Category: Art
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Spectacular Close Up Photography of Tiny Creatures Captured with a Laser-Scanning Microscope
Neurobiologist Igor Siwanowicz‘s latest photographic series takes us on a magical journey in extreme close up. His brilliantly colored images show the tree-like structures of moth antennas, the wild details of barnacle legs, and the otherworldly shapes of plant spores. The photos are made with a confocal laser-scanning microscope capable of “seeing” vast amounts of detail…
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Who is BANKSY? We Try to Answer the Art World’s Biggest Mystery
It’s been the art world’s biggest mystery for some time… who is Banksy? The identity of the mysterious British street artist has been a closely guarded secret ever since he popped up in Bristol and took over as the most recognizable political and satirical street artist around the world. Over the years several different people have attempted to “unmask” Banksy,…
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Martin Whatson Masterfully Blends Street Art and Graffiti
We’ve followed Norwegian artist Martin Whatson‘s for some time and it’s not hard to see why. His works stand out from the increasingly hectic street art scene as a result of their brilliant blend of grayscale scenes with explosions of vibrantly painted graffiti. The works often focus on a singular matte subject, one that is seemingly…
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Amazing Examples of Street Art From Around the World
With the continuing popularity of art on the streets, the attitude that art is made for the gallery only is long gone. In fact, this huge collection of creative street art will show you that the streets are probably the best canvas! Artists such as Banksy, Dran and Hush have mastered the art of merging…
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Man Photographs Caiman Wearing a Crown of Butterflies in the Amazon
Sometimes you need to be in the right place at the right time. But most of the time, to be in the right place at the right time one needs to spend hours, days, weeks, and even years to get there! This happened to photographer Mark Cowan recently, who traveled to the Amazon to study…
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The Most Awesome Entries From The 2016 Beard And Moustache Competition
The 2016 Beard and Moustache Competition has been run and won, with the world’s best beards, staches and characters all flocking to Nashville, TN, for a whole lot of hairy goodness. Greg Anderson was the official photographer for the competition, and here are our fav shots that he took from the show. What are your favorites? And don’t forget,…
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Photo Series That Explores Equality Through Aliens, Bears and Snakes (oh my)
When we last saw artist Sarah Bahbah, she showed us what it looked like to have sex and takeout (see HERE). Her latest series, titled ‘Accept It‘, focuses on social equality in a weird and wacky way. The photos are left open to the viewers interpretation and explores issues of equality through aliens, bears, snakes, crocodiles,…
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Huge Bird Mural In Berlin Filled With Lots of Tiny Surprises
Netherlands artists Super A and Collin van der Sluijs recently collaborated to create a huge 137 foot tall mural of a Starling on the side of a building in Berlin. Not only is the mural of gigantic proportion, but it also contains an array of stunning jewels and gems. Wow! And don’t forget, if you’re…
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LUSHSUX Continues to Cause Controversy With Politically Charged Street Art
Lushsux’s own tumblr account says it all: “Graffiti’s Number 1 arsehole”. Whether this statement is true or not is up for debate, but one thing’s for sure – he’s done a pretty good job recently at getting the world’s attention with some particularly controversial street art. Some big art accounts have helped spread Lush’s politically-charged…
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Artists From Around the World Respond to the Attack On Nice
On July 14, a truck drove into a crowd of people celebrating Bastille Day in Nice, France, leaving at least 84 people dead and 50 others in critical condition. “Horror has again struck France,” French President Francois Hollande said in an address following the attack. As we struggle to make sense of the world we…