Tag: artFido
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Photographer David Orias Makes the Pacific Ocean Look like Rainbows and Gold
Photographer David Orias relies on slow shutter speeds, precision camera movement and the rich light of dawn or dusk to capture these amazing images just off the California coast. Of these particular shots Orias says: I often use the camera to see our world in ways our eyes cannot see. I do this by using long shutter…
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Walking in the Clouds – Spectacular NOT PHOTOSHOPPED Images From Bolivia
A spot of reflection is always good for the soul. And judging by these pictures, there’s plenty of room for that. For this is the world’s largest natural mirror, created when a thin film of water gathers on a vast plain of salt deposits. So magnificent is the dream-like sight that the salt pans in the…
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Sakir Gokcebag turns toilet paper into art
It’s a beautiful thing when an artist can take the simplest of materials, and with a vision and a little blood, sweat and tears, turn it into something moving. Something to behold. Sakir Gokcebag has made a name for himself by doing just that. Taking everyday objects like tape measures, discarded umbrellas, clothes hangers, clocks…
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Stunning Self-Portraits by a 14-year-old Photographer
Being 14 years old is the time when we are still fully entitled to be careless and unburdened, but 14-year-old Zev from Natick, Massachusetts will make you feel that you could’ve done more at that age. This teenager, now better known by his nickname ‘fiddle oak‘, has already become an internet sensation thanks to his ‘Little…
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Photographer Follows His Girlfriend Around The World
See part 2 of this photo series HERE! In his photo series “Follow Me To”, Russian photographer Murad Osmann is taking the viewer on an intimate journey together with his girlfriend who’s leading him around the world. The pose is almost the same in every picture: the girl never shows her face, and the guy almost never…
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Tadashi Kawamata – Turning Trash Into Sculptural Treasures
Consisting of thousands of found objects, construction materials and other life refuse, the stunning art installations of Tadashi Kawamata are gritty, in-your-face, urban creations. Built entirely in situation, these site-specific, twisting, morphing pieces of reconstituted life seem to engulf and redefine the public spaces they inhabit. Tadashi Kawamata‘s early work focused on construction and deconstruction. Commonly installed in…
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A Colourful Canopy of Umbrellas in Sunny Portugal
For the second consecutive year, the town of Agueda, Portugal, has brought out an installation of colourful umbrellas for their Agitagueda art festival on now. Although the installation doesn’t differ much from last year, the colours have gotten, well, more colourful! Photographer Patrícia Almeida captured some great shots this year, many more of which you can see here.
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Amazing steampunk sculptures made out of watch parts!
Using the smallest components from repurposed antique pocket watches and other time pieces, New-Jersey based artist Sue Beatrice of All Natural Arts assembles curious sculptures of animals and human figures. Given the nature of watch movements I can’t help but want to see each one of these things spring to life. See much more here. And don’t forget,…
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Bird Street Art on the Streets of Brazil by L7m
We’ve featured the amazing street art birds of Brazilian artist L7m before to rave reviews. And why not? The mix of realism that morphs into more frenetic strokes of spray paint is fun and visually beautiful. Some of the photos you see here were taken on the streets, while others are works on canvas. See much more…
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Book Paintings by Ekaterina Panikanova
Artist Ekaterina Panikanova creates densely layered paintings across large spreads of old books and other documents, resulting in artwork that blurs the lines between painting, installation and collage. Born in St. Petersburg in 1975 Panikanova graduated at the top of her class from the Academy of Fine Arts and was subsequently given a studio to work from…