Tag: Art
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Couple Takes an Amazing Newborn Photoshoot… With Their Dog
One day, after professional family and pet portrait photographer Jame Clauss wrapped up a photoshoot, she found herself with nothing to do. So she and her photographer friends did what anybody would do in their position – they created a series of baby photos with their tubby Jack-Russell Terrier Snuggles instead of a baby. The…
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Are You a True Art Expert?
Below are a number of famous paintings by artists from around the world. Can you recognize the artist from just a small section of the painting? Try out our quiz and let us know your score in the comments section below!
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5,000 Melting Ice Sculptures Remember the Victims Of WWI
Yesterday we described a heart-wrenching memorial installation commemorating some of the lost soldiers of WWI, but now, one artist has created an art installation that also remembers the often-forgotten civilian deaths during “The Great War.” Brazilian sculptor Nele Azevedo arranged 5,000 little ice figurines on the step of Chamberlain Square in Birmingham, U.K., to remember…
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888,246 Poppies Pour Like Blood out of the Tower of London to Remember the Fallen Soldiers Of WWI
This summer, the Tower Of London will be surrounded by a sea of crimson. This installation, conceived by artist Paul Cummins and designer Tom Piper, will commemorate each and every British or Colonial fatality from World War 1 by planting 888, 246 red ceramic poppies in a flowing sea around the tower. The installation, entitled…
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![Art world stunned: Second ‘Mona Lisa’ appears to be authentic [VIDEO]](https://static.artfido.com/2014/08/Mona-Lisa.jpg)
Art world stunned: Second ‘Mona Lisa’ appears to be authentic [VIDEO]
Last year, art experts claimed that Leonardo da Vinci completed a version of the Mona Lisa some ten years prior to that of the famous Mona Lisa painting which hangs in the Louvre in Paris. The original Mona Lisa was thought to be the only portrait of Lisa Gherardini (aka Lisa del Giocondo) ever created…
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City Girl Escapes to the Australian Outback to Capture Images of Amazingness
Imagine leaving it all behind – leaving your boring city job and failed relationship behind to escape into the wild Australian outback and embrace your dreams. That’s exactly what nature and landscape photographer Julie Fletcher did 12 years ago when she left Sydney to take absolutely stunning photos of the Australian outback. Fletcher’s photography captures…
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The Most Perfectly Timed Photos That Will Make You Smile
One of our most visited Friday Funnies posts of all time gave you a collection of perfectly timed photos (see HERE), so as we haven’t done one for a while we searched the interwebs to find a new collection for you. So grab a skinny latte, mocha, chai latte, green tea or whatever other beverage…
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Unbelievable Body Paintings That Transform People Into Animals And Organs
Gesine Marwedel is a brilliant body painting artist based in Germany who creates both beautiful and terrifying pieces of art right on the models who serve as her living canvases. Marwedel is a master of painting on and with the human form – she can either emphasize it to work with her painting, or eliminate…
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Man’s Wife Refused to Take Maternity Photos, so he Did His Own!
One Reddit user with a strange sense of humor hired a photographer to create a bizarre maternity photo series that will probably remain burned into my memory as long as I live. When he heard that his wife didn’t want to take maternity photographs, he decided to take matters into his own hands and hired…
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Rare and Mesmerizing Photographs of Iran’s Mosques
Mohammad Domiri, a talented architectural photographer from northern Iran, takes stunning photos of grandiose mosque architecture throughout the Middle East. Middle Eastern architecture is often recognized by its elegantly curved arches and spiraling columns, which feature heavily throughout Domiri’s photos. Many of the historic sites Domiri shoots are decorated with colorful stained-glass windows, geometric decorations…