), wood, polyurethane, and paint, 160 x 71 x 20 centimeters when opened
Sketchbook heads
Toy Freddy (2) vs Human Heads (Sister Location)
Toy Freddy
Human Heads
Hannah Ellul / Jules Rawlinson / Off Brand (Firas Khnaisser & Ali Robertson) at The Waverley Bar, Edinburgh: 30/6/22.
TFEH presents another experimental social for the wilfully socially distant and the plain anti-social. You can find out more & purchase tickets to this show here.
Meanwhile... Feminist Group Pitches Vulva-Shaped Spaceship | Someone Stole A Box Of Human Heads
The Denver Police Department (DPD) is asking for the public's help finding the person responsible for the theft of a box of human heads. Police said they received a report Thursday of the theft of a dolly and a box from a freight company's truck that was parked in the 7700 block of East 23rd Avenue in the Central Park neighborhood. DPD said it happened between about 2:30 p.m. Wednesday and 9:30 a.m. Thursday. The box is blue and white with a...