Tag: Art
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Stunning Street Art by L7m That Blur the Line Between Realism and Abstraction
For many years, we’ve admired how Brazilian street artist L7m paints gorgeous portraits of birds. His murals are always full of color and have a palpable energy, and he’s recently brought that same intensity to the streets of Paris and Vitry in France. L7m’s newest pieces blur the line between realism and abstraction, adding in aspects of…
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See the World’s Largest Monastery Library in Austria
Admont Abbey is a Benedictine monastery located on the Enns River in the town of Admont, Austria. It is the oldest remaining monastery in Styria and contains the largest monastic library in the world. The abbey is known for its Baroque architecture, art, and manuscripts. While the abbey itself was completed in 1074 the library (late…
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Video Captures the Moment Colorblind People See Color for the First Time
It’s estimated that nearly 300 million people across the globe are affected by colorblindness. Valspar Paint, in partnership with EnChroma, is helping individuals experience color for the first time through their campaign #ColorForAll. In the touching short documentary Color for the Colorblind, Valspar Paint provides individuals with EnChroma’s colorblindness-correcting eyeglasses, letting them finally experience the joys…
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New PMS Ice Cream That Perfectly Describes How Women Feel
Parker Jones, a graphic designer based in Texas, has created a series of ice-cream labels designed to speak to a very specific demographic – women who enjoy binge-eating ice-cream when experiencing PMS. The labels on her “PMS Ice Cream” understand how you feel – “I Need Some More” mint chocolate chip, “Don’t Come Near Me”…
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Here’s Proof That Photographers Will Do ANYTHING for the Perfect Shot!
With the advent of the increasingly powerful mobile phone camera, almost everyone thinks they’re a photographer. The thing is, taking that perfect shot often requires much more time and effort than you may think. The following photos of photographers show just that… some photographers will do whatever it takes! And don’t forget, if you’re looking…
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Adorable Photos of Newborn Taken by Dad Without Photoshop
Polish parents Ania Waluda and Michal Zawer are both photographers. So, when it came to newborn photos of their daughter Emilia, they decided to get creative. They captured these whimsical images featuring Zawer and his little girl, and it appears as though she’s magically floating in mid-air. This isn’t the work of photo manipulation, either.…
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Dam Rice Served at a Japanese Restaurant!
When we were little, our mother would frequently tell us not to play with our food. This might be difficult in Japan, however, where restaurants have started offering visitors ‘damukare,’ a special Japanese rice and curry dish. In damukare, the rice is shaped into a mighty dam that protects the diner’s dry food from a devastating…
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Stunning Pen Drawings Created with Thousands of Tiny Dots!
Using thousands upon thousands of tiny dots, Spider Money produces gorgeous artworks that are awe-inspiring in their detail. The Bangkok-based creative wields a mighty Micron pen and draws fancy flourishes with photo-realistic depictions of eyes, noses, and lips. It’s in these facial features that Spider Money employs her “dot-drawing technique.” She individually dabs the minuscule…
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Amazing Sculptures by Ellen Jewett Merge Plant and Animal Life!
Artist Ellen Jewett refers to her sculptural work as “natural history surrealist sculpture,” a blend of plants, animals, and occasionally human-made structures or objects. Her artwork is deeply informed by an extensive background in anthropology, medical illustration, exotic animal care, and even stop-motion animation, all of which accentuate the biological structure of each piece, while freeing her…
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Scrap Metal Steampunk Animal Sculptures by Hasan Novrozi
Hasan Novrozi, a talented sculptor trained in Iran, has created a wonderful collection of steampunk animals sculptures that are full of life and emotion – despite being painstakingly assembled from thousands of metal tools, automotive components, and other pieces of scrap metal. In addition to his epic Pegasus statue, he has also created other creatures…