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A Whisper in the Eye of the Storm: Artist Duo Creates An Immersive Optical Art Installation

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In the cedar forests of Omachi, Japan, *A Whisper in the Eye of the Storm* transforms 14,000 prescription lenses into a shimmering “rainstorm” of cascading optics. 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
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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 »

Amazing Photos of the Zagato Zele 1000 “Electric Car”

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The Zagato Zele 1000 was an electric microcar produced from 1974 to 1976 by the Italian design house Zagato. Continue reading »

Amazing Winning Images From The Siena Drone Photography Awards Showcasing Nature’s Beauty

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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 »

One and Only, This Hornsby Steam Crawler Tractor Was Constructed in the Year 1910

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This tractor, which is propelled by steam, has been in Canada since it was imported from England in 1910. Continue reading »

Exploring the Enduring Legacy and Emotional Depth of Leonid Afremov’s Ethereal Landscapes and Rain-Slick Streets

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Leonid Afremov was a masterful contemporary artist known for his vibrant landscapes and cityscapes created with a palette knife and oil paints. Continue reading »

Artist Creates Abstract Environments Through Magical Realism-Inspired Conceptual Experiments

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Artist Elnaz Mansouri, originally from Tehran, Iran, and now based in Canada, delves deeply into the interplay between reality and fantasy through her innovative use of 3D, AI and VR. Continue reading »

Baroque Baths and Rococo Ripples: The Art of Historical Pools Reimagined With AI

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In a fascinating intersection of history and modern leisure, photographer Tomislav Marcijuš, utilizing the power of Midjourney, envisions what public swimming pools might have looked like had they been designed during the Baroque and Rococo periods. Continue reading »

Bad Girls: Movie Posters of Dangerous Dames, Sizzling Sirens, and Gun-Toting Gals

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These are posters of films featuring women who were themselves. Happy gunslingers. Dedicated nymphos. Bruise-lipped sirens who have nothing to sing about and nothing to lose. Continue reading »

Soorebane (Bog Fox): The First Designer Power Line in Estonia

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The first Estonian designer highvoltage pylon Soorebane (Bog Fox), Estonia’s first designer highvoltage pylon, was ordered by Elering and completed in July 2020 near Risti small town in Lääne County. Continue reading »

Chinese Man Makes Power Bank Able To Charge 5,000 Smartphones

YouTuber Handy Geng noticed that all his buddies had bigger power banks than his. “I’m not so happy with that,” he writes. It bothered him! In the video below, he claims he could not sleep. So Handy Geng decided to change that by building the biggest power bank of all. Continue reading »

Portraying Black Power Through Afrofuturism

Katia Herrera is a digital collage creative from the noisy city Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic.

Despite Herrera being a self-proclaimed introvert, her artwork is remarkably loud in a world trying to quiet black voices. With titles like Black Woman, You Own the Moon, Earth Goddess, Forever, and Universe Protector, Herrera’s legacy will be marked by her passion for highlighting the endurance and perseverance of black folks of old and present to contrast the narrative that black skin should only be associated with slavery. Continue reading »

Lithuanian Bakery Created Giant Rye Installation In The Solar Power Plant

According to Natalija Kurganovė: “In our family bakery Biržų duona we recently opened modern Solar power plant and asked Lithuanian artis Agnė Kišonaitė to create something unique. Today you can see a rye installation from a bird’s eye view. This represents not only bakeries’ creativity, it is also about respect for our Lithuanian roots.” Continue reading »

A Very Modern Waste-To-Energy Power Plant In Copenhagen That Doubles As An Urban Ski Slope

In very Danish fashion, Amager Bakke, the very visible and thoroughly modern waste-to-energy power plant in Copenhagen was made to run as environmentally clean as possible. Continue reading »

Artist Turned 3000 Kilograms Of Clothing Destined For Landfill Into An Art Installation

