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Photographer Honors Dead Animals With Beautifully Staged Photography On Beds Of Flowers
Russian photographer Maria Ionova-Gribina created the series ‘Natura Morta’ to honor the dead animals she found during her summer bicycle rides. All of the animals pictured died of natural causes or car accidents and were found soon after their death. According to the artist: “When me and my brother found a dead mole, bird or…
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Behold These Genius Hidden Messages People Didn’t Expect To Find On Everyday Products
In marketing terms, an ‘Easter Egg’ is defined as something that is an unexpected or undocumented feature in a piece of computer software or product, often included as a joke or a bonus. Clever marketers have been including easter eggs into the products and packaging as a cool way to increase customer engagement and loyalty.…
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Artist Illustrates What Superheroes Would Look Like When They Get Old
We’ve previously featured superheroes as 16th Century Paintings, and what Darth Vader would do if he was just like us. Russian artist Lesya Guseva has taken it one step further, imaginging what our Superheroes would look like in elderly life. What’s your favorite? What should the artist illustrate next? Upvote and comment on your favorites!…
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So Are You A True Art Expert?
Below are a number of famous paintings by artists from around the world. Can you recognize the artist from just a small section of the painting? Try out our quiz and let us know your score in the comments section below!
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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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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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Artist Transforms Arabic Words To Illustrate What They Actually Mean
Fancy learning a new language? What about Arabic? Now you can learn it with ease with the help of artist Mahmoud Tammam who has created a series of illustrated Arabic words which show exactly what each word means in pictorial form. Tammam has manipulated the sloping curves and dots of the Arabic characters into the bodies of animals, pieces…
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550 Million Years of Human Evolution According to Illustrator Jurian Möller
The evolution of man has been debated for nearly as long as man has walked on this earth. Illustrator Jurian Möller is the latest to give his interpretation, in a fascinating flip book which documents the evolution of man from animalia 550 million years ago up until today. But is he right? Watch the video below…
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An Amazing Optical Illusion Tile System Designed by Casa Ceramica
Casa Ceramica Tile Company has created a wonderfully wild if not slightly dizzying Alice and Wonderland themed, tile floor curving optical illusion welcoming guests to their Manchester, UK showroom. As guests come in, the floor in the entrance way appears to swoop downward and then upward again. Per a video posted by Casa Ceramica, this…