Tag: artFido
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Spectacular wind-blown fairies sculptured from wire!
If you’re like us, you remember wind-blown dandelions fondly – either as a child or with your children today. Artist and sculptor Robin Wight has brought that fondness to life, in huge, wire form, creating dramatic scenes of wind-blown fairies clutching dandelions, clinging to trees, and seemingly suspended in midair. Robin sells a number of DIY…
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Outpouring of Love as Father Asks Internet To Photoshop a Photo of His Baby Daughter After She Passed Away
This touching and tragic story serves to remind us of just how much kindness and compassion there is in the world. When Ohio father Nathan Steffel’s daughter Sophia passed away only six weeks after her birth due to medical complications, he requested on Reddit that someone alter her photo to remove her medical tubing. Because…
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Artist Brings More Life to Pregnant Bellies With Art!
“What Better way to celebrate such an exciting time in your life, than having a unique bespoke painting, that has been designed exclusively for you?” So says artist and Bump Painting Specialist Carrie Preston. According to Preston, a bump painting session takes about 2 hours to complete and the soon-mum-to-be can sit and relax while…
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This guy thinks Leonardo Da Vinci was a loser. Agree?
Alright, we know what you’re thinking: how dare we call Leonardo da Vinci a loser! Well, if you’ll hold on for just a second, you’ll not only understand the basis for such a seemingly outrageous claim, but may even feel better in your own endeavors after watching this video that provides a history lesson and…
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The Colorful Canopy of Umbrellas on the Streets of Portugal is Back!
It’s that time of year again! A new canopy of colorful umbrellas has been created over the streets of Portugal. Two years ago, photographer Patrícia Almeida introduced us to this whimsical installation put on by production company Sextafeira Producoes for the annual arts festival Agitagueda. Held every July in the city of Agueda, the festival…
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Amazing Before-And-After Drawings Show the Value of Practice
“For the first couple years you make stuff,” public radio host Ira Glass stated once, “it’s just not that good. It’s trying to be, but it’s not.” Glass’ pep talk, directed at creatives but applicable to pretty much everyone, may sound familiar. “There is this gap” between your ambitions and reality, he declares, going on…
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What Happens When 20 Strangers Are Asked To Undress Each Other And Get In Bed
Undressing someone for the first time can be a little awkward — best case scenario, it’s adorably so. Slipping a shirt over someone else’s head is usually easier said than done, and belts never unclasp quite the way you want them to. You were all lips a minute ago — now suddenly you’re all thumbs.…
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Artist Turns Everyday Objects Into Playful Characters
With a creative eye, the casual observer can espy characters or faces in the everyday objects all around us. French artist Gilbert Legrand takes this a step further by painting and otherwise modifying totally mundane objects to turn them into cute characters and give them new life. Legrand lets his active imagination soar by painting…
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Here are your 2014 Archibald Prize Finalists…
The 2014 Archibald Prize finalists have just been announced by the Art Gallery of NSW and here they are. As per usual, there are some more traditional portraits, so unusual ones, and some even more unusual ones. Which is your favourite? Click on the image for a larger version. Abdul Abdullah I wanted to paint…
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Colourful Life In Indonesian Villages Captured by Herman Damar
Herman Damar, a self-taught photographer in Indonesia, has captured beautiful moments from the everyday lives of villagers living outside of Jakarta, the nation’s capital. His photographs, especially of happy children at play, paint a picture of the idyllic wonder and natural beauty of Indonesian village life. This advertisement director-turned-hobbyist photographer agreed to answer some of…