Tag: Art
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Stunning Images From the 2017 Bird Photographer of the Year Awards
The Bird Photographer of the Year 2017 has just closed, and the stunning photo above by Alejandro Prieto Rojas was declared the overall winner. For its second edition, this photo contest was dedicated to the photography of birds. Organized by Nature Photographers and the British Trust for Ornithology, the Bird Photographer of the Year contest is dedicated to raising public awareness…
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Children Create “It”-Themed Photoshoot And It Will Give You Nightmares
If you’re like us, watching Stephen King’s movie “It” scared you half to death when you were younger. In a masterful recreation of the film, 17-year-old Mississippi photographer Eagan Tilghman has released pictures of a creative photoshoot he did with his 3-year-old brother Louie, and the results look nightmarishly realistic. Eagan dressed Louie up as Pennywise…
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Footage of 30 Hummingbirds Splashing in a Birdbath
Photographer wildwingsla captured absolutely amazing footage showing a charm of thirty hummingbirds partaking in their daily ablutions together in a bubbling bird bath. The photographer made particular note of the peaceful co-existence of the bathing birds, particularly since they are known to be a bit territorial. “A record 30 hummingbirds bathe together at one time…
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Instagram Account Exposes the Boyfriends Forced to Take the ‘Perfect’ Girlfriend Photo
We’ve all seen the photos before. The ‘perfect’ Instagram photograph taken at luxurious location A, followed by another pose at spectacular location B. But who takes those photos? The boyfriends of course! Boyfriends of Instagram seeks to expose these boyfriends, in a series of hilarious photos showing them going to ridiculous lengths to capture the perfect…
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The Ten Most Controversial Artworks Ever Exhibited
Artists have been pushing people’s buttons when it comes to creating works of artistic value for centuries. In doing so, they have also opened up a dialogue about which works of art should be permitted and who has the right to other people’s suffering. What may have been considered controversial decades ago may no longer be…
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Street Artist Paints Fake Shadows Around The City
Some strange shadows have popped up of late in Redwood City, California. Flowers sprout from the shadows of bike racks, mailboxes turn into shadow monsters, and shady monkeys hang around atop parking meters. What’s going on? They’re the work of Damon Belanger, a graphic artist living and working in the San Francisco Bay Area. He was…
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Artist Reimagines What Pop Culture Icons Would Look In Real Life, And It’s Scary as Hell
You probably have fond memories of most of the cartoon characters that appeared on your television screen when you were growing up (with the exception of most Dr Who characters!) However that is all about to change. Australian digital artist Wil Hughes morphed our fav pop culture icons into nightmarish demons that will send shivers…
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We Can’t Tell if These Are Good or Bad Tattoos, But Everyone Wants One
They say that art is in the eye of the beholder, and that can be especially true for tattoo art. Tattoo artist Helena Fernandes has taken it one step even further, as she’ll fix you up with the ugliest, most unprofessional ink you’ve ever seen. The 26-year-old artist of Salvador de Bahia, Brazil, is the…
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Beautiful Embroidered Textile Moths and Cicadas by Yumi Okita
These stunning oversized moths and insects by Yumi Okita are constructed with fabric, embroidery thread, fake fur, wire, and feathers. Yum makes each piece by hand, creating faithful interpretations of actual insects like the Oleander Hawk Moth or the Peacock Butterfly. Here are some of our favorites…
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Street Artists Paint an Entire School Building Before it is Demolished
As part of the Rehab 2 festival, 100 artists were recently given the opportunity to paint the interior of a soon to be demolished student residence at the Cité Internationale Universitaire in Paris, making it their canvas. Although the dormitory and all the works will be destroyed when the dormitory is renovated, several photographers have extensively documented…