Tag: artFido
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Spectacular Photos of Kids Just Having Fun From Around the World
Remember when you were a kid? Before the internet, before the stresses, the worries, texting, FOMO, facebook, twitter, instagram, the internet, tumblr, email and the internet? A time when you could just have fun? No matter what their cultural background, no matter their economic situation, kids will always find imaginative ways to have fun. Their…
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Extreme Paper Cuts With Artist Peter Callesen
Peter Callesen can turn an ordinary sheet of white paper into a brilliant story. His delicate installations involve the transformation of flat sheets into cut and folded figures that grow from the paper and fill the 3D space. Callesen says, “It is probably the most common and consumed media used for carrying information today, but…
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An Amazing Suspended Tent That Lets You Sleep In The Trees!
This isn’t some surreal work of art or alien structure – it’s a tent! The Tentsile, a portable suspended tent (Tent? Treehouse? Hammock?) created by UK-based inventor Alex Shirley-Smith, solves the problem of setting up camp on rocky, muddy, or otherwise unpleasant surfaces by hanging from the trees. In addition to avoiding unpleasant conditions, the…
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Indonesian Artist Creates Sublime Watercolor Paintings That Will Melt Your Heart!
Reza Luqman, aka Jongkie on Instagram, is an Indonesian artist we recently discovered through our artFido art sharing account on Instagram. He uses the very difficult medium of watercolor to create some of the most sublime paintings we have ever seen. Magic and magical. Reza’s paintings definitely put credence to the saying ‘a picture is…
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Scrap Metal and Farm Equipment Turned Into Stunning Sculptures!
South Dakotan sculptor John Lopez creates life-sized scrap metal sculptures with a uniquely Western American twist. In his hands, old discarded farm equipment is recycled into sculptures of iconic creatures from the American West like a bison, a horse plowing a field, or a Texas Longhorn. Lopez already had a career as a bronze sculptor,…
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Artist Creates a Bikini Top in Support of #FreeTheNipple
Head to a beach this summer and you might see a bunch of women walking around with their nipples on show. But, before you drop your ice-cream cone on the floor and gawk, know that all may not be as it first seems. The women may very well be sporting the new TaTa Top –…
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Friday Funnies: The Best GIFs From Around the World, Ever.
It’s been a long, long week. Floods in the southern hemisphere, heat waves in the northern hemisphere, and lots of people screaming at the television as men chase a round ball around the field. So sit back, relax, and bring a smile to your face as you view the funniest GIFs from around the world.…
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Woman Photoshops Her Face In 25 Countries To Compare Their Beauty Standards
U.S.-based journalist and photographer Esther Honig came up with an interesting photo project that answers a difficult question in an ingenious way – how can we compare standards of women’s beauty world-wide? Honig’s solution was brilliantly simple: she sent a portrait photo of herself to freelance Photoshoppers in countries around the world with one request…
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Amazing GIFs from Award Winning Stop-Motion Animator!
Freelance designer and stop-motion animator Micaël Reynaud creates animated GIFs unlike any we’ve seen. His process involves the use of video techniques like slit-scanning, time-lapse, and various forms of masking to create what he refers to as “hypnotic very short films.” Indeed many of these animations are pulled from fully realized videos which you can…
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Beautiful Vases Constructed from Hundreds of Pencils by Studio Markunpoika
Amalgamated is a new series of vessels by studio markunpoika constructed from assembled pencils. Taking advantage of the pencil’s unique hexagon shape, the pencils are first tightly glued together at each facet to form a solid block. The final pieces are then carved on a machine lathe to reveal the insides of each pencil. Via…