Category: Art
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Mr. Bean Inserted Into Historical Portraits By Caricature Artist
Rowan Atkinson, the actor behind the famously hilarious Mr. Bean and Blackadder characters, has made another foray into the pages of history thanks to caricature artist Rodney Pike. He took some of history’s most famous portraits and jazzed them up by replacing the original subjects’ faces with those of Atkinson’s unforgettable characters. Artistic purists may…
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Ghoulishly Clever Halloween Lip Makeup Ideas by Eva Pernas
Makeup isn’t just for cosmetics – in the right hands, it can be just as valid an artistic medium as paint or ink. When Spanish makeup artist and photographer Eva Senín Pernas gets her hands on a makeup brush, she can create spooky and elegant lip makeup art perfect for almost any Halloween costume idea.…
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Australian artist Meredith Woolnough’s Embroideries Mimic Delicate Forms of Nature
Australian artist Meredith Woolnough creates elaborate embroideries that mimic delicate forms of nature like leaves and coral. “I have been collecting skeletonized leaves for as long as I can remember,” says the artist, whose “traceries” capture the beauty and fragility of nature. Woolnough uses a special embroidery technique that involves a domestic sewing machine and a base…
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The Most Creative Chocolate Creations You Have Ever Seen!
Chocolate has come a very long way since it first appeared in its solid form in Europe in the 1800s. Today, artists can manipulate and mold this sweet and delicious confection to create works of art or cleverly designed treats. Before European confectioners even thought of giving chocolate a solid form, civilizations in Mesoamerica had…
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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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Embroideries Of Boobs, Butts, and Nipples, Oh My! (NSFW)
Warning: This post contains images of (embroidered) boobs and butts, and thus may not be suitable for work. Say farewell to all your preconceived notions about the beloved craft technique that is embroidery. The medium formerly associated with your lovely grandmother and sweet old neighbor has undergone a renaissance of sorts as young feminist artists…
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Artist Creates INVISIBLE ‘Art’ and Collectors are Paying Millions
(Above): Art enthusiasts admire Newstrom’s invisible paintings and sculptures at the Schulberg Gallery in New York. 27-year-old artist Lana Newstrom says she is the first artist in the world to create invisible “art.” In this documentary, CBC Radio traveled to her empty studio to learn more about Lana and her unusual artistic process. According to Newstrom,…
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Magic Mushrooms From Around the World!
Most people consider mushrooms to be the small, ugly cousins of the plant kingdom, but theirs is a surprisingly beautiful and wonderful world waiting to be explored. When we posted some spectacular images of mushrooms last week HERE, the blog immediately went viral. These beautiful mushrooms, captured by enthusiastic nature photographers, are a far cry…
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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…
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Artist Redosking Draws the Most Incredibly Realistic Eyes You Have Ever Seen!
Jose Antonio Lopez Vergara – better known to his followers as “Redosking” on Instagram and Facebook – puts the real in realistic. He has completed several human eye drawings, and the results will blow you away. Using just Prismacolor pencils, a white gel pen, a Faber-Castell Pitt Artist Pen (black) and Strathmore Toned-Tan Paper, Josie captures amazing details, including…