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Signature Swirly Tattoos Make Tattoo Artist The Hottest Thing In London
In a world where tattoos have moved from counter-culture to become part of the norm, as a tattoo artist, it might be hard to stand out. Not for the graphic, abstract work of London tattoo artist Mowgli, however, who's work is instantly recognizable. By using seemingly scientific symbols, with delicate linework and dotting, and mixing…
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Artist Draws Comics About Life With Her Boyfriend And Fat Cat To Make At Least One Person Smile Every Day
Hi everyone! My name is Joyce (or Sundae), and I make cute little webcomics about my life with my boyfriend and an overweight cat. I've been making short comics since I was 10, and drawing since I could remember. I don't have super technical art skills, but my goal is to make the world a…
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Plastic Waters: Artist’s Photography Series About The Global Problem Of Water Pollution
This photo series is a story of nature and people. The making was at once both burdensome and awesome. Many months these images haunted my dreams and permeated my thoughts for much of my waking hours. This work used up my strength, time and money. And at each session, it gave something back. This series’…
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Artist Creates Flower Crowns For Animals And They Look Majestic
The first flower crown college professor Yarely made was for her dog, Australian shepherd Freya. And that one was just for the pup, to take fun photos for Instagram. Well, what started as a simple prop for a picture soon turned into a brand. The Californian created Freya’s Floral Company that offers a selection of…
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Photographer Releases Vintage Photos Of The New York Subway System In The 70s And 80s
New York's famous subway system has both fascinated and annoyed its users for as long as it has been in operation. It has been the home to graffiti artists and street photographers for generations, never more so than in the 1970s and 1980s. Gritty and tinged with danger, a subway ride was always an exercise…
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Black People Asked White People About Things They Don’t Understand About Them And Actually Received Frank Answers
A few years back, when social media was in its infancy and people were thinking about its potential to change the world, we imagined all the ways that it would help to bring us together. Easy and instant communication with people from all over the planet would surely break down the artificial borders constructed between…
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Men Share The Exact Moment They Decided To Be Gay, And It’s Irony At Its Purest
Believe it or not, some people still believe that homosexuality is a choice. They somehow deny the possible genetic, hormonal, developmental, social and cultural influences that come into play when developing one’s sexual orientation, and reduce it to mere thought. To illustrate the absurdity of this claim, Twitter user Simon H has decided to ‘share’…
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Artist Illustrates Their Darkest Thoughts To Help People Understand What It’s Like To Suffer From Mental Illness
I've been living with mental illness for as long as I can remember. And mental illness brings many weird and dark thoughts in my head. I started these drawings because I'm really bad at explaining those thoughts, and explaining by drawing has always been a lot easier for me. For the French people around here,…
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Artist Creates Amazing Life-Size Crocheted Figures
Finnish artist Liisa Hietanen crochets and knits one-to-one imitations of her friends and fellow neighbors, accurately representing the subjects from their favorite outfits down to their furry companions. The series, Villagers, is a way for the artist to more deeply engage with those she often passes but might not interact with in her town of Hämeenkyrö, Finland. “I…
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Fantastical Portraits Celebrate the Beauty of Black Girls’ Natural Hair
If you haven't checked out husband and wife duo Kahran and Regis Bethencourt aka CreativeSoul Photo's next level fantastical work, then you're in for a treat. On a mission to bring ethereal, out of this world imagery featuring stereotypically predominantly white subcultures like steampunk to a new generation of people of colour, the US-based couple…