Chinese Propaganda Posters From The Cultural Revolution Ages, 1960s-1970s
“Speed Up Agriculture Using Modern Machinery.” 1971.
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In 1966 Mao Zedong, the Communist leader of China, started a political campaign that became known as the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976). Mao called on China’s youth to help him purge capitalist influences and bourgeois thinking in government, teaching, the media and arts, and to reinvigorate the revolutionary spirit. Continue reading »
This Instagram Account Collects The Ugliest Designs Ever Found And Its Followers Are Being Surprised Daily
Prepare to feast your eyes on the crème de la crème of ugly designs that are so cringy that they’re good. Well, almost. The Ugly Design Instagram page has over 500K+ followers who wait for the newest posts, curated by Swiss founders Jonas Nyffenegger and Sébastien Mathys. Continue reading »
Woman Warriors: Artist Drew These Women Of Different Body Types As Powerful Warriors
According to an illustrator Yael Nathan: “I wanted to depict strong women warriors who do not necessarily look like the typical warrior. With different sizes, ages, and body types, each one feels like she has a rich backstory and history. You can find all my warrior women in a high-res, free-to-download PDF in the link below.” Continue reading »
Russian Soul In A Nutshell: Honest Photography By Dmitry Markov
Some photos by Dmitry Markov that evoke both joy and sadness. Most of them are just random moments of life caught by Dmirtry’s iPhone 7. Since 2007 to 2012 Dmitry was working in a public organization “Rostok” supporting orphan children and now his photography is also aimed to draw attention to the hardships of boarding school graduates. Continue reading »
The Paul Milinski Retro Futuristic Dreamscapes Are Serenity Manifest
Everyone has a “place” or at least an idea of a place where they mentally seek refuge. Perhaps in those quiet moments of daytime fantasy, perhaps simply in the act of disassociation. Until further notice, here’s where you’ll find me whenever I’m at less than 90% of focus – unwinding within the serene dreamscapes designed by one Paul Milinski. Continue reading »
“If One Can Anyone Can All You Gotta Do Is Try”: Powerful Art Works Of Faith Ringgold, A Painter, Author And Civil Rights Activist
Faith Ringgold was born Faith Willi Jones in 1930 in the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan. Her mother, a fashion designer and seamstress, encouraged Faith’s creative pursuits from a young age. Ringgold earned a bachelor’s degree from City College of the City University of New York in 1955. She then taught art in New York City public schools and worked on a master’s degree at City College, which she completed in 1959. Continue reading »
“Everyday Train Life:” Daily Life Of Japan In Black And White Photographs By Pak Han
Pak Han is an award-winning photographer, capturing the sublime and intrigue in the ordinary everyday life. He is most interested in photographing people, going about their daily rituals in urban surroundings. It is Han’s desire to tell stories through his photos and share his eye with the audience. Han had collaborated with numerous theatremakers and choreographers for over a decade, but he is now focusing most of his creative energy on street & documentary photography. Continue reading »
“Garden Of Light”: Twilights And Nocturne Painting Of Keita Morimoto
Toronto artist Keita Morimoto notes that New Yorkers all love New York but Torontonians always complain about their city: He is the rare painter to romanticize this place. Continue reading »
Japanese Artist Amazing JIRO Creates Mesmerizing SFX Illusions And Here Are The Best Ones
Having gained more than 16 years of experience, this special effects make up artist is bound to blow your mind away. Working also as a creative director in films, advertising and other projects, Amazing JIRO is a Tokyo-based make up artist whose talent knows no boundaries. Continue reading »
Brooklyn-Based Photographer Hannah La Follette Ryan Has, For The Past 5 Years, Captured The Hands Of Passengers On The NYC Subway
In the days leading up to lockdown, she saw a lot of “hand sanitiser, disaster shopping and anxiety. When I took these photos, the public didn’t have much information about Covid-19 and you can see a fear of the unknown.” Continue reading »
These Beautiful Yet Terrifying Surreal Pictures By Erik Johansson Will Blow Your Mind
Erik Johansson (previously) is an artist that specialises in photography and photo manipulation. While all of these pictures are incredible to behold, some are quite deep and thought-provoking and really make you think about life and the world we live in. Continue reading »
Backstage Reality Of Russia: Atmospheric Photography Through A Skater’s Eyes
Petr Barabaka found his first camera in a Moscow dump. He described the battered Kiev-19 that he hauled out of the trash as a “Soviet Nikon, of sorts.” Continue reading »
