This Guy Lost A Job In The Pandemic, Now Focused On Creating His Own Art
According to David Masters: “Most of the images I create develop in my mind as a result of feelings I experience at certain moments of my life. Continue reading »
Danish Photographer Captures Atmospheric Images of the Hyllie Water Tower Covered with a Morning Fog
Great series of photographs of… errr… a water tower (although it is a particularly good example of a water tower), by the awesome Danish photographer Kim Høltermand. The Hyllie Water Tower is located in Malmö, Sweden, in the Hyllie district. Ever since it was completed in 1973, it stands 62 meters high. Continue reading »
Artist Painted This Beautiful Mural In Delft Blue Style
The 5-meter-long corridor walks the viewer into a journey inside the artwork itself
According to Lorenzo Milito, an illustrator and Art Director: “I have spent most of the pandemic times in Amsterdam, painting this 27-square-meter indoor mural—ceiling included—hidden in a beautiful 17th-century canal house in the heart of Amsterdam. Continue reading »
“On Adventure With Dad”: This Guy Sends His Girlfriend Photoshopped Photos Whenever She Asks If Their Kids Are OK
Kenny and his girlfriend have always had a humoristic approach towards both their relationship and parenting. After their daughter was born, whenever Kenny was looking after her on his own, his girlfriend would contact him asking if their little bundle of joy was doing OK. After a few of these queries, the dad developed quite the way to respond. With the help of his camera and Photoshop, Kenny began replying using pictures… Continue reading »
Funny And Relatable Charts About Everyday Life By Artist Irina Blok
Irina Blok is a San Francisco-based designer who has been illustrating the ways COVID-19 changed our lives in funny “before and after” comics ever since the beginning of the pandemic. Recently, the artist created a series of charts illustrating people’s everyday lives, and they’re just as funny as they are relatable. Continue reading »
Breakfast in Bed: Extraordinary Color Photographs Revealed the First Class of Air France in the 1950s
Air France, in full Compagnie Nationale Air France, French international airline originally formed in 1933 and today serving all parts of the globe. With British Airways, it was the first to fly the supersonic Concorde. Headquarters are in Paris. Continue reading »
An Artist Creates Silly Comics With Unexpected Endings
“I create playful content, professional digital portraits, and illustrations. Life is one long unpredictable rollercoaster. I hope you enjoy my comics!” Continue reading »
Turkish Artist Makes Collages You Probably Wouldn’t Expect
Collage has strengths that a simple photo doesn’t have. A simple photo can’t combine and connect visual meanings between different contexts as well as collage. Collages also open up an extra dimension of art by mixing two different images and “forcing” them to interact and create new meaning. In today’s post, the Turkish artist Semih, going by the name of selftasy on Instagram, showcases the versatility of the collage technique in his own way. Continue reading »
Impressive Examples of Soviet Brutalism in Architecture
Brutalism – an architectural style of the XX century that separated from modernism. Architects who work in this style are soft on brutal forms and getting much concrete. Continue reading »
“Paradise Warfare”: The Superb Illustrations of Amin Faramarzian
Amin Faramarzian is an Illustrator born in Iran but now living in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates. He has a very personal interesting style, using geometric and polygonal shapes to create vibrant illustrations which often contain a dose of humor! Continue reading »
Dream World: Revisiting the Surreal Urban Landscapes of Japan by Anthony Presley
Anthony Presley lives and works in Memphis Tennessee. In 2019, he received his Bachelors in Fine Arts in Studios at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Presley’s film work has been included in over 30 film festivals including the Chicago International Genre Film Festival. Continue reading »
Ozzy Ironing a Baby, 1983
Ozzy Osbourne ironing a baby in 1983 as photographed by Mark Weiss. Weiss was a photographer for Circus Magazine beginning in the late 1970s where he began photographing Rock music’s legends. He has photographed many popular album covers including several for Bon Jovi. Continue reading »
Artist Remixed Iconic Logos With The Word “Fart” As A Father’s Day Surprise For His Dad, A Former Sign Maker
According to an artist: “Life is better with laughter! An ode to my dear dad, a sign maker who has wisely said…”You Know You Are Old, When Farts Are No Longer Funny!” As a silly surprise for him, this “Farter’s Day” aka “Father’s day – I remixed 99 iconic logos with the word Fart. Continue reading »
Japanese Artist Depicts Cats, Dogs, And Other Animals Using Watercolor Flower Arrangements
Every artist has their own style of creating their art and that’s what makes them unique. For painters or drawers, it is also important what materials and colors they will use to correspond with their style. Continue reading »
During The Pandemic, This Artist Decided To Start Making Portraits Of Her Cat, Later Turned Into A Calendar
The Big Lebooski – February
Kathryn Evans is a scenic artist for Robot Chicken. Kathryn currently lives in Pasadena, CA with her cat and the inspiration for her art, Booboo. Boo is a senior kitty living in Southern California. His adventurous spirit & amusing antics serve as inspiration for his mom, artist Kathryn Evans. Continue reading »
The Emotive Pastel Portraits by Tammy Gabriel
Tammy Gabriel is a portrait artist based on the North Shore of Auckland, New Zealand.
