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This Handmade Belly Fat Coffee Mug

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What better way to enjoy your morning coffee than from a mug that makes fun of your belly fat? You can also use it for tea, hot chocolate, milk, or your failed dreams to start exercising and eating healthy. Continue reading »

The Funniest Examples Of “You Had One Job” Fails

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Failure is a part of life. It can hurt, and for some it comes more often than for others. It can also teach us valuable lessons. But most importantly, when you have a single job to do and you mess it up, it can give us a good laugh when we need it the most. This “You Had One Job” gallery will make you crack a smile: it’s dedicated to hilarious occupational mishaps and stunning examples of extreme laziness. Continue reading »

A Wire Sculpture Dedicated to Ukrainian War-Affected Mothers Appeared in The Center of Prague

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A sculpture dedicated to Ukrainian mothers was installed in the center of Prague. It is made of thin metal and suspended in the air at a height of several meters. The author of the sculpture, Czech artist Veronika Psotkova, told about it on her Facebook page. Continue reading »

“Perfect” Examples Of Horribly-Designed Stairs

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Have you ever tripped while going up or down stairs and thought, “Ugh, that wasn’t my fault! That was the fault of whoever horribly designed these stairs!” Probably not right? Continue reading »

London-Based Artist Katharine Morling Creates Sculptural ‘Drawings’ Using Ceramics and Black Stain

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Her ceramic sculptures have been shown internationally at Bergdorf Goodman in New York, Liberty’s London, Miami, Italy, Kuwait, Algiers, Germany and France. She has also had solo exhibitions in Sweden, The Netherlands and throughout the UK. 2019 marked the fifth time that Katharine had been invited to exhibit at the Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition in London. Continue reading »

Incredible Feather Artworks by Chris Maynard

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Chris Maynard has worked with feathers since he was twelve. His unique feather shadowboxes are recognized by art collectors, bird lovers, and a wide and interesting variety of people from around the world. He only has time to turn a small portion of his ideas, which fill many notebooks, into his shadow box feather designs. His favorite tools are the tiny eye surgery scissors, forceps, and magnifying glasses passed down through his family. Continue reading »

This Japanese Company Makes Custom Decorative Coffins for Vampire Fans

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Ziggy Vamp Co. Ltd., a Tokyo-based company that specializes in products for wannabe vampires, is selling hand-made, customizable coffin furniture. Continue reading »

Hyper Realistic Wax Figure of Anna Kournikova by Oleg Kulik

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The Russian artist Oleg Kulik is a guy who knows how to create an “event” — he slaughtered a pig in the Regina Gallery in Moscow, he bit people while acting like a caged dog in Moscow, New York, Stockholm and Vienna. At the same time, Kulik is a serious artist who takes deliberate care with his final product. For instance, everyone can easily recognize the figure of Anna Kournikova, the Russian tennis star (though her name is never mentioned, as we shiver with fear before American lawyers). Continue reading »

Basically Alone We Are All: The Superb Embroidered Artworks by Cléa Lala

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French artist Cléa Lala creates provocative mixed-media artworks combining embroidery and illustration. Continue reading »

Tiny Wasteland: Scenes from A Tiny World Where Everything Could Happen

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According to Péter Csákvári: “I’ve spent 5 years creating this project called “Tiny Wasteland.” The series features miniature figures placed next to everyday objects in order to create the illusion of microscopic worlds. Usually, I use food and trash in my setups and try to reflect on our world’s issues, so I magnify these problems in the pictures. Continue reading »

Artist Creates Whimsical Fantasy Sculptures With Polymer Clay

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According to Michelle Petersen: “I sculpt whimsical fantasy sculptures, figurines, and, depending on the season, holiday ornaments with polymer clay and acrylic paint. Continue reading »

Artist Repaints Mass-Produced Celebrity And Character Dolls To The Point They Look Naturally Lifelike

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Noel Cruz (previously featured) is an incredible artist who creates lifelike dolls by repainting their original versions. He is most recognized for his celebrity-based models that sometimes are uncanny to look at due to their accurate resemblance to the characters or people they portray. Continue reading »

