Category: artist
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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…
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Magnificent Paper Art by Yulia Brodskaya
Quilling or paper filigree is an art form that involves the use of strips of paper that are rolled, shaped, and glued together to create decorative designs. Paper artist and illustrator Yulia Brodskaya uses the technique to create lush, vibrant, three-dimensional artworks. Brodskaya started working as a graphic designer and illustrator in 2006, however quickly abandoned the computer programs in…
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Artists Create the unFappening: Re-Dressing Nude Celebrities (NSFW)
As celeb nudes continue to leak in the recently coined ‘The Fappening’, one movement is bringing decency to its victims. A project named The UNFappening is seeking to cover up the goodies exposed, while showcasing the works of artists at the same time. And it is amazing. Taking submissions form the public, the site publishes celeb nudes…
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Majestic world of mushrooms captured by Vyacheslav Mishchenko
Just imagine a warm summer morning, around 5:30 am. You are in a beautiful forest. You are surrounded by peace and quiet. And then, the forest wakes up. First the trills of birds, the croaking of frogs, a woodpecker’s knock. Photographer Vyacheslav Mishchenko gets to feel this joy and happiness, and is lucky enough to see…
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Amazing Pencil Drawings From the Talented Dino Tomic!
Dino Tomic is an extremely talented Croatian tattoo artist in Norway, who likes to create gripping realistic drawings when he’s not tattooing clients. His drawings, whether drawing upon horror and sci-fi elements or looking to realistic models for inspiration, pulse with dynamic force. Tomic, himself a relatively young artist, has plenty of advice for those…
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His Wife Left Him & Took Everything Except His Dog
What do you get when you put together an illustrator, his Bull Terrier, and some white walls? An imaginative series of portraits starring the adorable pup, of course! Rafael Mantesso has turned to Instagram to document his doodling adventures with his dog, Jimmy Choo (named by his ex-wife, who was a stylist). After his divorce, Mantesso was…
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A 365 Miniature Painting a Day For a Year Project by Lorraine Loots
Postcards for Ants is an ongoing painting project by Cape Town artist Lorraine Loots who has been creating a miniature painting every single day since January 1, 2013. The artist works with paint brushes, pencils, and bare eyes to render superbly detailed paintings scarcely larger than a small coin. After the first year, Loots relaunched the…