Tag: artist
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These Powerful Illustrations By A Japanese Artist That Will Make You Think
A picture is worth a thousand words… At least that’s exactly how people feel when seeing illustrations by a mysterious Japanese artist that goes by the twitter handle Avogado6. The illustrator and video editor doesn’t share many personal details about his life. “I am an ordinary person who likes chemistry,” he writes on his Twitter…
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Artist James Brunt Arranges Leaves and Rocks Into Elaborate Mandalas
Artist James Brunt is not your normal artist. He creates elaborate artworks using the natural materials he finds in forests, parks, and beaches near his home in Yorkshire, England. James collects twigs, rocks, and leaves and arranges them in mandala-like spirals and concentric circles. He photographs his finished work to document it before nature once…
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The Most Famous Cat in Istanbul Is Honored With His Own Statue
You might remember the various memes that hit the interwebs a little while ago when someone snapped a photograph of Tombili chilling on the steps of a street in Istanbul. It didn’t take long for Tombili to become an internet legend, so it was fitting that when he passed away in August, he was honored in the real…
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Indonesian Photographer Takes Spectacular Photos of Frogs
There’s something mysteriously fascinating about the transformation of a tadpole into a frog. The metamorphosis of something resembling a fish slowly growing legs, dropping its tale, and then hopping up onto dry land. So when we came across the spectacular frog photography of Jakarta-based Tanto Yensen, we were instantly in love. Tanto has a knack for getting up close…
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Government Conducts Experiment Giving LSD Drugs to Artist and Asking Him to Draw the Same Portrait 9 Times
These nine drawings were completed by an artist under the influence of LSD – part of a test conducted by the USA Government during its interest in psychometric drugs in the 1950s. The artist was given a dose of LSD 25 and free access to an activity box full of crayons and pencils. His subject…
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This R2-D2 Coffee Press Will Give You The Force To Wake Up!
Are you a Star Wars fan or know one who is? Then this product is just for you! ThinkGeek made this awesome coffee press to celebrate the upcoming movie Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Just put your grounds and boiling water into the droid’s glass body, let it brew for a couple of minutes,…
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Sufferer Just Explained Why Depression Makes People So Tired, And More People Need To See It
One of our artist friends recently went to the doctor at the urging of his family to ascertain why they felt tired all the time. As it turns out, this person was suffering from depression and this was a significant contributor to their tiredness. We were curious as to why this was the case and…
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550 Million Years of Human Evolution According to Illustrator Jurian Möller
The evolution of man has been debated for nearly as long as man has walked on this earth. Illustrator Jurian Möller is the latest to give his interpretation, in a fascinating flip book which documents the evolution of man from animalia 550 million years ago up until today. But is he right? Watch the video below…
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The Most Iconic Buildings by Architect Frank Gehry You Should Know
Here are 10 of Gehry’s most famous structures, and they will give you an idea of why he was given the prestigious Pritzker Prize in 1989—an award meant “to honor a living architect or architects whose built work demonstrates a combination of those qualities of talent, vision, and commitment, which has produced consistent and significant…
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The New York Times Takes Us to the New 7 Wonders of the World with 360 Videos
As part of their “Daily 360,” The New York Times has released a series of immersive videos exploring the New Seven Wonders of the World, offering viewers the experience of visiting the architectural marvels themselves without having to fly 5000 miles. Back in 2007, the seven monuments were announced after a seven-year poll that included…