Through The Light And Darkness, Off The World And Back With Photographer Gueorgui Pinkhassov
“I really take a lot of photographs” says Gueorgui Pinkhassov. “But I only show the ones that suddenly speak to me; that come alive when I look at them.”
Gueorgui Pinkhassov was born in Moscow in 1952. As a Russian who acquired French citizenship, Pinkhassov has lived in Paris for many years. Pinkhassov became interested in photography at the end of secondary school. He studied at the VGIK Moscow Institute of Cinematography from 1969 to 1971 and then worked in the Mosfilm studios in the cameraman team before becoming a set photographer. Continue reading »
This 3-Year-Old Girl Dresses Up As Famous Women To Support Her Sick Grandmother
To support her grandmother Nonnie, diagnosed with breast cancer, the little Scout Penelope, only 3 years old, enjoys dressing up as famous women with the help of her parents, recreating iconic photographs. From Malala Yousafzai to Carrie Fisher through Adele, Frida Kahlo, Emma Watson or Ellen Degeneres, the little girl and her parents choose strong and inspiring personalities to give courage to her grandmother. Continue reading »
Incredible Hand-Tinted Postcards Capture 1890s Ireland In Vivid Color
These postcards of the sweeping hills, cliffs, and towns of Ireland were created using the Photochrom process, a complex method of imbuing black-and-white photographs with relatively realistic color.
Glenoe Village, County Antrim.
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The closely-guarded process was invented in the 1880s by an employee of a Swiss printing company. It entailed coating a tablet of lithographic limestone with a light-sensitive emulsion, then exposing it to sunlight under a photo negative. Continue reading »
Hand-Sewn Hairstyles That Cascade From Embroidered Hoops By Sheena Liam
Fashion model and embroidery artist Sheena Liam hand sews images of women whose hair seems to gracefully dangle from each of her 2D surfaces, Liam using black thread as a substitute for her subjects’ long locks. The works are all completed and displayed on embroidery hoops, with hair styles extending from the women in french braids, messy buns, and long ponytails. In one particular design, tiny pieces of thread are seen attached to the wall below the hoop, creating the illusion that the embroidered woman above is messily trimming her bangs. Continue reading »
This Cambodian Artist Is Taking Doodling To Another Level
Cambodian artist Visoth Kakvei masterfully brings together symbolism and style, and no sketchbook has enough pages for his creativity.
The 27-year-old graphic designer usually draws his works freehand and the pieces take 3-6 hours to finish, but sometimes Kakvei feels it’s not enough. So, to make his incredibly intricate maze-like illustrations even more stunning, the artist digitally enhances them, making the doodles appear as if they’re popping out from the pages. Continue reading »
A Giant New 5,000-piece CMYK Color Gamut Jigsaw Puzzle By Clemens Habicht
Artist Clemens Habicht scaled-up his deviously complicated 1,000 Color Puzzle jigsaw by a factor of five with the new 5,000 Colors Puzzle. The vibrantly monstrous puzzle is comprised of 5,000 differently colored pieces that form a 6.5 x 2.5 foot CMYK color gamut. For hyper-dedicated puzzlers only. Continue reading »
Father Of Six Takes Magical Pictures Of His Kids As They Grow
Photographer and father of six Alain Laboile’s beautiful photos of his family and kids cannot help but conjure up fond memories of your own childhood. His eye for beautiful and vital compositions, along with his choice to shoot in black and white, give his photographs a timeless feel and make them seem as though they could have been a part of anyone’s childhood – as if they’re childhood or family universals. Continue reading »
Disney’s Bastards – The Provocative Paintings By Gilen Bousquet
Gilen Bousquet Presents Disney’s Bastards is a series by this extremely talented artist from France, in which he freely expresses a new take on all the Disney Characters we know and love. Using mostly acrylic paint for his works, he portrays his Disney characters in a completely debauched manner. You’ll be able to witness a drunk Pinocchio as well as a completely hungover Bambi and his friends or even a crack addicted Mowgli… Not really the exact way we remember our favorite Disney Characters but I must admit I absolutely love this new take on the series by Gilen. Continue reading »
Massive Unused Chicken Cages Torn Down In Eastern China
Looking from above, one can never tell that these colorful rows in Jinan, capital of east China’s Shandong Province, featuring flower and fish patterns as well as Chinese characters are actually thousands of deserted battery cages. Continue reading »
“Little Mermaid” Smeared In Red In Protest Against Whaling In Copenhagen
The vandalism of Copenhagen’s world famous statue of the Little Mermaid made a splash on Tuesday, as the sea-side sculpture was drenched in blood-red paint. Continue reading »
These Quirky Kid’s Stools Were Inspired By Farmyard Animals
Japanese designer Takeshi Sawada, has designed a collection of quirky farm animal inspired stools for design brand EO – Elements Optimal. The collection is made up of three stools, Bambi, Sheep and Cow, with the design of the back of the stools and the faux fur seat easily telling you which animal it takes after. Each of designs are have a seat height of 33cm (just over 1 foot) and have a solid European Oak or an American Walnut base and back. Continue reading »
Awesome Behind The Scenes Photos From The Making Of “Halloween”
Halloween is a 1978 American independent slasher film set in the fictional suburban midwestern town of Haddonfield, Illinois, on Halloween. The original draft of the screenplay was titled The Babysitter Murders and The Night He Came Home. Continue reading »
