Category: Art
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Did Vincent Van Gogh Hide ‘The Last Supper’ in One of His Most Famous Paintings?
Vincent Van Gogh, most known for “Starry Night” and losing his left ear, may have left one final secret up his sleeve. His iconic painting “Cafe Terrace at Night” depicts a group of anonymous patrons enjoying an evening in Arles, France. Yet new research suggests that the individuals lurking in the group of 12 —…
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The World Falls in Love with Quokka, Australia’s Most Adorable Animal
The world has spoken and it’s declared the quokka, the happiest, most photogenic animal on the planet. Taking the Internet by storm is the hashtag #quokkaselfie which shows the small marsupial posing for the camera, with humans, while donning its most charismatic grin. Though it bears a slight resemblance to its cousin the kangaroo, the quokka is…
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People From Around the World Next to the Amount of Food They Eat Every Day
Photographer Peter Menzel and writer Faith D’Aluisio traveled the around the world for three years. Their mission was to visit and document the eating habits of 80 people from incredibly diverse backgrounds. What they discovered delivers a hard hitting dose of perspective. What they did was photograph individuals with the amount and type of food they…
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Supervenus: a Graphic Animation That Explores Female Body Image Issues (NSFW)
“Supervenus”, by French artist Frédéric Doazan, is an animation that uses knives, botox needles and liposuction to completely makeover a woman’s body until it’s unrecognizable. It’s terrifying, to be honest, but is something that is becoming more and more common in our celebrity culture where beautiful bodies are turned into monsters in the quest for perfection. Doazan…
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Stunning Triptych Shows Photographer’s 14 Year Struggle with Fibromyalgia
According to Wikipedia, Fibromyalgia is a condition that causes chronic muscle pain, fatigue, insomnia, headaches and tender pressure points on the body. Photographer Brooke Shaden has suffered from the debilitating disease for the past 14 years, and recently produced a beautiful series of images to raise awareness for the cause. According to Brooke, “I wanted to show three…
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Breaking the “Crazy Cat Lady” Stereotype by Photographing Grown Men with Their Adorable Cats
The term “crazy cat lady” gets bandied around fairly regularly, but not in this series by David Williams who captures men and their felines. David’s project is titled Men & Cats and breaks the “crazy cat lady” stereotype by photographing men in their homes and on the street with their cat companions. According to Williams: “I wanted to…
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Photo Series Featuring the World’s Hardest Working Dogs
The working dogs of the world tend not to get as much time in the spotlight as their house-pet brothers and sisters. Photographer Andrew Fladeboe, however, is working to remedy this injustice by treating these dogs with the respect and artistry they deserve. Though his photo series is called “The Shepherd’s Realm,” the dogs aren’t…
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A Sickly-Sweet Photoshoot Featuring Nude Models Covered in Honey
In his sticky new photo series, LA photographer Blake Little covers his subject in honey and then captures the results. Although it doesn’t look like the most comfortable photoshoot ever, the pictures produced from the series are rather impressive, with the gooey, dribbling honey cascading to the floor and elongating the subjects body parts. You…
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3D-Printed Living Food That Grows before You Eat It
Edible Growth is an ongoing project by Eindhoven-based food designer Chloé Rutzerveld that blends food, gardening, and 3d printing. The concept involves a specially printed outer casing made from dough that contains “edible soil” and various seeds. Once printed, it takes a few days for the seeds and mushrooms to germinate after which they start to poke out…
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Performance Artist Walks Naked Through Gallery Holding a Baby For Art?
There’s a clear theme running through the works of performance artist Milo Moiré… nakedness. We’ve previously seen her sans clothes in her controversial work “Plop Egg” where she inserted eggs into her vagina to create a plop artwork (see HERE), and we followed her as she walked to Art Basel with the names of her outfit…