Joshua Gurrie

While Australian illustrator and painter Joshua Gurrie takes inspiration from the racier elements of contemporary popular culture, his work also seeks to counter the over-saturation of "pop media, web junk and glossy sneakers." He achieves this with clean black lines that pierce the page with their directness and his work is notable for its lack of excessive ornamentation. Gurrie’s background in design contributes to this …

Will Gurley

Sumptuously elegant patterns, psychedelic color combinations and multi-dimensional sculptural motifs are just a few of the tricks up young artist Will Gurley’s sleeve. Currently living in London, the RISD graduate’s creations recall the pattern and decoration movement of the mid 1970s. Like his predecessor, Kim MacConnel, Gurley is not shy about taking an entire room and literally making it his own. Everything comes alive as …

The Simpsons Personified

UK gossip site Holy Moly and now YouTube are showing a sneaky copy of a commercial where the famous intro to The Simpsons is recreated with real-life actors. Put together for British-satellite broadcaster Sky, the live-action version apparently cost a fortune. It works very well and has a slight British flavour. You can see it here.