This Tiny Face Makeup Is The Perfect Solution For A Coronavirus Mask
While some women might be quite used to wearing a mask over their face due to their job specification or religious beliefs, others may find it difficult or oppressing. But don’t worry, #TinyFaceMakeupChallenge Instagram trend has you covered with a perfect quarantine makeup that will let you show off your amazing looks while wearing a mask. Continue reading »
An Artist Is Drawing Famous Characters With Coronavirus References To Show Support For People Impacted By The Pandemic
People around the world are finding various ways to cope with the coronavirus pandemic. There are also people like New York-based artist Gripless, who’s using art to show solidarity with people impacted by the virus. Continue reading »
Majestic Natural Landscape Photography By Alexandros Malapetsas
Outstanding travel and outdoor landscapes by Alexandros Malapetsas, a talented self-taught photographer, and adventurer from Zagori, Greece. Alexandros focuses mainly on landscapes, nature, travel, and architecture photography. He travels all over Greece to capture magical nature landscapes. Continue reading »
6 Feet Covers: Duo Artists Re-Designed Iconic Album Covers To Promote Social Distancing
L.A. artists Paco Conde and Beto Fernandez have redesigned a series of album covers to raise awareness about the importance of staying at least 6 feet away from each other, to stop the spread of Coronavirus. Social distancing is the new normal and it will be for a while. 6 feet or 1.8 meters is the distance that experts recommend we keep between each other. Continue reading »
The Superb Bizarre AR Artworks By Nikita Replyanski, A Technological Artist And Cyber Fashion Designer
Technological artist and cyber fashion designer Nikita Replyanski (previously) started his career as an 3d Artist for video games in 2008. Since then he’s working in the Digital Entertainment Industry for 10 years. In 2014 he began to design 3d printed prosthetic arms as a hobby and step by step designing physical cybernetic products and accessories became his main career. Continue reading »
Sony World Photography Awards 2020 Shortlist And Finalists
The World Photography Organisation has revealed the finalist and shortlisted photographers in the professional competition for its 2020 awards. Works by the finalists will go on display this April at Somerset House, London.
Documentary shortlist. A three-year drought, combined with staff cuts and political debate over the effectiveness of hazard-reduction-burn has led to a series of catastrophic bushfires in Australia. (Photo by Nicholas Moir/Sony World Photography Awards) Continue reading »
The Last Day For Tomorrow Future: Absolutely Amazing Digital Artworks Of Bryn Jones
Bryn is a digital artist raised in the South West of England. In 1989 he won his first art competition at Pinocchio’s Nursery School. Competitions continue to drive his career, a place in Ballistic Publishing’s Expose collection is one of his most recent wins. Continue reading »
This Restaurant In Texas Is Putting Up The Funniest Signs Ever
El Arroyo is a pretty well-known Tex-Mex restaurant in Austin, Texas, but they aren’t famous just for their food. What really puts El Arroyo on the map is their brilliant sign which is changed on a daily basis. Continue reading »
Adam Lister Pixalates Pop-Culture Characters And Iconic Art
Adam Lister is a 42-year-old artist living and working in Beacon, New York who creates pixelated paintings. He says that he is visually breaking down an image and then reconstructing it with an organized jumble of right-angled shapes. Continue reading »
Artist Creates Remarkable Sculptures From Driftwood He Found On The Beach
Hungarian artist Tamas Kanya is best-known for his creations made of driftwood and pebble stones. Living near the Romai-beach in Budapest, the capital city of Hungary, the artist got inspired to make sculptures out of pieces of wood that washed ashore. Continue reading »
Canadian Artist Turns Popular Brands Into Stylish Anime Characters
Canadian artist Sillvi (previously) of Sillvi studios has built quite the artistic reputation for turning popular brands–whether they be fast food, social media, or soda–into impressive anime character illustrations. Continue reading »
Abandoned Russia: Stunning Urbex Photography By Alexei Polyakov
Outstanding abandoned places in Russia by Alexei Polyakov, a gifted self-taught photographer, and urbex explorer from Saint Petersburg. Alexei focuses mainly on abandoned, landscape, and drone photography. Continue reading »
Artist Merges Reality With Imagination To Create These Surreal Pictures
According to an artist: “I’m Justin Peters, a digital artist from Germany, my work is motivated by the desire to open other people’s minds to help them discover their own internal landscape of possibilities or impossibilities. I hope that the viewer perceives a new and different world, one which they can dive into to prove that everything is possible when you open your mind.” Continue reading »