Tag: Art
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Welcome To The Magical World Of Modestas Malinauskas
Lithuanian artist Modestas Malinauskas paints surreal world directly from his imagination.
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Designer Has The Most Colorful Apartment You’ve Ever Seen
Your house isn’t a home without a bit of color. That’s the motto for Amina Mucciolo, aka Studio Mucci. The designer has taken the Internet by storm after she transformed her apartment into a rainbow. With light purple walls, pastel cabinets, a flower wall, a hello kitty microwave, and colorful paper cranes hanging from the…
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International Artist Buys Exclusive Rights To A Black Pigment So Others Can’t Use It, World Hates Him
Artist Anish Kapoor is one of the most important artists of our time. However, many of his fellow artists think he’s a bit on the nose. Over the years this reputation has gotten in the way of Anish’s art, but has paved the way for some hilarious stories. Read below to see some of the best…
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Mural is Intentionally Painted Upside Down to Reflect Right Side Up in the Water
NYC artist artist Ray Bartkus recently created a street art mural in the Lithuanian city of Marijampolė. In a spectacular twist, his mural has an optical illusion which uses the surface of the water as its true canvas. Bartkus intentionally painted it upside-down so that the swimmers, rowers and swans he depicted would be reflected…
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Woman Turns A 110 Year Old Dead Tree Into A Free Neighbourhood Little Library
The not-for-profit Little Free Library is a book program with locations in 88 countries, with over 75,000 registered Little Free Libraries. Although it exists in many shapes and sizes, the basic premise is that it is a small house-like structure on a public thoroughfare which has a front door that opens to allow passersby to…
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Sneaky Artist Draws Fantastical Creatures Playing with Commuters on the NYC Subway
Travelling on the New York City can be a bore at the best of times. However artist and illustrator Ben Rubin chooses to pass the time by producing the imaginative series titled Subway Doodle, which features snapshots of New York City subway passengers interacting with Ben’s fantastical creatures who are almost always up to some kind…
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Artist Reimagines Superheroes as 16th Century Paintings
One day when struggling with an extended creative block, photographer Sacha Goldberger asked himself “what would it look like if Superman was born in the 16th century? What if the Hulk was a Duke?” With this, Sacha’s block was broken and his playful new series Super Flemish was born. According to the artist, the whole project…
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Huge Lion Carved From A Single Tree Trunk Took 20 People 3 Years to Complete
Sculptor Dengding Rui Yao has carved this incredible wooden lion from a single tree trunk. The artist led a team of 20 assistants on a three-year journey to complete the sculpture, which was made in Myanmar and was transported to its permanent home at the Fortune Plaza Times Square in Wuhan, China. According to Woodworking…
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Artist Uses Microsoft Excel Instead of a Paintbrush to Create Amazing Japanese Landscapes
In this day and age, artists using technology in their art isn’t an uncommon practise. But 77 year old Tatsuo Horiuchi has taken technology and art to the next level, working exclusively with Microsoft Excel to produce his beautiful works of art. His “paintings” are remarkably intricate works that mimic traditional Japanese paintings that offer…
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People From Around The World Recreate Their Favorite Famous Artworks
For a number of years now, people have been entertaining themselves by participating in an open community project called “Take a photo of the Rembrandt type”. The project’s feed on Vk.com already has more than 300 submissions, featuring people’s best attempts at replicating famous works of Classic Art. The best part is, it’s not just…