Artist Creates Epic Mashups Of The Most Famous Artworks In History And Contemporary Pop Culture
According to an artist: “Hello, I’m a visual designer Hayati from Cyprus. I’ve been interested in Photoshop and paintings for a long time now. I’m inspired by people I see in everyday life. The fun begins when I mix them together with good old classics. Scroll down to see some of my work.” Continue reading »
Designer 3D Prints Famous Logos Into Items You Can Use Everyday
Japanese designer Taku Omura has come up with an amusing project in which he 3D prints famous brand logos into everyday items you can use at home or office. Continue reading »
Twitter Users Recreate Famous Paintings With Sandwiches
Recently German Twitter users started to make sandwiches that look like paintings of famous artists. The action was initiated by blogger Marie Sophie Hingst who introduced hashtag #KunstGeschichteAlsBrotbelag. Other Twitter users happily took up the idea. Scroll down to see the best examples. Continue reading »
Famous Artists Depicted As Animals In Art History In Series Of Humorous Illustrations
Krishna “Nanu” Chavda is an illustrator with a very, very vivid imagination!
Chavda’s imagination is so wild, she sees famous artists in animals. She has created a series of 10 illustrations based on either a self-portrait of an artist, one of their artworks, or the artists’ art-making techniques. From Frida Kahlo to Leonardo, these artists get their animal match in the eyes of cows and leopards. Continue reading »
Photographer Recreates Famous Portraits With John Malkovich As His Model
Sandro Miller, Dorothea Lange / Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California (1936), 2014
Renowned photographer Sandro Miller has worked together with legendary Hollywood A-Lister John Malkovich many times, but when Miller wanted to celebrate the photography greats that had inspired and guided him, he had to do something special. So he, with Malkovich as his dashing unisex model, recreated some of those influential photographers’ most important portraits in a photo series called “Malkovich, Malkovich, Malkovich: Homage to photographic masters.” Continue reading »
Barbie Unveils 17 New Dolls That Pay Tribute To Famous Inspiring Women
With the Barbie Inspiring Women collection, the Mattel brand has just unveiled 17 new dolls, paying tribute to the most inspiring women. Artist Frida Kahlo, aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart, French chef Hélène Darroze, mathematician Katherine Johnson and snowboarder Chloe Kim are some of the great female figures that the famous Barbie doll will embody. Continue reading »
How Ads From Today’s Famous Brands Would Look If They Were Created In The 1950’s
Advertising, as well as a lot of other fields, has had to adapt to the evolution of technology. And we can totally see a difference when we compare the old, vintage ads to the ones created nowadays. While both vintage and today’s ads still think about consumer desire, today they rather sell an idea than a product. Continue reading »
Artist Mari Roldan Recreates Famous Paintings On European Banknotes
When the young artist Mari Roldan is having fun reproducing famous paintings on banknotes, a nice series that brings a touch of poetry in the very cartesian world of money. From Vincent Van Gogh to Pablo Picasso via Magritte, Hokusai or Botticelli, Mari Roldan offers us an alternative version of our European banknotes, paying tribute to the masterpieces of painting. Continue reading »
Artist Breaks The Traditional Masculinized Image Of Famous People By Taking Them To Their Pink World
Scott Scheidly is an artist from Ohio, currently based in Orlando, Florida, who calls himself surrealist at heart. His series “The Pinks” has some of that vibe too since Scheidly decided to depict infamous historical figures in a completely new light – fabulous pink. Continue reading »
Here’s What’s Happening Outside Of Famous Music Album Covers
Russian artist Igor Lipchanskiy has created a hilarious series of photos that show what’s really happening outside of the frames of iconic album covers: Continue reading »
“Hollywood In Real Life”: This Instagram Account Is Capturing The Locations Of Famous Hollywood Scenes
Steve Peterson has amassed nearly 250 photos of various Hollywood filming locations, capturing places both real and re-done from Hawaii to California movie lots. According to a post on Reddit, his trips started around three years ago while visiting the main shooting location for ABC’s mystery drama Lost. Since then, he’s traveled across land and sea to visit the real-life places that help bring some of our most memorable movie and TV scenes to life. 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 »
