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Dad Creates First-of-Its-Kind Magical Book for His Son

Nikola Raykov, an inspired father turned author, created a unique book to teach his son that the choices we all make are ultimately our own responsibility.

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“The Big Adventure of the Little Gremlin allows kids to create their own fairytale,” says the writer. “It engages the little ones more than regular books and sparks their imagination.”, says Nikola to Bored Panda.

Although gamebooks exist since the eighties, Raykov’s GameTale seems to be the first original gamebook for little kids. In only a couple of years, the first two books in the series have become immensely popular in their home country – Bulgaria. They turned into an instant best-seller and won over 10 awards and nominations. Continue reading »

This Artist Creates a Unique Sculptures and Landscapes from Bullet Shells and Cartridges

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Federico Uribe transforms common objects, such as sneakers, into colorful figures that stretch the limits of a given material’s original use and value. Born in Colombia, the artist moved to the United States to study painting, but he abandoned his painting practice in the early 2000s to create sculptures and installations of human figures and animals. Continue reading »

Street Artist Creates Guerrilla Posters on the Streets of New York City

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Street artist Vermibus is keep on going on his route of the most influential Fashion Weeks around the Globe, travelling to New York, London, Milan and Paris. The “Unveiling Beauty Tour” has a declared objective to reveal the true beauty that lies hidden behind the various campaigns that are forced upon the public spaces of these cities. Here are some shots from the first completed step in NYC, stay tuned and check back with us for more interventions updates from the V-Tour. Continue reading »

Street Artist Creates a Series of Invasions in Ravenna, Italy

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Invader is back on the streets of Ravenna in Italy where he just finished working on his second wave of invasions in this lovely city. Continue reading »

Artist Christian Pierini Creates Fantastic and Detailed Portraits Using Instruments and Objects

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Christian Pierini Macêna or Mr (C) is the CEO of Union Groups and Artists Theatre West Zone and also he is a producer, cultural and visual arts teacher and musician. The artist has a degree in Visual Arts from Bennet Methodist University and took classes of observation drawing, live model and painting.
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This Artist Creates Eye-Popping “Roomscapes” with a Camera Obscura

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Notice something strange about the wall mural in the above photograph? It’s upside down! That’s because it was created using a “camera obscura” — the favored technique of Cuban born artist Abelardo Morell, who has been experimenting with this approach since 1991.
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Artist Creates Post-apocalyptic Versions of London, Newcastle and Edinburgh

The river Thames has run dry, the Shard is burning and there’s no seems to be no sign of life on the South Bank.

It sounds nothing like London as we know it now , but this stark artwork reimagines the capital in a post-apocalyptic world. Inspired by the film Insurgent, starring Shailene Woodley and Theo James, and its dystopian setting, an artist has reimagined what London, Edinburgh and Newcastle could look like in the future … and the results are bleak.

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An artist re-creation of the city in a post-apocalyptic world where the river Thames has run dry and the Shard is on fire. Continue reading »

An Artist Creates Incredible Growing Plants From PET Bottles

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If you can’t handle growing plants effectively and all the flowers in your home die, then these decorations from PET bottles, made by Czech artist Veronika Rivhterová, could be the perfect element of your apartment. Continue reading »

It’s The End Of The World: Artist Steve McGhee Creates Horrific And Tragic Photo Manipulations Of Catastrophes

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The guru of photography manipulations Steve McGhee. Let him say for himself: “My work reflects a personal interest in things human beings have little or no control over. We walk through life feeling like we’re indestructible, while in reality, we’re just the opposite. In the days and weeks following a major catastrophes, people tend to reboot – we get shocked back into being human. That is to say, we react in an undeniably human way… whenever tragedy strikes in the world people come together to help those directly affected. It’s just too bad we have to be reminded that we’re human in such terrible ways.” Continue reading »

Artist Beth Cavener Creates Terrible Animal Sculptures You’ll Never Forget

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The sculptures of Beth Cavener focus on human psychology, stripped of context and rationalisation, and articulated through animal and human forms. Cavener wants to pry at those uncomfortable, awkward edges between animal and human. Continue reading »