Summer Super Villa By Lassa Architects In Greek
The 150-square-metre Villa Ypsilon was designed by London- and Brussels-based firm LASSA, which is headed up by architects Theo Sarantoglou Lalis and Dora Sweijd. The domed form of the summer house responds to the client’s desires for a vantage point from which to survey the agricultural land, as well as the nearby mountains and coastline. Continue reading »
An Artist Paints Tiny Masterpieces Inside Her Empty Altoids Tins
Two years ago, Heidi Annalise quit her government job in Washington DC and returned to her home state of Colorado to paint– out of handheld mint cans. She spends most of her days “frolicking in meadows” and painting the wilderness and has since managed to rack up an Instagram following of more than 50K with her adorable Altoids painting kits, living quite happily off her miniature craft. She’s basically a character straight out of Wes Anderson’s mind. Continue reading »
Tatted Up In Victorian Times: Fascinating Photos Show The Work Of One Of Britian’s First Tattoo Artists Sutherland Macdonald
Victorian pictures always show stern-looking faces with people covering their bodies from head to toe in long clothes. But vintage images have revealed how some people living in 19th century Britain had a love of huge tattoos covering their entire chests and arms. And all of the pictures from the Victorian era show the inkings carried out by one of the first ever tattoo artists – Sutherland Macdonald. Continue reading »
Artist Jeff Koons Installs A Giant Inflatable Ballerina In The Heart Of New York
The famous artist Jeff Koons has installed a giant inflatable ballerina in the heart of New York! This monumental 14-meter-high artwork, simply entitled Seated Ballerina, took its place in the center of the Rockefeller Center. A massive project designed to support the International Center for Missing and Exploited Children, in partnership with Tishman Speyer and the Art Production Fund. This installation is visible until June 2, 2017. Continue reading »
Artist Sculpts Waves On Driftwood
In love with the sea, the artist Johny Surf Art sculpts waves of gypsum on driftwood, capturing the energy and poetry of these liquid monsters. A beautiful work to follow on Instagram. Continue reading »
Disney Princesses Gracefully Reimagined As Poetic, Staid Digital Illustrations
It’s always refreshing to see Disney artworks reimagined in the signature style of different artists around the world. France-based freelance illustrator Melanie Delon showcases the iconic characters in her very own sedate style.
Snow White
Delon not only designs book covers, but also creates concept art for the video games industry and publishes tutorials to help other creatives in the field. Though drawing has always been a part of her life, Delon admits that becoming a full-fledged illustrator was not always the most obvious, and that “it happened quite by mistake.” Continue reading »
How Is It Even Possible To Make Such Things Out Of Sand?!
Artist Toshihiko Hosaka creates some of the most elaborate sand sculptures in all Japan. His work is so detailed and refined, most sculptures look like they’ve been carved from stone. Continue reading »
The One Backpack – First Customizable Backpack With Replaceable Shell
The ONE Brand announces the backpack with the innovative product design and functionality. The main item, that differs The ONE backpack from others – is that it consists of two parts: the leather backpack & customizable outer Shell. Creators intend to provide people an opportunity to express themselves in their own special and creative way according to everyday changing style, mood and preferences. Continue reading »
Brazilian Expats Launch Project That Is Going To Change The Face Of Tourism In Berlin
In addition to observing the German city from a totally different and unique point of view, people soon will be able to show the world their hometowns through this new look.
Nicole Plauto and Ligia Fascioni have joined their talents and expertise to found wesen.berlin, a company that will offer a very different way of bringing home a souvenir from the German capital. The project brings together storytelling, illustration, photography, culture, social media, tourism and history, as well as appreciation and respect for diversity. Continue reading »
Obvious Signs Humanity Is Regressing
Sometimes you come across a sign that states something so obvious, you wonder why the heck somebody decided to put it up in the first place. But then you wonder if maybe, just maybe, somebody did something so stupid once that someone else put a sign up to dissuade other people from doing something equally ridiculous.
Check out the list below for some perfect examples. Continue reading »
Extreme X-Rays: Photographer Nick Veasey Takes You Inside The Insects
Nick Veasey is a British photographer working primarily with images created from X-ray imaging. Some of his works are partial photomanipulations with Photoshop.[1] He therefore works with digital artists to realise his creations. Continue reading »
Russian Nerd Party Goes Wild In Photographs By Tanya Zommer
This is how a Russian geek party looks like. Interesting part is they even managed to get chicks for the party. Continue reading »
Granny’s Old China Just Got Really Cool!
Dirty Lola is a shop created by Miss Scarlett, a full-time professional illustrator, who has spent time working for some of the biggest fashion houses in the world, including Dior, Christian Lacroix and John Galliano. Primarily specialising in vintage ornate dishware, sourced by Miss Scarlett herself and updated with her hand-painted pop icons. Running between $29.99 to $75 bucks, these would make the perfect table accessories to any Mad Hatter’s tea party. Continue reading »
