Peeps Diorama

[Pontormo]

Back in the day, aspiring artists submitted visual proof of their gifts to an august institutional body of judges who decided whether or not the candidate was worthy of joining their ranks.

For example, the teen-aged Parmigianino painted this self-portrait while looking in a convex mirror to launch his career

while Watteau made a splash with a work we know now as Departure from Cythera.

Now, here's your chance to make it big!

The Washington Post wants to know what you can do with Peeps!

You've got only a few more days, so while you're picking up the family pizza, drop by the drugstore a few doors down and fetch yourself some art supplies.

Edited March 15, 2007 by Pontormo (log)