Tag: Art
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These Powerful Illustrations By A Japanese Artist That Will Make You Think
A picture is worth a thousand words… At least that’s exactly how people feel when seeing illustrations by a mysterious Japanese artist that goes by the twitter handle Avogado6. The illustrator and video editor doesn’t share many personal details about his life. “I am an ordinary person who likes chemistry,” he writes on his Twitter…
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Artist James Brunt Arranges Leaves and Rocks Into Elaborate Mandalas
Artist James Brunt is not your normal artist. He creates elaborate artworks using the natural materials he finds in forests, parks, and beaches near his home in Yorkshire, England. James collects twigs, rocks, and leaves and arranges them in mandala-like spirals and concentric circles. He photographs his finished work to document it before nature once…
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The Most Famous Cat in Istanbul Is Honored With His Own Statue
You might remember the various memes that hit the interwebs a little while ago when someone snapped a photograph of Tombili chilling on the steps of a street in Istanbul. It didn’t take long for Tombili to become an internet legend, so it was fitting that when he passed away in August, he was honored in the real…
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Who is Banksy? The Most Comprehensive Study of His Life and Street Art
Given the interwebs always seems to be aflutter with news about Banksy given his recent stunt where he shredded his own work at Sotheby’s after it sold for $1.25 million USD (see that HERE), we thought we’d show you the most comprehensive collection of his street art in one spot. Banksy developed an entire art subculture…
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Tattooed Seniors: What Will Your Ink Look Like When You Are 60?
Many people balk at the idea of getting a tattoo for fear that it’ll look bad when they grow older. While that’s a matter of personal taste, these older tattooed folks are here to show you that their tattoos are just as awesome now as they were back then. What’s your favorite? [zombify_post]
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Artist Keeps Illustrating Everyday Life With His Wife In Comics
We just love these comics by Israeli artist Yehuda Adi Devir! As a follow-on from our previous posts here and here, depicting he and his wife Maya's adorable relationship, we have more cute and oh-so-relatable snapshots of the domestic bliss this talented couple share. “My inspiration is my every day life with my wife,” Yehuda…
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The Truth Potato Is Here And It Has Some Bitter Truths That Will Make You Think
Denial is not just a river in Egypt. Bitter truths are in abundance and the Truth Potato is on a mission to throw most of them onto our faces, to break the cloud of denial that covers our life. What’s more amusing than a cute Potato breaking your shield of denial and giving you few…
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Indonesian Photographer Takes Spectacular Photos of Frogs
There’s something mysteriously fascinating about the transformation of a tadpole into a frog. The metamorphosis of something resembling a fish slowly growing legs, dropping its tale, and then hopping up onto dry land. So when we came across the spectacular frog photography of Jakarta-based Tanto Yensen, we were instantly in love. Tanto has a knack for getting up close…
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Government Conducts Experiment Giving LSD Drugs to Artist and Asking Him to Draw the Same Portrait 9 Times
These nine drawings were completed by an artist under the influence of LSD – part of a test conducted by the USA Government during its interest in psychometric drugs in the 1950s. The artist was given a dose of LSD 25 and free access to an activity box full of crayons and pencils. His subject…
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Macro Photos of Dew-Covered Insects by David Chambo
Over the past few months photographer David Chambon has been working on a phenomenal series of macro photos featuring insects covered in tiny water droplets. The poor little insects covered in water and dew provide a truly magnificent subject which we haven’t seen before. These are a few of our favorites but you can see…