A 26-foot-tall sculpture of Marilyn Monroe in her most famous pose was unveiled on Chicago's now-truly Magnificent Mile Friday morning.
The Marilyn Monroe that now stands tall on Michigan Avenue, her head high enough to see passing boats on the Chicago River, is fortunate to be all aluminum and stainless steel, unable to read the nasty things being written about her.
Passers-by wasted little time positioning themselves under her billowing skirt to get a subway-grate view of Monroe in the same stance as she appeared in "The Seven Year Itch."
The area is known for unusual public art displays. Years ago, Michigan Avenue was lined with fiberglass cows.
And in the same plaza where the Monroe statue now stands, another sculpture by the same artist, Seward Johnson, was put up: a tribute to the farmer and daughter of Grant Wood's "American Gothic" fame.
The Marilyn Monroe statue will stand until next spring.
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Marilyn attracts smiles, scorn and skirt chasers
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Justin Gaston Gets Naked for PETA
Justin Gaston has stripped naked for a cause. The former boyfriend of Miley Cyrus appeared on a number of print ads for PETA's "Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur" campaign wearing nothing but a silver cross around his neck and showing off a tattoo on his hip. He is joined by Giglianne Braga and Ben Elliott, two of his fellow cast members on "If I Can Dream".
"With this PETA campaign, what I really wanted was it not to be about me but to be about the animals," 21-year-old Justin explained his mission. The former underwear model who has also participated in the sixth season of NBC's singing competition "Nashville Star" added, "We're trying to bring light to this cause."
While Justin pointed out that he didn't bare all for himself, aspiring model Giglianne said she doesn't mind stripping down for a good cause. "If nudity is involved, especially because it's for a cause, I didn't see anything wrong with that," the 20-year-old opined. She added, "We're just supporting a good cause by being naked."
The ads featuring Justin, Giglianne and Ben are the latest being made in support of PETA's anti-fur efforts.
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Juan Francisco Casas - Ballpoint Pen Drawer
Isn't it amazing that some photorealistic art-drawing below was painted using only ball-point pen by a Spanish's artist Juan Francisco Casas?
Visit Juan Francisco Casas's Site to view more amazing painting.
