Tag: artist
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Californian Artist Creates Fantastic Underwater Paintings
Isabel Emrich was born in California and grew up with her grandmother watching from the cliffs the sea and painting en plein air. Following grandma’s advice “paint only what you see” Isabel created a series of oil paintings that portray young women in the sea. The view is always from below the surface of the…
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Illustrator Releases ‘Square Comics’ That People With A Dark Sense Of Humor Will Enjoy
24-year-old Alvin Juano from Jakarta, Indonesia is the brilliant mind behind The Square Comics; short, darkly hilarious comics that take you through a range of emotions in just 3 or 4 frames. With over 430k followers, his easy-to-digest little stories have become a hit on Instagram, the perfect medium for regular doses of bite-sized comedy. The…
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Artist Spends 15 Months Creating A Huge Ghostly Pirate Ship Out Of Found Materials
Jason Stieva has been creating Gothic assemblage art for roughly two decades, but his most intricate and impressive creation has to be the Leviathan – Ark of Apocalypse, an 8 feet high, 7.5 feet long ghost ship populated by hundreds of strange creatures. Most of the artworks in Jason Stieva’s ongoing “Gothic Times” series are…
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Child Prodigy Knew He Wanted To Be An Artist Since He Was 2, Here’s What He’s Drawn By Age 16
My name is Dusan Krtolica, I am 16 years old and I live in Serbia. Drawing is my greatest passion, and I find my inspiration in nature. I am mostly fascinated by animals and their great diversity, as well as their amazing ability to adapt to living in many different environments. I started drawing when…
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Cartoonist Illustrates What It’s Like Being The Only Black Man In A White Office In The 1960s
Tom Floyd operated his own advertising firm in the 1960s. He used his personal experience as the only black man working in a white environment in the 60s, showcasing the absurd reality he was forced to be a part of. The cartoonist was a proponent of meaningful racial understanding and cooperation. His comic series ‘Integration…
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Artist Creates Surreal Ceramic Vessels That Are Half-Pottery And Half-Octopus
Ceramic artist Keiko Masumoto is intensely interested in the intersection of art and craft, whether a craft object can simply be decorative or if an artistic work can still remain functional. Her questions have resulted in a series of traditional ceramic plates, bowls, and vases embedded with unlikely objects from wriggling octopuses to entire buildings. …
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Artist Illustrates Her Relationship With The ‘IT Guy’ In 13 Adorable Comics
Some comics perfectly sum up what every long-term relationship is like, but Bonnie Pang’s work is a long-term relationship. The artist said her series IT Guy & ART Girl are entirely based on the moments she shares with her partner, and they’re absolutely heartwarming. “I have been creating comics since I was little, maybe 6-7…
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Artist Comes Up With Genius Way To Use Puzzles, Sells The Result For Up To $650
Putting together a Jigsaw puzzle can be delightfully frustrating and Vancouver based artist Tim Klein wants to add in some extra pieces. Yes, Klein practices the obscure art of ‘puzzle montage,’ taking pieces from various jigsaw puzzle sets and re-arranging them to form a new stunning image. So how does it work? “Jigsaw puzzle companies tend…
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Archaeologists Find 1,800-Year-Old Wall Carving Of A Cock and Balls
Historical researchers have a found 1,800-year-old wall carvings depicting a cock and balls, showing that, really, guys never change. Archaeologists from Newcastle University and Historic England discovered a number ofcarvings in a quarry near to Hadrian's Wall, Cumbria, believed to have been made by Roman soliders all the way back in 207AD. Featured Image Credit:…
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Photo Series Documents Dogs Before And After Japanese Grooming
I’m an animal photographer and these images are from my photo series titled HAIRY. All the dogs have been groomed in a Japanese grooming style. Japanese dog grooming does not follow the rules of traditional, breed-standard grooming. In fact, it only has one mission ― to bring out the dogs’ individual personalities and make them…