Japanese Artist Paints Hyperrealistic Paintings That Are So Precise You Might Confuse Them With Photos
This time, I want to present an incredible gallery of pictures of… paintings. Although it might be hard to believe these were actually painted by a human hand, this is a true representation of the beauty and power of talent and hard work. Continue reading »
Brazilian Architect Draws Buildings Inspired By Everyday Objects
Some artists look for inspiration in otherworldly places, while others use whatever is around them and make the most out of it! Brazilian architect, urban planner, building technician, and art lover Felipe de Castro turns everyday objects, places, and foods into unusual architectural designs. In his wild imagination, a face mask transforms into a hospital, a microphone is a hotel, a sandwich becomes an oddly-shaped building, and a stamp turns into an Apple office. Continue reading »
Artist Illustrates Made-Up Characters On Zoom Calls
According to Joanne Sarginson, an artist from Liverpool, UK: “A few weeks ago, my friends and I had fun thinking about how various mythical creatures would behave if they were taking part in a Zoom meeting. I liked some of the ideas so much that I decided to draw them—turns out humans aren’t the only ones that struggle to communicate through video conferencing software…” Continue reading »
Beeple’s ‘5000 Days’ NFT Sold for USD 69.35M at Christie’s
Beeple (previously), an artist who made quite a few headlines as of late around the NFT hype, managed to get his ‘Everyday: The First 5000 Days’ NFT sold for a whopping $69,346,250 at an auction on Christie’s. Continue reading »
Baby Face in Famous Paintings
When her daughter was born, Lucas de Ouro, visual artist based in Brazil, didn’t want to make the traditional birth pictures. To innovate, the father recreated some scenes from famous paintings as “The Mona Lisa”, “Girl with a Pearl Earring” by Vermeer, and the painting “Self-portrait dedicated to Dr. Eloesser” by Frida Kahlo. Instead of the faces that we know well, we therefore find the tiny face of Letícia, who was only 18 months old at this moment. Continue reading »
Amazing Deadpool Metal Sculpture Is a True Work of Art
Etsy seller MetalArtProductions created a life-size metal sculpture of Wade Wilson, perfect to display in your home. Maybe place it in your backyard, and scare all those pesky raccoons away. (Just not Rocket Raccoon.) And it will only set you back a mere $10,145.03. You can check out images of this red-and-black beauty right here. Continue reading »
Books That Sound Dirty, But Are Completely Innocent
“Games You Can Play With Your Pussy” by Ira Alterman
We have been told not to judge a book by its cover, but when the cover has a title like “Games You Can Play With Your Pussy“, it’s hard not to. Whether intentionally funny or just completely oblivious, here are some of the dirtiest book titles you’ve ever seen. Continue reading »
This Thai Man Transforms Tin Cans to Bags
Anyone ever heard of “upcycling”? It’s repurposing things that would otherwise be thrown into the trash and transforming them into a higher-value product. This man from Thailand really did it well by transforming Coke tin cans into handbags! Continue reading »
World Press Photo 2021: Outstanding Images Nominees For Photo Of The Year
As 2020 joined the pantheon of years pivotal in history, the nominees for the 64th annual World Press Photo Contest are a reflection of those remarkably difficult 12 months.
In rewarding professional photo journalists for the best images of visual journalism, whether entered as singles or stories, judges asses their accurate, fair, and visually compelling insights about our world.
“In an unprecedented year marked by the COVID-19 pandemic and social justice protests around the globe, the nominees share a diversity of interpretations and perspectives to these and other urgent issues such as the climate crisis, transgender people’s rights, and territorial conflicts,” explained the organization.
California Sea Lion Plays with Mask, Environment Nominee: A curious California sea lion swims towards a face mask at the Breakwater dive site in Monterey, California, on November 19. PHOTO: RALPH PACE, UNITED STATES – WORLD PRESS PHOTO Continue reading »
Artist Brings Everyday Objects To Life With Smartphone And No Editing
According to Yahav Draizin: “My name is Yahav Draizin, and I work in advertising. I’m constantly looking for inspiration. Using my phone, I match images from popular culture and beyond to places, people, and objects to bring them to life, but with a fun twist. All photos are taken in real locations using two smartphones and no Photoshop or editing. Continue reading »
A Winning Costume Made From Balikbayan Boxes
Overseas Filipino workers send stuff to their families in the Philippines through balikbayan boxes. The Filipino word “balik” means return and “bayan” means country. It is usually a big box of souvenirs for the whole family and the extended family members. These boxes are usually thrown away after being unloaded. Continue reading »
“The Power of Design”: Michael Nguyen Photographs Munich’s Most Colorful Shopping Center Facade
The MIRA Shopping Center opened in 2008 in the Munich district Nordhaide. The West, North, and northern half of the Eastern facades, was made of colored lacquered metal panels which were placed on the walls to form prisms. Continue reading »
These Mandalorian Superfans Built Their Own Gigantic Razor Crest Ship in Siberia
If you’ve seen The Mandalorian you know the ship we’re talking about. It’s the ship Mando uses to travel the galaxy with his little green companion, Grogu. These fans loved it so much that they decided to build their own. Continue reading »
“Frozen Apartments of Vorkuta”: Incredible Photos from The Heart of The Coldest City in All of Europe
Vorkuta (Nenets for “the abundance of bears”, “bear corner”) is a coal-mining town in the Komi Republic, Russia, situated just north of the Arctic Circle in the Pechora coal basin at the river Vorkuta. Vorkuta is the fourth largest city north of the Arctic Circle and the easternmost town in Europe. It is also the coldest city in all of Europe, boasting a record cold temperature of -52 degrees C (-61 degrees F). Continue reading »
Vintage Photos of Stunning Custom Cars Painted by Larry Watson in the 1950s
Larry Watson was born on July 21, 1938, in Bellflower, California. He began his pinstriping career at the tender age of 16, having grown up in a time period that saw the Southern California scene abuzz with the latest American makes and model cars; a time period that would later be considered “the era of Bombs.” Continue reading »
Paris in Vivid Color Images by Jules Gervais-Courtellemont, 1923
Paris as seen from the church of Saint Gervais.
