Tag: painting
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Futuristic Video Shows Us What’s Spain’s Sagrada Familia Will Look Like in 2026
When Spanish architect Antoni Gaudi was tragically killed by a train in 1926, he was in the middle of building of his masterpiece—the Barcelona basilica, Sagrada Familia. Eighty-six years later, the church still isn’t complete. But according to Jordi Fauli, the current architect on the magnificent life-sized sand castle, it’ll be done by 2026. This…
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29 Stunning Works Of Art You Won’t Believe Aren’t Photographs
There’s not much we can say about these stunning PAINTINGS, so we’ll let the art do all the talking. These incredible works of art will have you questioning your eyes. 1. Omar Ortiz – Oil on linen omarortiz.wordpress.com / Via artlandian.com omarortiz.wordpress.com / Via artlandian.com 2. Paul Cadden – Small drawing pencil on paper paulcadden.com facebook.com 3. Kamalky Laureano – Acrylic on canvas kamalkylaureano.carbonmade.com /…
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Banksy is Back and in New York! Keep Updated With EXACT Artwork Locations Here!
SCROLL DOWN FOR UPDATES! The world’s biggest street artist Banksy has announced that he is undertaking a residency on the streets of New York during October 2013 called “Better Out Than In”. The above artwork was the first installation. He’s even created a hilarious audio tour which you can listen to by dialing (800) 656-4271…
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Jason Moad – Creating contradiction in reality
We’re stoked to see more of Jason Moad’s work back on artFido. Jason is an extremely well respected artist based in Melbourne, Australia and has previously sold art on the site. His work is recognizeable for its sharp detail and interesting juxtapositions of natural and man-made beauty. “As a realist painter I deal in contradiction.…
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A Huge Street Art Mural in Poland by Natalia Rak!
When you think of Poland, you probably don’t think about amazing street art. Polish artist and graphic designer Natalia Rak is trying to change all this, however, and recently painted this huge mural as part of the Folk on the Street art festival in Białystok, Poland. Natalia is making a name for herself with these extremely vibrant large-scale paintings,…
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A King Cobra Folded from a Single Sheet of Tissue Paper Plus Much More!
This accomplished king cobra designed by Ronald Koh was recently folded by origami artist Matthieu Georger from a single piece of specially treated tissue paper. The detail is amazing, especially the hundreds and hundreds of scales that individually require multiple folds to create. The artist also folds a wide range of other exotic animals, mythological beasts, and insects worthy of…
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The Amazing Art of Tree Shaping
Tree shaping is the practice of training living trees and woody plants into artistic shapes by carefully orchestrating how the tree and the branches grow. Techniques such as grafting, bending, creasing, framing, weaving, twisting, braiding, pruning and ring barking are employed to archive the unnatural shapes. According to Wikipedia, tree shaping is a form of…
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Amazingly Realistic Color Drawings of Everyday Objects by Marcello Barenghi
YouTube and Instagram is abuzz with Italian artist Marcello Barenghi‘s incredibly realistic drawings of everyday objects. They’re so good, that at first glance you might think you were looking at a photo. Here are some of our favorites, but be sure to check out Marcello’s work on Instagram and his YouTube channel where he documents the process of almost…
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AMAZING Pumpkin Carvings From the Guys at Villafane Studios
Update: be sure to also check out the amazing Pumpkin Arrangements at the Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze in New York HERE! With Halloween fast approaching, we thought we’d look into pumpkin carving. We didn’t have to look too far before we discovered Ray and the team at Villafane Studios. Wow. These guys know how to carve a…
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Eccentric Yet Amazing Body Art Done by a 19-year-old Japanese Girl Choo-San
Her boredom with the digitally enhanced photographs drove a 19-year-old Japanese girl to work on her artistic talent in body art. Student Choo-San from the Musashino Art University in Tokyo, Japan left an incredible impression when she painted attention-grabbing images on the human body. Choo-San discovered her body art talent after sketching eyes on the…