Artist Creates Segmented Glass Sculptures Inspired By The Cell Division

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Illinois-based artist Jiyong Lee creates segmented glass sculptures inspired by the cell division. He is fascinated with studies of the cell cycle, from the division to becoming a complete being, and creates these sculptures as a kind of tribute. Continue reading »

Street Artist Burned the “Future”

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Timofei Radya (previously featured), a street artist from Yekaterinburg, created a new art project. He set fire to huge letters of the word “FUTURE” in a field. Continue reading »

Japanese Artist Creates Superb Mecha Creatures Out of LEGO Bricks

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If you don’t know what “mecha” means, here’s the definition: “The term mecha may refer to both scientific ideas and science-fiction genres that center on giant robots or machines controlled by people. Mechas are typically depicted as humanoid walking vehicles.” Continue reading »

Artist Creates Incredible Facial Sculptures Made From Folded Paper

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Daughter of artists, Polly Verity grew up in an environment where there were plenty of art materials to hand and she was encouraged to experiment. Her step-grandfather, Eric de Mare had written a book “Your Book of Paperfolding” in the 1960s.

Later on, when she was about 8, he gave her a copy. This inspired a journey in paper, the idea that you could transform a flat sheet into three dimensions was very exciting. She has been experimenting with paper ever since. Continue reading »

Futuristic Fashion Headwear and Accessories by Heidi Lee

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Designer and artist Heidi Lee crafts surreal wearables, garnering a reputation for her “Endless Echo Hat” that features a digitally cast, repeating version of her face. Since making its debut a few years back, the work has seen new evolutions and iterations. Otherwise, Lee toys with form and convention in her progressive pieces. Continue reading »

RGB Colorspace Atlas Contains Every Colour in The Universe

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A project by US artist Tauba Auerbach catalogues every colour you can imagine.

The RGB Colorspace Atlas is a 20.3×20.3×20.3-centimetre cube of every single colour imaginable. Hard bound in cloth, and digital offset printed on paper, it’s an object to marvel over. Continue reading »

Italian Artist Creates Dreamlike Figurative Wood Sculptures

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Italian artist Willy Verginer creates dreamlike figurative wood sculptures. A 60-year-old Italian artist who lives and works in Ortisei BZ, South Tyrol, and whose works are located in numerous private and public collections, both Italian and international. Continue reading »

Artist Transforms Old Paintbrushes Into Stunning Portraits

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San Francisco-based artist Rebecca Szeto transforms old paintbrushes into stunning portraits. She carves the ends of her used paintbrushes into refined painted renaissance ladies, and the colorful used brush hairs become the sweeping elegant fibers of their gowns. Continue reading »

In the 1970s, American Luxury Cars Were Bursting With Velour and Velvet

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The 1970s were an awkward time for America—in fashion, in hair styles, and yes, even in car interiors. In the 1970s, velour and velvet were popular because it fit into the idea of what was luxurious at the time. Continue reading »

Ukrainian Artist Creates Cutest Ceramic Sculptures Of Animals

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Ukrainian-born artist Nastia Calaca creates cutest ceramic sculptures of anthropomorphized animals. She moved to the Netherlands about 5 years ago, where she set up my studio in the historic center of Haarlem, a beautiful and cozy city in 20min from Amsterdam. Continue reading »

The Incredible Typewriter Assemblage Sculpture of Jeremy Mayer

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Jeremy Mayer makes sculpture almost exclusively from one source- the mechanical typewriter.

His interest in vivisecting the typewriter goes back to the age of 10, when he would type on his family’s 1920’s Underwood typewriter while typing song lyrics he heard while watching MTV. He began making sculpture from typewriters in 1994. Continue reading »

LEGO Announces Vincent van Gogh – The Starry Night Set in Collaboration with the MoMA

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In yet another development that Vincent van Gogh couldn’t have possibly imagined during his lifetime (without the assistance of the Doctor that is), LEGO has partnered with The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) on a 2316-piece LEGO set thats based on his iconic 1889 painting The Starry Night. Continue reading »

These Funny Cat Planters Create Cats With Cactus Tails

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These funny cat planters are made to look like a real cat, while the actual plant inside would act as the cat’s tail. Preferable you should get a long cactus plant that sits farther back in the planter to give the correct look. Continue reading »