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Amazingly Artistic GIFs That You Can’t Look Away From
If you’re like us, you love the artistic perfection contained in each of these GIFs. There’s something indescribable in each of them; something unknown that forces you to watch over again and again. And with the weekend fast approaching and procrastination setting in, we hereby give you permission to while away the afternoon staring at…
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Photos Capturing the Moment Porcelain Figurines Smash on the Ground
From a height of three meters, photographer Martin Klimas drops porcelain figurines to the ground, and the sound of their shattering tripped the shutter release. What results are incredible displays of chaotic beauty. We see these small statuettes bursting into countless pieces. Tiny shards, giant cracks, and severed limbs are all visible thanks to Kilmas’…
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Mary Doodle Turns Scribbles Into Fantabulous Works of Art! [VIDEO]
According to Mary Doodle‘s tumblr page, she “draws stuff and things”. We’d respectfully disagree with that Mary. Rather, Mary creates the most amazing artworks starting from just a squiggle. In this video, Mary collaborates with Dante the Scribbler to create a playfully brilliant work titled “Sunday in the Park”. To see Mary’s other videos, click…
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The Funniest ‘Lost in Translation’ Signs You Will Ever See
When you travel around the world you’re bound to see a number of signs where the translation into English was ‘lost in translation’. In this collection of images, there’s definitely a few of these ‘lost in translation’ examples, but there’s also a number of images where the marketing team of the respective product must simply…
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Photo Series Showing Doppelgangers of Your Favorite Celebrity
Some say there’s a twin out there for everyone…And these celebrities just might prove them right. Historical doppelgangers for these famous faces have been roaming the world long before we knew them from their movies, TV shows and albums. Makes you wonder if there’s another version of your face from the past out there. And makes Back…
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Spectacular Stitched Leaves by Hillary Fayle
We love these stitched leaved by artist Hillary Fayle who is currently working on a MFA in Craft/Material studies at the Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia. You can see more examples on her website, and custom pieces are available on request. Photos by Natalie Hofert Photography. And don’t forget, if you’re looking for a…
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Portraits and People of artFido’s European Artist Showcase
The entries in our European Artist Showcase are coming thick and fast. From lions to leopards, dragons to demons, we’ve already received hundreds of submissions from all over the world. And, as with our previous artist showcases, there are a few consistent themes that emerge. Horses are always a popular subject. As are celebrities, pop…
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NSFW: Swiss Performance Artist Attends Art Basel Without Clothes
When Bar Rafaeli appeared completely nude on the cover of Esquire, was it performance art? Possibly – she did have an actual artist named Stephen Victore paint the words of Stephen King on her body. Is the above photo? Absolutely, at least according to Milo Moire, a performance artist and psychologist based in Duesseldorff, Germany.…
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Extreme Paper Cuts With Artist Peter Callesen
Peter Callesen can turn an ordinary sheet of white paper into a brilliant story. His delicate installations involve the transformation of flat sheets into cut and folded figures that grow from the paper and fill the 3D space. Callesen says, “It is probably the most common and consumed media used for carrying information today, but…
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An Amazing Suspended Tent That Lets You Sleep In The Trees!
This isn’t some surreal work of art or alien structure – it’s a tent! The Tentsile, a portable suspended tent (Tent? Treehouse? Hammock?) created by UK-based inventor Alex Shirley-Smith, solves the problem of setting up camp on rocky, muddy, or otherwise unpleasant surfaces by hanging from the trees. In addition to avoiding unpleasant conditions, the…