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Keep it Weird: The Canon
Story by mtraub
Published on November 6, 2009 in Etc 		Photo by

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In the discipline of art history, there is a rich legacy of challenging social norms aesthetically. I think the iconic heavyweights of the Pop Art or Renaissance movements would wholly approve of the off-center homages on Etsy. Looking for inspiration? This week's Keep it Weird is a crash course in the masters, redux.

Reinvent visual culture with Frida Kahlo Uterus Plushie by VulvaLoveLovely, Marshmallow Amoeba Face Andy Print by brettisagirl, and Mondrian Miniature Origami Shoes by origamispirit. Check out the Related Items below for more quirky chef d'oeuvres.

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Nov. 6, 2009 at 3:32 p.m. Morado

I'm at a loss for words...interesting!

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Nov. 6, 2009 at 3:33 p.m. AnniesWearableArt

Candy Warhol and Pigasso...oh my goodness! another fun L&R (look and read)

Nov. 6, 2009 at 3:34 p.m. AnniesWearableArt

'Candy Warhol' and 'Pigasso'...oh my goodness~!! another superfun L&R (look & read) :)

Nov. 6, 2009 at 3:40 p.m. 23rdstreetvintage

keep em coming I love it

Nov. 6, 2009 at 3:40 p.m. baconsquarefarm

Oh this is very interesting, like the piggie picture and the wild shoes.

Nov. 6, 2009 at 3:41 p.m. loopyboopy

This is fantastically weird. Pigasso made me spat my coffee!!

Nov. 6, 2009 at 3:42 p.m. loopyboopy

This is fantastically weird! Pigasso made me spit my coffee.

Nov. 6, 2009 at 3:42 p.m. spacejam

again great!

Nov. 6, 2009 at 3:43 p.m. spacejam

wondrful again )

Nov. 6, 2009 at 3:50 p.m. blueskyclouds

Dang, I love this feature. Those painted jeans are out of this world!

Nov. 6, 2009 at 3:52 p.m. Beesnetta

Wow! I LOVE this post, great idea!

Nov. 6, 2009 at 4 p.m. flapperdoodle

My other shop is entirely puns on famous artists -- pugcasso, dalicateseen, dali llama, etc. -- http://www.kategabrielle.etsy.com

Nov. 6, 2009 at 4:06 p.m. girltuesdayjewelry

fun, fun, fun! Love the Monet finger puppet!

Nov. 6, 2009 at 4:08 p.m. vintageavacado

totally weird...in all the right ways. :)

Awesome!

Nov. 6, 2009 at 4:11 p.m. craftpile

funny!

Nov. 6, 2009 at 4:13 p.m. bylynnkrestel

love it!!

Nov. 6, 2009 at 4:20 p.m. mtraub

Wow, flapperdoodle — how did I miss those? I love Escher Sketch!
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?...

Nov. 6, 2009 at 4:24 p.m. funkomavintage

without weird, there would be no point to life.

Nov. 6, 2009 at 4:25 p.m. funkomavintage

without weird, there would be no point to life.

Nov. 6, 2009 at 4:29 p.m. EpicBones

amazing!! love the dog

Nov. 6, 2009 at 4:30 p.m. EpicBones

actually amazing dog painting

Nov. 6, 2009 at 4:34 p.m. jpstyle

weird, love it!

Nov. 6, 2009 at 4:43 p.m. aimeesarmoire

Interesting... I'm sure Frida would approve.

Nov. 6, 2009 at 4:46 p.m. batteriesnotincluded

Painted pants :)

Nov. 6, 2009 at 4:47 p.m. laurenmagpie

Great picks!

Nov. 6, 2009 at 4:55 p.m. HollieLollie

Different and out of the ordinary definatly!..love it

Nov. 6, 2009 at 5:02 p.m. worksofwhimsy

Fun! This made my afternoon :)

Nov. 6, 2009 at 5:03 p.m. TranscendentBird

Love the collection! the jeans are awesome.

Nov. 6, 2009 at 5:20 p.m. somelikeitvintage

Love, love, love these!

