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The Ethereal Artistry and Haunting Hyperrealism in Photographs by Alexander Berdin-Lazursky

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Alexander Berdin-Lazursky’s photography exudes a crisp elegance that is both striking and flawlessly beautiful. Continue reading »

Beautifully Nostalgic Photos Of The Constant Change In Dubai

British photojournalist Alex Atack captures the constantly shifting landscape of Dubai, his adopted home. He calls the series Under Construction, illustrating how construction is constant and Dubai’s citizens still live amongst the change. Continue reading »

This 72yo Slovenian Artist Creates Beautifully Carved Egg Sculptures

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Slovenian artist Franc Grom, aged 72, makes unbelievably intricate egg sculptures using just a tiny electric drill and enormous patience. According to National Geographic, when finished, each egg contains approximately 2,500 to 3,500 holes. While Slovene artisans usually paint their eggs using a technique called drsanka by lightly scratching intricate patterns into the surfaces of colored eggs, carving them was solely Grom’s idea. Continue reading »

Rural Daily Life In A Small Tuscany Village Beautifully Photographed By Marco Sgarbi

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“I was born in Italy in 1967 and for the last 20 years, I’ve been spending my life between Italy and France. With this international culture, and after travelling around the world my photographs, like me, seek to capture a moment, an emotion while combining the rigor of this art. I am in particular interested on travel and wedding photography, I use mostly digital reflex cameras but I always bring with me one of my medium format cameras such as Hasselblad and Mamiya.” Continue reading »

Lucas Levitan Beautifully Adds Cartoons To Photographs

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Lucas Levitan is a Brazilian artist. He is from London. He is an art director, illustrator, film-maker, photographer and a Puppeteer. He beautifully adds cartoons to photographs in the way that all photos seem actual. He occupies some other Instagram users’ photos. Some photos are funny, some are senseless, some are innovative and some of them are obdurate but Lucas prettily gave them sense by matching both cartoon and photos. Continue reading »

Beautifully Arranged Visual Recipes By Mikkel Jul Hvilshøj

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Mikkel Jul Hvilshøj is a talented Danish photographer based in Copenhagen, who specializes in high-end still life photography, mainly shooting advertisements and editorial features. Mikkel captured stunning photo series of various recipes as minimalist photographs that show various recipes as minimalist photographs that show all the ingredients before they’re made into meals. Continue reading »

Geometrical Tattoos By Jasper Andres Beautifully Fuse Geometry With Nature

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New Zealand-based tattooist Jasper Andres creates beautiful minimal tattoos. Using his delicate touch, Jasper blends together the graceful figures of nature and geometry, resulting in unique tattoos. Sometimes the artist even infuses the thinly-lined tattoos with vibrant colors which makes them look something like watercolor paintings. Continue reading »

An Artist Beautifully Illustrates The Bright Moments In Our Life

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Set of colorful illustrations by Nguyen Bao Tin, an artist from Vietnam. Continue reading »

Beautifully Designed Fabric Fills Delhi’s Auto Rickshaw Interior With Vibrant Original Artwork

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According to artist Nasheet Shadani: “In collaboration with Taxi Fabric, here is Delhi’s first designer auto rickshaw. Standing magnificently amidst the starry night is Humayun’s Tomb. Drawing inspiration from Delhi’s rich history and Mughal heritage, I believe that it encompasses the true spirit of Delhi.” Continue reading »

“Today,” A 24-hour Timepiece Beautifully Designed To Change The Way You See Your Day

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Award-winning media artist and horologist Scott Thrift just launched a new 24-hour timepiece – simply called Today – on Kickstarter to take the edge off of time. Continue reading »

“Our Street”: Artist Beautifully Illustrates Everyday Life In Small Russian Town

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Vladimir Lubarov is a famous book graphic artist who has illustrated more that one hundred books among them there are Voltaire, Rabelais, Gogol, Strugatskie, and main artist of “Chemistry and life” journal and “Text” publishing house. Continue reading »

