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World renowned performance artist Liu Bolin, aka the Invisible Man, is back doing what he does best: disappearing into his environment. This time, the artist lends his body to be covered in paint in front of a wall mounted with artillery. The Gun Rack performance took place at…

Kill Bill: Vol. 1

Despite being engaged in some intense scenes, a behind the scenes look at movie and TV actors between takes reveals a lighter side filled with smiles and laughter. Redditor Join_You_In_The_Sun has compiled a number of photo outtakes that show…

There's just a few days left to enjoy Vivid Sydney, the must-see festival of light, music and ideas in Sydney, Australia. Unfortunately, you won't be able to witness this stunning spectacle because it was only there the first two nights, or May 24 and May 25. On a cruise itinerary planned over two years ago, P&O Cruises' superliner Pacific Pearl became a temporary canvas, the first time ever…

An anonymous trio of artists, known simply as three, have been collaborating on politically driven art installations that incorporate a playfully colorful aesthetic. Using individually wrapped pieces of candy and fish-shaped soy sauce packets, the artists have constructed a number of works that invite viewers to…

Yesterday, we showed you an award-winning stop-motion created by Oh Yeah Wow for Goyte. The song Easy Way Out came to life as the Belgium-born, Melbourne-raised singer Goyte (most known for his US breakout hit song,…

Though this image of an elegant, swan-like bride clutching with one arm to the table behind her as her flowing gown drapes on the wood paneled floor below may seem like photograph of refined taste, it is actually a painting by artist Rob Hefferan. The photorealistic work of the English…

Mysterious figures slowly emerge from clouds of white smoke in Alex Wein's series, entitled Sirens. The Oakland-based artist produced this series of work in what he describes as an ongoing exploration of "fiction and the uncanny realism that it inspires." In each composition, Wein encourages viewers to spend a few moments deciphering the lines, shapes, and movements of the faceless…

While zoos are a great place to see a large number of animals all in one place, there's a dark side to these family attractions that doesn't often get discussed. On Debate.org, the question, "Should we keep animals in zoos?" splits poll takers down the middle with 42% saying yes,…

Prometheus

Tech Noir is a blog that features a growing gallery of captivating animated gifs created exclusively from movies. There are countless memorable scenes throughout film history but sometimes all it takes to move an audience is one visually stunning moment. Tech Noir captures those moments in an endless loop of isolated…

It's a challenging feat for any photographer to document lighting as it strikes down towards earth in just the blink of an eye. But, with great patience and dedication, Willoughby Owen successfully captures all kinds of electrical bolts as they light up the night. By day, the 24-year-old meteorologist runs the Hamilton NZ…

Wow, this Portrait of Lincoln looks like it was a photograph taken just yesterday. The rich color and sharp details of the former president are so hyper-realistic, it's a little bit shocking! In reality, the piece is actually a sculpture developed by Hollywood special effects artist Kazuhiro Tsuji. The Japanese artist has propelled special effects make-up to a new level,…

Photographer and illustrator Giulia Pex transforms images of her father with superimposed drawings to turn him into a caped crusader. With Father's Day fast approaching, the Milan, Italy-based artist's collection of images in her Behance album titled Dad, you are my favourite superhero shows just how highly she regards her old man.

The artist…

BuzzFeed's copyranter, a former ad man himself, has compiled a list of hilariously honest slogans (extracted from a Reddit thread) and paired them with real company logos.…

Created as the sixth and final seaside mansion, as part of the Jeju Airest City resort in South Korea, "The Oval" house is an open structure that hopes to seamlessly incorporate nature. Designed by Seoul-based architects Planning Korea, the goal of the condo is for the residents to experience all four seasons as they come and go.

Given its name because of its…

Photographer Howard Schatz explores the origins of beauty by capturing portraits of professional models and their mothers. The Models and Mothers series has been a personal project for Schatz that spans over 12 years, showcasing women who are normally revered on camera for their physical beauty and the women who brought them into this world. The images reveal genetic similarities between the women who, in some cases, appear to be versions of one another from a different time in…

There's a reason why this stop-motion, Goyte's Easy Way Out, created by Oh Yeah Wow, is starting to snatch up awards left and right. At the recently wrapped St. Kilda Film Festival, Australia's short films competition, Oh Yeah Wow nabbed Best Music Video, Best Music Video Animation and the People's Choice award, a trifecta!

Though the video is only two-minutes long, it look Oh Yeah…

Canadian artist Leah Johnston has mastered the art of storytelling through her visually creative and expressive fine art photography. Each surreal scene is a self-portrait that combines performance art and post-processing to produce an intriguing narrative. The artist bravely takes us on adventures through a lively and personal world that stems from her own creative writing.…

Premiering at Design Miami on June 10 is a charity project called Verbier Mountain Climbers, where old gondolas from Verbier, a village in Switzerland, are transformed by Swiss artists and designers into intriguing works of art. The gondolas will be on view at Design Miami from June 10 to June 16 and then will make their way back to their roots for a summer exhibition in…

Conflicting messages emerge from this work by Italian artist Aron Demetz as strong human forms gaze out with sad, expressionless eyes, evoking in viewers an eerie sense of loneliness. The meticulously sculpted bodies are covered with layers of rough wooden shavings, a symbol of the flaws that we all carry with us. But, rather than concealing them, Demetz exposes them for all to see and…

Recently on Instagram, photographer Paul Octavious has taken to matching Pantone swatches to the world around him in an ongoing series simply titled The Pantone Project. Drawing on the basic color matching system used in the printing industry, Octavious matches snippets of his everyday life to the solid blocks of color that have fun names like Sunshine…