Breathtaking Adventure Winners from the 2024 Nature’s Best Photography Awards
Outdoor Adventure: Winner – “Highliner during annual Solar Eclipse” by Belva Hayden, USA
The 2024 Nature’s Best Photography Awards spotlight 11 stunning adventure outdoor images, capturing the beauty of rugged landscapes, serene wilderness, and dramatic wildlife encounters. These masterpieces celebrate the thrill of exploration while emphasizing the need to protect the fragile ecosystems that make such moments possible. Continue reading »
Wara Art Festival Artists Conjure Faerie Beasts from the Echigo Area for 2024
The “Thunder God” is said to be responsible for Niigata’s unique climate, where figs, strawberries, grapes and other fruits of the gods grow
The 2024 Wara Art Festival in Niigata, Japan, features large sculptures made from rice straw, called “wara,” created by Musashino Art University students. Continue reading »
Vintage Vehicles Used to Advertise Life Savers Lollies During the 1920s and 1930s
In 1912, American businessman Ed Noble transformed a peppermint candy shaped like a life saver into a popular treat through innovative packaging, distinctive labels, and convenient displays. Continue reading »
Amazing Winning Images From The Siena Drone Photography Awards Showcasing Nature’s Beauty
1st classified: New generation by Fabio Savini
This year’s Siena Drone Photography Awards showcase breathtaking aerial images that capture the awe-inspiring beauty of nature, revealing landscapes, wildlife, and natural wonders in ways that highlight both the photographers’ artistic vision and the remarkable power of drone technology. Continue reading »
Breathtaking James Webb Space Telescope Photos Of 2024
In 2024, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captivated the world with breathtaking images that showcase distant galaxies, nebulae, star formations, and exoplanet atmospheres with unprecedented clarity. Among the highlights are the vibrant Carina Nebula and detailed views of exoplanet atmospheres, revealing their compositions and hinting at potential life beyond our solar system.
Interacting Galaxies Arp 142
This new Webb image shows two galaxies: a Penguin (NGC 2936) guarding an Egg (NGC 2937). Webb’s observations reveal the two are in a cosmic hug, joined together by a blue haze of stars and gas. Continue reading »
This Korean Artist Imagines Herself as The Real-Life Cyber Doll
Ji Soo aka EZ, merges technology with art in a fresh and personal way, using herself as a canvas to blend digital and physical elements. Continue reading »
Amazing Vintage Illustrations Of Japanese Anthropomorphic Frogs and Toads
Tenjiku Tokubei by Toyokuni III in 1860.
The Japanese term “kimo-kawaii” means “cute and ugly,” often describing anthropomorphic frogs and toads in art. Continue reading »
Ferdi B. Dick’s Monumental Sculpture, “Embrace the Amazing Whale”
With his most recent piece at Zhan Jiang Garden City in China, South African artist Ferdi B Dick has once again elevated his art to a monumental scale. The enormous stainless steel sculpture “Embrace the Amazing Whale” shows a massive whale emerging from the water. Continue reading »
The Vibrant World of Urban Expression and Large Scale Murals & Street Art by Tirso Paz
Tirso Paz, known artistically as Bublegumsr, is an influential Barcelona-based muralist whose work masterfully combines expressive portraiture with dynamic graffiti styles, resulting in breathtaking large-scale artworks. Continue reading »
Vintage Postcards of Giant Trees in the Early 20th Century
“Giant,” Santa Cruz Big Trees
Ever since the beginning of time, trees have provided us with two necessities for survival: food and oxygen. They supplied us with more needs as we developed, like tools, medicine, and shelter. Continue reading »
KAWS Unveils Colossal 150ft Pink Rabbit Sculpture at Prambanan Temple in Indonesia
Indonesia becomes the tenth global stop for KAWS:HOLIDAY, featuring a vibrant pink ACCOMPLICE character against the backdrop of Prambanan Temple. Continue reading »
This Lego Cyberpunk City Called New Hashima Is Incredible!
