Tag: fetching art
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A Teeny Tiny Owl’s Adventures In The Woods By Tanja Brandt
Once upon a time, a tiny owl tried to shelter under a mushroom to protect itself from the pouring rain. Fortunately, that owl’s hooman was also a very lucky photographer who happened to be in the right place at the right time. Tanja Brandt snapped some photos, and the rest – as they say – was…
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Issues Woman Face Illustrated in a Hilarious Series of Comics
We’re interesting creatures us women. We’re confident and insecure, straight and weird, predictable until we’re unpredictable. A bit of everything really. Illustrator Sarah Anderson has taken a funny take on what makes the modern woman fun and unique in her comic strip called “Sarah’s Scribbles“. We think she’s on pointe. Sarah publishes one semi-autobiographical comic every Wednesday…
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An Epic 16th-Century Sculpture In Italy Has Rooms Hidden Inside
If you have visited the Villa di Pratolino in Tuscany, Italy, you definitely would have stopped by to gaze at the wonder that is Appennino. This epic colossus, half man, half mountain, was erected in the late 1500s by renowned Italian sculptor Giambologna as a symbol of Italy’s rugged Appenine mountains. This mountain god stands 35 feet…
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Famous Works of Art Recreated on the Inside of Egg Shells!
Artists love to paint on all different mediums and all different surfaces. When we were kids, we’d love to paint as many boiled eggs as our mum would let us have for Easter. Turkish artist Süreyya Noyan has taken this concept much, much further, by carefully cracking a window into eggs, removing the goodness, then painting famous…
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Dark and Controversial Digital Illustrations by Russian Artist
No since the works of Luis Quiles (see HERE) have we seen artwork as controversial as these. Russian digital artist Waldemar von Kazak skirts the gamete of controversy, surrealism and social commentary, using sexual tension and bizarre characters to capture viewers’ imaginations. Like him or loathe him, Waldermar’s work does exactly what great art is supposed…
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This 59-Year-Old Grandmother Is a Beautiful Artist and Fashion Model
Believe it or not, this stunning woman is 59 years old. Yasmina Rossi is a fashion model, photographer and advanced ceramist. And a grandmother to boot! One of those people that can just do it all, it seems. Yasmina is highly sought after on catwalks all over the world, working with numerous famous international brands like…
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Amazing Magnified Grains of Sand Become Dramatic Works of Art
To the naked eye, all sand looks pretty much the same. But magnified by a hundred-fold or more, each individual grain exhibits a distinct beauty. Dr. Gary Greenberg photographs what he calls these “dramatic landscapes of hidden worlds” using a high-powered light microscope to give each grain its due. “The reason I focus on sand is to…
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Burning Man Sculpture Depicts Your Inner Child
We’ve probably all heard it before at some stage – whenever we do something wrong/foolish/silly, it’s our inner child playing up. This concept was beautifully encapsulated at the Burning Man festival in Nevada last week. ‘Love,’ by Ukrainian sculptor Alexander Milov, features two wire-frame adults sitting back to back with their inner children reaching out to each other…
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Photographer Documents His Children Enjoying Summer in The Countryside
Adrian Murray is clearly one busy guy. He’s a photographer, an artist, a light room expert and an author. Despite wearing all of these hats, he still finds times to be the world’s best dad, as his latest photo series clearly demonstrates. Meet Emerson and Greyson – Adrian’s sons – who are two years and one year old,…
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A Mesmerizing Alarm Clock That Works Using Magnetic Fluids
Ferrolic is a mesmerizing clock which relies on the manipulation of magnetic fluids to display the time. Invented by Zelf Koelman, the clock uses ferrofluid – a liquid that becomes strongly magnetized in the presence of a magnetic field – to display recognizable shapes in response to magnets embedded inside the clock’s aluminum frame. The moving blobs look almost alive, a…