Category: Art
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Complex Illustrations Formed with Tangles of Colorful Wires
Greece-based artist Charis Tsevis is fascinated with the wired world we live in. No matter how wireless technology continues to develop, we still find ourselves dependent upon outlets for data transfer and power, and, if we look around, it’s standard to be surrounded by a handful of plugs throughout any room. In response to his fascination, Tsevis…
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Breathtaking Photos of Matterhorn From All Hours of the Day
On the border of Switzerland and Italy lies Matterhorn (aka Monte Cervino), Europe’s 14,692-foot-high mountain. With one of the highest peaks of the iconic Swiss Alps, Matterhorn is an attraction for both climbers and photographers. Since the 19th century, many people have approached the mountain as a personal challenge, making it their mission to climb…
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Artist Shows Us What Celebrities Would Look Like Covered in Tattoos
In Chennye Randall’s ongoing series Shopped Tattoos, the Seattle-based artist imagines what celebrities, world leaders, and fictitious characters would look like if they were covered in tattoos. Not just a small one on the bicep, but designs on the collarbone, hands and face, and both arms. While we know that it’s Photoshopped, the manipulation is both…
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Stories Come Alive with 360 Degree Cut Book
In order to express a single scene of a story in a three dimensional way, Japanese artist and architect Yusuke Oono created this imaginative series of 360 degree books. Using 40 pages, Oono assembles scenes from stories like The Jungle Book and Snow White with elaborate layers of silhouettes cut from paper. Oono designed each 360°Book digitally page by…
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The Last Meals Of Death-Row Inmates Photographed by Henry Hargreaves
There are about as many opinions on capital punishment as there are prisoners on death row, but most can agree that it’s a sobering practice. New Zealand-based artist Henry Hargreaves explores the death penalty and our reaction to it in his gripping “No Second” photo series where he re-creates the final meals of inmates executed…
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The 40 Most Powerful Photos Ever Taken – The Last One Completely Broke Us Down
Photos are extremely powerful and they represent the infinite range of colors the human heart possesses. These photos are a mirror of the diverse motives that push people forward in their lives, be they love and compassion or cruelty and ignorance. Some of these photos will break you down and some will make you feel warm.…
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Japanese Sculptor Turns Old Skateboards Into Beautiful Sculptures
Japanese skateboarder and self-taught sculptor Haroshi has creatively combined his two passions by creating striking and stylish pop-culture images out of the wood of trashed skateboards. The unique appearance of his sculptures is all thanks to the composition of the skateboards he uses, which are created from multiple layers of processed wood. These layers are…
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An Amazing Short Film Called “Icons” [VIDEO]
They say “a picture is worth a thousand words”. On that basis, this spectacular short film entitled “Icons” is worth too many words to count. In conjunction with the Sunday Times, The Making of Icons chronicles a number of past and present day icons all shot in a single piece of film. Directed by Us, “Icons” is…
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Eye of the Spider: Hypnotizing Macro Photos of Exotic Spiders Staring Directly into Your Mind
Lots of people don’t like spiders. Some people are even down-right scared of them. Whatever you think about the eight legged critters, hopefully the amazing macro photography of Jimmy Kong will make you appreciate the intimate moments of arthropods found in his native Malaysia. Like hairy aliens from another planet, these tiny spiders seem to stare with giant, all-knowing…
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17 Gifs That Show How Everyday Products Are Manufactured
Have you ever taken a step back and wondered where the products that you use every day come from or how they’re made? This list of awesome gifs will show you how some of the things we use or even eat every day come to be. Isn’t it awesome how these gifs are both educational…