Tag: artist
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Happy Thanksgiving! How Famous Artists Would Serve Thanksgiving Dinner
In this quirky series of photos titled “Thanksgiving Special”, San Francisco-based artist Hannah Rothstein imagines Thanksgiving dinners as plated by famous artists throughout history. Gravy, corn, mashed potatoes, and cranberry sauce, and even the plate itself is used as a medium for edible artworks in the style of Jackson Pollock, Cindy Sherman, Georges Seurat, and Vincent van Gogh.…
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Canadian Photographer Captures Wanderlust In Magnificent Landscapes
Elizabeth Gadd is a self-taught 21-year-old photographer from Vancouver, Canada. Her signature style is to photograph wanderers and adventurers in magnificent landscapes. Having been raised in scenic surroundings with mountains, forests and fields, she loves to wander and explore. Eventually, she started taking her camera with her. Sometimes, she takes her two dogs with her…
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Artist Ivan Hoo Turns Objects Into Unbelievable Hyperrealist Drawings
A glass of wine, an adorable pug, a jar of Nutella. Not only does Ivan Hoo have an inhuman ability to transform worldly objects into drawings, he also has great taste in subject matter. Hyperrealist junkies, feast your eyes on artworks so realistic you’ll just want to eat them up (Nutella) or give them a big kiss…
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Surprisingly Realistic Banana Peel Art!
We’re not sure when it started happening, but all of a sudden, banana-skin art is all the rage. Instead of using a brush, pencil or pen, artists work with pins to create amazingly create illustration on the outside peel. Honey, a graphic artist and illustrator, uses a safety pin and makes small punctures in the skin. As the punctured…
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Say Hi to Zeus: The Rescued Blind Owl With Stars In His Eyes
One morning, someone in Southern California found an injured owl on their porch. It turned out to be a blind Western Screech Owl with eyes that look like a starry night. After a visit to the vet, the owl found a new permanent home at the Wildlife Learning Center in Sylmar, California. He was named…
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Miner Spends His Breaks Taking Photos of Foxes In The Arctic Circle
Russia’s remote north-eastern Chukotka region is an inhospitable arctic tundra, but even in this brutal landscape, Russian photographer Ivan Kislov can find beautiful signs of life among the foxes that live and hunt here in the wild. Kislov, who lives in the north-eastern port city of Magadan, works in Chukotka as a mining engineer. When…
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Amazing Time Lapse Footage of Jim Thalassoudis Painting “The Skipping Girl” [VIDEO]
We’ve previously written about Jim Thalassoudis (see HERE and HERE), and continue to be amazed by this talented Australian artist. When we last wrote about Jim (see HERE), he had just completed a project with APositive where he brought his Skipping Girl painting to life using augmented reality. “Little Audrey: The Skipping Girl” is also the subject of…
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Lip Drawings That Are Not What They Seem by Christo Dagorov
Switzerland-based illustrator and artist Christo Dagorov has created this unusual series of pencil drawings that transform the texture of lips into trees, the aerial layout of a city, and even other human forms. You can see more of his work here. What do you think of these luscious lips? We love them! And don’t forget, if you’re looking for a…
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Paintings Created with Bicycle Tire Tracks by Thomas Yang
Artist Thomas Yang creates some of the most unique artworks using a medium that might seem strange to some… bicycle tire treads! Yang has explored landmarks around the world that merge his passion for cycling and architecture including depictions of the Eiffel Tower, the Tower Bridge, China’s Forbidden City, and the Empire State Building. While it…
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Spectacular Paper Sculptures That Appear and Disappear from Different Angles
Korean artist Ho Yoon Shin creates delicate paper sculptures that appear to alternately solidify and disappear when viewed from certain angles. Made from hand-cut, urethane-coated strips of paper joined together with paper joints, the intricate sculptures display amazing strength and fragility, with a fluid opacity that changes dynamically according to perspective. Busts and figures fade…