Tag: artist
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Huge Lion Carved From A Single Tree Trunk Took 20 People 3 Years to Complete
Sculptor Dengding Rui Yao has carved this incredible wooden lion from a single tree trunk. The artist led a team of 20 assistants on a three-year journey to complete the sculpture, which was made in Myanmar and was transported to its permanent home at the Fortune Plaza Times Square in Wuhan, China. According to Woodworking…
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Artist Uses Microsoft Excel Instead of a Paintbrush to Create Amazing Japanese Landscapes
In this day and age, artists using technology in their art isn’t an uncommon practise. But 77 year old Tatsuo Horiuchi has taken technology and art to the next level, working exclusively with Microsoft Excel to produce his beautiful works of art. His “paintings” are remarkably intricate works that mimic traditional Japanese paintings that offer…
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People From Around The World Recreate Their Favorite Famous Artworks
For a number of years now, people have been entertaining themselves by participating in an open community project called “Take a photo of the Rembrandt type”. The project’s feed on Vk.com already has more than 300 submissions, featuring people’s best attempts at replicating famous works of Classic Art. The best part is, it’s not just…
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50 Of The Funniest Classical Art Memes Ever
Entertaining, amusing and easily shareable, a whole new generation is being exposed to the genius of Da Vinci, Van Gogh, Goya and friends, albeit with a cheeky modern twist that would likely make them turn in their graves if they knew. So without further ado, here are our fav classical art memes! Be sure to…
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Breast Cancer Survivor’s Scars Are Beautifully Concealed by Tattoo Artist
Since 2010, David Allen has been tattooing women who have undergone mastectomies. Typically recreating the nipple shape, mastectomy tattoos have been around for some time. David’s work, however, uses design principles to draw attention away from the scarring by tattooing images of flowers and other flora. This process has quickly become a new, viable option…
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The Amazing Evolution of The Great Wave off Kanagawa
Has any Japanese woodblock print — or for that matter, any piece of Japanese art — endured as well across place and time as The Great Wave off Kanagawa? Even those of us who have never known its name, let alone those of us unsure of who made it and when, can bring it to…
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Instead Of Focussing On Bad News, This Artist Illustrates the Good Things That Happened in 2018
Lots of bad stuff happened in 2018, sure. More things than we want to repeat right now. It was a tough, long year. However lots of good stuff happened too. Italian illustrator Mauro Gatti decided to focus on the good things, in his account instagram account, The Happy Broadcast. Mauro told us ““I wanted to…
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This Is What Happened When A Girl Accidentally Wrote A Letter To Satan Instead Of Santa
Typos and autocorrects can be pretty bad, but have you ever wondered what would happen if you accidentally mis-spelled "Santa" for "Satan"? Scroll down to find out! [zombify_post]
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Artist Turns Japanese Product Packaging Into Art, And The Results Are Amazing
Haruki is a Japanese artist that goes by the Twitter name @02ESyRaez4VhR2l and recently went completely viral when he posted images of the Japanese snack boxes he recently transformed into realistic figures! His artwork has a name in Japanese called “Kiries” or “Kirigami” – the art of paper-cutting. Kirie is more associated with traditional Japanese…
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The Top 50 Photos That Won The 2018 Travel Photographer Of The Year Awards
The Travel Photographer of the Year Awards have just been announced for 2018, and boy of boy they are amazing. The jury had a huge task in choosing the winners, with 20,000 photographs submitted from photographers coming from 142 different countries from around the globe. Stefano Pensotti was named the Travel Photographer of the Year…