Oliver Kosta-Théfaine is a Parisian artist who works in a number of media. But my favorite works of his are those that involve the absurdly simple technique of standing on a ladder with a disposable cigarette lighter and burning patterns onto a ceiling. [via Dude Craft]
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan |
Dec 2, 2009 06:00 AM
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is now: "standing on a lighter with a disposable cigarette lighter"
should be: "standing on a ladder with a disposable cigarette lighter"
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No, it's not a typo, Sean's branding himself again :P
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Maybe Sean should start a blog:
101 Amazing Uses for a Disposable Lighter
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2 Words, "Asbestos Thumbs"
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-- for little Leonardo perhaps.
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My friends who painted dorms for the summer came across something similar, except it said "Schaefer: The one beer to have when you're having more than one."
Art is subjective, I suppose.
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