Tag: painting
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Glowing Bicycle Path In Netherlands Inspired By Van Gogh’s Starry Night
Dutch artist and designer Daan Roosegaarde has created a beautiful and innovative glowing bike path that, when illuminated at night by glowing pebbles and LEDs, looks like Van Gogh’s famous Starry Night painting. The kilometer-long bike path, which was created using both glow-in-the-dark technology and solar-powered LEDs, is located in Brabant, the Dutch county where…
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15 Year Old Artist Creates Amazing 3D Drawings!
Artist João Carvalho, a.k.a. J Desenhos, draws notebook pages, which might seem boring until you see how he manages to twist and turn these notebook pages into amazing 3D drawings. And he’s only 15 years old! Carvalho bends the blue “notebook lines” that he draws across the page and then adds shading to complete his drawings.…
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Have We All Gone Mad? Museum Paintings Taking Selfies
Museum of Selfies is a fun art project started by Olivia Muus that shows people in portrait paintings about to take a selfie. Muus explains: “This is a project that started when my friend aka. right hand and I went to the National Gallery of Denmark in Copenhagen. I took a picture for fun and liked…
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Incredible Photos Showing What Lies Beneath the Water’s Surface
In this amazing photo series, we take a closer look at what lies beneath the water’s surface. Whether it be a whale, a school of sharks, or an alligator, the results are visually stunning. So sit back, grab a cup of tea (or coffee, chai latte, skinny cap, etc, etc) and enjoy! Papua New…
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Pimping Out Snail’s Shells to Prevent Them Getting Squashed
Snails are adored by photographers and kids alike, perhaps because of the beautiful homes they carry on their backs all the time. Unfortunately, even those sturdy homes can’t protect them from people who unknowingly step on them. Some improved visibility might save their lives! To save these creatures from our boots, some compassionate people started…
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Street Artist Rone Knocks ’em Dead With a Sold Out Show
Australian street artist Rone has been coloring the streets of the world with his signature style since the early 2000’s… long before other street artists like Banksy were household names. The fact that he has a fairly extensive Wikipedia page attests to this fact. Famous for his sumptuous paintings of glamorous women, in particular an…
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Artist Doodles with Sharpie Pen on Husband’s Nissan Skyline GTR
While tuning up his Nissan Skyline GTR sports car, one auto enthusiast, together with his talented and artist wife, accidentally stumbled upon an amazing way to give their sleek silver vehicle an unforgettable paintjob. The car enthusiast, who is a member of the U.S. Military, hated the car’s silver color. One evening, his wife surprised…
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Graphite and Oil Paintings Spectacularly Merge Nature and Anatomy
Italian artist Nunzio Paci works with pencil and oil paints to create strange amalgamations of plants and animals in what he describes as an intent to “explore the infinite possibilities of life, in search of a balance between reality and imagination.” Paci currently has a solo show including several of the pieces you see here at the Palazzo…
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Autistic 5-Year-Old Girl Creates Extraordinary Art
In December of 2011, Iris Grace Halmshaw was diagnosed with Autism. Iris’ parents say she rarely speaks and that interacting with others can be challenging, but is able to expresses herself through movement and art. You can keep up with Iris’ latest developments on her website irisgracepainting.com. On the website you can find live auctions of Iris’ paintings for sale…
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On the Streets With David Zinn’s Quirky Chalk and Charcoal Characters
Since 2001, artist and illustrator David Zinn has stalked the streets of Ann Arbor, Michigan, creating temporary illustrations with chalk and charcoal. Zinn improvises each piece on the spot and makes use of found objects, street fixtures, and stairsteps to create trompe l’oeil illusions. These are some of our favorite pieces from the last few months, but you can…