Tag: Art
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Artist Installs Emoji Sculptures On A Building As A Tribute To Modern Day ‘Gargoyles’
What is the modern day equivalent of Michelangelo’s famous statues and marble reliefs? Architect Changiz Tehrani thinks they’re emojis. And he’s so sure of it, that he has just put 22 of them on a building in the Netherlands. [zombify_post]
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Depressed Artist’s Uplifting Illustrations To Help You Focus On Self Love
Feeling sad and alone most of my life was the inspiration to create these unique illustrations. Struggling with depression since I was a teen it took me years to unlearn a lot of ideas that I was socialised to believe, many of which were negatively impacting my mental health. I'm still figuring out how to…
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You Can Stick Your Head Into This Miniature Galleries to Become Part of World Famous Art Exhibits
Tezi gabunia is an artist from Georgia whose methodology is called ‘falsification’ where he creates a reflection upon the basic features of the contemporary world. ‘Put your head into gallery’ emphasizes the artist’s concept by triggering a dialogue about hyper-realistic issues in art. The interactive project consists in exact miniature copies of famous art exhibition…
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Architect Designs An Earthquake And Bomb Proof Climbable Library
Floor-to-ceiling bookshelves are lovely, and can act as a robust focal point in any home. But accessing the high shelves can be a problem. The common side-kick has always been ladders, which can also add character and charm. But for smaller homes like in Japan they can be a nuisance, occupying too much space for…
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Photographer Takes High-Speed Photos That Capture the Moment Water Balloons Explode
There’s definitely something satisfying about seeing moments that our eyes aren’t usually able to capture. London-based photographer Edward Horsford sets up his camera, and armed with only a trigger that is set to capture the specific point he needs, he captures the exact moments that water balloons explode. The results are genuinely stunning, and are…
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Christian Chapman – A Modern New Age Blend of Unique Portraiture & Majestic Ocean Visions
Welcome to the Art of Christian Chapman. A modern new age blend of unique portraiture & majestic ocean visions. Beauty & decay, light vs dark, yin & yang, semi realism with gothic overtones echoing emotion. The portraiture pieces are hand painted with bold/loose & expressive yet intimately detailed brush strokes. The sharp lineal detail is…
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Teenager Builds A Scale Model of New York City Using Recycled Computer Parts
Zimbabwe-based artist Zayd Menk spent three months working on this 165 by 80 centimeter model of Midtown Manhattan. The 17-year-old student, who built the piece of art for a school project, used a plethora of electronic bits and pieces to build the reduced model: 263 hot glue sticks, 11 CPUs, 27 motherboards, 10 CRT motherboards,…
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Artist Creates Miniature Tree Houses Meticulously Sculpted Around Potted Plants
Artist Jedediah Corwyn Voltz constructs miniature treehouses wrapped around common houseplants or bonsai trees in his new sculptural series titled Somewhere Small. He relies on over a decade of commercial prop making for film and other projects to craft each structure from scratch using small bits of wood, silk fabric, miniature artworks, and semi precious…
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The Interiors Of These Japanese Sleeper Trains Are A Designer’s Dream
You may be familiar with Japan's bullet trains, also known as Shinkansen trains, that offer visitors an experience like no other with speeds reaching up to 320 km/hr. But have you heard about the Japanese sleeper trains, which peaked in the 1970s, expanding the country's network of bullet trains, domestic air routes, and cheaper night…
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Italian Master Sculptor Creates Masterpiece Where The Netting Is Even Carved Out Of Marble
You have to hand it to the Italians. They are simply spectacular sculptors of marble. This is best showcased in the Cappella Sansevero, a chapel in the historic center of Naples. It is arguably one of the most awe-inspiring spaces on Earth. Everywhere you look you are confronted by sculptures of astonishing beauty, a bevy…