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Makeup Artist Creates Incredible Drawings Using Her Own Body As Canvas

Georgina Ryland is a makeup artist from Brisbane, Australia. She won over thousands of people with her intricate body paintings. The artist uses her own skin as the canvas and draws detailed images, inspired by popular movies, TV shows and paintings. Continue reading »

Artist Illustrates Everyday Life To Compare Chinese And Western Culture

“Tiny Eyes” is a comic series, created by the Chinese artist Siyu, that shares slices of everyday life from a Chinese perspective. Continue reading »

“Lavatory Self-Portraits In The Flemish Style”: Artist Recreates 15th Century Paintings In Airplane Toilets

Created by Nina Katchadourian “Lavatory Self-Portraits in the Flemish Style” is part of a bigger piece called “Seat Assignment” which is based on improvising with materials close at hand while in flight. This project started in 2010 and still ongoing. Continue reading »

Artist Andrei Lacatusu Reduces Tech Giant Brands To Derelict Neon Signs

There’s something captivating about seeing Silicon Valley icons, and game changers of the western world’s adoption of social media, in the shape and form of derelict, Las Vegas-esque signs. Brands that normally rule our online worlds, and therefore sometimes our real worlds, are rarely presented as destitute and on their way out, painting a striking image of their mortality. Continue reading »

An Artist Spray-Paint Animals On Plastic Wrap In The Forest With Amazing Results

A few years ago Ches, a Russian street artist, discovered a form of graffiti called cellograffiti where artist paint on industrial strength plastic film fixed between two columns or trees. Intrigued by the medium, Ches started using it in his own work. Continue reading »

Beautiful Self-Portraits Of Lee Godie, A Homeless Artist Who Turned Bus Station Photobooths Into Her Private Studio From The 1960s

Lee Godie (1908–1994) was an American self-taught artist who found her passion in 1968. She began painting and selling her portraits of high society women until 1990. Continue reading »

Russian Artist Sinks To New Low By Making Animal Sculptures Out Of Manure

Mikhail Bopposov, who is farmer, gets his inspiration to create his poo sculptures from the Chinese calendar. Continue reading »

This Artist Re-Imagines Traditional Tattoos As Incredible 3D Illustrations

Billy Bogiatzoglou aka Billelis is a digital artist, illustrator, and art director currently living in the UK. With an eye for bold contrasts and colors, complex machinery, and the macabre, everything he produces has a hyperreal and futuristic quality. Continue reading »

Artist Collective Creates Dreamlike Collages Related To Digital & Post-Modern Russian Existentialism

Andrei Kochergin, Eugene Zubkov, Victor Mogilat, Lev Pereulkov and “Gentlemen of Luck”, a group of Russian artists, created a collaborative art project called MXD that turns ordinary life in Russia into a parallel post-modern reality. Continue reading »

This Japanese Artist Turns Childhood Toys Into Amazing Post-Apocalyptic Nightmares

There’s no feeling in the world quite like the one a little kid experiences when they wake up on Christmas morning to find Santa Claus has fulfilled their dreams and left them a bevy of amazing toys. However, we’re pretty sure only the strangest children would be thrilled if they unwrapped their presents to find their playthings had been transformed into nightmarish post-apocalyptic pieces of art. That’s too bad, because these creations are way more fascinating than normal action figures. Continue reading »

Russian Artist Turns Famous Venus By Botticelli Into A Japanese Doll

The Venus by Botticelli, from the painting The Birth of Venus, is turned into a Japanese articulated doll with this amazing creation of the Russian artist Anna Kozlova. A beautiful porcelain figurine, entirely hand-painted, which pays tribute to one of the major works of the Art history. Continue reading »

“Christmas In Yemen” – This Street Artist Reminds Us That These Children Are Living A Real Hell

For his Christmas In Yemen project, the street artist Igor Dobrowolski mixes Christmas photos with images of the humanitarian crisis in Yemen, to remind us that these children are living a real hell. One child dies every 10 minutes in Yemen, and during the conflict, at least 4,600 civilians were killed, more than 8,000 civilians were injured, and more than 1,200 children were killed. Continue reading »

