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Now I’m impressed

By on March 2, 2011 in But is it art?, Toulouse Le Grandfig

pablo picasso fooling around

Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso known as Pablo Ruiz Picasso (25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973) was a Spanish painter, draughtsman, and sculptor who lived most of his adult life in France. He is best known for co-founding the Cubist movement, and for the wide variety of styles that he helped develop and worked in. Among his most famous works are the proto-Cubist Les Demoiselles d’Avignon (1907) and Guernica (1937), a portrayal of the German bombing of Guernica during the Spanish Civil War.

Not mentioned: he longed to play the piano.

Alltop loves bread-sticks! Photo via Livejournal Vintage Photo group.

Introducing the Venkman Brothers

By on October 21, 2010 in Monkeys!, Toulouse Le Grandfig

two clowns on the beach, looking at the ocean

Herbetron and Merculia Venkman came from a proud line of Norwegian clowns, and were determined to climb to dizzying heights in America. They gazed at the ocean, their white chins pointed up with pride, their red noses threatening to fly off in the stiff Atlantic breeze.

It had been a long road to recovery for the Venkmans. As children, their village of Pranking had been devastated by the baffling appearance of exploding Sperm Whales. The survivors had all been clowns, circus freaks, and a few roadies, so they were able to take the jokes. Herbetron, in particular, had a vision. He could see a time when the world would laugh with them, not at them. Well, okay, the world would still be laughing at them, they were clowns after all, but it would be intentional. They would be laughs of dignity.

Then a piano fell on them.

Alltop once had an accordion land on its foot. Awesome clown photo via Twisted Vintage.