Amazing Rare Photographs of the Montparnasse Train Wreck in 1895
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This extraordinary accident occurred on October 22, 1895 at Montparnasse, then known as Gare de l’Ouest. The drive of the express train from Granville to Paris, hoping to make up time for its 131 passengers, increased the train’s speed and the air brake failed. Continue reading »
Spectacular Winning Images of the 7th Fine Art Photography Awards
Nominee, Conceptual, Amateur. ‘Extinction – No One Left to Follow’ by Justin Peters
The winners of the 7th Fine Art Photography Awards present a surreal assortment of shots from sci-fi styled snaps of subways to spectacularly sublime landscapes. We’ve handpicked our highlights from this year’s massive collection of celebrated images. Continue reading »
“Arbor Vitae”: The Superb Minimalist and Architectural Forms by Bezmiar
Bezmiar is an artist, illustrator and designer. A graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk, Poland. Bezmiar – in Polish means both ‘vastness’ and ‘without measures’. Continue reading »
Artist Creates Architectural Drawings Using Pen and Ink And They Look As If They’re Illuminated With Real Lights
Ukrainian artist and urban sketcher Nikita Busyak has found a way to make his pen and ink sketches glow with life. His realistic drawings mostly revolve around architecture and feature various buildings and cityscapes and are made by using mechanical pen and ink. Continue reading »
“Future Cities”: Distorted Cityscapes by Ruben Frosali
Born in a small town near Florence Italy, but based in Tokyo since 2006, RubenFro (Ruben Frosali) is a visual effect artist and director, specialized in volumetric captures and particle-based dynamic environments. Continue reading »
“The Neon God We Made”: Filipino Photographer Explores Cyber Manila in Neon Noir
According to Lucius Felimus, Manila’s cyberpunk photographer: “My name is Jaime Javier, but I also go by my artist moniker Lucius Felimus.
Being an architect by trade has trained my eye for buildings and urban environments. I started photographing architecture and cityscapes as part of my course requirements back in college. However, it was only in the summer of 2019 that I really took photography seriously. Continue reading »
Cat Backpack That Looks Like a Real Live Cat
If you’ve been here long enough, you know just how much we love cat related content on this site. This time around it’s this incredible cat shaped backpack, and it’s made to look just like a real live cat! If you don’t feel like strapping your own cat to your back and have him hold your belongings in his paws, this cat backpack may be a great alternative! Continue reading »
“In Between Superloons”: The Digital Cryptosurrealism of Bruno Cassa
Bruno Cassa is a Brazilian digital and crypto artist. In his amazing work he uses 3d animation, enhanced by typography in what is commonly referred to today as crypto-art. Continue reading »
Italian Defense Shoes With Spurs for Protection, 1955
In 1955 in Italy, “Defense Shoes”, complete with spurs on toes and heels to kick away sex pests, were designed by a Roman shoemaker to protect young girls from street. Police at the time referred to those harassing young women as “parrots” – because the girls said they repeated the same silly phrase all the time. Continue reading »
“Canción de Metafísica de la Muerte en la Tierra”: Breathtaking Spiritual and Psychodelic Artworks of Luis Toledo
Luis Toledo a.k.a. Laprisamata is an artist based in Madrid (Spain). Thanks to his particular graphic style he has developed projects for companies such as Warner Music, Atlantic Records, EA Games or Y&R. He is currently representing by the award winning agency Dutch Uncle. Continue reading »
“Let There Be Light”: The Dreamy and Surreal Universe of Joseba Elorza
Joseba Elorza (a.k.a. MiraRuido) is a digital artist. As a freelance illustrator and animator, he has worked for publications like Esquire or WSJ and directed videos for brands like National Geographic, Amazon Studios or music bands like Green Day among others. Continue reading »
“Love in Plexiglass”: The Superb Concept and 3D Cyberpunk Artworks of Darius Puia
According to Darius Puia aka BakaArts: “Hello, Darius here. I’m a Digital Artist based in Germany. I design personalized and creativity-focused works for big and small clients. I have a keen eye for surrealistic, modern & colorful, thought-provoking 2d and 3D designs. I love taking on new design challenges and making your ideas come to life. In my free time I enjoy experimenting with Photoshop and taking care of Social Media growth.” Continue reading »
Jack London’s Extraordinary Photos of London’s East End in 1902
Men sleeping in Green Park.
