SFX Artist’s Gruesome NSFW Makeup That’s Distressing Yet Satisfying, All At Once
Special effects makeup artist David Harris creates the most hyperrealistic gory looks, and he’s bloody good at his job—think objects “forcefully” stuck into skin and raw bodily mutilations caused by the most imaginative freak accidents. Continue reading »
Trade Your Boring Teddy Bear For This Adorable Alien Xenomorph
Why stay stuck with a boring teddy bear when you can have an Alien Xenomorph plush? An amusing and offbeat toy created by designer Catherine Abanina, who transforms the cult monster from the Alien saga into an adorable handmade plush. Continue reading »
Artist Spends 35 Years Decorating Her House With Rocks And A Glue Gun
One of the first things most of us will do after buying a house is paint. We want to have our own colors on the walls to match our furniture and to make it feel more like our own and less like we’re living in somebody else’s old house. It’s only natural. Continue reading »
Korean Barista Creates Impressive Art On Your Coffee Foam
The very popular Korean barista Lee Kang Bin is a specialist of coffee art, creating real pieces of art on your coffee foam! In addition to his personal creations, delicate and detailed, he also enjoys paying tribute to pop culture or art history, from Bambi to Vincent van Gogh through Alice in Wonderland or Pikachu. Continue reading »
Graphic Designer Andrea Antoni Finds Pantone Colors In The Natural Landscapes
Pantone swatches become more than (arguably) the world’s best color-matching system in the surreal photos of Italian artist and graphic designer Andrea Antoni. On his Instagram, Antoni shares images of breathtaking Italian vistas, serendipitously matched to a curated selection of Pantone swatches inserted into the frame. Continue reading »
Artist Paints While Under The Influence Of 20 Different Drugs
Step inside the mind of Brian Pollett, a graphic designer who created a gallery of psychedelic paintings that will dazzle your imagination. This artist created 20 different illustrations that are all radically different from each other but still carry his signature flare and form. Let these colorful portraits hypnotize you as you witness this artist create a truly original creative vision. It is incredible to see how vastly diverse each design and color pattern is.
Prepare to open your mind to a whole world of art unlike anything you have seen before. It will take your breath away! Continue reading »
This Small Village In Indonesia Is Literally Made Out Of Rainbows
@arieprakhman
Kampung Pelangi, which literally translates to Rainbow Village, has to be one of the most colourful villages in the world, let alone in Indonesia. The village, which is home to 232 houses, is splashed in a series of bright colours and decorated with murals. Kampung Pelangi was recently given a government-funded makeover in a bid to make it more tourist-friendly — and it looks like it’s working. Continue reading »
Hollywood Celebrities Are Attracted By Simple Proletarian Words Of Russian Newspaper And Unimaginable Thought That Their Interviews With The Portrait Will Be Published In The Heart Of The Southern Urals
Coolest Russian newspaper Kopeisk Worker is from the provincial town of Kopeisk, Chelyabinsk region, the Urals. Chelyabinsk region has become famous worldwide due to meteorite (February 2013). Continue reading »
Maru The Cat Tries On Different Wigs By Accident After His Owner Builds A Box Trap
This is Maru – the 9-year-old Scottish fold that is adored by thousands of people. Maru now has in upwards of 500k subscribers on Youtube and thousands of people watch his videos. In fact, he’s also a Guinness World Record holder for the most watched animal on Youtube. Why makes Maru so special? Continue reading »
Surreal And Fine Art Portrait Photography By Konrad Bąk
Konrad Bąk is a talented self-taught photographer, illustrator and filmmaker currently based in Wroclaw, Poland. Konrad focuses on portraiture, he shoots a lot of beauty, fashion and equine photography. Continue reading »
The Real Objects Of Nature Preserved In Acrylic Cubes
3.8 billion years ago life began on earth. And over millions of years multicellular life evolved into land plants and forests. The colors and shapes of flowers, fruits and seeds all have unique purposes and are as beautiful as they are functional. Intent on showcasing the wonder and beauty of mother nature, Koichi Yoshimura developed a way to exquisitely preserve plants in acrylic cubes. He called them “Sola Cubes.”
Each Sola Cube is handmade by Japanese craftsmen and contain a real plant. Continue reading »
Artist Brynn Metheny Re-Imagined Sharks As… Cats!