This Artist Captures Her Travels In Beautiful Watercolor Paintings

Rather than taking simple photos, the Chinese artist Kwan Yeuk Pang decided to capture her travel memories in beautiful watercolor paintings. With her views of Shanghai, Paris, Florence, Hong Kong, Venice or Macau, Kwan Yeuk Pang reveals an amazing work on the lights of these big cities, leading us into a soft and peaceful atmosphere. Continue reading »

Artist Avner Geller Perfectly Illustrates Things He Has Accidentally Overheard

People say the funniest things when they think no one is listening. Avner Geller is an artist who works at Dreamworks Animation and often overhears funny and weird things people say to each other. Continue reading »

Artist Lucy Litman Impressively Matches Tons Of Tasty Treats With Pantone Colors

Lucia Litman likes to play with her food – but in the best, most creative way possible. Continue reading »

Artist Philip Beesley Merges Chemistry, Artificial Intelligence, And Interactivity To Create “Living” Architecture

Multidisciplinary artist and architect Philip Beesley weaves together such a broad array of technologies and systems in his artworks that they legitimately defy description, but the immediate impact of encountering these sprawling interactive installations is visceral and awe-inspiring. His latest work, Astrocyte, connects chemistry, artificial intelligence, and an immersive soundscape to create a living piece of architecture that responds to the presence of viewers. Continue reading »

Artist Joanna Hedrick Transforms Dead Leaves Into Beautiful Land Art Creations

As the fall season ushers in crisp weather, a curious artistic display of canary yellow labyrinths and gold honeycombs pops up below the gingko trees at Sacramento State University. Continue reading »

This Artist Created Very Cute Covers Of The Music World, Replacing Singers With Cats

The kittens always success on the internet. For those who like to see them in fun poses, musician and designer Alfra Martini has created The Kitten Covers, a blog with classic album covers with cats digitally inserted on the scene, replacing the stars cover. Continue reading »

Polish Artist Turns Scrap Metal Into Incredible Sculptures

Sebastian Kucharski is an artist from Poland. He builds amazing works from scrap metal. Continue reading »

Glass And Concrete Sculptures By Self-Taught Artist Ben Young

New Zealand born and Sydney based sculptor Ben Young, is a self-taught artist who has been making glass sculptures for over 10 years. Continue reading »

This Pastry Artist Takes Pie Baking To Another Level

Lauren Ko has only been in the pie biz for a little over a year, but you’d never be able to tell by looking at what’s coming out of the oven at her house. Her desserts are so intricate and artistic, it’s hard to imagine digging a serving knife into that beautifully-latticed crust or delicately-arranged fruit filling. Her Instagram page has blown up as a result of her culinary adventures, and she now boasts a following of more than 68 thousand. Continue reading »

Artist Shows The Sorrow Of Thrown Away Objects He Finds In The Streets By Drawing Sad Clown Faces On Them

Some artists provoke change with their art and others try to make people smile. LA-based street artist Lonesome Town combined both by adding faces on thrown away furniture. Continue reading »

Japanese Artist Makes Incredibly Detailed Paper Watches That Look Like They Were 3d Printed

Paper, glue and lots of talent. This is the combination that the Japanese artist Manabu Kosaka uses to create his perfect replica watches. The work is meticulous and full of details. Continue reading »

Russian Paper Artist Reinterprets Baroque Wigs With A Modern Flair

Following a similar aesthetic style to the ornamental wigs of the baroque and rococo periods, paper artist Asya Kozina (previously featured) creates ornate headdresses that pay homage to one of the most outrageous luxuries and stylized trends in history. Continue reading »

Pastry Artist Dinara Kasko’s Sculptural Cakes Are Carved From Sheets Of Chocolate

The multilayered, three-dimensional works of artist José Margulis have been transformed into tasty treats by architect-turned-patisserie chef Dinara Kasko (reviously featured). The Kinetic Tarts are the result of a collaboration between Kakso and Margulis, who worked together to create edible versions of his artworks. Continue reading »