Jules Gervais-Courtellemont/National Geographic Creative/Corbis
These colored photos by Jules Gervais-Courtellemont will take you back through time to see how Paris looked in 1923. The vivid images are produced using the autochrome technique in which the plates are covered in microscopic red, green and blue colored potato starch grains (about four million per square inch). Continue reading »
A Confrontational Campaign in Sweden Grabs Attention by Shaming People for Their Poor Password Choices
I’m not a fan of using ‘bad’ words just for the sake of using them. But using them to great effect when there’s a justified reason for doing so? A huge fan of that. Love this hilarious campaign out of Sweden on behalf of a cyber-security organisation. Continue reading »
Funny Air Filter Gives You a Dog Nose Filter in Real Life
Nosy, an wearable air filter you put on your nose, has been getting a lot of attention because it makes wearers look like they activated the dog nose filter in real-life. Continue reading »
London: Stunning Photographs By Clement Merouani
According to Clement Merouani: “I’m Clement Merouani, a French Art & Creative Director based in Paris.
I love trying out new things, exploring various styles and techniques, and delving into them through an emotional and aesthetical lens. I try to create powerful imagery by focusing on composition and editing. Continue reading »
The Superb Gundam, Cyberpunk and Science Fiction Artworks of Ken Hensly
How about a bit of Gundam and Japanese SF? Cool, because the Filipino artist Ken Hensly (aka Kensuke Creations) works with talent to take up the Gundam and other animated codes while giving them a more modern twist. We find our favorite mechas in streetwear, but also the characters of some mangas in a roundabout way. Who wants to taste the Bizarre Cereals of Jojo’s Adventures? Continue reading »
New Naaan Bread Clocks Made from Real Bread Take Inspiration from Dali and a Japanese Pun
PAMPSHADE by Yukiko Morita (previously) is a brand of handmade goods that literally light up the life of bread lovers. The company’s name, a hybrid of “pan” (bread) and and “lampshade”, takes actual slices and loaves of bread, and after giving them an antimicrobial treatment, turns them into one-of-a-kind decorative lamps and clocks. Continue reading »
A 1960 Era Atlas E Missile Site that Has Been Converted Into a Self-Sufficient Home
Eighteen Acres enclosed with barbwire cattle fence
This property is a 1960 era Atlas E Missile Site that has been converted into a self-sufficient home. It has a total of approximately 29,352 square feet of enclosed area including above and below ground buildings, and is located on 18 acres. Its location two miles southwest of Kimball, Nebraska USA 69145 makes it remote, yet accessible. Continue reading »
Lettering Artist Rafael Serra Creates Popular Logos in A Vintage Spirit
Pizza Hut, Spotify, Liddl… Inspired by advertising and marketing from the 70s, Portuguese type designer and lettering artist Rafael Serra imagined what modern brand logos would look like if they had been designed some decades ago. Playing with colors and typography, the artist offers a new version of these logos that we know very well today, and gives them a vintage and retro style. Continue reading »
1970 Lancia Stratos Zero: A Crazy Concept from The Wedge Era
Pininfarina and Bertone were two of Italy’s best recognized and most successful postwar coachbuilders. Both Milanese carrozzerie competed for commissions and they debuted outrageous concept cars to impress the public and to entice automakers into choosing one of them over the other. In 1970, at the Turin Auto Show, Bertone unveiled the Lancia Stratos HF, which soon became popularly known by its internal nickname: Zero. Continue reading »
Explorer Visits Abandoned and World’s Largest Ekranoplan, Here Are Some Great Pictures of The Inside and Outside
Many people have seen the ekranoplan from outside but few have had a chance to get inside. This vehicle is something in between an aircraft and a ship. “Lun” is the world biggest ground effect vehicle designed in the USSR in late 70s. Now the ekranoplan as big as a five-storey building is in Derbent, it has been preserved as a museum exhibit. Continue reading »