Artist Brynn Metheny had a little fun when she mashed up two of the greatest hunters in the world: sharks of the sea and house cats of the land. The results surely are interesting… and dare we say that some of them are kind of cute? Continue reading »
Artist Creates Beautiful Mashups Between Her Eyes And Animals
According to an artist Flora Borsi: “The photoshoot was done in 1 hour, I just made pictures of myself with the matching hairstyle and makeup, and then matched with the photos of each animal. The manipulation took me up to 20 hours for each. “Animeyed” previously appeared on many social media platforms, but now it’s an extended version with additional images.” Continue reading »
NASA Just Released Some Absolutely Spectacular New Photos Of Jupiter
NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Gabriel Fiset
The stunning, enhanced-color image above, featured in a news release by NASA, is based on a photo of Jupiter’s south pole captured by the Juno spacecraft on December 11th, 2016. Juno’s citizen science camera has been snapping glorious images of the gas giant ever since it arrived in orbit around Jupiter last July. The images are then released to the public, which has been turning them into even more magnificent works of space art. Continue reading »
Photographer Andrei Mihai Captures The Little Ballerina Levitating On The Streets Of Bucharest
Andrei Mihai (previously featured) is a talented self-taught photographer currently based in Bucharest, Romania. Andrei focuses on portraiture, street, wedding and ballet photography. He started takin photos in 2012. For his latest series Mihai captured amazing photos of Anca Berteanu in different urban areas. Continue reading »
Australian Photographer Put A Giant Mirror In A Salt Flat
Since 2003, Australian photographer Murray Fredericks has made at least twenty journeys to the center of Lake Eyre, a desert lake with an extremely high concentration of salt. Fredericks drags all of his equipment out into the barren landscape, capturing the dramatic sky reflected in both the inch-deep water and his rectangular mirror. The images are breathtaking color-based works, my favorites featuring a double horizon locked within the mirror and the water below. Continue reading »
Bear Smells Brownies — And Does Whatever It Takes To Get Some
A Connecticut woman was in her kitchen baking brownies when she heard a thump against her screen door — and turned around to find a very unexpected visitor trying to get in. A young bear was standing on her porch, peering through the glass, hoping to be invited inside. The bear probably smelled the brownies being prepared and decided to see if the woman might be willing to share some with him. Continue reading »
Extraordinary Black And White Portraits Of Celebrities Taken By Irving Penn
Isabella Rossellini
Best known for his fashion photography, Penn’s repertoire also includes portraits of creative greats; ethnographic photographs from around the world; Modernist still lifes of food, bones, bottles, metal, and found objects; and photographic travel essays. Continue reading »
Photographer Elsa Bleda Captures Istanbul In Neon Colors, Foggy And Cinematic Nightscapes
Elsa Bleda is a multi-talented 28-year-old artist, photographer, art director and actress who was born in France and currently lives and works in Johannesburg, South Africa. As a stranger in the night, she explores the cities she calls home, shedding a light on the abandoned nightscapes she encounters. Bleda has a unique aesthetic that is both cinematic and dystopian. Continue reading »
The Hand-Painted Scenes of The Original Star Wars Trilogy That Made Us Believe It Was Real
Ralph McQuarrie
Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) used matte paintings to create the Rebel hangar in Return of The Jedi. Models also played apart. But it’s the artwork that stands out. Nowadays, photorealistic CGI is the default technology for special effects, but in the 70s and 80s, background sets in movies were hand-painted.
These matte paintings were created by Chris Evans, Mike Pangrazio, Frank Ordaz, Harrison Ellenshaw, and Ralph McQuarrie. Continue reading »
Six Large Wood Giants Are Now Hiding Out In A Forest Near Copenhagen
Artist Thomas Dambo has brought to life a new project: “The 6 Forgotten Giants.” The project consists of six large hidden sculptures, made from various types of recycled wood, with the help of local volunteers in Copenhagen. The recycled wood used for the breathtaking giants varies from scrap wood, to cut offs from old trees, to buildings that have been torn down. Continue reading »
These Quirky Mini Bikes Are Actually Stands For Larger Bikes
Japanese designer Yuma Kano has created a fun and quirky bike stand for Nemoto Shipyard, that stands out and is shaped like a mini bicycle. Named On Bicycle Stand, it was designed as a way to solve the problem of bikes being randomly placed on streets, sidewalks and in parking lots. Not only are they stands, but they are a simple visual sign that bikes can be stored in that area and when not in use, they become a tiny art installation. Continue reading »
The Mudmen Of The Western Highlands – The Terrifying Tribe From A Remote Part Of Papua New Guinea
Jeremy Hunter/Exclusivepix Media
Papua New Guinea is a land of Wig-Schools, Wig-Teachers and WigMen, impenetrable rain-forests, sweet potatoes and pigs. A land of the Cus-Cus, the Cassowary and thirty-eight species of Birds of Paradise. A land without sheep, goats, cows or milk. Continue reading »
The Most Ridiculous Products People Have Made From IKEA Bags
IKEA is a staple of pop culture. Absolutely everyone has visited the flat-pack mega-retailer at some point, whether it’s to kit out their new home, buy a few plates or just sample the store’s Swedish meatballs.
Tailor-made mask by @zhijunwang
No IKEA product is more iconic than the 99-cent FRAKTA bag, an extra-large, extra-sturdy Polypropylene tote that thousands of the store’s customers use to stash their purchases.
Here’s some of the best (and most ridiculous) IKEA-meets-fashion mashups out there, courtesy of these innovative young creatives. Continue reading »
Horrifyingly Detailed NSFW Images Of Surgical Procedures From The Early 1800s
Jean-Baptiste Marc Bourgery began what would equate to his life’s work, Traité complet de l’anatomie de l’homme comprenant la médecine operatoire or The Complete Treatise or the Anatomy of Man Including Operative Medicine in 1830. A series of eight books in total, Bourgery would complete the final publication just before he died in 1849. The massive 2108-page work would finally be published in its entirety in 1853. Continue reading »
