Tag: fetching art
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Awful Client Criticism Turned Into Posters!
If you’re a designer yourself, most of these postcards should ring a bell. Irish graphic designers Mark Shanley and Paddy Treacy, in collaboration with other ad creatives, designers, animators, directors, illustrators and more, created this “Sharp Suits” series, based on their “favorite worst feedback” from clients. The creators say that the series has raised thousands of euros…
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Life Hacks That You Can’t Live Without for 2014
Our readers love life hacks. In fact, if you plug “life hacks” into google, artFido comes up first (CLICK HERE), second (CLICK HERE) and third (CLICK HERE). Why do people who love art and all things visually interesting also love life hacks? Because we’re smart cookies! :) So with a new year we put our…
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![The Ceramic French Bulldog in Love With a Cat by Angie Rehe [video]](https://static.artfido.com/2014/01/Angie-Rehe-THE-OUTSIDER1_DSC5049.jpg)
The Ceramic French Bulldog in Love With a Cat by Angie Rehe [video]
In October of last year, artFido had the privilege of auctioning off 13 hand painted ceramic French Bulldogs for charity with 100% of proceeds going to Wear for Success, an organisation that provides clothing and training to disadvantaged people seeking employment (read about it HERE). One of our favorite pups was a confused little fella called “The…
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The Strangely Wonderful World of JeeYoung Lee
Young South Korean artist JeeYoung Lee is generating quite a buzz for herself in the art world these days, and it’s not hard to see why. A recent graduate of Seoul’s Hongik University, the artist’s dreamy, highly imaginative work surpasses our traditional expectations of photography. Plus, it’s totally spectacular to look at. It’s hard to believe it,…
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![The Art of Magic – Zach King Needs Only 6 Seconds to Melt Your Brain [video]](https://static.artfido.com/2014/01/Vine.jpg)
The Art of Magic – Zach King Needs Only 6 Seconds to Melt Your Brain [video]
Vine star and filmmaker Zach King may not perform magic in the traditional sense, but his expertly-edited six-second videos could put David Blaine to shame. The Vine star’s absorbing videos show off his sharp editing skills. A bit of post-production magic lets King pull a kitten from a desktop photo, pour Nerds candies from his laptop and jump…
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This Is What Happens When You Blow Soap Bubbles at -12 degrees
With the Northern Hemisphere freezing and the Southern Hemisphere melting, we thought we’d post a weather-related art blog today. When the weather dropped to -12°C last week, Washington-based photographer Angela Kelly decided to take an advantage of it in one truly creative way. Together with her 7-year-old son, Kelly combined the home-based remedies – dish…
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Incredibly Realistic Rainy Day Paintings by Karen Woods
On a rainy afternoon, artist Karen Woods observes large raindrops as they transform windshields and window panes into beautiful formations. She then converts those meditative moments into mesmerizing oil paintings that capture the tranquility of a quiet, stormy day. In her paintings, Woods turns everyday urban scenes into impressive moments filled with captivating distortions. She…
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Portraits of Totally Unrelated People Who Have Found Their Doppelgangers
Fascinated with the idea that two totally unrelated people can look like twins, photographer Francois Brunelle set out to take portraits of 200 doppelgangers. This beautiful black and white series began when he photographed a pair of friends who looked as though they were identical twins that had been separated at birth. Although most of his photos so…
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37 Things You’ll Regret When You’re Old
As we enter a new year, it’s always good to reflect on the year that just passed. Anything you shouldn’t have done? Anything you SHOULD have done? As the saying goes, “Life is Short”, so let 2014 be the year that you go and do those things you’ve always wanted to do. Hopefully this list…
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Cai Guo-Qiang at QAGOMA With an Amazing Installation “Falling Back to Earth”
When we last featured Cai Guo-Qiang’s amazing installations (see HERE), it proved to be one of the most popular blogs we’ve ever written. We were therefore extremely excited to learn that Cai is back with an even more spectacular installation entitled “Falling Back to Earth” at the Queensland Art Gallery of Modern Art. Our favorite two…