Category: Art
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This is What a USD$95 Million Penthouse Looks Like, 1,369 Ft Above New York
Think property in your city is expensive? Spare a thought for New Yorkers, where property prices are in a world of their own. The ever-changing and iconic New York City skyline can probably be called a celebrity all its own. 432 Park Avenue is the address of a new 1,396-foot skyscraper that brings yet another extraordinary change…
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100,000 Suspended Balloons Inside Covent Garden Market In London
Heartbeat is a cloud like structure assembled by artist Charles Petillon who has attached 100,000 white balloons onto a frame, and installing lights to illuminate them. The enormous display piece is located at the Covent Garden market place in London. Heartbeat is the first time French artist Charles Petillon did any of his work outside…
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Photo Series Shows What The “Ideal Female Body” Used To Look Like (NSFW)
We are all too aware that images of idealized beauty permeate most of the media we consume. What we may not realize is that it has actually happened for hundreds of years, albeit in different forms, shifting aesthetics and beauty standards. Titian’s reclining Venus, for example, is shaped differently from the fashion models of today’s…
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Artist Draws Herself On Drugs to Show How it Affects Your Brain
We’ve previously written about artists who have experimented with the effect drugs have on their work (see HERE). User whatafinethrowaway, inspired by the “Nine Drawings” series which was the result of an experiment by the US government in the 1950’s, asked her friend to draw self-portraits while on LSD. The friend took 200µg of LSD and…
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Rings That Become Animals When 3 Pieces Are Put Together
Bangkok artist “m e r r y m e” is the creator of the 3 ring, a set of rings that can be assembled into animals! They are sold in sets of three rings that, when worn together, make an animal. Some, like the crane, should be worn all on one finger. The squirrel set, however,…
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Stunning Skulls Carved Into Pearls by Shinji Nakaba
Japenese artist Shinji Nakaba creates stunning jewelry using unconventional materials to create his pieces. His latest works, featuring intricately carved pearl skulls, are an example of his exceptional work. According to Shinji: “I just want to bring brand new life to something that has no value,” Nakaba tells Magnifico. “I use not only precious metals and stones, but…
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The Best Wedding Cake Compromise Ever
In one of the most artistically romantic compromises we’ve ever seen, when comic book buff Billy Bunning and his fiancée Kia Parsons got married, they decided to treat their guests to a ‘Two-Face’ wedding cake that would satisfy both the superhero fan in him, as well as her wish for something traditional. Decorated with confectionery…
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A Mesmerizing Alarm Clock That Works Using Magnetic Fluids
Ferrolic is a mesmerizing clock which relies on the manipulation of magnetic fluids to display the time. Invented by Zelf Koelman, the clock uses ferrofluid – a liquid that becomes strongly magnetized in the presence of a magnetic field – to display recognizable shapes in response to magnets embedded inside the clock’s aluminum frame. The moving blobs look almost alive, a…
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Painstakingly Hand Crafted World Globes By One of the Last Globemakers
Peter Bellerby wanted a globe for his father’s 80th birthday. Unfortunately, he had to choose between flimsy cheap globes and fragile antiques. Bellerby chose the door number three, and decided to make one himself. This was much harder than he realized, starting with the search for accurate maps, and ending up with globe rotation issues. Along…
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Artist Photographs 100 Naked Women To Show The Power Of A Strong Nude Photo (NSFW)
Warning: as the title of this post suggests, this photo series contains a lot of nudity. London artist Nadia Lee Cohen who knows the power of a good nude. “The female form has always fascinated me and featured predominantly in my work; therefore, it was important for me to embark upon a project that allowed me to explore…