Tag: Art
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Creative Tattoos That Make Clever Use Of The Body!
The rising popularity of tattoos and the easing of the taboo surrounding them means that more and more people are choosing to express themselves with creative body art ideas that are meaningful to them. Although tons of new styles are being developed by tattoo artists, we wanted to explore a specific type – tattoos that…
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Cute as a Button Ink Drawing by Maria Tiurina!
Maria Tiurina is an artist based in London, UK – working as a games artist at Mediatonic LTD. She is spending most of free time expanding her illustration, character art and graphic design portfolio. Her latest drawing is called; The Companion. It’s an A1 format ink in cardboard – a drawing that took almost half a year to complete. Also she…
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Anatomically Correct & Fully Animated Lobster CARVING!
Ryosuke Ohtake, a young 25-year old sculptor, caused quite a stir recently when he boldly took on the challenge and created an immaculate and animated lobster from wood. What stunned many was that not only was the piece carved from wood (which is considered far more difficult than using copper) but the fact that this…
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Giant Realistic Flowers Created Entirely Out of Glass!
Jason Gamrath, a master glassblower based in Seattle, creates enormous detailed orchids and carnivorous flowers to help people who see his art appreciate the minute details of the plant kingdom. “The purpose of creating this series on a macro scale is to bring to light the beauty that exists within the micro scale of nature,”…
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Photographer Uses His Daughter’s Lego to Recreate the Works of Banksy!
A photographer has used his seven-year-old daughter’s Lego to recreate the works of street artist Banksy. Jeff Friesen has recreated many of the mysterious street artist’s iconic works from the plastic bricks. The 42-year-old from Halifax, Canada, used his daughter June’s Lego to complete the project he calls Bricksy. Each scene takes Jeff about a day…
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Amazing Hyperrealistic Street Art Portraits by MTO!
Artist MTO (short for Mateo) is an amazingly talented hyperrealistic graffiti and street artist. His larger-than-life murals and portraits have become his signature, and regularly stop passers-by dead in their tracks. He has worked in France and Berlin, but like a lot of street artists, his whereabouts remain unknown… In any case, we fell in love with his…
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Incredible Shadow Sculptures by Bohyun Yoon!
Bohyun Yoon’s sculptural installation entitled Unity is absolutely mind-blowing. Yoon suspends mangled silicon body parts from a flat surface, casting shadows that create incredibly detailed silhouettes. Upon taking closer look, however, viewers will notice that the shadows aren’t exactly safe for work. Unity, indeed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPyascxvuFM And don’t forget, if you’re looking for a piece of original…
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Metropolitan Museum of Art Releases 400,000 Images Online
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has released a vast archive of 400,000 (mostly) hi-resolution digital images online that you can download and use for non-commercial purposes. From a 12-megapixel scan of Rembrandt’s 1660 self-portrait to over 18,000 photos spanning almost two centuries. Here are a few quick gems from the Photography collection, see also: Arms & Armor, Modern and Contemporary Art, and other highlights. Kinder in einem…
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Amazing Street Art That Cleverly Interact With Their Surroundings
We all know that street art can be controversial, political and beautiful, but it takes an extra spark of creativity (or luck) to create the sort of street art that can cleverly make use of its surroundings and location to give it extra depth. These clever site-specific arrangements take these pieces of street art above…
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Gorgeous Stones Accidentally Created From Layers of Car Paint In Auto Factories
At first glance, these brilliantly colorful gemstones might look like agate, a stone valued for its beauty and used in the jewelry industry. Their origin, however, might surprise you – these stones, called Fordite or Detroit Agate, are actually paint deposits from old car paintings racks. Before the car painting process was automated like it…