Famous Classic Album Covers Mashed Up With Star Wars Characters
Steve Lear is a London-based, digital artist with a self-proclaimed, “unhealthy obsession for movies, music and Photoshop.” And he’s making the freaking awesomest Star Wars themed album cover mash-ups you’ve ever seen. Continue reading »
Famous Album Covers Brought Onto Their Original New York City Locations Where They Were Shot
The Ramones at Inscope Arch. (cover to a 45-single)
(photo by David Gahr)
Bob Egan’s hobby is really interesting. He brings classic albums to the present. He finds the actual location, where each cover was shot and alternates the angle and distance, so as the photo can match the current version of the venue. Continue reading »
Famous Electronics Brands Rendered As An Alphabet Of Stylish Products
Taking inspiration from a wide variety of electronic brands, designer Vinicius Araújo designed this alphabet of Helvetica letterforms, each modeled after a brand’s namesake product. The letter “N” for Nintendo becomes a retro-styled NES gaming system while the “B” for Beats grabs the aesthetic of comfy headphones. Continue reading »
Artist Reimagines Disney Princesses As Famous Female Singers In Youtube Videos
The digital artist Gregory Masouras (previously featured) does arts using Disney Princess as female singers on Youtube. In these digital mash-ups, you can see what happens when 16 characters of Disney are placed into one video clip of Youtube. Continue reading »
Artist Recreates Harry Potter’s Universe As Famous Brand Logotypes
PotterBrands: Harry Potter’s universe brands is a project created by Alejo Malia in which, the most famous brand designs such as McDonalds, Instagram, Calzedonia, Burger King, etc; they are influenced by the universe of Harry Potter, and some of the famous characters of the magic saga. You can find the complete collection on my Behance, in which it’s patterned and with a very careful stretching. Continue reading »
Someone Optimized Famous Logos To Use Less Ink And Be More Environmentally Friendly
Visibility is hugely important to brands, which is why they want to see their logo everywhere, but there’s a price to pay for such widespread exposure, not just financially but ecologically as well. Continue reading »
Famous People And World Leaders Reimagined As Hipsters By Amit Shimoni
Artist Amit Shimoni decided to reimagine the world leaders, and presented them as hipsters. The series of these funny illustrations is called Hipstory. Continue reading »
This Photographer Recreates The Famous Paintings By Gustav Klimt
Recreating the famous paintings of Gustav Klimt with living models, it’s the ambitious idea of the Austrian photographer Inge Prader. Continue reading »
Julianne Moore As Famous Works Of Art
Hollywood, fashion, and art history collide in the photographs of Peter Linderbergh of Julianne Moore for a 2008 issue of Harper’s Bazaar. Linderbergh photographs the talented actress side-by-side some of the most iconic and famous images of women pulled from art history. Continue reading »
China’s Famous ‘Face-Kini’ Gets Porcelain-Inspired Facelift
Face masks for the beach known as face-kinis have become a curious fashion item in China in recent years. On Wednesday, models showed off the latest designs at a product launch on the sands of Qingdao, the eastern Chinese city where they were first popularized. Continue reading »
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Most Famous Buildings Get 3D Paper Model Treatment In New Book
Frank Lloyd Wright, America’s most famous architect, would have turned 150 this year, and some of us just can’t get enough. With celebrations of Frank Lloyd Wright’s birthday in full swing in architectural institutions throughout the country, a new book is giving Wright fanatics the chance to recreate some of the architect’s most notable works through a series of cut-and-fold paper models. Continue reading »
This 3-Year-Old Girl Dresses Up As Famous Women To Support Her Sick Grandmother
To support her grandmother Nonnie, diagnosed with breast cancer, the little Scout Penelope, only 3 years old, enjoys dressing up as famous women with the help of her parents, recreating iconic photographs. From Malala Yousafzai to Carrie Fisher through Adele, Frida Kahlo, Emma Watson or Ellen Degeneres, the little girl and her parents choose strong and inspiring personalities to give courage to her grandmother. Continue reading »
Illustrator Reimagines Famous Fast Food Brands As Manga-Style Characters
Ever wondered how fast food brands would look like if they were human? A Philippines-based illustrator who goes by alias Ozumii Wizard brings KFC, McDonald’s, Wendy’s, Jolibee, and Burger King to life in her Japanese manga-style digital art. Continue reading »