A week ago, members of RebelLUG and many other LEGO fans had gathered in Schaumburg, a suburb of Chicago for the largest gathering of LEGO enthusiasts worldwide, Brickworld Chicago. Continue reading »
Tsunotsuno’s Melancholic and Seductive Sinematic Digital World of Giant Women
Japanese artist Tsunotsuno, a graduate student of engineering, has created a striking series of nocturnal digital images that depict young women as solitary giants, trapped in neon-lit urban environments. The images are reminiscent of cinematic stills and have an open-ended narrative that draws the viewer in. Continue reading »
Artist Makes Giant Sand Drawings That Are Between 30 And 100 Meters Wide
According to Jben, a French artist: “I’m Jben and I have drawn massive designs on the beach since 2013 using rakes. I’m located on the French West coast in Royan where I have lots of different beaches to use as a canvas for my art. Beach art is a kind of land art, but based on performance, because you only have 4 hours to make a unique design between the tides. Continue reading »
Artist Creates Ephemeral Large-Scale Art Installations that Aim to Reimagine Historical Buildings and Remote Landscapes
UK-based environmental artist Steve Messam’s works seek to explore and uncover the layers of narrative within the rural environment, frequently drawing on existing uses of the land and reflecting an understanding of the geological, cultural and agricultural practices already being used to shape the landscape. Continue reading »
“Towards Balance”: Artist Creates Giant Painting in the Swiss Mountains
Valentin Flauraud
A giant biodegradable landart painting entitled “Vers l’equilibre” (Towards balance) by French-Swiss artist Saype is pictured near the summit of the Grand Chamossaire mountain, above the alpine resort of Villars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland. Extending over an area of 2500 square meters, this fresco was created using biodegradable pigments made out of charcoal, chalk, water and milk proteins. Continue reading »
Japanese Town Looks to Giant Squid Sculpture for Its Post-Pandemic Fortunes
When the Japanese government handed out millions of yen to local authorities to help revitalise the country’s post-pandemic economy it gave no stipulation as to how the money should be spent. A monumental sculpture of a goggle-eyed pink squid might not have been what was envisaged however. Continue reading »
Artist JR Has Symbolically ‘Reopened’ a Shuttered Florence Museum With a Photocollage of Its Interior on the Facade
As half of Italy heads back into lockdown, the French artist JR (previously) has unveiled a major installation on the façade of the Palazzo Strozzi in Florence that stresses the importance of maintaining access to culture during the public health crisis. Continue reading »
Artist Matt McCarthy Uses Photoshop To Create Surreal Giant Cat Landscapes
Nowadays, it would be hard to imagine photo editing without Photoshop as it comes in handy not only for professional but also for personal use. People use it for a lot of things, from creating designs to making themselves look better for pitch-perfect Instagram photos. Continue reading »
Baker Creates a Stunning 6ft Cake of Father Christmas Hugging an NHS Worker in Scrubs to Thank Hospital Staff for Their Work
A woman has baked a 6ft cake of a nurse hugging Father Christmas to thank NHS staff for their life saving work on the frontline. Continue reading »
A Giant Headless Buddha Statue Discovered Under a Residential Complex in China
A 9-meter-high Buddha statue without a head was recently discovered in a residential complex in Chongqing of southwest China. Surrounded by tall buildings, the statue was covered by vegetation, with a residential structure built on top of it. Most residents were unaware of it until the vegetation was removed due to a reconstruction of the building’s external wall. Continue reading »
A World’s Giant Statue of A Wolf Was Installed in Kazakhstan
The monument was installed in the Ulytau district. The authorities of the district hope that the monument will enter the Guinness Book of Records. Continue reading »
Giant Sculpture Of A Woman Opening Her Chest To Reveal A Fern-Covered Tunnel Appears In Florida
2020 has been really difficult. If there’s one thing we need more than anything else this year, it’s hope. And it’s exactly what multidisciplinary artist Daniel Popper has offered with his latest work. Continue reading »
Enthusiasts Are Installing Transformer Robots Made of Waste Car Components in The City of Donetsk, Ukraine
Robots made by local enthusiasts and employees of an automobile repair workshop are seen during installation works on the outskirts of the rebel-controlled city of Donetsk, Ukraine. According to creators, who plan to open a robotics engineering park, 13-metre and 6-metre-high sculptures featuring transformer robots were made of waste metal including car components and weigh about 4 and 2 tonnes respectively. Continue reading »
Giant Optical Illusion Transforms A Street In Montreal Into Wavy Sand Dunes
In Star Wars, Obi-Wan Kenobi once said “Your eyes can deceive you, don’t trust them.” And it seems that nothing represents that as well as the artwork “Moving Dunes” created by the Canadian architecture firm NÓS. Continue reading »