Nov. 6, 2009 at 5:48 p.m. dandelionland

cute stuff!

Nov. 6, 2009 at 6:09 p.m. rosebudshome

crazy but good!

Nov. 6, 2009 at 6:19 p.m. weirdwolf

Frida Kahlo uterus ha!

Nov. 6, 2009 at 6:29 p.m. dadadreams

Wonderfully weird picks!

Nov. 6, 2009 at 6:30 p.m. soule

love it!

Nov. 6, 2009 at 6:32 p.m. breadandroses

The Mondrian miniature origami shoes are phenomenal!

Nov. 6, 2009 at 6:36 p.m. PunchDrunkPrincess

Heh, I love the van Gogh chipmunk :)

Nov. 6, 2009 at 6:39 p.m. VixVintage

This is my favorite Keep It Weird ever! Thanks

Nov. 6, 2009 at 6:46 p.m. couturedesignsbym

weird is normal.

Nov. 6, 2009 at 6:56 p.m. saintesmariesjewelry

cool!

Nov. 6, 2009 at 7:04 p.m. FrillyButts

Good stuff!

Nov. 6, 2009 at 7:24 p.m. UglyBaby

"This is not a tie"
Teeeeeeee HEEEEEEE

Nov. 6, 2009 at 7:33 p.m. whichgoose

These weird Storques are by far my favorite feature on Etsy!

Nov. 6, 2009 at 8:20 p.m. kateendle

Good to see another side of Etsy!

Nov. 6, 2009 at 8:33 p.m. EvenAndy

This is definitely weird and interesting at the same time. Great and cohesive collection:)

Nov. 6, 2009 at 9:05 p.m. ThePurlMinx

i love this! thank you for creating this article. great collection.

Nov. 6, 2009 at 9:08 p.m. YonderPrints

These are great, so funny!

Nov. 6, 2009 at 9:36 p.m. jill2day

monet finger puppet... wonderful!

Nov. 6, 2009 at 10:04 p.m. Fullearths

thumbs up!

Nov. 6, 2009 at 10:35 p.m. thebestvintage

Love the modern THINKER!!!

Nov. 6, 2009 at 10:39 p.m. beachhouseblues

Really choices!!

Nov. 6, 2009 at 10:40 p.m. beachhouseblues

Really FUN choices!!

Nov. 7, 2009 at 3:44 a.m. ManicSpider

These are great! Funnily enough, this is exactly the kind of theme I just based my first Treasury on! Great minds :-)

http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php... if you want to see the ones I picked ^_^

Nov. 7, 2009 at 5:48 a.m. psarokokalo

hahaha michelle you rock!!

and those sparmers are really bad;-o @#$^$%^@!$!!!

Nov. 7, 2009 at 6:50 a.m. evihan

wowwwww

Nov. 7, 2009 at 6:50 a.m. evihan

very interesting

Nov. 7, 2009 at 7:12 a.m. Tias

crazy, funky, creative! Love it!

Nov. 7, 2009 at 7:35 a.m. theferngate

So fun! LOVE the modern thinker!

Nov. 7, 2009 at 7:57 a.m. ItsBella

super fun post!

Nov. 7, 2009 at 9:34 a.m. RedorGrayArt

tHat wOUlD be mE...

Nov. 7, 2009 at 9:36 a.m. RedorGrayArt

tHaTT wouLd Be meE

Nov. 7, 2009 at 9:54 a.m. CatherinetteRings

Awesome Weird stuff .

Nov. 7, 2009 at 10:38 a.m. accentonvintage

Weird,but great!

Nov. 7, 2009 at 11:14 a.m. mythunderstood

Reinterpreting the classics - good idea

and great job in putting together this post.

It's something to look forward to!

Nov. 7, 2009 at 11:18 a.m. candacejean

That is a really neat collection.. I love the van gogh chipmunk print!

PS. Why do sellers have to post outrageous comments on storque entries simply to try and promote their shop? How rude!

Can I vote we delete stuff like that?

