Tag: Art
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BREAKING NEWS: New Video Reveals The Moment Banksy Artwork Was Shredded
It’s been all over the internet. As we reported HERE, at a Sotheby’s auction in London on Friday 5 October 2018, Banksy absolutely broke the internet with news that Girl with a Balloon, a work by Banksy created in 2006, had just been sold for a record price of £953,829 ($1.25 million USD). Moments later, an…
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Photo Series Captures Famous Cities Then And Now To Show How Much They’ve Changed
The world around us is changing more and more every day. Cities get larger, populations get more dense, and buildings are built in the blink of an eye. When you look at these differences over time, the changes become even more apparent. We put together a photo series to highlight how our famous cities have…
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BREAKING NEWS: Sotheby’s ‘Banksy-ed’ As Painting ‘Self-Destructs’ Live At Auction
UPDATE: Banksy’s own video of the stunt has just been released HERE. Was Banksy at the evening sale at Sotheby’s on Friday night? That was the question on everyone’s lips when one of the Bristolian street artist’s paintings mysteriously self-destructed as the contemporary auction drew to a close. Girl with a Balloon (2006) was the…
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Huge Mural Paintings of Pigeons By Artist Reveal Their Unexpected Beauty
A lot of people aren't the greatest fans of pigeons, considering them 'the rats of the sky'. Not so artist Adele Renault, who creates realistic portraits of the animals to give you a different perspective. She has recently published a book entitled Feathers and Faces, which documents documents Adele's pigeon portraits with paintings of other equally overlooked…
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This “Living” Chandelier Contains Algae-Filled Leaves Which Naturally Purifies the Air
Lighting design has come a long way. Julian Melchiorri, a London-based designer and engineer, created this extraordinary living chandelier that not only lights up the room, but also actively purifies the air around it. Currently on display at the V&A Museum for London Design Week, the Exhale Chandelier features glass leaves filled with green algae…
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Photographer Searches The World To Find The Most Beautiful Libraries, And Here’s What He Found
If you're into architecture, you're probably very aware that some of the most beautiful architecture can be found in libraries. Italian artist Massimo Listri is very aware of this fact, and in July he released a book of photographs that featured the most beautiful libraries from around the world. As you will see from the…
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Spend the Night in a Luxury Glass Igloos Looking Up at the Northern Lights
Situated on the shores of Lake Ranuanjärvi, the Arctic Fox Igloos puts our front and center for Finland's nightly phenomenon. Rooms are located in a glass dome-like structure offering a kitchenette and double bed. Facing the lakeshore, each one is immersed in the arctic landscape while its remote setting makes it a prime location for…
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Artist Re-Appropriates Classical Paintings With A Satirical Twist Using Hundreds Of Layers Of Stencils
Luke Cornish is an Australian artist creating unique, powerful images from handmade stencils. His rise within the contemporary art world has been meteoric, becoming the first artist to be nominated for the Archibald Prize and the Sulman prize with a portrait created entirely out of stencils. A former blue-collar worker from Canberra, Luke’s apathy and…
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Artist Illustrates Battle Dogs From Different Dog Breeds, And Here’s The Result
Artist Nikita Orlov saw a dog one day and thought, "Hmm… it would be fun to make a centaur from a dog. I bet someone did it already!". He googled and found none. Surprise! So he decided to do a couple of battledoges and thought up a fantasy world where those doges could exist and…
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People Kept Asking Jon Arton To Paint Them For Free, So He Decided To Teach Them A Lesson
If you're an artist, you've probably got a few interesting stories about people asking you to create free work for them. Birmingham artist Jon Arton is not immune to such requests, but rather than get too annoyed by them he started turning it into a little game. “It can be a bit irritating,” he said.…