Tag: Instagram
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Hypnotizing Geometric Shapes & Lines by Thai Photographer
Every now and then, we stumble across a little bit of magic when looking through our @artFido instagram feed. Thailand artist Dhavebaj Anupabsthian‘s instagram feed is one such account, with its visuals of geometric shapes and lines. Using his phone’s camera, a couple of graphic editing apps on his tablet and Instagram’s tools, his hypnotizing photos are…
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Here’s the Truth Behind Those Instagram Photos
The team at @artFido spend a lot of time scouring Instagram looking for undiscovered artists to feature to our millions of followers. It often takes us a lot of time, but we love introducing up-and-coming artists to a wider audience and sometimes we stumble across a little ditty that just makes us smile. One such…
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Artist Richard Prince Makes $100,000 Selling Your Instagram Pictures in New York
Right now you can purchase someone’s Instagram photo for around $100,000. The money won’t go to the photographer, however, it will go to Richard Prince, who has blown up and made prints of other people’s Instagram photos for his series titled “New Portraits.” The previously private show at the Gagosian has been a part of Frieze. According to…
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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 Creates Controversial Illustrations That Mirror the Ugly Side of Society
While these images are safe for work, they’ll still make you feel dirty – and that’s because they reflect some of the dirtiest things about our society. Spanish artist Luis Quiles’ images are so powerful because they evoke deep visceral responses – be they arousal, terror or disgust. Quiles gets down and dirty with topics…
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His Wife Left Him & Took Everything Except His Dog
What do you get when you put together an illustrator, his Bull Terrier, and some white walls? An imaginative series of portraits starring the adorable pup, of course! Rafael Mantesso has turned to Instagram to document his doodling adventures with his dog, Jimmy Choo (named by his ex-wife, who was a stylist). After his divorce, Mantesso was…
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Artist Creates a Bikini Top in Support of #FreeTheNipple
Head to a beach this summer and you might see a bunch of women walking around with their nipples on show. But, before you drop your ice-cream cone on the floor and gawk, know that all may not be as it first seems. The women may very well be sporting the new TaTa Top –…
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Inspiring Surreal Photos By Instagrammer Nois7 That Will Brighten Your Day
We absolutely love every single surreal photographer/artist that we write about, but much of their work tends to be rather melancholy or down-right dark. Not so with German art director Robert Jahns (a.k.a. Nois7 on Instagram), whose beautiful and adventurous images will inspire you and brighten your day. His images are surreal, but many of them are…
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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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Mamming: The Latest Social Media Craze, Involving… BOOBS!
First there was planking. Then tebowing. Then came owling. And hopefully we’ve all forgotten that Miley Cyrus twerking thing. Now the latest craze to hit social media is called “mamming”. And yes, it involves your BOOBS. For the uninitiated, mamming involves taking a photo of your (clothed) breasts sitting on anything. They could be perched on a…