Stunning See-through Church Is Made From Stacked Weathered Steel
Belgian architects Pieterjan Gijs and Arnout Van Vaerenbergh of the Gijs Van Vaerenbergh studio designed the thought-provoking project, called ’Reading Between the Lines,’ for Art Museum Z33’s Z-OUT ‘art in the public space’ program. The 10-meter-tall church was built from 100 layers of stacked weathered steel and 2,000 columns of metal. Continue reading »
Chinese Welder Spends A Year Building Life-size Transformers Model For His Lucky Son
In parts of China, building giant “life-size” Transformer models out of scrap metal is a popular hobby. The latest Transformers creation comes from shipyard welder Wang Liansheng, who spent a year constructing the giant Bumblebee model as a gift for his young son. Father of the Year, right? Continue reading »
Timothy Hyunsoo Lee Creates Singular Folding Painted Paper Sculptures
Timothy Hyunsoo Lee is an korean-american artist based in Brooklyn. Inspired by themes of psychological disorders, spirituality and religion, his troubling sculptures mix several artistic techniques like realistic paintings, folding-paper and cut. Continue reading »
Artist Andrew Myers Creates Amazing Portraits Built From Screws
Artist Andrew Myers explores the sense of touch through his portraits made of thousands of assembled screws. To make a face appear, he paints the screws like a canvas. Continue reading »
Past Present Project: Photographer Placed Grandparents Photographs In Today Places
Christian Carollo, through his ‘Past Present Project’, recounts his grandparent’s life with their photographs. He places old pictures in their original location but at our time. An original way to show the evolution of these places, sometimes negligible, and paying a real tribute. Continue reading »
Amazing Treehotels in Sweden
Treehotel is a Swedish hotel that proposed an insolite experience near the Lule River: in rooms suspended in tree. Continue reading »
August 26 in History
Pope John Paul I smiles and waves with both hands to crowd filling St. Peter’s Square August 26, 1978 when the former patriarch of Venice appeared on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, short time after the white smoke coming out of the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, indicating that the conclavists had elected a successor for Pope Paul VI. He is flanked by Msgr. Virgilio Noe’, master of the pontifical office, right, and Msgr. Orazio Cocchetti, left, also of the pontifical ceremonies office. (Photo by AP Photo)
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Sensitive Ballerina Watercolour Portraits By Liu Yi
Liu Yi, Chinese painter, was born in Shanghai in 1958. He was a Fine Arts graduate from the Hua Dong University for Education. Continue reading »
Chris Kapono Creates Unique Pieces Of Art Being Inspired By The Nature
According to Chris Kapono: “My name is Chris Kapono and I am a self-taught artist living in Missouri. I have been drawing and painting ever since I can remember and art has been a big part of my life. My love of animals and nature is reflected in my art and sometimes interesting things I find on walks in the woods will find their way into some of my pieces!” Continue reading »
Beautiful Watercolor Paintings By Thierry Duval
Thierry Duval was born in Paris, France in 1968. His watercolors are characterized by a strong light and precision in drawing, being almost or hiperrealist in the results mainly in his Paris watercolors. By using glazing technique he works in several steps up to get the final, very realistic result. As was said, light is strong in almost all his artworks. Continue reading »
Rafael Araujo’s Magic Drawings Solely Created With Pen And Pencil
Only with a pencil, ruler and protractor, without the help of a computer, Venezuelan artist Rafael Araujo creates complex fields of three dimensional space where butterflies come to life and shells rise from mathematical spirals. Continue reading »
Hypnotizing Portraits Of Siamese Fighting Fish By Visarute Angkatavanich
Even though these photographs look like pieces from a surreal art series, they are real photo portraits of the marvelous Siamese fighting fish, taken by passionate Bangkok-based photographer and fish enthusiast Visarute Angkatavanich. Continue reading »
British Columbia-based Metal Sculptor Creates Epic Stainless Steel Sculptures
Chilliwack, British Columbia-based Kevin Stone specializes in creating gargantuan, one-of-a-kind stainless steel sculptures. Continue reading »
Fantastic-looking Custom Made Steampunk Bullet Shell Chess
According to an author: “First, note the quarter placed in the images for a size reference. The board for this set was made from jointed pieces of Red Oak.” Continue reading »
This Photographer Turns Vintage Photos Into Surreal Works Of Art
Australian photographer and artist Jane Long brings old photos to life in beautifully wild and imaginative ways. Continue reading »
This Deformed Dog Is Still In Good Spirits Despite Suffering Horrific Abuse
Meet Khalessi, a young pit bull in Florida who’s endured nightmarish abuse but lived to wag her tail. Continue reading »
An Artist Made Stunning Illustrations About Modern Society
Artist Steve Cutts is an illustrator and animator based in London. Continue reading »
An Artist Made A Colorful Floor Installations Inspired By The Optical Illusions
Glasgow-based artist Jim Lambie can transform any space into a visual delight with his geometric tape designs. Using everyday vinyl tape, he creates angles and lines of contrasting colors that suggest movement and optical illusions. Continue reading »
Obama, Merkel, And Putin As Leading Actors In Famous Movies
According to artist Luigi Tarini: “My name is Gigi and I am an Italian based in Krakow. When I don’t work full-time at a corporation, I kill time messing around with pictures in Photoshop. In this blog, you will see Barack Obama and Angela Merkel starring in famous movies, with Vladimir Putin occasionally joining them.” Continue reading »
Facebook Group Photoshops Plus-Sized Women To ‘Inspire’ Them To Lose Weight
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Photoshop has become synonymous with “beautifying” photos that would otherwise have imperfections. In some cases, this is OK, and magazines and online media do this with a subject’s consent. Recently, however, a group going by the name of “Project Harpoon” (Facebook page presently shut down) has drawn criticism for photoshopping plus-sized models to appear thinner. An offshoot of ThInnerBeauty, a website and subreddit, the group aims to “inspire” its targets to lose weight. Continue reading »
Meet Ladybeard, A Cross-Dressing Wrestler And Death Metal Singer From Australia
This hairy, smiling, cross-dressed man is the latest sensation in Japan, but his fame is growing beyond the borders of the Asian country! He’s Australian and his real name is Richard Magarey, but you can call him Ladybeard. Continue reading »
These Animal Rings Come Alive When 3 Pieces Are Put Together
These beautiful rings will drive your fingers wild! Made by Bangkok artist “m e r r y m e,” these enamel three-piece accessories can fit together to form an animal doing something cute, or can be worn separately. For example, when worn on three fingers, one set of rings appear to be a squirrel after an acorn. Continue reading »
This Paper Grocery Bag Doubles As A Backpack
Dennis Rasch and Cornelius Voss have designed PaperJohn, a new version of the traditional paper bag. Continue reading »
This Restaurant Is Designed To Look Like A Teddy Bear Factory
Thai design firm party / space / design, have created Villa De Bear, a restaurant in Bangkok, where the design is based around the idea of a European teddy bear factory. Continue reading »
Michail Georgiou Designs A Small Chapel In Cyprus With A Welcoming Form
Architect Michail Georgiou has designed the Apostle Peter and St. Helen the Martyr Chapel, in Pafos, Cyprus. Continue reading »
