Historical Photos Of The World’s Most Iconic Landmarks Before They Were Finished
The world’s most iconic landmarks are a big draw for tourists from around the world. But these historical landmarks are not just tourist attractions, they often serve as a milestone in history or a remarkable event in time.
Washington Monument, ca. 1860
Library of Congress
Photographers love landmarks, especially the challenge to capture it differently from all the average angles and classic shots. Even when these iconic landmarks were build, photographers couldn’t resist to capture it forever. We are glad that they did, because it gives us awesome insights. Continue reading »
25 Iconic Photos Of Rock Stars From The 1960s And 1970s Taken By Henry Diltz
Henry Diltz is a former musician who took some of the most iconic photos of the 1960s and ’70s, many of which graced the covers of groundbreaking albums. Crosby Stills and Nash, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, the Doors, the Eagles, all became friends and subjects. Diltz also shot iconic magazine covers and continues to work today. Continue reading »
Artists Recreate Van Gogh’s Iconic Bedroom And Put It For Rent On Airbnb
For the first time in North America, all three versions of Van Gogh’s famous painting of his bedroom in Arles, France, will be displayed in Chicago along with some of his other work. To celebrate the occasion, the Art Institute of Chicago has recreated the room and put it up for rent on Airbnb for just 10USD. Continue reading »
Vivid Color Photographs Show Iconic Beach Culture of Miami Beach in the Late 1970s
Throughout the 1970s, a young photographer named Andy Sweet documented the personalities of Miami in vivid color. In 1977, Sweet returned to the area after completing his studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder and set out to document South Beach’s vivid old-world culture. Continue reading »
Iconic Images Painted With Coffee by Maria A. Aristidou
Artist and illustrator Maria A. Aristidou has an interesting new project. She has ditched the paints and now uses a more unusual medium, coffee! Maria said that she did her first coffee illustration by accident, but liked the results so much that she chose to create more. She enjoys making coffee paintings of some of her favorite people, characters and animals. To create this effect, she uses water paper and up to five different coffee blends, depending on the subject. Let’s check it out! Continue reading »
Pirelli Iconic Calendar 2015 Unveiled
The launch of the 2015 Calendar comes just a few days before the opening of the Forma e Desiderio – The Cal Collezione Pirelli exhibition, which will be held at the Palazzo Reale in Milan from November 21 to February 19, 2015.
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Photographer Recreates Iconic Photos With John Malkovich As The Main Subject
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.”
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Litographs Tattoos: Wearable Tributes to Iconic Books
A beautiful collection of (temporary) literary tattoos, and a chance to join the World’s Longest Tattoo Chain. The project titled “Litographs”, had their tattoos designed in the form of texts taken from 15 classic books such as The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Ulysses, and Les Misérables.
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8-Bit Inspired Paintings of Iconic Images
Artist Adam Lister makes geometric 8-Bit inspired watercolor paintings based on iconic images from art history and pop culture. Continue reading »
Artists Recreate Iconic Posters of Movie Classics with Black Models
Matrix and American Beauty given new look by talented photographers Antoine Tempé and Omar Victor Diop.
The idea behind the Onomolliwood series is to pay tribute to iconic moments of cinema which have highly influenced the two talented photographers. Continue reading »
Iconic for Decades, Time Running out for Kodak
Kodak workers enter corporate headquarters in Rochester, New York, in this January 22, 2004 file photo. Eastman Kodak Co shares lost more than half their value on Sept 30, 2011 as the company hired a law firm well-known for bankruptcy cases, triggering speculation that the photography pioneer could file for bankruptcy.
Bye Bye Banksy! Iconic Painting Whitewashed by Bungling Worker After Building is Transformed into Muslim Centre.
Banksy’s artworks fetch hundreds of thousands of pounds and his graffiti is strewn across cities around the world.
But one man mistook the street art splashed on the side of his Muslim centre as vandalism and set about disguising it with white paint. Unbeknown to Saeed Ahmed the ‘Gorilla in a Pink Mask’ stencil had been a familiar landmark in the artist’s hometown of Bristol for over 10 years.
Before: The ‘Gorilla in a Pink Mask’ Bansky artwork before it was painted over by Saeed Ahmed
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