Category: Painting
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HUGE Multi Story Mural by RONE in Berlin
Australian street artist RONE recently completed work on this great five-story mural on building facade at Nollendorfplatz in Berlin. The artist is known for straddling the line between beauty and decay by creating large-scale depictions of idealized portraits that appear perfectly composed at a distance, but a closer inspection reveals signs of deterioration and imperfection. You can…
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Hilarious Dog Portraits of Famous People in History by David Imlay
David Imlay’s approach to painting draws influence from twentieth century American Contemporary Realism as well as Photorealism which both emerged in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s. It is David’s hilarious dog portraits based on famous portraits by other artists, however, that caught our eye and brought a smile to our face. Our mascot Fido…
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Brilliantly Bizarre Celebrity Caricatures by Sandro Cabral!
Following on from our very popular blog “What Famous Celebrities Would Look Like as Normal People” (see HERE), we’ve just discovered artist Sandro Cabral who creates the most magnificently bizarre celebrity caricatures. Sandro sketches each image by hand and then transfers them onto his computer for the final digital flourishes. You can see many more images on…
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BANKSY vs KING ROBBO (STREET ART vs GRAFFITI)
UPDATE: according to TEAM ROBBO and confirmed by banksy.co.uk, Robbo passed away on 31 July 2014 due to health complications. R.I.P. http://youtu.be/0z3_-JoEQ1M With Banksy taking over the streets of New York City during October 2013 as part of his “Better Out Than In” residency (follow it all HERE), we thought we’d look at the history of…
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Celebrity Hand Painted French Bulldogs Auctioned for Charity!
UPDATE: the auctions have been run and won and over $12,000 was raised for Wear for Success! To see the prices that each individual dog sold for, scroll down… From Tuesday 8 October 2013 to Monday 21 October 2013, artFido will be auctioning off 13 hand painted French Bulldogs with 100% of proceeds going to Wear…
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29 Stunning Works Of Art You Won’t Believe Aren’t Photographs
There’s not much we can say about these stunning PAINTINGS, so we’ll let the art do all the talking. These incredible works of art will have you questioning your eyes. 1. Omar Ortiz – Oil on linen omarortiz.wordpress.com / Via artlandian.com omarortiz.wordpress.com / Via artlandian.com 2. Paul Cadden – Small drawing pencil on paper paulcadden.com facebook.com 3. Kamalky Laureano – Acrylic on canvas kamalkylaureano.carbonmade.com /…
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Banksy is Back and in New York! Keep Updated With EXACT Artwork Locations Here!
SCROLL DOWN FOR UPDATES! The world’s biggest street artist Banksy has announced that he is undertaking a residency on the streets of New York during October 2013 called “Better Out Than In”. The above artwork was the first installation. He’s even created a hilarious audio tour which you can listen to by dialing (800) 656-4271…
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Jason Moad – Creating contradiction in reality
We’re stoked to see more of Jason Moad’s work back on artFido. Jason is an extremely well respected artist based in Melbourne, Australia and has previously sold art on the site. His work is recognizeable for its sharp detail and interesting juxtapositions of natural and man-made beauty. “As a realist painter I deal in contradiction.…
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Eccentric Yet Amazing Body Art Done by a 19-year-old Japanese Girl Choo-San
Her boredom with the digitally enhanced photographs drove a 19-year-old Japanese girl to work on her artistic talent in body art. Student Choo-San from the Musashino Art University in Tokyo, Japan left an incredible impression when she painted attention-grabbing images on the human body. Choo-San discovered her body art talent after sketching eyes on the…
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Artist Creates Blurred Portraits that are Reminiscent of a Big Night Out
According to artist James Bonnici’s website, his latest body of work “explores the process of disclosing concealment: the in-between, a glimpse of what lies beneath the surface.” We were taken by the mystery behind each painting, with the blurred subjects of the portraits being hidden from view… like an out-of-focus photograph. Also reminded us a…