20 Things We Found On The Internet This July
The Welcome team's monthly discoveries
Written by Mikail Haroon (@mvkail) / Curated by the Welcome team
This is our sixth iteration of Monthly Discoveries, our recurring series where the Welcome team rounds up and shares the creative work that stood out to us over the past month.
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July’s discoveries were, as usual, diverse: a grandson thirst trapping while watching Pulp Fiction with his grandmother, zombie virus tattoos, a car hood transformed into an antique shop, a Nike Foamposite bong, knot-shaped derby shoes, Britney Spears’ rainbow plaid hair, Pokémon cards overloaded with internet ephemera, a sweater stained with 72 hand-popped maraschino cherries, rare glowing Walter Van Beirendonck pieces, and much more.
Happy discovering.
Movie night with yiayia by Aris Navarro
A Twitter post shared by Aris Navro compellingly combines a thirst trap with a wholesome moment of intergenerational relaxation, watching Pulp Fiction with his grandmother. His collection of photos carries the nostalgic feel of early Flickr, reminiscent of the candid domestic snapshots that defined the platform 20 years ago.
Zombie virus tattoos by @tattsilky
Silky’s signature style of tattooing uses the aesthetic of decay to create enduring pieces that resemble discolored bruises, infection, or zombie bites. The artist specializes in this veiny style, using a mix of red, yellow, purple, and grey tones, to create a strikingly realistic effect. A recurring motifs is a bruised heart.
XXX lighter collection by @worldscoolest
Featuring iconic photos of various provocative female celebrities such as Pamela Anderson, Megan Fox, Lindsay Lohan, and many others, alongside recurring motifs of stars, teeth, and the UK flag, @worldscoolest’s lighter collection is a case study in curation.
Help, my scissors aren’t working by Double
Help, My Scissors Aren’t Working is a painting by French artist Double. A hand gripping an object is considered one of the most difficult forms to accurately depict, and it is done well here. The artwork demonstrates an adept understanding of shape language, and the eye embedded in the scissors is a striking detail
Car shop picture by Shay Gallagher
Taken in Psyrri, Athens, Gallagher’s photo captured a man selling an eclectic assortment of antiques and curios on the hood of his car, including baroque mirrors, bronze candle holders, crosses, pipes, daggers, spoons, jewelry and other oddities. In the comments, another user replied with a nearly identical photo of the same car shop setup from a month ago.
Ceramic sculpture by Naomi Gilon
Naomi Gilon’s new shoe prototype is “inspired by the feeling of your foot being caught by the monster hiding under your bed at night.” The wearable ceramic sculpture’s clawed talons mimic disfigured toes, wrapping around the wearer’s feet. Throughout the slides of her Instagram post, viewers can follow the creation process, from the initial clay mold, to the painted pre-firing stage, and finally to the polished, glossy black finished piece.
Chainsaw Man painting by @alchemitsu
The painting, which depicts in alternative art style a domestic scene from Fujimoto’s acclimated anime Chainsaw Man, provides a more grounded interpretation of what the show would look like in real life. Many commenters said it looks like a Mexican or Filipino version of the main character Denji. Power is hiding two slices of tomatoes, canonically as selfish as always. Peer into his design process here.
Music by diamond*
Part of the ØWay collective and signed to Young Thug’s YSL Records, diamond* stands out as one of the most promising young artists in the scene, creating music with energy that mainstream rap is sorely missing right now. He first connected with fellow ØWay artist Tezzus after driving an hour to buy marijuana, a chance encounter that helped spark their creative partnership. His solo mixtape Bling Slime Vøl. 1, released last month, features appearances from Young Thug and Pz’. You can see diamond* live, alongside other ØWay artists, on Young Thug’s upcoming The New Generation tour.
🐜 🐜 🐜 by Isabella Cotier
Isabella Cotier is an artist whose work has been featured in the New York Times, Vogue, Gucci, Harpers Bazar, and many more publications. 🐜 🐜 🐜 is an colorful oil pastel and Indian ink piece depicting a supine cockroach being swarmed by black ants. The work’s sketch-like quality, combined with its red, green, and yellow color palette, creates an unexpected resemblance to a Pan-African flag.
20 portraits of myself crying by Margot Peer
Margot Peer is a RISD artist and multimedia creator whose practice spans painting, stitching, screen printing, typewriting, sticker art, charcoal, colored pencils, and more. Her latest work, 20 portraits of myself crying, is an intricate tapestry composed of 12,375 stitches and 29 colors. Despite the absence of any clearly defined tears in the portraits, Peer’s precise attention to detail captures expressions of anguish that are instantly recognizable as crying selfies.
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