Category: Art
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A Transparent Cabin Built of Wood and Mirrors by Phillip K Smith
Lucid Stead is an architectural installation by artist Phillip K. Smith III that takes an existing structure in the deserts of Joshua Tree, California and revitalizes it with mirrors, LED lights, and custom built technology to accentuate the beauty of the bare landscape. Aptly referred to as an “architectural intervention,” the 70-year-old homesteader shack’s weathered and…
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Amazingly Wrapped Aluminum Wire Sculptures by Seung Mo Park
Korean artist Seung Mo Park continues to amaze with his astonishingly crafted figurative sculptures made with tightly wrapped layers of aluminum wire based on fiberglass forms. The works shown here are part of the Brooklyn-based artist’s Human series where he recreates the delicate wrinkles and folds of clothing as well as the sinuous musculature of the human body in…
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Mom Creates Fairytale Photos of Her Napping Baby
Freelance artist Sioin Queenie Liao created these fairytale dreamscapes of her napping son using common household items for a series of images called “Wengenn in Wonderland.” A skirt was folded to represent the moon and a belt for a snake. No shopping required. Creating a scene “just like how an artist would with her paint…
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Hilarious Pinterest Art and Craft Project FAILS!
Just because Pinterest projects involve simple ingredients like toothpicks, watercolors, socks and cookie dough… it does NOT mean that you won’t fail hilariously every time you attempt one of these. Meticulously sewing together all of your socks and then dying them alternate colors doesn’t look fun or easy. Because it isn’t. Have you attempted (and…
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Beautiful, Minimalistic Geometric Tattoos Made With Dots And Lines
Based in Berlin, tattoo artist Chaim Machlev creates amazing geometric tattoos using a technique called stippling. His minimalistic designs are made by inking countless tiny black dots and lines on the skin, which ultimately forms the whole tattoo. Intricate and highly mesmerizing, more of his works can be seen below or on his Instagram. And don’t forget, if you’re looking for a…
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A New Octopus Painted in Layers of Resin by Keng Lye
Artist Keng Lye recently completed a new painting that blends sculpture and layers of acrylic paint to create this near lifelike red octopus. Lye often uses an egg shell to form the body of his cephalopods which then merges seamlessly with alternating layers of resin and acrylic to create an incredible sense of depth and dimensions. …
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Portraits of “Costume Play” Enthusiasts in their Homes by Klaus Pichler
In his ongoing series of portraits titled Just the Two of Us, photographer Klaus Pitchler gained access to the homes of Austrian costume play (cosplay) enthusiasts where he photographed the elaborately costumed individuals against the backdrops of their everyday life. Via his artist statement: Who hasn’t had the desire just to be someone else for awhile? Dressing up is a…
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50 Essential Life Hacks Every Human Should Know
Given the amount of shares and comments our previous two life hacks posts have generated (you can read them HERE and HERE), it is clear that artFido-eans love making life easier for themselves. And why not! As such, we’ve compiled another list of life hacks that every human should know… let us know if you…
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The Real Street Art: 30 Hilarious Posters That Will Make You Giggle
Apparently the hottest trend today is to give people a smile randomly hanging funny street posters around town. From the ring lost by Frodo to a cat to return dead and alive, here is a list of the funniest of them. What about you? Have you ever seen a funny street poster in your city?…
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If Brands Were Honest, This Is What Their Logos And Slogans Would Be
As you may already know, there’s a Tumblr page dedicated to just about everything that exists. On this edition of cool Tumblr accounts, we’re looking at Honest Slogans. The page is operated by an unknown, skilled photoshop artist. The logos and slogans of well-known companies are altered and replaced with what they should really say based on their overall…