“Blood Mountain” is a sculptural installation featuring a 3-meter high mound of red clothing and apparel. Upon closer inspection t-shirts with feminist slogans like “Girl Power” and “The Future Is Female” can be seen poking through the debris. Fashion items, once hung in pristine department stores, now presented as a giant pile of landfill. Uncannily, this imposing red mass is being exhibited in a former garment factory warehouse, now Grau Projekt, in Melbourne, Australia. Continue reading »

Power Company Uses Drone To Burn Trash Off High Voltage Wires

A power company in Xiangyang, China, has found a new solution for burning trash off of their power lines. They sent in a drone that shoots fire and it cleaned up the problem real quick. Continue reading »

The 1964 Dodge Power Wagon Crew Cab By Icon

Icon is a Californian builder known for their custom jeeps and trucks, the latest gem to roll out of their workshop is this spectacular 1964 Power Wagon Crew Cab. Jonathan Ward, founder of ICON, and his team, worked their magic on this one-of-a-kind based off a Dodge MegaCab 4×4, equipping it with a Magnuson supercharger, a Kore-Fox Racing suspension and a Gibson exhaust coated in stainless steel. Inside you´ll find the beautiful seats adorned by premium leather, and all the modern high-tech upgrades including an iPad mini with Retina display, speakers from Focal and, amps by JL Audio. Continue reading »

How A DIY Dress Helped One Woman Reclaim The Power Words Had On Her Body

Words have power. This is something Jojo Oldham knows all too well.

Whether you’re a soap star hearing lewd comments made by a politician 10 years ago or the average woman getting catcalled on her way home from work, what other people have to say about your body leave a lasting impression. Continue reading »

Apple To Create New UK Headquarters At London’s Battersea Power Station

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Apple is moving its UK headquarters to the Battersea Power Station — London’s iconic brick building that Pink Floyd portrayed on the cover of its 1977 album “Animals.” The station’s redevelopment is part of an estimated $16.5 billion megadevelopment in the city. Continue reading »

A Power Ranger, Sex Toys, Credit Cards And More Found In London’s Sewage System

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Engineers at the Canwick Water Recycling Centre near Lincoln were doing a regular sweep of the sewage system and they found some interesting items down there. You won’t believe what people have flushed down their toilets in London. Continue reading »

Ocean Wave Vases And Sculptures Capture The Majestic Power Of The Sea

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Meet Marsha Blaker and Paul DeSomma – the talented California-based husband and wife that create stunning glass and ceramic artworks. One of our favorites – their series of glass sculptures representing the ocean. Inspired by their love of nature and the ocean environment, the couple perfectly recreates the big blue waves in all their glory. Continue reading »

All Power To The Imagination: Amazing Artworks Of The Contemporary Painter Alexander Savko

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Alexander Savko’s works contain a collision between the aesthetic of Western television shows and the concept of the “everyday heroism of Soviet man”, an idea used widely in ideological constructions during the Soviet era. According to this concept, every Soviet citizen accomplishes a daily feat of labor by fulfilling his quota or even just by going to work. While mass culture introduced Superman, a man with special abilities, Soviet paintings offer a counterpoint in the heroic, yet run-of-the-mill Everyman. Continue reading »

Photographer Captures The Power And Magic Of The Human Body In Motion And The Spirit Of Dance

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Moscow-based photographer Alexander Yakovlev has an amazing talent for conveying the elegant, refined energy of dancers. His stunning studio portraits capture dancers mid-pose, exuding a grace and power that is fortified by the primarily black and white aesthetic and clean scene compositions. Yakovlev’s photography provides viewers the opportunity to fully appreciate the majesty of a moving human body frozen in time, each image radiating an intangible element that makes it hard to look away. Continue reading »

“Girl Power” By Kelly Reemtsen

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Kelly Reemtsen mixes it up with 50’s glam and hints of the macabre. Heroines are wielding an axe, shears, a hose or rubber gloves. Continue reading »

A Suspended Bonsai Installed Inside an Abandoned Power Plant

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In the city of Charleroi just north of Brussels in Belgium sits an abandoned power station. Originally built in 1921, the coal-burning Power Plant IM remained operational for almost 90 years until it came under scrutiny for its massive carbon footprint and was decommissioned in 2007. Continue reading »