Tag: animals
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For Dummies: How to Be a Cat
Can’t stand the rat race? Need a career change? A sea change? A tree change? What about being a cat? What a great job! You get to sleep most of the day, be nonchalant and care-free, and only give two f#@ks when it suits you. Just ppppurrrrfect! “Where do I apply?” we hear you say. Luckily, Lisa Swerling…
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Wonderfully Witty Animal Comics by Liz Climo!
Step into the wonderfully wacky world of Liz Climo, where animals of all species enjoy witty jokes, adorable friendships, and everyday joys together. In her trademark style, the artist uses two panels and a minimalist, folksy style to deliver punchlines that are both clever and sweet. Her charming characters may have fins, feathers, and fur, but…
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Artist Makes Incredible Creatures Out of Driftwood
James Doran-Webb is an amazing British artist currently based in The Philippines. James made his first foray into animal sculptures over 25 years ago with papier mâché, but five years later he began collecting pieces of driftwood and has now amassed a substantial collection that he forages through at his studio. Driftwood sculptures have since become…
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Translucent Ants Photographed Eating Colored Liquids!
Scientist Mohamed Babu from Mysore, India captured beautiful photos of these translucent ants eating a specially colored liquid sugar. Some of the ants would even move between the food resulting in new color combinations in their stomachs. Check out the stunning results below! And don’t forget, if you’re looking for a piece of original art…
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Beautiful Hand-Cut Designs From A Single Sheet of Paper!
Artist Suzy Taylor is able to create one-of-a-kind works of art from a single piece of paper. The paper artist meticulously cuts original designs by hand that primarily revolve around her love of folk art and floral themes. During her cutting process, she utilizes only a single sheet of paper and a craft knife, completing her intricate…
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Amazing Balloon Sculptures of Animals and Insects by Masayoshi Matsumoto
Don’t show these to your kids unless you want them to be completely underwhelmed by every balloon animal they see for the rest of their lives. Japanese balloon twister Masayoshi Matsumoto makes some of the most intricate balloon sculptures I’ve ever encountered. From prickly iguanas to glowing sea creatures it seems no life form is too difficult…
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Intricate Animals Made from Scrap Metal and Old Auto Parts
When Edouard Martinet was 10, one of his teachers introduced his pupils to insects. Subliminally, the fascination sunk in to the young French boy. Fast-forward 40 years, and Martinet has become the art world’s virtuoso insectophile, transforming bits and pieces of cast-off junk culled from flea markets and car boot sales into exquisitely executed insect, fish and animal…
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ROA’s New Mixed-Media Cabinets Reveal the Hidden Anatomy of Animals
Belgian artist ROA just opened his first solo show at Jonathan LeVine Gallery in NYC titled Metazoa. The new series of mixed media works feature the artist’s familiar black and white depictions of animals painted on various cabinet-like furniture pieces that can be opened or shifted to reveal anatomical details. ROA often chooses to depict animals native to where he…
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Double Exposure Animal Portraits by Andreas Lie
Norwegian visual artist Andreas Lie merges verdant landscapes and photographs of animals to creates subtle double exposure portraits. Snowy mountain peaks and thick forests become the shaggy fur of wolves and foxes, and even the northern lights appear through the silhouette of a polar bear. Lie is undoubtedly influenced by his surroundings in Bergen, Norway, a coastal…
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The Funniest Animal Photobombs Ever
Wikipedia defines photobombing as “the act of accidentally or purposely putting oneself into the view of a photograph, often in order to play a practical joke on the photographer or the subject”. Humans have likely been photobombing each other ever since the dawn of photography, but did you know that animals like to photobomb too? Now you…