Category: Art
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Artists Create Kitchen Out of Knitted and Crocheted Yarn
Fifty artists spent seven months combining yarn crafts with the décor of yesteryear to create this truly original piece: a crocheted kitchen. The cozy scene includes a table set with Thanksgiving dinner, a sink with counter space, a stove range, a refrigerator, a China cabinet and an assortment of wall decorations. Of course, each item…
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Artist Paints World Leaders on the Toilet…
Just when you thought you’d seen it all, Italian artist Cristina Guggeri comes along and blows it out of the water with her latest series called Il Dovere Quotidiano, or “The Daily Duty”. In this series, Guggeri sets out to ‘humanize’ the world’s leaders by imaging what they might look like on the toilet. And she’s…
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The Most Popular Street Art Pieces of 2014
StreetArtNews has just revealed the 25 most popular street pieces of 2014. With little to no surprise, Banksy takes the #1 spot with his spy stencil mural that was painted in Cheltenham, home of the UK Government Communications Headquarters. The year’s ranking takes us around North Africa, Europe, North America and Asia, offering a superb variety of style and…
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Nike to Release Self Lacing Shoes from Back to the Future II
Nike is on track to fulfill a science-fiction prophecy with its plans to release “self-lacing” shoes inspired by Back to the Future II. The sports retail giant recently went public with plans to produce Air MAG shoes, modeled after the futuristic kicks worn by Michael J. Fox’s character Marty McFly. When McFly is transported to the year…
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Artist Turns Unusual Animal Problems Turned Into Clever Comics!
Having a bad day? It’s not just you… animals have problems too! And it has become the task of Animal Problems, a fabulous little blog containing the illustrations of Geoffrey Hewer-Candee, to inform you about them! So next time you encounter a problem, just have a think about the many problems animals encounter. Then breath…
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3D Printed Robotic Dress Defends Your Personal Space!
Designer Anouk Wipprecht, a talented artist who specializes in wearable electronics and “interactive couture“, has created the “Spider Dress“, an incredible interactive robotic exoskeletal dress that uses Intel Edison technology to act as a defense system if someone gets too close. Aptly called the ‘Spider Dress’, this piece of wearable tech features animatronic mechanical limbs that respond to external stimuli…
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Ads Feature Classic Artists Taking “Selfies”
Advertising agency Leo Burnett Switzerland created a tongue-in-cheek campaign that’ll appeal to both selfie and fine art lovers. Three posters feature the iconic artists Vincent Van Gogh, Frida Kahlo, and Albrecht Dürer snapping their picture using the Samsung NX Mini camera – the tagline for the campaign is For Self-Portraits. Not Selfies. In each image, the…
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Beth Moon’s 14-Year Quest to Photograph the World’s Most Majestic Trees
Criss-crossing the world with stops on almost every continent, San Francisco-based photographer Beth Moon spent the last 14 years seeking out some of the largest, rarest, and oldest trees on Earth to capture with her camera. Moon develops her exhibition prints with a platinum/palladium process, an extremely labor-intensive and rare practice resulting in prints with tremendous tonal range…
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What Not to Say to a Photographer, EVER
As you know, we have a lot of respect for creatives – artists, designers and photographers – who make this world a more bold and beautiful place. Photographers have it especially tough since most people don’t quite understand what goes into being a professional photographer. That’s why it’s especially funny to read this series, by…
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The Alphabet With Illustrations Based on Human Anatomy
When it comes to the alphabet, we like letters as much as the next person. But Venezuela-based artist Laura Facci clearly LOVES letters, recently creating a delightful illustrated alphabet in which each letter is based on different elements of human anatomy. Now you can love letters and the human body at the same time! And don’t forget, if you’re…