Tag: artist
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Illustrations from Cairo, Egypt by Shanwar Badr
Shanwar Badr, self-taught artist from Cairo, Egypt and the creator behind Shanwar Illustrations. I try to focus on the humor and irony behind social habits, trends and the complex absurdities of everyday life and present it in a way that can be easily absorbed. So much takes place on a daily basis that serves as…
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Some Of The Strangest Ceramic Cups And Saucers That We’ve Ever Seen By Ronit Baranga
Israel-based sculptor Ronit Baranga produces some of the strangest figurative ceramic works that combine human characteristics with inanimate objects such as teacups, saucers, and plates. While not strictly functional, the open mouths are placed at the center of cups and pots, begging to sip the contents poured inside, while fingers mounted to the bottom of…
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Artist Transforms 19 Famous Disney Characters Into Evolving Pokemon, And The Results Are Hilarious
Australian artist Ry Spirit has been creating art as a career for over 10 years now. We recently interviewed him about his latest series where he turns famous Disney characters into evolving Pokemon characters: "I'm pretty sure I started drawing since I was a tiny baby, with crayons and coloring pencils probably. I just really…
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Artist Creates Flowing Hair In Her Beautiful Hand-Embroidery
The concept of embroidery art perhaps brings to mind an image of a grandma sitting on a comfy sofa chair with a cup of tea in front of the television, carefully creating perfect cross stitches. This image is totally thrown out the window when you discover international model Sheena Liam. Recognised as the winner of…
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Photographer Survives Snake Bite From The Deadliest Of All Snakes In The Name Of Art
Some artists will go to any length for art. Just like photographer Mark Laita, who was bitten by a deadly Black Mamba snake while taking pictures of snakes for his latest photography project called Serpentine. A poisoned bite from a Black Mamba is 100 per cent fatal. However, Mark survived the attack because it was…
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Unusual Café In Seoul Will Make You Feel Like You Just Walked Into A Cartoon
It might look like an optical illusion. But this is a real life cafe in South Korea cleverly designed to give customers the distinct impression that they’re inside a cartoon. Cafe Yeonnam-dong in Seoul opened last year and everything inside from the decor to the furniture and crockery have a striped black-and-white cartoonish aesthetic. The…
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Artist Creates Life-Sized Replica of Parthenon Using 100,000 Banned Books
Argentine artist Marta Minujín has created a life-sized replica of the Parthenon using 100,000 banned books from around the world. The massive book art installation is a replica of the famous Greek temple where democracy was born. However, the location of the ambitious project is more than just a symbolic statement – its located on…
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Ingenious Tattoos That Reveal Themselves When You Extend Your Legs Or Arms
Whether you’re a tattoo fan or not, you’re sure to be impressed by the work of tattooist Vek Van Hillik who creates tattoo illusions that use the folds of people’s arms and legs as part of the design. The design is one thing when the arm or leg is closed, and transforms into a different…
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Portuguese Street Artist Creates Amazing 3D Creature Street Art
Sergio Odeith is a Portuguese artist who started creating graffiti in the 90’s when it was first gaining prominence in the country. He started with simple sketches on street walls and train tracks but then advanced into large-scale murals. Odeith continued to evolve and adopted the obscure signature style, which he refers to as “sombre…
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Photographic Series Shows The Entire Alphabet Found on the Wing Patterns of Butterflies
Norwegian nature photographer Kjell Bloch Sandved has devoted his photographic career to capturing the beauty of the world we live in and along the way, amassed a collection of butterfly and moth images with interesting patterns on their wings. Sanved’s keen eye took notice of the spectacular shapes the natural designs came in, recognizing their…