Andrew Myers Creates A Portrait Using Suspended Painted Cubes

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Artist Andrew Myers has created “My Dealer Is Not A Square,” a portrait of his art dealer Lawrence Cantor, that took 7 months to create from concept to finish. Continue reading »

Swedish Artist Creates Beautiful Monochromatic Hyperrealistic Drawings

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Swedish artist with the name of Jackdevilart makes monochromatic drawings with a pencil or a felt-tip pen. Continue reading »

Scarlett Hooft Graafland Creates Surreal Installations Over The Beautiful Landscapes

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Working at the intersection of sculpture, performance and photography, Dutch artist Scarlett Hooft Graafland created a series, titled ‘Soft Horizons, Bolivia‘, that explores how sculpture can beautifully intervene in natural landscapes. Continue reading »

Artist Creates Delicious Smoothie Blends to Match Pantone Color Swatches

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Recently, art director Hedvig Astrom Kushner embarked on a deliciously colorful project. “I make a lot of smoothies and discovered it works like mixing paint,” she told us in an email. Playing with this idea of smoothies as paint, Kushner found that adding a strawberry would yield a bright pink hue, while blending in some tofu softened the color’s intensity. This got the designer thinking—is it possible to create a tasty smoothie in any Pantone color? Through her delicious experiment, called Pantone Smoothies, she’s trying to find out. Continue reading »

Elspeth McLean Creates Beautiful Hand-Painted Stones

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Elspeth McLean is a talented painter from Australia’s western suburbia. She is perhaps the most vibrant painter I have even seen, hence her degree and passion in Art Therapy. She has a strong belief that art has the power to bring immense joy into people lives and her vibrant creations accurately reflect that. Continue reading »

Timothy Hyunsoo Lee Creates Singular Folding Painted Paper Sculptures

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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

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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 »

Chris Kapono Creates Unique Pieces Of Art Being Inspired By The Nature

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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 »

British Columbia-based Metal Sculptor Creates Epic Stainless Steel Sculptures

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Chilliwack, British Columbia-based Kevin Stone specializes in creating gargantuan, one-of-a-kind stainless steel sculptures. Continue reading »

German Graffitist Creates 3D Optical Illusions Over The Urban Landscape

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When you stare into any of the abysses created by German graffitist 1010, the abysses stare back at you—or at least they appear to. Inspired by the relationship between optics and neurology, the Hamburg-based artist has amassed a cult following over the past couple of years for his large-scale pieces that can be found throughout his motherland, and sometimes even around the world. His graffiti work, such as his most recent piece in Warsaw, Poland, predominantly resonates with the playful ideologies driving the op art movement, incorporating kaleidoscopic colorations into his abyss-esque designs. Continue reading »

Web Developer Creates A Site That Turns Your Photos Into Works Of Emoji Art

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Emoji fans can now express themselves through icons in a more artistic way. Continue reading »

Japanese Artist Creates Charming Balloon Sculptures

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25-year-old Masayoshi Matsumoto is a Japanese artist that creates incredible animals out of balloons. From birds to insects, the artist’s designs can involve dozens of variously sized balloons in an assortment of shapes. Continue reading »

Spanish Artists Creates Attractive Urban Installations From Salvaged Tires

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Tires in a city don’t seem out of place; but artists OOSS, Iago Buceta, and Mateu Targa have put the familiar objects in an entirely new context with their latest collaboration, Pneumàtic. Cut, salvaged tires are placed in both linear and circular arrangements along the ground, against brick walls, and in line with concrete stairs. Continue reading »

An Artist Creates Stunning Portraits By Combining Photos Of Celebrities

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Pedro Berg Johnsen of Norway has an unusual hobby: in his spare time, he combines portraits of celebrities to create real-looking photos of people that don’t actually exist. For example, the portrait above was created by blending the heads and faces of singer Taylor Swift and actress Emma Watson. Continue reading »

Tatiana Lazaryuk Creates Adorable Pictures Made From Plasticine

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According to artist Tatiana Lazaryuk: “A year ago I returned to my school hobby and began doing plasticine pictures – actually because I lost my drawing skills long ago and was too lazy to start learning again. And I found it more interesting to realize my creative ideas this way.” Continue reading »