Attention sideshow banner collectors! I’ve just been informed that an original Snap Wyatt banner of The Viking Giant has turned up at an estate and will be sold at a public auction in Kansas City, MO on May 20th at 10 am. (Click here to view auction details.) Although it’s not the clearest image, you [...]
Casey Rasmussen White is an art teacher based out of California and this mother of three has been working away at a circus-inspired art collection. She’s nearing completion and to help her prepare for the debut art show in October, she’s recently launched a kickstarter campaign to assist with the costs involved. A donation as [...]
A poster collector recently picked up the following two-sheet poster in Sweden: The owner of this beautiful, vintage circus poster has been unable to track down any information about both this image, as well as the circus troupe it portrays. He’s contacted me in search of any and all help he can get. If you have [...]
Drew Friedman is a pop culture caricature artist who recently turned his talents towards the freakshow community for his illustrated book, Drew Friedman’s Sideshow Freaks. Influenced by his childhood excursions to Coney Island during the 60s and 70s, Friedman breathes new life into these characters by affectionately displaying “50 of his favorite historic human oddities [...]
Ed Paschke (June 22, 1939 – November 25, 2004) was a Polish American painter, born in Chicago where he was to remain for the better portion of his life, and during his youth, he was heavily influenced by his father’s artistic endeavors. Paschke was a prolific artist, creating works for over four decades, and his [...]
Sand animation is a captivating form of performance art that usually, at least for contemporary artists, involves projectors and light boards to ease the viewing experience, but the roots of this art form date back thousands of years. Sand mandalas are present in Tibetan Buddhist rituals, as are sandpaintings in the Australian Aborigine tradition. What [...]
Thomas Woodruff is a man who’s juggled several titles in his life including tattoo artist, illustrator, theater designer and “neo-fabulist” to name a few. Today, I would like to feature a series of paintings by this eccentric artist titled Freak Parade. There are a total of 32 pieces in this collection, which Woodruff calls “a [...]
For 14 years, The Gemini Company has been supplying the world with “high quality collectibles, dark novelties, fashionable curiosities, sideshow replicas, plastic skulls and skeletons, fake candy corn jewelry, brain candles, soap and more.” Based in Brooklyn, this company derives its name from the fact that they are multifaceted and dabble in a wide variety [...]
Theatre Bizarre, a Detroit mecca for unorthodox artistic expressions and macabre visual art, is under attack from the city council. This dark wonderland has been home to theatrical productions and outdoor installations for a decade, yet officials feel that the city could do just fine without it. Today, I want to feature a recent article [...]
Jan Quinn is an eclectic artist based out of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Her partner Richard Jeltes assists her in the creation of charming collages utilizing diverse media. According to her website, Jan is a constructionist and reshaper of things. Her art is created out of the old stuff she finds along her life’s path. She [...]