Tag: artist
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Amazing Staircases Beautified by Artists From Around the World
Although we’re used to seeing street art appear on the walls and buildings of our cities, more recently artists have started colouring the stairs that we walk on every day. When painted, public stair art is a stunning and unexpected canvas for portraits, geometric patterns, and intricate mosaics. Each rise of a step is one fraction…
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10 Women Who Changed the World We Live In
It’s surprising to us that in this day and age we still need to have an ‘official’ day to recognise and champion women and women’s rights. Nevertheless, International Women’s Day has come and gone for another year and gave us the opportunity to reflect upon how women have changed the world we live in. Throughout history, many…
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Banksy is Back With “The Walled Off Hotel” in Bethlehem
Banksy is back with a brand new project on the streets of Bethlehem in Palestine. The mysterious artist has just opened a nine room hotel called “The Walled Off Hotel” located in an area very close to the controversial West Bank barrier which has been heavily decorated by artists. “The Walled Off Hotel” exhibits Banksy’s typically politically charged…
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Man Tags Over Tags in a Hilarious Attempt to Make Them Legible
Tagging is one form of art that splits most art aficionados – is it art or just someone’s poor attempt at making a visual statement. Whatever your view, it is generally always the case that tagging is illegible. In an attempt to clear up this problem, French artist Mathieu Tremblin paints over tags to make…
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Amazing See-Through Prosthetics Made with 3D Printed Titanium
We especially love when art and design combine to create a functional item that can be used for something other than pure aesthetics. That’s why we were taken aback when we came across industrial designer William Root‘s innovative new take on prosthetic engineering with this futuristic structure of geometrically intersecting metal strands. Called Exo, Root’s prosthetic concept…
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A Collection of the Most Creative Body Art Ever Made
Body painting is an ancient and traditional form of artistic expression that has long existed in many tribal cultures. There is no doubt that the naked body is a perfect work of art on it’s own, but these artists have taken it one step further and turned the human form into an actual canvas! The natural shapes and curves of the human body served…
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A Rainbow of Thread Fills a Gallery at the Toledo Museum of Art
Mexican installation artist Gabriel Dawe’s most recent installation, Plexus no. 35, is a rainbow installation that appears as refracted light beams and is made out of thousands of multicolor threads. It’s housed in the Toledo Museum of Art’s Great Gallery, and will be on display through January 22, 2017. You can see more of his work on his website and Instagram. And don’t forget,…
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Photographer Captures The Hypnotizing Beauty Of Albino People
For some time, photographer Yulia Taits has wanted to create a photography series featuring albino people or people with Albinism. As a photoshop artist, Yulia has a passion for creating fantasy worlds through my work and artistry. However in this series she was able to create beautiful photography without photoshop. What transpired was pure natural beauty. According Yulia, all of…
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Elf Earbuds That Will Turn Your Children Into An Elf
Looking for something totally unique for your elf and fairy loving children this Christmas? Why not get them a pair of elf earphones?! Sold on Taobao for about $14USD, these elf earphones connect via 3.5mm jack and are just like normal earbuds, despite the pointy silicone ears that slide on top of yours when listening to music.…
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Amazing Examples of Street Art From Around the World
With the continuing popularity of art on the streets, the attitude that art is made for the gallery only is long gone. In fact, this huge collection of creative street art will show you that the streets are probably the best canvas! Artists such as Banksy, Dran and Hush have mastered the art of merging…