In 1902 the American author Jack London visited his namesake city – at the time when it was still the largest in the world. In a book that became to be known as The People of the Abyss he described the time when he lived in the Whitechapel district sleeping in workhouses, so-called doss-houses and even on the streets. Continue reading »
“Haunted Beauty”: Mysteriously Bizarre Photo and Art Works of Natalie Shau
Natalie Shau is mixed media artist and photographer based in Lithuania (Vilnius). She found interest in fashion and portrait photography as well as digital illustration and photo art. Continue reading »
A Chair With An Integrated Running Wheel Was Invented For Cat Lovers
Those of us who work at home and own a cat probably know how nice it is to have a cat laying by your side. The problem is that cats are very independent, and sometimes just don’t hang around where we hang around. If only there was something that could bring you and your cat together a little bit more frequently… Continue reading »
The Dark, Droll and Devilish World of Illustrator Sakiyama
Sakiyama is a 28-year old illustrator and manga artist based in Tokyo. On her Pixiv page, she explains that she produces art to release stress. Continue reading »
Vikki Dougan: Seductive Sex-Bomb Whose Daring Backless Dresses Inspired the 1950s Women’s Fashion
Actress and model Vikki Dougan earned her nickname “The Back” thanks to the dangerously low-back, curve-hugging dresses she wore in the 1950s and 1960s. Dougan’s alluring back has even inspired a song written by folk music legends The Limelighters whose lyrics passionately request that she “turn her back” on them. Continue reading »
“The Shards of Triptych. Observable Universes”: The Collection of Creative Visualization by Sergey Maslov
Sergey Maslov shared a 3D project and NFT titled ‘The Shards of Triptych. Observable Universes’. The collection is a creative visualization of a real multiverse theory, which describes the probability of the existence of countless different universes with the same laws of gravity and physics, but with slight differences. Continue reading »
“Don’t Trust the Truth”: The Superb Graphic Design Works of Sebastian Onufszak
Sebastian Onufszak is an award-winning illustrator, designer and art director based in Augsburg, Germany. After successfully finishing his studies in communication design, the member of the Art Directors Club worked as Creative Director and Art Director for several design and animation studios from 2001 up until 2009. Continue reading »
Someone Fed Facebook Emojis Into A Neural Net And Made Them in Style of Zdzisław Beksiński
Zdzisław Beksiński (24 February 1929 – 21 February 2005) was a Polish painter, photographer and sculptor specializing in the field of dystopian surrealism. Continue reading »
“These Things Take Time”: The Online Sanctuary of Loïc Sattler
Loïc Sattler aka Lysergid is an über-passionate creative, born and raised in France, graduated in Digital Design and currently working as a Digital Art & Design Director in Geneva. Since 2002 he worked with Brands like Adidas,VW, Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Leica to name a few. Currently working in Berlin. Continue reading »
“Affected Cities”: The Duperb Dark Concept Artworks of Thomas Dubois
From a young age, Thomas Dubois has always loved to draw and create any kind of story. His background in Architecture and his passion for creation led him to produce a wide variety of visuals, award winning projects and scenarios. From his studio in the South of France Thomas creates stories and concept for film, entertainment and design industries. Continue reading »
Graphic Art Between Renaissance And Modernity
The French artist Benedicte Piccolillo, graphic designer and street artist, is the talent hidden behind Voglio Bene. Based in Mauguio, South of France, she creates from “coups de Coeur” that she may have had on old paintings from masters. Initially a photographer, the artist is self-taught in digital graphic creation. Continue reading »
Stunning Real Photo Postcards Captured Street Scenes at Night in the 1960s
Hamilton St., Regina Saskatchewan
Production of postcards blossomed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. As an easy and quick way for individuals to communicate, they became extremely popular. Continue reading »
Polish Scientist’s Incredible Photographs of Microscopic Creatures
Photographer Igor Siwanowicz took these incredible photographs of tiny creatures. Dr Siwanowicz, a neurobiologist at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Janelia Farm Research Campus, Virginia, shows us the wonders of life in kaleidoscopic color. Continue reading »
