Artist Joshua Smith Creates Detailed And Miniaturized Buildings
Immensely detailed, phenomenally imagined and compellingly designed sculptures of urban buildings by artist Joshua Smith. Most of the pieces are inspired by the famed Kowloon City and feature posters, trash, leaves and everything else down to the last detail. Continue reading »
City Signs In Russia’s Yekaterinburg Turn Into ‘Captchas’ By The Street Artists
Future, as described by cyberpunk classics, keeps taking a more tangible form. Robots have already become an integral part of industrial process and of contemporary existence, and their numbers grow by the year. Continue reading »
This Set Of Pictures Were Provided By The Dupont Circle Hotel In Washington DC And Dramatically Brought To Life After Colourisation
This set of pictures were provided by the Dupont Circle Hotel in Washington DC and dramatically brought to life after colourisation by British colourisation expert Tom Marshall.
After a thrilling chase through the busiest streets of Washington, a couple of bootleggers and their car come to grief at the hands of the Capitol police, 21st January 1922:
Tom Marshall/Mediadrumworld
“I was asked to colourise these images of the Prohibition, perfectly capturing both the fashion and atmosphere of this fascinating chapter in American history”, said Tom. “In January 1919 the American Congress passed the Eighth Amendment, outlawing alcohol and ushering in the infamous Prohibition era. Throughout the 1920s the state tried but failed to enforce the ban of alcohol throughout the States. Those who opposed the law found ever-creative ways to enjoy a drink”, Tom explained. Bootlegging was rampant, as were stores and clubs who secretly served liquor”. Continue reading »
Vibrant Photos Capture Spirit Of 1980s New York City
Born and raised in Brooklyn, Jamel Shabazz first took up photography at the age of 15, and went on to create a peerlessly vibrant record of the city in the 1980s.
c. 1980. A boy does a backflip on a mattress in a lot in Brooklyn.
Jamel Shabazz/Getty Images
Drawing inspiration from the works of socially concerned photographers such as Gordon Parks and Leonard Freed, Shabazz roamed the streets and subways of New York, making both candid and effortlessly posed images of the city’s diverse denizens, especially black and Hispanic communities. Continue reading »
Extraordinary Vintage Celebrity Portraits Taken By Francesco Scavullo
Sophia Loren, Elizabeth Taylor, Grace Kelly, Liza Minnelli, Cher, Michelle Pfeiffer, Catherine Deneuve, and more… Some say that there was not a single star in the latter half of the 20th century who wasn’t photographed by Francesco Scavullo. For more than six decades, the legendary fashion and celebrity photographer reigned as one of America’s greatest image-makers. Continue reading »
Bad Girl Mugshots From Between The 1940s And 1960s
From murderers, thieves and hookers, these are the faces of the many who were captured on camera at the lowest points of their lives. And while many people would say mugshots of the past hold a certain curiosity, one man confesses what started as an initial fascination turned into an obsession. Mark Michaelson has collected more than 10,000 photographs of men and women of all races and ages, taken after their run-ins with the law. Continue reading »
Anonymouse Are Opening Tiny Shops For Mice In Sweden
Anonymouse was fed up with the lack of shops for rodents, so they decided to open a couple of them at once. The 70×30 cm (about 25×12 inch) stores are located in Malmö, Sweden and they have wide menus that mice can choose their meals from. One of them is selling nuts and the other offers cheese. Besides the well-crafted interiors, there are posters about upcoming mice concerts and other events. The amount of detail that went into creating this street art installation is huge! The identities of Anonymouse are still unknown, but you can check their Instagram account for more information. Continue reading »
Minimalist Christmas Cards Cleverly Use Type To Create Colorful Festive Images
A couple of years ago, Milan-based graphic designer Luca Milani created a Christmas Edition of his graphic project ‘FONTLOVE’, where he uses type to create minimalist festive images. In addition to posters, Milani has also used these graphics on greeting cards—on the back of the cards, you would find the name of the typeface and all the characters that have been used. For instance, one of the pieces from the collection shows falling snowflakes against a dark blue sky, where the snowflakes are represented by asterisks. Continue reading »
Of Course, You Need This 3D Periodic Table Lamp
The periodic table is a work of art in itself, but putting a generic poster of the elements on your wall is a little uninspired. If you’re looking for a particularly attractive way to display the elements, this Instructables creation is far more appealing. Continue reading »
Zombie Boy Launches “Platform 15” At Thorpe Park’s New Halloween Attraction In London
Zombie Boy, who holds a Guinness World Record for most bones inked on a human body, gave Londoners a fright this morning as he was spotted at commuter hotspots across the capital to promote Thorpe Park’s new Halloween attraction in London. Continue reading »
Sculpture Of Istanbul’s Social Media Phenomenon Cat Tombili To Be Inaugurated
A sculpture was created in memory of Tombili, the phenomenon cat of Istanbul’s Kadıköy that passed away on August 10. Upon a petition on change.org demanding a sculpture for the famous cat, sculptor Seval Şahin built the commemorative sculpture. The sculpture will be inaugurated on October 4 World Animal Day in the exact same location where Tombili posed for the famous picture. Continue reading »
“I Saw A Lady Weighing Her Boob” – Strangest Things Seen Through Home Windows
“My neighbour is completely obsessed with Justin Bieber. It’s actually a little bit odd. Apart from the posters all over the wall, I’ve even seen her sitting on her sofa with a life-size cut-out of him. Gives me the creeps!” Continue reading »
An Artist Combines Famous Brands Logotypes With Classical Painting