“Since COVID-19 lockdown in April 2020, I have been creating pastel portraits and taking commissions.
I am self-taught (I have been told that I was drawing since I could hold a pencil) and have always been fascinated by people, figures, and especially faces and hands. I love to show a person’s individual character and expression through a painting. I love working with shadows and light and interesting compositions. Continue reading »
“The Witches of Fabersham Forest”: The Dark Surrealism and Visual Mysteries of Noah Stacey
Noah Stacey is a Vancouver-based designer and digital artist: “I draw things. I eat dumplings and wear track suits.” He also acts as an NFT artist and sells his work for crypto. Continue reading »
Vintage Advertising Photos Of A Serbian Brewery From The 70s
Advertising photos of Serbian Apatinska brewery bring back memories of the good old times during the 70s. Back then, the “red” passport was one of the most valuable ones in the world, people were driving domestically produced Fiat 500’s, and yogurt came in triangular paper packs. Continue reading »
A Couple Find The Exact Locations From Movies And Films And Do Their Best To Recreate Scenes From Them
Harry Potter / Glen Etive, Scotland
“Our idea is simple: We love to watch movies and when we find a scene we like a lot, we travel to the original filming location for two reasons. 1. We love to see what the places, in reality, look like. 2. It’s a lot of fun to take a picture as a memory, which looks hopefully as close as possible to the original scene. Continue reading »
Beautiful Black & White Photographs of Children Playing in Barcelona in the 1970s
In 1972, Barcelona, Spain, wasn’t all strolls long La Rambla and sunbathing on Playa de La Barceloneta. Many parts of the city were poor, overcrowded and run down. Manel Armengol (born 29 October 1949, Badalona, Spain) was there. these are his picurs of that time, focusing on children playing and going about their days. Continue reading »
The 11 Winners Of The Prestigious 2021 Audubon Bird Photography Contest
Each year the National Audubon Society, an American non-profit organization dedicated to bird protection and environmental conservation, hosts the Audubon Photography Awards, and they have recently announced their winners and honorable mentions of 2021. This year’s Grand Prize winner is Caroline Fraser with her captivating and magical photo of the greater roadrunner captured in Texas. Though Caroline’s photo is truly amazing, other nominated photos were no worse, and Steven Jessmore’s picture of the northern cardinal was my personal favorite. Anyhow, check it out and enjoy! I’m certain you too will find a favorite or learn some interesting lore about bird species shown here.
Amateur Award Winner: Robin Ulery Species: Sandhill Crane. Location: Johns Lake, Winter Garden, Florida
Story Behind the Shot: For three years I’ve watched a pair of Sandhill Cranes that nest near my house, observing and photographing them from my kayak. On a blustery day this spring, I took my camera and paddled out to check on them. Two colts had finally hatched. The wind, though, made for a challenging photo shoot. There was no solid land to anchor to, and I bounced up and down, sometimes missing the birds completely. So I increased my shutter speed and ISO to compensate. Capturing this scene under those conditions felt like a once-in-a-lifetime moment. Continue reading »
Vietnamese Artist Creates Surreal Illustrations Of Animals and Cute Things in the Forest
According to Lê Sơn Tùng, an artist based in Vietnam: “Some of my pictures I made by myself. I made all of these on my laptop with the Wacom, hope you will find it interesting.” Continue reading »
The Impressive Surreal Body-Painted Illusions of Hikaru Cho
Hikaru Cho is a Tokyo-based body painter who specializes in surreal body art created using a combination of body paint and makeup. Continue reading »
Winners & Merit Awards Of AAP Magazine’s B&W Photography Contest
Here are the 25 talented photographers who won the “AAP Magazine Black and White Photography Contest.
These amazing photographers come from 13 different countries, their work reflects their personal aesthetic and unique approach to black and white photography. It was wonderful to discover so many great works and compelling pictures. Clearly black and white photography continues to hold a prominent place in our hearts and imaginations!
The top 3 winners will be awarded $1,000.
1st Place Winner ($500 Cash Prize) – Donald Graham – Foxy, Los Angeles, California
Featured in my new book, “Donald Graham: One Of A Kind”, published by Hatje Cantz, April 2021. Continue reading »
New Wave Downtown Fashion by Edo Bertoglio
Edo Bertoglio is a Swiss photographer and film director. He received his degree in film directing and editing at the Conservatoire Libre du Cinema Francais in Paris in 1975. He moved to New York City in 1976, where he found work as a photographer for Italian Vogue, and Andy Warhol’s Interview, and other magazines. Continue reading »
