Tag: artFido
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The Bodiless People In Chris McKenney’s Photos Will Give you Nightmares
Art doesn’t just have to be beautiful rainbows, sunshine and kittens – there is true art and beauty in horror as well. Christopher McKenney, a U.S.-based conceptual photographer, understands this perfectly. His dark and twisted surreal photography creates scenes that exist on the boundary between terror and beauty. The figures in McKenney’s photography seem to…
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Redditor Makes Statues Take Selfies By Cleverly Positioning His Camera
On a recent visit to the Crawford Art Gallery in Cork, one Reddit user had the clever idea of photographing the museum’s collection of plaster Greco-Roman statues to make it look as though they’ve taken a series of statue selfies. The “models” in these selfies are plaster copies of original statues in the Vatican museum.…
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Remembering the Life of Robin Williams in Photos
With the extremely sad news of the passing of Robin Williams, we thought we’d remember and celebrate the life and career of one of our favorite comedians in photos. Be taken on memory lane with us and the great Robin Williams… let us know your favorite Robin Williams memory in the comments section below. Firstly,…
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Couple Takes an Amazing Newborn Photoshoot… With Their Dog
One day, after professional family and pet portrait photographer Jame Clauss wrapped up a photoshoot, she found herself with nothing to do. So she and her photographer friends did what anybody would do in their position – they created a series of baby photos with their tubby Jack-Russell Terrier Snuggles instead of a baby. The…
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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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5,000 Melting Ice Sculptures Remember the Victims Of WWI
Yesterday we described a heart-wrenching memorial installation commemorating some of the lost soldiers of WWI, but now, one artist has created an art installation that also remembers the often-forgotten civilian deaths during “The Great War.” Brazilian sculptor Nele Azevedo arranged 5,000 little ice figurines on the step of Chamberlain Square in Birmingham, U.K., to remember…
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888,246 Poppies Pour Like Blood out of the Tower of London to Remember the Fallen Soldiers Of WWI
This summer, the Tower Of London will be surrounded by a sea of crimson. This installation, conceived by artist Paul Cummins and designer Tom Piper, will commemorate each and every British or Colonial fatality from World War 1 by planting 888, 246 red ceramic poppies in a flowing sea around the tower. The installation, entitled…
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Art world stunned: Second ‘Mona Lisa’ appears to be authentic [VIDEO]
Last year, art experts claimed that Leonardo da Vinci completed a version of the Mona Lisa some ten years prior to that of the famous Mona Lisa painting which hangs in the Louvre in Paris. The original Mona Lisa was thought to be the only portrait of Lisa Gherardini (aka Lisa del Giocondo) ever created…
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City Girl Escapes to the Australian Outback to Capture Images of Amazingness
Imagine leaving it all behind – leaving your boring city job and failed relationship behind to escape into the wild Australian outback and embrace your dreams. That’s exactly what nature and landscape photographer Julie Fletcher did 12 years ago when she left Sydney to take absolutely stunning photos of the Australian outback. Fletcher’s photography captures…