Tag: Art
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Unusual Café In Seoul Will Make You Feel Like You Just Walked Into A Cartoon
It might look like an optical illusion. But this is a real life cafe in South Korea cleverly designed to give customers the distinct impression that they’re inside a cartoon. Cafe Yeonnam-dong in Seoul opened last year and everything inside from the decor to the furniture and crockery have a striped black-and-white cartoonish aesthetic. The…
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This Art Piece Transforms Crying Emojis From Twitter Into Beautiful Light Tears
Tears of Twitter is a real-time visualization of crying emojis posted on Twitter.
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The Most Brutally Hilarious Comics For People Who Like Dark Humor
You loved Mr Lovenstein so much when we showed you his work last time (see HERE), that we had to bring you more, more, more! Mr Lovenstein puts a surprising and macabre spin on ordinary perceptions, touching on everything from funny tips to getting out of random situations. The illustrator has been creating art since…
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Artist Creates Life-Sized Replica of Parthenon Using 100,000 Banned Books
Argentine artist Marta Minujín has created a life-sized replica of the Parthenon using 100,000 banned books from around the world. The massive book art installation is a replica of the famous Greek temple where democracy was born. However, the location of the ambitious project is more than just a symbolic statement – its located on…
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Confronting Photographs From The 1900s Show The Struggles Of Working Children Before Child Labor Was Abolished
Photographer Lewis Hine was tasked with being the photographer for the National Child Labor Committee from 1908. Lewis traveled across the country, documenting child labor, and endured constant threats from factory owners as the existence of child labor was supposed to be kept away from the public’s eye. However, Hine persisted, adopting many different disguises…
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Artist Uses Wire to Bring Objects to Life as Funny and Mischievous Characters
Terry Border’s photo blog Bent Objects, begun in 2006, anthropomorphizes inanimate objects using bits of wire and a few props. He creates scintillating inner lives for the ordinary things that most of us take for granted. And a good chunk of his work revolves around the pantry, portraying modest pears, bespectacled raisins and brain-starved zombie…
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Epic 150,000 LEGO Brick LORD OF THE RINGS Helm’s Deep Battle Scene
You’ve got to check out this impressive LEGO build of the Helm’s Deep battle scene from Peter Jackson‘s The Lord of the Rings! This massive piece of LEGO art was created by Flickr user goelkim2011. This monstrosity contains 150,000 bricks and more than 1700 mini-figures. It weight about 160 pounds and is about ping-pong table…
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Ingenious Tattoos That Reveal Themselves When You Extend Your Legs Or Arms
Whether you’re a tattoo fan or not, you’re sure to be impressed by the work of tattooist Vek Van Hillik who creates tattoo illusions that use the folds of people’s arms and legs as part of the design. The design is one thing when the arm or leg is closed, and transforms into a different…
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Portuguese Street Artist Creates Amazing 3D Creature Street Art
Sergio Odeith is a Portuguese artist who started creating graffiti in the 90’s when it was first gaining prominence in the country. He started with simple sketches on street walls and train tracks but then advanced into large-scale murals. Odeith continued to evolve and adopted the obscure signature style, which he refers to as “sombre…