Unexpected Land Art Beautifully Formed In Nature

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It’s fairly impossible to predict what British artist Andy Goldsworthy might come up with next! The Scotland-based artist creates intriguing, site-specific land art that utilizes natural resources in completely unexpected ways. The final results are organized, colorfully radiating leaves, spiraling sticks, and mounds of thin rocks that convey the beauty of the natural environment in creative works of art. Continue reading »

Classic Disney Characters Reimagined In The Beautifully Eerie Style Of Tim Burton

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Artist and animator Andrew Tarusov recently posed a simple question: “What if Tim Burton directed all Disney classic movies?” Continue reading »

Artist Beautifully Illustrates What Happiness Is

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According to artists: “These are images from our Happy Page on Facebook which currently has 2.5m fans. We’ve asked people around the world what makes them happy and illustrated over 7,000 submissions so far (and still going strong). So let us know what makes YOU happy and we’ll illustrate it and add it to the page.” Continue reading »

This Art Director Beautifully Redesigns Homeless People’s Signs

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America’s homeless face myriad challenges, from mental illness to problems with addiction and substance abuse to amateur typography. The last of those is something that a Chicago art director is trying to address through a project called The Urban Type Experiment. Continue reading »

These Images Beautifully Explain Why Reproductive Justice Affects All Of Us

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In 2011, an artist and activist named Megan Smith launched the Repeal Hyde Art Project. The Hyde Amendment is a little-known law that bans the government from using federal funds to cover abortion. Passed in 1976, it’s a provision on the annual appropriations bill, not a permanent law. This means that every year, there’s an opportunity to not include the Hyde Amendment. But every year, it gets passed again. Combining her art with some activism seemed to make sense. Continue reading »

Beautifully Designed BMW Ads Show Aerial View Of Roads That Look Like Guitars & Violins

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To celebrate their partnership with the prestigious Teatro alla Scala opera house in Milan, BMW came up with a wonderful three-ad campaign that shows a bird’s-eye view of a road that looks like a guitar, a violin and a mandolin. Continue reading »

Girls And Their Adopted Cats Beautifully Captured By NYC-Based Photographer

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Four months ago, NYC-based photographer Brianne Wills took a series of photos featuring women and their adopted cats. Predictably, the internet went wild, and Brianne has now decided to make the project an ongoing series. Continue reading »

Classical Paintings are Beautifully Reproduced on this Artist’s Cake Icing Patterns

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Maria A. Aristidou

Best known for her incredible coffee art, artist Maria A. Aristidou (previously) recently decided to branch out artistically… into making even more edible of creations. Continue reading »

89-Year-Old Grandma Becomes a Beautifully Unexpected Bridesmaid

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Bride-to-be Christine Quinn was preparing for her wedding day and decided to ask her Nana Betty to stand by her side as a bridesmaid. What she didn’t expect was for the 89-year-old grandmother to accept her request. “She asked me about 10 times, ‘Are you sure?’ and ‘Why would you want an old lady in your bridal party?'” Christine told The Huffington Post. “A few times she even said ‘All of your bridesmaids are young and pretty, why would you want me?’ Obviously Nana is beautiful too. Just look at those photos!” Continue reading »

“Skeleton Flowers” Turn Beautifully Transparent in the Rain

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The Diphylleia grayi is an extraordinary flower with white petals that turn beautifully transparent upon contact with water. During light rain showers, the delicate blooms transform into blossoms as clear as glass, fitting its common moniker “skeleton flower.” Continue reading »

Erika Sanada’s Beautifully Creepy Sculptures Of Mutant, Dream-like Animals

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Erika Sanada is a Tokyo-born, San Franscico-based sculptor whose supernatural animal creations traverse the boundary between dream and nightmare. In many ways, her creatures seem soft and gentle — the colors are pale, the textures soft. Continue reading »

Époque Chair: past eras of design, beautifully blended into a modern seat

Launching Époque, Eftwelve introduces a chair unique in form, dimensions and material.

The Époque is a fresh chair by Dutch designer Wybren van Keulen. The curves and sharp folds of this design reminisce of times passed. Époque brings together several eras of design, beautifully blended into a modern seat. Continue reading »