For the Record: Photography & the Art of the Album Cover
For the Record: Photography & the Art of the Album Cover celebrates the unique ‘object d’art’ that is the Album Cover and reflects upon its role in shaping and making artists – both in front of and behind the camera.
For the Record brings together over 200 album covers, highlighting the central role photography plays in defining artists and bands, and showcasing some of the most iconic album covers of our times.
Grace Jones – Nightclubbing, Island Records, 1981, by Jean-Paul Goude
The Nightclubbing cover is regarded as one of the most iconic of album sleeves. Despite Goude and Jones’s controversial relationship, this is perhaps the most memorable image of the singer. Continue reading »
Spectacular Winning Images of The 2022 Association of Photographers Awards
Project – Silver – Portrait of a Village
‘Documenting the Ukrainian village from which my family were taken by Nazis in 1942 – I’m the first of my family to ever go back. The village has witnessed great horrors: epidemics, famines, invasions and murders. The focus was my relief to find such a welcoming and colourful place. A wonderful Ukrainian community that didn’t echo my Black Sea German ancestor’s dark history. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has turned all that on its head. I’m deeply concerned about everyone involved in the project and fear history is repeating itself.’ Photograph: Catherine Losing/c/o AOP Continue reading »
Curse of Hospitality: The Superb Fantasy Art Works of Dominik Mayer
“My name is Dominik Mayer. I’m a German Concept Artist & Illustrator. Currently i live and work in Munich. I am working professionally for one year now. For several games and real time/virtual reality projects. Continue reading »
The Quiet Beauty of Small Towns: Superb Landscapes and Collages by Clover Robin
Clover Robin is a British artist, crafter and designer who creates small and pretty towns. Her works most often with collages, but he doesn’t shy away from watercolors and gouache either – Robin’s paintings are charming in their simplicity and have a therapeutic effect. Continue reading »
So People Are Buying Inflatable Jesus Now…
In today’s epizode of “Weird stuff people buy” we have Inflatable Jesus blow-up doll that people are actually buying (for some strange reason). Maybe they choosing to have Jesus in their lives in a more literal way… Continue reading »
Stressticles Stress Ball For When You’re Extra Stressed at Work
These scrotum shaped stress balls aptly named Stressticles is a vulgar way to take out your stress at the office or at home. Simply grab the dangling balls in your hand, and whenever you feel your stress levels rising, give the balls a quick squeeze and tug. Continue reading »
Zombies, Vampires, and Goblins-Jazzmen: The Macabre Undead Illustrated by Rob Bliss
Rob Bliss is a British artist who specializes in concept art for sci-fi films. Among his works are the concepts for Alien: Covenant, Maleficent 2, Terminator: Genesis, Godzilla and many other interesting films. And even if the above-mentioned films didn’t turn out very well somewhere, Bliss’ concepts invariably strike the imagination with their darkness, elaborateness and unique vision of the artist. Continue reading »
The Superb Oldskool Sci-Fi Art Works of Giorgio Comolo
Giorgio Comolo is an illustrator and comic artist, based in Italy. Fans of Heavy Metal magazine, and just fans of European comics, will probably immediately recognize Comolo’s unique style – a great attention to textures, a slight carelessness in terms of realism of characters and bright colors of classic Sci-Fi comics of the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s. Continue reading »
How To Be a Dog: Illustrated Guide
If you have been thinking about a career change, you should consider becoming a dog. It’s a good life with many perks. We sincerely hope this guide by LastLemon will help you to achieve your life-long dream to become a dog. Last Lemon is the creative studio of Lisa Swerling & Ralph Lazar. Continue reading »
The Candy Men: Photographer Captures Candy Floss Sellers of Mumbai
Photographer Jon Enoch has released a set of portraits featuring candy floss sellers in the Indian city of Mumbai. Continue reading »
271 Years Before Pantone, an Artist Cataloged Thousands of Color Swatches in a Book From the 17th Century
Before we had Pantone Color Guide, there was no universally recognized system to identify colors. But there were attempts to make it, and probably the most impressive one came from the artist known only as A. Boogert, who back in 1692 created an impressive piece of literature about mixing colors. Continue reading »
Spectacular Winning Images of The Sony World Photography Award 2022
From migrant self-portraits to a wily vixen, this year’s prize-winning photographers cast a fresh eye on the world.
