It takes a certain kind of mind to paint the head of Nicolas Cage on a snow monkey, or imagine Frasier as the newest member of the Fantastic Four, or to paint Rod Stewart into a Star Wars Clone Trooper's body… and that kind of mind belongs to artist Brandon Bird.
Bird has carved out a geeky, awesome niche in pop culture, offering up classically-painted mash-ups that are both hilariously conceived and technically brilliant. He has a painting called "Reboot" that features Peter Dinklage in the leather Wolverine suit from the X-Men movies. Another famous painting showcases Christopher Walken building a robot in his work shop. He has a wide variety of Law and Order drawings and paintings that lovingly embrace and satirize the long-running show.
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