Tag: artist
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Artist Installs Emoji Sculptures On A Building As A Tribute To Modern Day ‘Gargoyles’
What is the modern day equivalent of Michelangelo’s famous statues and marble reliefs? Architect Changiz Tehrani thinks they’re emojis. And he’s so sure of it, that he has just put 22 of them on a building in the Netherlands. [zombify_post]
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Depressed Artist’s Uplifting Illustrations To Help You Focus On Self Love
Feeling sad and alone most of my life was the inspiration to create these unique illustrations. Struggling with depression since I was a teen it took me years to unlearn a lot of ideas that I was socialised to believe, many of which were negatively impacting my mental health. I'm still figuring out how to…
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You Can Stick Your Head Into This Miniature Galleries to Become Part of World Famous Art Exhibits
Tezi gabunia is an artist from Georgia whose methodology is called ‘falsification’ where he creates a reflection upon the basic features of the contemporary world. ‘Put your head into gallery’ emphasizes the artist’s concept by triggering a dialogue about hyper-realistic issues in art. The interactive project consists in exact miniature copies of famous art exhibition…
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Architect Designs An Earthquake And Bomb Proof Climbable Library
Floor-to-ceiling bookshelves are lovely, and can act as a robust focal point in any home. But accessing the high shelves can be a problem. The common side-kick has always been ladders, which can also add character and charm. But for smaller homes like in Japan they can be a nuisance, occupying too much space for…
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Photographer Takes High-Speed Photos That Capture the Moment Water Balloons Explode
There’s definitely something satisfying about seeing moments that our eyes aren’t usually able to capture. London-based photographer Edward Horsford sets up his camera, and armed with only a trigger that is set to capture the specific point he needs, he captures the exact moments that water balloons explode. The results are genuinely stunning, and are…
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Christian Chapman – A Modern New Age Blend of Unique Portraiture & Majestic Ocean Visions
Welcome to the Art of Christian Chapman. A modern new age blend of unique portraiture & majestic ocean visions. Beauty & decay, light vs dark, yin & yang, semi realism with gothic overtones echoing emotion. The portraiture pieces are hand painted with bold/loose & expressive yet intimately detailed brush strokes. The sharp lineal detail is…
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Italian Master Sculptor Creates Masterpiece Where The Netting Is Even Carved Out Of Marble
You have to hand it to the Italians. They are simply spectacular sculptors of marble. This is best showcased in the Cappella Sansevero, a chapel in the historic center of Naples. It is arguably one of the most awe-inspiring spaces on Earth. Everywhere you look you are confronted by sculptures of astonishing beauty, a bevy…
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Japanese Artist Handcrafts Amazing Hair Ornaments That Look Like Delicate Flowers
The Japanese artist Sakae creates hair clips in colorful flower shapes using liquid resin and thread. Sakae calls her craft “dip flower,” which involves sculpting the metallic wire into floral shapes and dipping them into the liquid plastic. Once the individual petals, leaves, and buds are dry, the artist then combines them to create glassy…
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Ceramics Master Creates Dream Worlds Imagined in Contorted Clay Portraits
Master ceramicist Johnson Tsang (previously) continues to create spectacularly emotive ceramic sculptures of the human face. The Hong Kong-based artist’s latest series, Lucid Dream II, features surreal contortions that squish, wring, melt, and stretch. Titles like “Remembrance,” “Extrication,” and “Unveiled” suggest an exploration of the liminal space between the conscious and subconscious, in addition to…
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Stunning Poses By Dancers in Surreal Gravity-Defying Photos of the Human Body
Rob Woodcox is an art and fashion photographer born in Houston who has made a series of images challenging gravity force. Halfway between dance and an installation made of human bodies, Rob’s photographic project is a game made of harmonies. The body is multiplied, bent, digitally manipulated to achieve the desired result: cancel gravity, cancel…