Tag: artist
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Flesh Love: Photographs of Vacuum-Wrapped Tokyo Couples
On a kitchen floor in Tokyo, Japanese photographer Haruhiko Kawaguchi spends 10-20 seconds photographing couples that he meets in nightclubs. He arranges them like pieces of meat inside bags meant to store futons and blankets. He then seals their conjoined bodies inside the bag using a household vacuum that sucks out all of the air.…
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What Famous Celebrities Would Look Like as 1920s Criminals
If you liked “NYC Artist Shows Us What Famous Celebrities Would Like as Normal People” which has been viewed more than 4 million times (HERE and HERE), and enjoyed 40 Candid Mugshots of Dapper Criminals from the 1920s, you’ll LOVE Michael Jason Enriquez‘s “What Famous Celebrities Would Look Like as 1920s Criminals”! Michael gives us a glimpse…
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Surreal Photo Manipulations by Caras Ionut
Photo artist Caras Ionut lives in the world of Photoshop where he digitally assembles surreal landscapes and portraits using largely his own photography. These are some of my favorites but you can see much more over on 500px. Ionut also offers all kinds of tutorials and workshops available through his website. And don’t forget, if you’re looking for a…
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Switcheroo: Quirky Portraits of Couples Swapping Clothes by Hana Pesut
Switcheroo is an ongoing portrait project by Canadian photographer Hana Pesut where fashionably dressed couples are asked to swap clothing for a pair of portraits sent against an identical backdrop. While the premise is pretty simple, the results are often highly amusing because of all the subtle details and unusual juxtapositions. Giant feet crammed into tiny high…
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Friday Funnies: When Technology Goes Wrong
Given the countless hours of coding, systems and processes that have gone into creating www.artfido.com, we’re obviously huge fans of technology. Technology has made our lives easier, faster, more knowledgeable, and has generally brought us all closer together (although each of these are arguable!) However when technology goes wrong, it can go very, very wrong.…
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Kylli Sparre’s Surreal Conceptual Photography Influenced by Dance
After years of training to become a professional ballet dancer, artist Kylli Sparre realized it wasn’t the path for her and instead channeled passion for dance into photography and image manipulation. The influence of her past career is immediately apparent when viewing her conceptual photographs that depict posed figures, taunt with energy, at the peak of choreographed…
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These Were Made With a Simple Pair of Scissors!
Hina Aoyama is an artist from Yokohama, Japan. Currently living in Ferney-Voltaire, France, Aoyama began exploring ‘ultra-fine lacy paper cuttings’ in 2000. Using a simple pair of scissors, Aoyama creates intricately delicate works of art. Her steady hand and incredible patience has earned her a variety of awards and her artwork has been exhibited around the…
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Documenting a Pregnancy with 40 Weeks and a Camera
In a series entitled Proyecto Pyokko, freelance photographer Sophie Starzenski took self-portraits in front of a full-length mirror to document her pregnancy. The idea is simple and well executed; and the last frame will surely bring a smile to any face. Born in Buenos Aires in 1985, Starzenski learned the art of photography at the age of 18 studying with…
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Prison Tattoos and Their Secret Meanings
The trend for tattoos is not exactly breaking news. In the last couple of years, tatts have gone from somewhat of a fad to a raging, unstoppable pandemic. Whether you get a tattoo to express your individuality, for artistic expression, or just because Bieber got one, there is no denying its popularity. We recently discovered…
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Hilarious Dog Portraits of Famous People in History by David Imlay
David Imlay’s approach to painting draws influence from twentieth century American Contemporary Realism as well as Photorealism which both emerged in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s. It is David’s hilarious dog portraits based on famous portraits by other artists, however, that caught our eye and brought a smile to our face. Our mascot Fido…