Tag: artist
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Dad Gets 600K Instagram Followers in 1 Week with Photos of Hotel Carpet
A 19-year-old daughter just turned her dad into the hottest thing on Instagram this week with a single Tweet that went viral. Her father has gotten over 600,000 new followers in just the past few days for his photos of hotel carpets. Bill Young is a photographer and pilot who travels for a living and…
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Video Captures the Mesmerising Wonder of a Murmuration of Starlings
During the winter of 2014/2015, Dutch filmmaker Jan van Ijken captured the absolutely gorgeous sight of a murmuration of thousands of starlings taking flight at dusk and creating an incredible air show with incredible agility and grace as they flew in sequence with each other. A longer version of this film entitled “The Art of…
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Watch in Amazement as a 17th Century Painting Emerges From 200 Years of Dirt and Grime
If you’ve ever followed the process of art restoration, you will know it is generally a very long and slow process. Very, very slow. We were therefore amazed to watch the videos posted to twitter the other day by art historian and BBC television host Philip Mould that revealed a gleaming 17th century painting hiding underneath…
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An Amazing Optical Illusion Tile System Designed by Casa Ceramica
Casa Ceramica Tile Company has created a wonderfully wild if not slightly dizzying Alice and Wonderland themed, tile floor curving optical illusion welcoming guests to their Manchester, UK showroom. As guests come in, the floor in the entrance way appears to swoop downward and then upward again. Per a video posted by Casa Ceramica, this…
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Artist Turns The World’s Biggest Clowns Into Actual Clowns
In a world filled with clowns running things and clown like behaviour occurring on a daily basis, Texas artist Tony Pro has taken it one step further: turning the world’s clowns into real clowns by painting them in Victorian-era dress and adding a simple red nose. While Tony loves to paint villainous and evil clowns,…
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90 Year Old Grandma Turns Small Village Into Art Gallery With Hand Painted Flowers
Anežka (Agnes) Kašpárková, a 90-year-old resident of Louka, Czech Republic, spends every spring and summer adorning window and door frames with majestic designs. A former agricultural worker, Agnes picked up the hobby from other local woman who had been doing the same for years. Using vibrant blue paint and a small brush, she creates intricate floral…
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Girl From Belgium ‘Escapes’ to Ethiopia to Spend a Week With the Surma Tribe
Photographer and Travel blogger Marisa Papen recently wanted to experience a new culture. Something radically different from her cosy life in the heart of Belgium. So along with photographer Jesse Walker, Marisa caught a plane to the Omo Valley in Ethiopia and spent a week living with the Surma Tribe. Marisa tried to integrate herself…
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Artist Transforms a Fallen Redwood Tree into A Gigantic Octopus
Talented artisan Jeffrey Michael Samudosky of JMS Wood Sculpture in Gig Harbor, Washington has created an absolutely stunning giant pacific octopus that he carved with a chainsaw into a large piece of wood from a fallen redwood tree. The enormous cephalopod took a great deal of time and effort, but the result is absolutely gorgeous. And don’t forget, if you’re…
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Children Create “It”-Themed Photoshoot And It Will Give You Nightmares
If you’re like us, watching Stephen King’s movie “It” scared you half to death when you were younger. In a masterful recreation of the film, 17-year-old Mississippi photographer Eagan Tilghman has released pictures of a creative photoshoot he did with his 3-year-old brother Louie, and the results look nightmarishly realistic. Eagan dressed Louie up as Pennywise…
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Footage of 30 Hummingbirds Splashing in a Birdbath
Photographer wildwingsla captured absolutely amazing footage showing a charm of thirty hummingbirds partaking in their daily ablutions together in a bubbling bird bath. The photographer made particular note of the peaceful co-existence of the bathing birds, particularly since they are known to be a bit territorial. “A record 30 hummingbirds bathe together at one time…