Artwork by Florentijn Hofman Florentijn Hofman is a Dutch artist based out of Rotterdam. He’s internationally renowned for his large-scale sculptures which often originate from recognizable, everyday objects. In his ongoing Rubber Duck series, Florentijn takes the iconic rubber duck (that children around the world can identify), and takes it to a massive…
Welcome to the Shirk Report where you will find the 25 funniest images, 10 most interesting articles, and 5 most viral videos from the previous week of sifting. Enjoy! THE SHIRK REPORT 2.0 IS HERE! IMAGES WILL NOW APPEAR RIGHT BELOW THE TEXT LINK. TO HIDE THE IMAGE, SIMPLY CLICK THE TEXT LINK…
I don’t know too much about these trailers that look like miniature cars except that they are: a little bizarre, don’t actually have much storage capacity, but definitely grab your attention. And maybe that’s enough, I’m not sure; but the Internet has documented this phenomenon and it has culminated in this list of…
Standing in front of a cheesy patterned backdrop, that’s what my yearbook photo was like. For this class in Russia however, they took things to a much more creative and fun place with these awesome yearbook portraits. The idea was simple: sit behind the teacher’s desk and draw something fun on the chalkboard behind…
We’ve featured Viktor Hertz’s work before on the Sifter, showcasing his awesome Pictograph Music Poster series. This time we profile Viktor and his Honest Logos series, where he imagines what iconic brands/logos might look like if they told the truth about their product/service. In Viktor’s own words: An idea for a series with honest…
Have you ever been to a thrift store (think Goodwill or Salvation Army) and noticed that they usually carry a small selection of landscape paintings? Artists Chris McMahon and Thryza Segal decided to inject a little fun into these discarded works and give them a second life by adding monsters to the scenic landscapes.…
Welcome to the Shirk Report where you will find the 20 funniest images, 10 most interesting articles, and 5 most viral videos from the previous week of sifting. Enjoy! THE SHIRK REPORT 2.0 IS HERE! IMAGES WILL NOW APPEAR RIGHT BELOW THE TEXT LINK! TO HIDE THE IMAGE, SIMPLY CLICK THE TEXT LINK…
Photograph by NINA KATCHADOURIAN How do photographers cure boredom on long flights? By taking photographs of course! And in the case of artist Nina Katchadourian, that means an impromptu photoshoot in the lavatory. Nina explains how it all started below: While in the lavatory on a domestic flight in March 2010, I spontaneously…
7 FOOTER GOES AS SHORT GUY ON STILTS FOR HALLOWEEN Photograph by firstclass_scamp on Reddit 7-foot Irish Redditor, firstclass_scamp, posted this hilarious photo earlier today. Sure Halloween is still six months away but this was too clever not to share. And if you’re thinking that he looks a little like Cameron Frye…