Tag: Art
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Spectacular Photos of Butterflies Drinking Turtle and Alligator Tears
National Geographic just reported on a phenomenon which is extremely hard to witness in nature. These amazing photographs feature Julia Butterflies (Dryas iulia) drinking the tears of turtles and alligators. These butterflies aren’t here to comfort the teary reptiles, but are here to feed on them. This phenomenon is called lachryphagy, which literally means “tear-feeding”, and,…
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Women’s Bodies Captured In Stunning B&W ‘Bodyscapes’
‘Bodyscapes’ is the latest series by photographs Anton Belovodchenko. The featured women show surprisingly flexibility, contorting their bodies in various ways. Black and white photography strips away color, leaving only gray skin and dark shadows, accentuating every bone, muscle and wrinkle. It’s a sculpture in flesh. Traditionally, bodyscapes is a photography genre of taking pictures of…
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Photographer’s Babies Neatly Packed Away in Their Camera Bags
Photographers need to take quite a bit of gear with them when they go out on assignment, and you’ve probably seen the photos of their immaculately packaged camera gear before. However some photographers thought that they’d also try to package their most precious possessions… they’re newborn babies… for a spectacular photo series! We’re not sure…
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Artist Quits Her Job To Create Amazing Paper Art
Quilling, or paper filigree, is the art of using shaped strips of paper and artist Sena Runa is one of the best we’ve seen. It involves gluing, twisting, rolling and otherwise manipulating paper to create 3D shapes. Sena discovered the art a few years ago, and recently quit who job to take it up full time.…
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Tal Peleg is Back With More Extraordinary Eye Makeup Creations!
When we last saw professional makeup artist Tal Peleg (see HERE), she had just started stretching the boundaries of traditional eye makeup to make something a little more creative. As a result of our blog she went completely viral, and has come along in leaps and bounds since. She’s now created quite a collection of…
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Father Gets Cochlear Tattoo So Daughter Doesn’t Feel Different
We’ve seen some hardcore arty dad’s in our time on artFido, but New Zealand father Alistair Campbell has raised the bar when he took that extra step to help his daughter, Charlotte, feel better about her cochlear implants by getting one tattooed on his head. The six-year-old girl suffers from extreme hearing loss, and received her first implant…
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The Chipmunks Strike Back in This Playful Star Wars Photo Shoot
“A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…” Well not that long ago and in the backyard of artist Chris McVeigh‘s parent’s house, a whimsical series that pairs adorable chipmunks with tiny toys from Star Wars was created. Called Chipmunk Adventures, the photographs show these plastic action figures interacting with the small creatures in fun and…
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How Color Affects the Taste of What We Eat
Tom Vanderbuilt over at Nautilus just published a very interesting blog about color and it’s impact on food. So good, in fact, that we thought we’d share it with you. When it comes to food, color is money. Food companies scan their products on the line with custom colorimeters to ensure mathematically consistent hues. Fruits and…
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Now You Can 3D Print Your Own Garden in Any Shape You Want!
Just in case you didn’t think 3D printers couldn’t print EVERYTHING, think again! Some students at University of Maribor in Slovenia designed a “green” 3D printer, known as PrintGREEN, whose output has the ability to grow grass. The device produces an earthy mixture in a variety of shapes and sizes, allowing you to express your gardening creativity with…
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Master Works of Art Reimagined by Jeff Hamada
A number of years ago, Booooooom (yes, that’s o times 7!), put a call out to the interwebs to recreate their favorite old master paintings with a modern spin. As the interwebs likes to do, all hell broke loose and professional and amateur artists alike started submitting their entries. It was so successful, in fact,…