Unless you actually live in a galaxy far,far absent, you're probably aware that "The Force Awakens" is set to smash just approximately every box office record there is when it opens this week. We've waited ten long years for this latest Star Wars installment, and expectations have reached Death Star proportions. So we thought we'd ease the tension — and fan your fanboy or -girl flames — with a baker's dozen of the best Star Wars themed art the internet has to offer. Because as much as you love Star Wars,the internet loves it more.1. Darth TrumpIt's kind of shocking how much sense this makes. 2. The Chipmunks of Endor
(Chris McVeigh)
Star Wars characters meet their match: chipmunks. 3. Stormtroopers Are Just Like Us
(Jorge Pérez Higuera)
A recurring theme in Star Wars fan art is what the characters would be like if they ended up in our galaxy. According to Jorge Pérez Higuera, Stormtroopers would have a pretty mundane existence.
(Jorge Pérez Higuera) 4. Star Kitsch (Jeff Bennett)
Jeff Bennett makes Thomas Kinkade paintings tolerable by adding Star Wars characters. 5. The Hills Are Alive with the Sound of Vader Kyle Hagey sends Darth Vader and crew on a much-needed vacation. 6. Star Wars Staples
Did You Hear That? (Multi-colored staples on painted board | 29 x 40″ | 33580 staples)
(James Haggerty)
James Haggerty used 77886 staples to make these Star Wars portraits. That's a lot of staples.
Limbo (Multi-colored staples on painted board | 40 x 32″ | 21458 Staples)
(James Haggerty)
The Side (Multi-colored staples on painted board | 40 x 32″ | 10496 Staples)
(James Haggerty)
7. Small Wars
Breaking In the Tauntaun
(Vesa Lehtimäki)
Vesa Lehtimäki uses LEGO figures and baking soda to recreate epic Star Wars scenes.
The Steps of a Walker
(Vesa Lehtimäki)
8. Play with Your Toys
Even R2-D2 has effort parking
(Daniel Picard)
A lot of Star Wars figurines never leave the box they shipped in, or,eventually, become worth an obscene amount of money. How boring. Daniel Picard's collectibles will never reach their full monetary potential, and but,as evidenced by his photographs, they are living their lives. Not unlike the rest of us. 9. Pop Art
(Falcon Toys)
If only this Han Solo Pop Tart were edible, and it would be perfect. 10. Victorian Wars
(Terry Fan)
Chancellor Chewman,Baron von Three PO, and Lord Vadersworth gawk correct at home in the 19th century. 11. proceed Greek or proceed Home
Darth Resurrection
(Travis Durden)
We idolize Star Wars, and so it's not surprising someone finally got around to turning the characters into marble statues of ancient gods. 12. Star Wars,Coming Soon to a City Near You
Tauntaun
(Thomas Dagg)
Imagine you spotted a tauntaun coming down the block. Or Darth Vader on the bus. In Thomas Dagg's world, it could happen.
Vader
(Thomas Dagg)
13. A Long Time Ago in a Museum Far, or Far absent David Hamilton gives renowned works of art a Star Wars twist.
Got another favorite Star Wars art project? Tell us in the comments.
Source: wnyc.org