Nov. 7, 2009 at 11:20 a.m. KattyKinns

Some great finds here!

Nov. 7, 2009 at 11:31 a.m. Horticopia

Keep Etsy weird is my favorite feature.

Keep up the great work!!

Nov. 7, 2009 at 1:18 p.m. vixensnaturaljewelry

HA! HA! HA! HA!
Mother Nature's best picture. Freakin funny!
Love it.

Nov. 7, 2009 at 3:14 p.m. 1AEON

there is something to think about, yeah!
here are some tees to throw you off:
http://www.1aeon.etsy.com

Nov. 7, 2009 at 4:25 p.m. JaneMichael

those mondrian shoes would be hot on barbie!

Nov. 7, 2009 at 6:35 p.m. yenjewelry

i absolutely love the dog with the bone! i am thinking i must have one of these for my dogs.

Nov. 7, 2009 at 7:01 p.m. 96Desighns

These are amazing! Although Etsy is not a very good place to sell things it is wonderful for getting ideas and finding new project ideas!

Nov. 7, 2009 at 7:02 p.m. wristielove

the mondrian shoes are so clever. thx michelle.

Nov. 7, 2009 at 10:52 p.m. Iammie

Love this stoque!

Nov. 8, 2009 at 12:27 a.m. That70sShoppe

Those origami shoes are great!

Nov. 8, 2009 at 12:28 a.m. That70sShoppe

Those origami shoes are the neatest!

Nov. 8, 2009 at 12:28 a.m. That70sShoppe

Those origami shoes are very neat!

Nov. 8, 2009 at 12:29 a.m. That70sShoppe

Those origami shoes are really neat!

Nov. 8, 2009 at 12:30 a.m. That70sShoppe

Uh, oh.... it looked like it didn't take my comment until the last one and now I see it took all of them. Sorry

Nov. 8, 2009 at 2:32 a.m. BaldiBearART

These are great. You did miss this though

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?...

Nov. 8, 2009 at 2:43 a.m. BaldiBearART

They look Great, I like them. Just one you forgot :) he he

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?...

Nov. 8, 2009 at 2:44 a.m. BaldiBearART

oops did the same thing as That70sShoppe ... sorry

Nov. 8, 2009 at 5:51 a.m. mgilinfo

Wonderful!

Nov. 8, 2009 at 9:01 a.m. LeftoverFishStikks

I agree, these keep it weird articles are by far my most favorite!!
LOVE 5erg's take with her kitty!!!

Nov. 8, 2009 at 10:59 a.m. jbeaudet

I'm so glad I looked at this post! The Mondern Thinker is great!

Nov. 8, 2009 at 11:35 a.m. moonstr

yaay for this article! boo to spam^

Nov. 9, 2009 at 8:55 a.m. thestapeliacompany

Love the weird stuff...

Nov. 9, 2009 at 8:56 a.m. thestapeliacompany

I love the weird stuff! Keep it coming...

Nov. 9, 2009 at 10:34 a.m. MultiKulti

Very interesting ;)

Nov. 9, 2009 at 11:20 a.m. justthegoods

The perfect gifts for art history nerds like me =-) =-) =-)

Nov. 9, 2009 at 12:11 p.m. thirtyonedesigns

Ooo... interesting & FUN!

Nov. 9, 2009 at 1:51 p.m. beezmiller

Keep it Weird is my favorite weekly article! Keep up the wonderful weird!!!

Nov. 10, 2009 at 7:52 a.m. IntoTheTrees

I just found this Keep it weird.
love It. And it's weekly. I will look forward to it.

Nov. 10, 2009 at 7:54 a.m. IntoTheTrees

I just found this Keep It weird. Great stuff.And weekly too.

Nov. 10, 2009 at 7:07 p.m. artpaw

Michelle-
Thanks so much for featuring our Scottie dog Atticus' homage to Magritte. I love that Chipmunk Van Gogh.

Nov. 11, 2009 at 2:48 p.m. 2dollarEarrings

Thank you so much for featuring my Dali kitty drawing!:)))

-5erg-

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