Tag: Australian
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Woman Continues to Hilariously Recreates Celebrity Instagram Photos
Celeste Barber isn’t your ordinary comedian. Her ongoing series #CelesteChallengeAccepted parodies the weird and outlandish ‘selfies’ of celebrities, in Barber’s own style. According to Barber: “People are really supporting it – I didn’t really care for how it would be perceived, I just started it for my friends who I knew would love it. I…
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Photorealistic Artist CJ Hendry Draws 50 Foods in 50 Days
Starting in February, Brisbane artist CJ Hendry embarked on an ambitious drawing project, the creation of 50 food drawings in 50 days, with a new piece posted to Instagram every 24 hours. Each black pen drawing of a photorealistic food set against the backdrop of an ornate French plate is rendered with a stunning grasp of…
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Artist Joel Rea Creates the Most Beautifully Surreal Storm Paintings
Is man battling nature or himself? In these fascinating new paintings by artist Joel Rea, we see man and a tiger going one-on-one with the fury of nature. Using oil on canvas, Rea makes his paintings come alive by showing waves furiously crashing and rocks shockingly crumbling. One has to wonder who has ultimate control in…
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Australian Artist Creates Magnificent Sculptures Using Spanners Only
When John Piccoli was a young boy, polio left him in a wheelchair for the rest of his life. Determined not to let that stop him, the Australian artist took up perhaps the most active art form: large-scale metalworking sculpture. He starts with a pile of old wrenches. To most people, this looks like junk.…
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Australian artist Meredith Woolnough’s Embroideries Mimic Delicate Forms of Nature
Australian artist Meredith Woolnough creates elaborate embroideries that mimic delicate forms of nature like leaves and coral. “I have been collecting skeletonized leaves for as long as I can remember,” says the artist, whose “traceries” capture the beauty and fragility of nature. Woolnough uses a special embroidery technique that involves a domestic sewing machine and a base…
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City Girl Escapes to the Australian Outback to Capture Images of Amazingness
Imagine leaving it all behind – leaving your boring city job and failed relationship behind to escape into the wild Australian outback and embrace your dreams. That’s exactly what nature and landscape photographer Julie Fletcher did 12 years ago when she left Sydney to take absolutely stunning photos of the Australian outback. Fletcher’s photography captures…
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We Thought These People Looked Weird. A Closer Look Left Us Absolutely Speechless
OK well the title of this blog is a little misleading as we’ve known about Australian ex-pat Ron Mueck‘s works for some time and have been speechless every time we’ve had the opportunity to see them in “the flesh”. Ron continues to amaze with his sculptures. He used to be a model maker and puppeteer for…
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Banksy Prints, Graffiti and a New Art World Order. Art or mainstream vandalism?
“People say graffiti is ugly, irresponsible and childish. But that’s only if it’s done properly.” BANKSY It’s created by revolutionaries, gang members, vandals, advertisers, and artists. It’s cheap. It’s not-quite-legal. And it gets larger audiences than most traditional art forms. It’s graffiti. And it’s here to stay. Well, until someone paints over it. Or knocks…