Tag: artist
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Book pages folded into stunning sculptures by Yuto Yamaguchi
Paper sculptor extraordinaire Yuto Yamaguchi has taken the art to a whole new level by transforming hardcover books into sculptures by simply folding their pages. Without using scissors, he crafts the bold designs by intricately creasing each page so that together, they appear as one cohesive form. Yamaguchi’s excellent craftsmanship produces smooth curves and sharp lines, making…
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Beautiful Wood Sculptures Crafted from Discarded Tree Trunks and Branches
Artist and sculptor Jae-Hyo Lee uses organic materials like wood to create large-scale, sculptural pieces that favor both form and function. Focusing on geometric shapes such as the sphere, Lee somehow manages to transform tree trunks and hefty branches into perfectly formed globes, columns, and furniture-like objects. To achieve the striking, smooth look of his sculptures, the 50-year-old artist…
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Spectacular Photos of Butterflies Drinking Turtle and Alligator Tears
National Geographic just reported on a phenomenon which is extremely hard to witness in nature. These amazing photographs feature Julia Butterflies (Dryas iulia) drinking the tears of turtles and alligators. These butterflies aren’t here to comfort the teary reptiles, but are here to feed on them. This phenomenon is called lachryphagy, which literally means “tear-feeding”, and,…
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Women’s Bodies Captured In Stunning B&W ‘Bodyscapes’
‘Bodyscapes’ is the latest series by photographs Anton Belovodchenko. The featured women show surprisingly flexibility, contorting their bodies in various ways. Black and white photography strips away color, leaving only gray skin and dark shadows, accentuating every bone, muscle and wrinkle. It’s a sculpture in flesh. Traditionally, bodyscapes is a photography genre of taking pictures of…
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Photographer’s Babies Neatly Packed Away in Their Camera Bags
Photographers need to take quite a bit of gear with them when they go out on assignment, and you’ve probably seen the photos of their immaculately packaged camera gear before. However some photographers thought that they’d also try to package their most precious possessions… they’re newborn babies… for a spectacular photo series! We’re not sure…
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Tal Peleg is Back With More Extraordinary Eye Makeup Creations!
When we last saw professional makeup artist Tal Peleg (see HERE), she had just started stretching the boundaries of traditional eye makeup to make something a little more creative. As a result of our blog she went completely viral, and has come along in leaps and bounds since. She’s now created quite a collection of…
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Father Gets Cochlear Tattoo So Daughter Doesn’t Feel Different
We’ve seen some hardcore arty dad’s in our time on artFido, but New Zealand father Alistair Campbell has raised the bar when he took that extra step to help his daughter, Charlotte, feel better about her cochlear implants by getting one tattooed on his head. The six-year-old girl suffers from extreme hearing loss, and received her first implant…
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How Color Affects the Taste of What We Eat
Tom Vanderbuilt over at Nautilus just published a very interesting blog about color and it’s impact on food. So good, in fact, that we thought we’d share it with you. When it comes to food, color is money. Food companies scan their products on the line with custom colorimeters to ensure mathematically consistent hues. Fruits and…
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Master Works of Art Reimagined by Jeff Hamada
A number of years ago, Booooooom (yes, that’s o times 7!), put a call out to the interwebs to recreate their favorite old master paintings with a modern spin. As the interwebs likes to do, all hell broke loose and professional and amateur artists alike started submitting their entries. It was so successful, in fact,…
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A Burnt Bouquet of Roses is Just as Beautiful
It’s (hopefully!) happened to all of us at some stage. Giving a bouquet of beautiful roses to your loved one. If you’re lucky, you’ve also received a few bunches in return. Flipping the concept on its head, creative studio Ars Thanea set a bouquet of roses on fire and photographed them as they burnt. The…