Artist Humorously Rediscovering The Scenes Of Ordinary Life In Israel, Soviet Russia And Africa
Throughout her career as an artist, Ukraine-born Zoya Cherkassky-Nnadi has not lacked for public interest, critical acclaim, or financial compensation. Her pieces have been shown in premier Israeli art galleries for over a decade. Her work is continually covered in the mainstream media. And her sketches fetch anywhere from $5,000 to five or six times that amount. Continue reading »
An Artist Creates Images Of Banknotes Generated From The Bitcoin Blockchain
Created by Matthias Dörfelt, ‘Block Bills’ is a series of 64 banknotes generated from the Bitcoin Blockchain. Each banknote represents one block in the chain and the whole series consist of 64 consecutive blocks starting at block #456476. Continue reading »
Syrian Artist Paints World Leaders As Refugees
With The Vulnerability Series, artist and Syrian refugee Abdalla Al Omari turns the world’s leaders into refugees, from Vladimir Putin to Barack Obama via Donald Trump, François Hollande or Nicolas Sarkozy. Through this powerful series, Abdalla Al Omari pays tribute to all those, unjustly called migrants, who like him had to flee their country, Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan or Eritrea, abandoning everything in front of the horrors of war. Continue reading »
Portuguese Street Artist Unveiled A Giant Rabbit Made Of Trash On The Streets Of Vila Nova De Gaia In Portugal
In town with the good people from Mistaker Maker, the Portugese artist Bordalo II (previously featured) unveiled this rather amazing piece which is entitled “Half Rabbit”. This may be our all time favorite Bordalo II piece to date! As usual the piece was created using found materials and trash gathered around the city. Half of the piece is left unpainted and shows the elements’ original colors. Continue reading »
Israeli Artist PILPELED Collaborates With Bike Company Creating A First Ever Artistically Designed Bike
Electric Concepts has announced a fruit of a unique collaboration with PILPELED as well as FOFFA creating an innovative and fascinating, first ever artistically designed bike in the electric bike market. This product has been produced with PILPELED x FOFFA to disrupt the electric bike market by creating and delivering electric bicycles that look great and attractive with artistic design and provide the class, speed and extra boost required for urban commuters while riding on the road. Continue reading »
Chinese Artist Uses Colorful Paper To Warn Of Danger Of Guns
“Ocean of Flowers” by Chinese artist Li Hongbo was recently unveiled at Eight One Art Museum in Beijing. The artwork consists of nearly 2,000 colorful paper sculptures in the shape of different weapons such as pistols, machine guns and bullets. Continue reading »
Ukrainian Artist Made A Mesmerizing Sculpture Of Giant Raindrop Resting On Man’s Face
Ukraine is very hot during summer and also blood freezing during winter, but for one sculpture it is always raining. It is the amazing work of an artist Nazar Bilyk that created this 6 foot tall statue made of bronze and glass. Continue reading »
This Artist Imagines The Roman Empire’s 250,000 Miles Of Roadways As A Subway Transit Map
University of Chicago sophomore Sasha Trubetskoy spent a few weeks designing this amazing subway-style transit map of all the roads in the Roman Empire circa 125 AD. Trubetskoy pulled data from numerous sources, but took liberties where the history is fuzzy. Continue reading »
Artist Dave Slater Makes 1963 Corvette Stingray Out Of LEGO Blocks
One of the most iconic American cars, the Corvette Stingray, has been the envy of every garage since it was first released in the early 1960s. Rather than just covet the classic sports car, Dave Slater went about building his own 1963 Corvette Stingray out of LEGOs. Continue reading »
Artist Shows How Ridiculous Rich People’s Showers Are By Doodling On Them
For some rich people, a shower isn’t just a shower. No. It’s also a work of art. After all, what’s the point in cleaning yourself if you can’t look good while you’re doing it? Check out these awesome showers to see what we mean… but there’s a difference. They’ve all been hilariously altered by an artist who goes by the name of Artxauroraxart. After all, if we can’t afford to bathe in luxury then at least we can laugh about it! Continue reading »
271 Years Before Pantone, An Artist Mixed And Described Every Color Imaginable In An 800-Page Book
In 1692 an artist known only as “A. Boogert” sat down to write a book in Dutch about mixing watercolors. Not only would he begin the book with a bit about the use of color in painting, but would go on to explain how to create certain hues and change the tone by adding one, two, or three parts of water. The premise sounds simple enough, but the final product is almost unfathomable in its detail and scope. Continue reading »
Ivorian Artist Sculpts Her Hair Into Hand Gestures In Stunning Photo Series
Côte d’Ivoire-based artist, Laetitia KY shows the versatility and durability of black hair as she expresses her identity through her hair in a new photo series. Continue reading »
This Artist Has Spent 5 Years Doodling The Things He Loves About His Wife
Love is a feeling that’s hard to define — so Andrew Hou found a charming way around having to define it.