National Aeronautics and Space Administration + The Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh
According to Eisen Bernardo (previously): “I mixed popular logos with classical paintings. Each of the juxtapositions has images depicting the same object but done in different styles. They are parallel images but not communicating the same message. An examination of art and capitalism; of expression and function; of personal and corporate. Logo+Art is an offshoot of my Mag+Art Project.” Continue reading »
Street Art Puts Leonardo DiCaprio And Hillary Clinton In Money-Laundering Machine
Sabo via The Hollywood Reporter
Provocative Los Angeles-based street artist Sabo has set his sights on Leonardo DiCaprio and Hillary Clinton, satirizing their respective charitable foundations and turning them into money-laundering enterprises in a series of new posters that have been put up in Los Angeles. Continue reading »
Turbo-Reactive Diesel-Punk: Flying Retro Cars By Alejandro Burdisio
Have you ever been in total awe of somebody’s artistic skills, Somebody who has more talent in one finger than you do in your entire body? We’re getting that feeling right now, after checking out the work of Alejandro Burdisio. He’s a multi-talented illustrator, cartoonist, and painter. That’s not enough to get you noticed by autoevolution. However, his creations in the so-called “Universe Scrap” are just amazing. Continue reading »
Foxy Faces: Photographer Proves That Every Fox Has Different Personality
Roeselien Raimond is a Dutch photographer, living in one of the most densely populated areas of the Netherlands, where finding nature is somewhat of a challenge. Roeselien’s view on the animal world is widely appreciated, given the many national and international publications and the great interest in her work as fine art wall decoration for both companies and private persons. Many of her photos are available as Fine Art Prints in her shop.
Hyper Fox
Image and caption © by Roeselien Raimond
Small enthusiastic madcap with grand ambitions to succeed her mother as alpha fox; the sooner the better. She bended the fox rules by becoming teenage mom. She dominates the biggest and strongest men with her own secret weapon: terrible hysterical squeaking that makes the biggest fox shrimp. And all this is totally compensated by her wonderful sweet character and a gorgeous smile, she inherited from her grandmother. Continue reading »
Attractive Giant Stencil Portraits By The Portuguese Street Artist Daniel Eime
Daniel Eime is Portuguese artist whose stencil artworks always try to escape the general technique with static painting and spray texture. Black and white faces are the central bases that he uses until today, always with paint brush. With the street as their best space to paint, he already integrated work into various initiatives such as spaces decorations, promotional events, solo and group exhibitions, urban interventions, street art festivals and publications in magazines and books. Continue reading »
Artist’s Series Depicts ‘Game Of Thrones’ Characters Drawn As Pin-Up
For all its rampant sexuality, Game of Thrones is missing one thing: even more sexuality.
Fortunately, Russian artist Andrew Tarusov (previously) has illustrated a series of eye-popping posters depicting female characters from the show as early-20th-century-style pin-up girls. The stylized drawings depict Daenerys Targaryen, Cersei Lannister, Brienne of Tarth and many more of the Game of Thrones ladies as scantily clad, seductively posed, physically idealized pin-ups. Continue reading »
Epic Video Game Room Decoration Ideas From PIXERS
How many times have you heard your parents say not to waste time on playing computer games? Exactly, so many times that you are smiling at the very thought, while reading this sentence. When our parents were kids, it was difficult to believe that games would become a huge branch of the entertainment industry and the driving force for new technologies, that artists will be working on their development, and playing them will become a job that not only brings in a sizable income, but also great popularity. Continue reading »
This Harry Potter Themed Wedding Is Most Magical Thing Ever
Photo © by Kelly Clarke / SWNS
Rumor has it that there are more Harry Potter fans on earth than there are stars in our solar system. But few of them can claim to be bigger fans of the world famous heptalogy than newlyweds Cassie and Lewis Byrom. Continue reading »
Surreal Black And White Analog Photo-Montages By Thomas Barbèy
Thomas Barbèy grew up in Geneva, Switzerland, across the street from the “Caran D’ache” factory, the largest manufacturer of art supplies. He started drawing seriously at the age of 13, using black “encre de Chine” and gouaches for color. His influences were Philippe Druillet, Roger Dean and H.R. Giger. Continue reading »
Winnie The Pooh Face Masks Are Giving Everyone Nightmares
Deep in the 100 acre wood, where Christopher Robin plays… You’ll find a face-melted orange monster that will haunt your nightmares. These photos show people donning ‘relaxation masks’ which come in sweet cartoon packaging but are FAR from cute when people actually put them on. Continue reading »
Classic Disney Characters Reimagined In The Beautifully Eerie Style Of Tim Burton
Artist and animator Andrew Tarusov recently posed a simple question: “What if Tim Burton directed all Disney classic movies?” Continue reading »
Then and Now: 31 Amazing Pictures Show The Change Of Madrid Over Time
Here is an amazing collection of pictures that shows then and now of Madrid, created by Ramon Oria. Continue reading »
Tokyo-Based Artist Miki Takahashi Launches New Double-Exposure Pics
Three years have past since Miki Takahashi published her popular multiple exposure series “Look,” “Inside” and “In Urban Sense”. Recently launching new photos — her first series “Utakata” displays various greeneries and rain drops overlaying and intertwining with a female face (which looks to be the face of the artist). The second series “Redolent of Flowers” is not double-exposure related, but absolutely gorgeous portraiture and still life done in a photographic poster style. Continue reading »
