We've seen sculptures made of unconventional products like vegetables and even lobster shells, but a giant figure made of chewing gum AFTER the gum has been chewed stands in a league of its…
Posted by Pinar on May 16, 2012 at 1:30pm

The word "recycle" can be interpreted in many different ways. For designer Garth Britzman, recycling means creatively repurposing a used material. The resourceful Nebraskan makes great use of plastic bottles by stringing them up together to serve as a canopy. Adding his decorative touch, Britzman's eco-friendly architectural project labeled as (POP)culture incorporates an…
ContinuePosted by Pinar on May 16, 2012 at 12:30pm
Information travels quicker today than ever and that is due, in part, to the growing popularity of Twitter. The social networking platform connects people across the world and allows everyone to share their thoughts, 140 characters at a time, with a wide audience. With hundreds of millions of Twitter accounts out there, it can be hard to have one voice heard…
Posted by Pinar on May 16, 2012 at 10:00am
While we've seen our share of cherry blossom tree photos, we've never seen one quite like this. Japanese photographer Takeshi Suga created this gorgeous double exposure, called Cherry Blossom Slide, using his Contax Aria camera. Interested in learning how he created the rainbow of colors?
"I went to the same place two years ago and was really intrigued with the view from the top of…
ContinuePosted by alice on May 16, 2012 at 8:30am

These photographs don’t have any signs of Clint Eastwood, but they are still incredibly breathtaking. In this series entitled Play Misty for Me, Indonesian photographer Hengki Koentjoro has really figured out how to visually represent emotion and mood through classic black and white images.
Koentjoro’s bio says, “Photography is not just a way of expressing…
ContinuePosted by Katie Hosmer on May 16, 2012 at 8:30am
I came across this beautiful drawing of elephants by artist Dominique Salm and was intrigued by the materials she used. The large 140 x 87 cm work is drawn in pencil with Kenyan red earth used as a pigment. It shows a family of elephants drinking at a river in Kenya.
As she told Londonist, "With my elephant paintings, I felt I couldn’t capture the red pigmentation of the dust…
ContinuePosted by alice on May 16, 2012 at 8:27am

Perhaps it's because Benoit Courti was a music composer in his past life that his photos have a lyrical feel. A professional portrait and art photographer since 2010, the Paris-based creative has made a beautiful set called Deep Black where he's staged a series of symbols against black backdrops. While some of these photos appear light and playful, still others have an emotional…
ContinuePosted by alice on May 16, 2012 at 7:30am
Traveling on an extremely crowded subway is one of my least favorite things ever. So when I saw this photo series by German-born artist Michael Wolf, I was both intrigued and horrified. In the series, entitled Tokyo Compression, the Hong Kong-based photographer spent time studying the culture of Tokyo, focusing specifically on the individuals who spend their daily commute packed…
Posted by Katie Hosmer on May 16, 2012 at 7:30am

There was a time, not too long ago, when the term "cinemagraph" was being thrown around and internet culture gravitated toward this amalgamation of still shots and modest yet aesthetically effective movement. New York-based photographer Jamie Beck and her counterpart Kevin Burg first coined the term last year, gaining a lot of recognition for their cinematic images with…
ContinuePosted by Pinar on May 15, 2012 at 2:00pm — 2 Comments

New York--based Japanese artist Sachigusa Yasuda reworks photos of cityscapes to produce incredibly busy 360° views of a city from above. The panoramic series aptly titled Aerial features a number of digital renditions utilizing up to 300 photographs each. The result is a dizzying look down at a long drop past skyscrapers mingled with the sense of freedom felt from soaring…
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