Tag: Art
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The Bacteria Found on the Hand of an 8-Year-Old After Playing Outside
We all know our bodies are home to countless millions of bacteria and microorganisms, but without seeing them with our bare eyes it’s almost impossible to comprehend. This petri dish handprint created by Tasha Sturm of Cabrillo College, vividly illustrates the variety of bacteria found on her 8-year-old son’s hand after playing outdoors. The print itself represents…
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Visually Beautiful Arrangements of Everyday Objects by Emily Blincoe
Nashville, Tennessee-based photographer Emily Blincoe arranges miscellaneous assortments of everyday objects into striking compositions, organized by color, shape, and size. In Blincoe’s skilled hands, even the most ordinary material can be turned into a work of art. Commonplace objects like leaves, cereal, and stones are meticulously laid out in orderly, geometric displays that show off a smooth…
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Everyday Objects Transformed Into Wickedly Clever Creations
Using everyday objects that he collected from the streets of Berlin, German artist Martin Roller constructs intriguing and surprising mash-ups. Each new creation looks transformed and as if it is on display in an advertisement. In Roller’s surreal world, a hairbrush has sharpened pencils in place of its bristles and a set of “shoes” is actually a…
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Stunning Portraits Reveal the Powerful Movements of Dance
Studio dance photographer Alexander Yakovlev creates stunning portraits of professional dancers that are brought to life with the use of airborne flour. Yakovlev doesn’t only utilize this powdery element to make his images pop, he has also created a portfolio that allows black and white to meet color, ballet to meet break dance, and stationary poses to…
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THE TOP TEN THINGS ABOUT THE NEW ARTFIDO
So, you may have noticed. We’ve got a new dog. And we’ve learnt some new tricks. We spent almost all of 2014 fine-tuning artFido.com to make it even easier to buy and sell art online. And we’re pretty proud of the results. Fido has never looked so good. And the site, well it’s running like…
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Beautiful Hand-Cut Designs From A Single Sheet of Paper!
Artist Suzy Taylor is able to create one-of-a-kind works of art from a single piece of paper. The paper artist meticulously cuts original designs by hand that primarily revolve around her love of folk art and floral themes. During her cutting process, she utilizes only a single sheet of paper and a craft knife, completing her intricate…
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Amazing Balloon Sculptures of Animals and Insects by Masayoshi Matsumoto
Don’t show these to your kids unless you want them to be completely underwhelmed by every balloon animal they see for the rest of their lives. Japanese balloon twister Masayoshi Matsumoto makes some of the most intricate balloon sculptures I’ve ever encountered. From prickly iguanas to glowing sea creatures it seems no life form is too difficult…
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Senior Citizens Learn Graffiti in Workshop That Banishes Ageist Stereotypes
LATA 65 is a unique urban art workshop that aims to banish ageist stereotypes through the art of graffiti. In various neighborhoods around Lisbon, Portugal, this class is introducing more than 100 senior citizens to youth culture. Aided by well-known street artists, the elders learn to make their own stencils and create their own street tags.…
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Figurative Wire Mesh Sculptures by Edoardo Tresoldi
Edoardo Tresoldi is an artist and sculptor from Rome, Italy. The artist’s medium of choice is wire mesh which he molds into figurative sculptures of humans and animals. You can find many of Tresoldi’s artworks on his Behance page with additional views and close-ups of his fascinating work. And don’t forget, if you’re looking for a piece of…
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Artist Creates Charming Origami Animals with Unique Wet Folding Technique
Hoang Tien Quyet has been folding paper ever since he was a kid. Amazed at how a flat sheet of paper could transform into a three dimensional object, he kept up the practice as he got older and eventually joined a Vietnam Origami Group forum. It was there that he met many friends who shared…