The artist, who lives in Seoul, Korea, says he has never considered himself to be good with words, especially when it comes to expressing his feelings. That all became increasingly evident to him in 2010 when he was having a hard time communicating his feelings to his then-girlfriend (now wife!), Kate.
So he turned to what he knew best: art. Continue reading »
Street Artist Greg Suits Turns An Abandoned Building Into A Giant Skull
The street artist Greg Suits, aka Suitswon, transformed an abandoned building into a giant skull, perfectly using the gaping holes of the half-collapsed wall. An excellent creation located in New York, in the district of Greenpoint. Continue reading »
Artist Daniel Liév Portrays Ambiguity And Irony In His Awesome Artwork
Colombian designer and illustrator Daniel Liév has created this series of illustrations which focus on irony and ambiguity. He believes that illustration is an incredible art form as it speaks to the viewer on so many different levels. Continue reading »
Artist Turn Original Russian GAZ-22 “Volga” Into The Stunning Lowrider Concept Car
I just could not pass up the great renderings of the GAZ-22 Lowrider. The author of these spectacular pictures — Mr. Dicks. Creative idea behind the project — “turn classic Russian Volga with the spirit of early-bombs and a touch of Russian folk art.” 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 »
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 »
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 »
Bulgarian Street Artist Brings Life To Broken Streets With Funky Googly Eyes
Googly eyes are pretty awesome. There’s something about the crude, cartoonish depiction of an eye that adds life to everything they’re put on. One Bulgarian street artist, Vanyu Krastev, takes a very simple approach to his work: He takes something he comes across—usually something that’s broken down in an urban environment—and humanizes it by sticking a pair of eyes on it. Continue reading »
Artist Illustrates Everyday Life With His Wife In Funny Comics
Yehuda Adi Devir is a Tel-Aviv-based illustrator, comic artist and character designer who creates adorable comics about his daily domestic adventures with his wife, Maya. Whether she’s ridding the house of roaches, using him as her personal radiator (or pillow), motivating him to work out, or destroying the kitchen while preparing complex meals (like cereal), Yehuda’s wife provides him with all the inspiration he needs to create his cute and often relatable comics. Continue reading »
Anonymous Artist ‘Wanksy’ Draws Penises On UK Potholes To Make Government Fix Them
After another cyclist friend was injured by potholes, Wanksy, an artist from Greater Manchester, England, decided to act. He used washable paint to draw penises around potholes in his neighborhood, and suddenly, they were repaired in 48 hours. Continue reading »
German Artist Naschi Creates Colourful And Cute Oil Paintings
German artist Naschi, that’s her artist pseudonym, is well versed in the manga style, oil painting, cuteness overload discipline. The vivid colors contribute to the optimistic and fresh perspective of using Pokemon critters as cocktail condiments. Let’s get to the wonderful illustrations. Continue reading »
Portuguese Artist Luisa Azevedo Creates Dreamy And Surreal Photo Manipulation
Luisa Azevedo is a portuguese young woman who was born in 1998. She lived most of her life in Covilhã, but currently living in Lisbon. As far as she remembers, she always liked arts and crafts to create her own imaginary world. Then she grew up, and got interested in photography, design and digital art. Continue reading »
