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Based in the upper Normandy region of France, 21-year-old photographer Vincent Bourilhon first caught our eye earlier this year with his charming photography set in a surreal world. His passion for expressing his imaginative dreams is clear through his enchanting images. As he says, "I am passionate about the dream and magic that surround our thoughts.…

Japanese artist Riusuke Fukahori, best known for her three-dimensional goldfish paintings in layers of poured resin (and one of our top 10 cutting-edge artists of the 21st century) is a gifted painter whether it's on a three- or two-dimensional platform. As part of…

The illusionary work of Dutch artist Ramon Bruin, aka JJK Airbrush, will leave you wondering what's real and what's just a clever illustration. The artist's skilled hand crafts imaginary three-dimensional worlds on two-dimensional platforms adorned with props like pencils and other art supplies used to…

Artist Bathsheba Grossman has a great eye for beautifully symmetrical geometry. For more than twenty years, she has produced all kinds of complex, mathematical designs that she transforms into tangible objects through the technologically advanced process of 3D printing. In collaboration with .MGX—pioneers in 3D-printed…

New York-based artist Jordan Eagles works with an unconventional and controversial material to create his crimson artworks—blood. About 15 years ago, the artist was discussing the connection between body and spirit with a friend which led him to ultimately embark on an artistic journey using blood he acquires from animal slaughterhouses. For Eagles, his work is a preservation and display of…

In the mind of British artist David Kemp, what seem like piles of junk to the average person are actually the makings for many of his impressive sculptures. Based on the far western coast of Cornwall in the UK, Kemp collects all kinds of scraps and bits and recycles them into things that only a talented artist can imagine. Through his work, he finds ways to redefine what others see as…

After beating out over 1,600 works to take home the grand prize at last year's ArtPrize competition, Adonna Khare is back with a brand new selection of works. From now till July 20, come to the Lora Schlesinger Gallery in Santa Monica to see the exciting exhibition, titled…

Whether you’re planning a once-in-lifetime trip with friends or a yearly excursion with family, now more than ever it’s easy to stay connected with those back home while on a vacation. Check out these 8 modern tech tools you should take with you, wherever you're going.

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In the series, entitled Nice to Meet You, London-based photographer Martin Usborne has created a haunting collection of dog portraits filled with emotional solitude. Each lonely guy is isolated behind different kinds of substances—things like a wet pane of glass, faint smoke, and dense material—creating a literal divide between the animal and the viewer. Usborne pairs each…

A proposal for a brand new and quite unique building in Iraq has just been released. Designed by architecture firm AMBS, this would be the first public library in Iraq since the 1970's and would be the heart of the new Youth City plan that is meant to encourage and inspire young locals. Marcos De Andreas, the co-founder of AMBS stated that they "challenged the conventional library…

SOLAR / ANECHOIC is a solo exhibition by Copenhagen-based British photographer Alastair Philip Wiper that explores the visually mesmerizing architecture of science and research facilities. One set of images in particular, that of the anechoic and resonating chambers at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), presents a hypnotic display of geometric architecture that…

These bugs are painted with an extraordinary detail that is often only associated with photographs. In the Bugs series, New York-based fine artist Suzanne Berry intricately paints everything from ladybugs to caterpillars to wasps. Mostly self-taught, she uses intense highlights and deep shadows to capture the essence of life in each still painting.

Generally, Berry paints the…

Japanese artist Kumi Yamashita is back with a beautiful new piece, called Sachi, in her ongoing Constellation series. Taking roughly four…

Google recently released information about a monumental project they've been working that could bring internet access to everyone. Project Loon involves specially designed balloons, flying 20 km above the Earth's surface (out of eyes-sight), that can be arranged to form one large communication network. You can read more about loon on the…

Architect Richard Moreta Castillo has conceptualized The Grand Cancun luxury hotel, a groundbreaking design that will be supported by a series of stilts that elevate the main level up from the water. It will feature a variety of amenities, such as underwater dinning and high-end shopping but the design's real triumph is how eco-friendly it is.

The structure's outside facade will be covered in…

Indian-born British sculptor Anish Kapoor created two giant stainless steel sculptures that are designed to figuratively turn your world upside down. Kapoor's sculptural installation known as C-Curve is a life-size wall of reflective steel that curves around, almost reconnecting with itself, in the shape of the letter C. The outer side of the piece functions as a typical…

Canadian photographer Jim des Riviéres has produced a collection of large-format prints displaying "the arresting beauty and surprising diversity of moths from the Ottawa region." Having catalogued nearly 300 different species from the 2,000 specimens he's caught, des Riviéres has grown to not only appreciate the beauty of these winged creature through his art practice,…

A bright installation has just popped up in Montreal! Inspired by Claude Monet's famous 1873 painting Poppy Field, landscape artist and architect Claude Cormier has taken 5,060 red, green and white temporary overlay markers (or those raised markers that delineate temporary lanes on highways) and turned them into a pixelated poppy field. The "poppies" cover Du Musee Avenue, a…

Photographer Yume Cyan manages to take some truly spectacular shots of fireflies in the forests of Nagoya City, Japan. The photographer's beautiful long exposure photos capture their glowing bodies and translate them as floating yellow and green dots, dancing all around the woods like tiny spirits. There's both a magical and romantic quality to the images that makes the viewer want to…

The next time you feel as though you're stuck in a creative rut, try out this exercise artist Habbenink calls Shapes of Conscious. Taking his sketchbook, he challenges himself by first drawing a simple shape, without an end goal in mind. Once he nails that down, he fills it in with characters who become leads in their own stories. As the 32-year-old Salt Lake…