The Fox’s Tale: Milan Radisics, Hungary (1st place, Wildlife & Nature)
Radisics says: ‘Over eight months, I spent almost every night sitting at the window of my cottage in the middle of the forest. The young vixen appears in the village after dusk, circles an hour and a half, and appears in a courtyard several times. I observed her movements and behaviour from the darkened room, and took the exposure remotely. I named her Roxy. I set the lights in advance, like in a studio, and waited for the protagonist to walk into the scene’ Continue reading »
Japanese Engineers Created a Huge Robot for Laying Railway Tracks and Performing Dangerous Work
The Japanese railway company officially announced the development of a very impressive robot, which can be partially considered humanoid. It has a head and hands, thanks to which the latest development will allow you to lay paths and perform heavy or dangerous work without risk to humans. Continue reading »
Wacky and Colorful Illustrations by Valeriia Potaichuk
Valeriia Potaichuk is an Ukrainian illustrator and a graphic designer currently based in Poland. She is using vivid colours and a great sense of humour to provide a tiny bit of a smile on your face. Continue reading »
Fabulous Photos of Ewa Aulin in the 1960s and ’70s
Born 1950 in Landskrona, Swedish actress Ewa Aulin won the title of Miss Teen Sweden in 1965 at age 15, and earned the title of Miss Teen International 1966. In 1967, at age 16, she made her feature-film debut with a supporting role in the comedy Don Giovanni in Sicilia (Don Juan in Sicily), based on the novel by Vitaliano Brancati. Continue reading »
33 Letters for Ukraine: Letters of The Ukrainian Alphabet as A Sign of Solidarity
Font used is Kyiv Type by Dmitri Rastvortsev
Polish designers created the “33 Letters for Ukraine” Challenge aimed at expressing solidarity with the people of Ukraine. More than 400 variants of letters were sent by designers from different countries. Continue reading »
Art for Ukraine: A Place for Ukrainian Artists and Artists Supporting Ukraine
Progressive people from around the world support Ukraine in its fight against Russian aggression. Artists who are not indifferent to this tragedy are also doing their part. Continue reading »
The Best Winning Photos From The iPhone Macro Photography Challenge
“Sea Glass” by Guido Cassanelli – Shot on iPhone 13 Pro Max
Here are the 10 winning photos from the 2022 Shot on iPhone Macro Challenge. Over the course of several weeks earlier this year, iPhone photographers from around the world shared their best macro photos for the Shot on iPhone Macro Challenge, making even the smallest details seem epic in images taken with their iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max. Continue reading »
Find Your Totem Animal: The Anthropomorphic Bears of Richard Ahnert
Richard Ahnert (previously featured) is a Toronto artist who paints in the old-fashioned oil style. He also adores bears, he just loves them. He created a series of portraits of anthropomorphic bears. Continue reading »
Unique. Electric. Aesthetic. Minimalistic. An American Company Has Created a Very Beautiful Retro-Style Electric Car
Olympian Motors is a new, disruptive automaker, building ‘software-defined’ Electric Vehicles with a unique ‘fabless’ production model. Continue reading »
Women Paint “Stockings” on Their Legs at a Store in Croydon, London, 1941
Wallace Carothers produced the first nylon fiber in 1935, but it was the 1939 World’s Fair that first introduced the nylon stocking to the public. It was marketed as a fabric made from “carbon, water and air.“ Cheap and durable, better in appearance than silk, nylon soon became the material of choice for manufacturing women’s stockings. Continue reading »
Ukrainian Artist Paints an Impressive Series of Patriotic Art Works
Oleg Shupliak is a Ukrainian artist living in Berezhany. Continue reading »
An Artist Creates Jewelry Inspired by Pokemon
These are some nostalgic jewelry pieces designed by Orion Ivliev that take inspiration from our favorite 90’s Anime series. Continue reading »
Photographer Captures Stunning Pictures Show The Decline Of The Church In Italy
Roman Robroek is a professional photographer from The Netherlands. He has a particular fondness for urban photography and has traveled worldwide to explore unique places filled with history, memories, and beauty. Whenever Roman would visit a new destination, he would often find himself looking into abandoned homes, empty buildings, and urban decay. Continue reading »
Theater of The Bauhaus: An Illustrated Guide to Total Art from 1925
The Bauhaus, Germany’s influential art, design and architecture school, thought performance and function should be united to form part of the whole art experience. Continue reading »
