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Can you believe that all of these pieces were created just by putting pencil on paper? Courtney Brims is an Australian self-taught artist based in Brisbane who graduated with a degree in interior design before turning her attention to art and illustration in 2008. Amazingly, Courtney works almost only with colored pencils, sketching dreamy worlds of lost girls and…

Though most of the time we're featuring new digital or urban art to showcase on theMET, every so often it's nice to remember an older artist who's work is still looked upon as some of the most influential of all time.



It's often stated that Gil Elvgren was and continues to be the best pin-up artist the world has ever known. From the mid 1930's through 1972, Elvgren produced over five hundred paintings of beautiful girls and women…

In my next installment of "It's so wrong, it's right," we take a look at this piece by a 21 year old aspiring comic artist/illustrator from Denmark, Mikkel Sommer. Sommer's art conjures up memories of fat Crayola crayons and Sesame Street coloring books, doesn't it? Except he's added a dark twist - by placing the SWAT team around this crayon house he's turned a sweet…

I've always felt that the most creative street art isn't the kind that's randomly spray painted on some freeway wall, but rather, it's the kind that stops you in your tracks and gives you an experience. In this set, I've put together 20 examples of street art that you can tell was thoughtfully placed in a certain environment - a side of a large building, on a colored…

Cascade



Looking through artist Eric Zener's underwater paintings, you start to immediately remember what it feels like to be immersed in cool, clear water. That moment when the world's worries wash away and a sense of calmness overtakes your body. Zener calls that shared feeling our "quest for refuge and peace beneath the chaos of life."



What was his…

Jet



If you ever wanted to put a smile on someone's face every time they drove past your house, get one of these garage door covers from style-your-garage.com. The weather-resistant photo tarpaulins are for outdoor use and include a velcro strip for securing the image to your garage door. We love how you can get…

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Inspection



One of Austria’s most successful contemporary artists, Erwin Wurm certainly makes us squirm with Instructions On How To Be Politically Incorrect. Playing off various social taboos, his absurd scenarios make us think twice, and perhaps even laugh uncomfortably.



"There is not one rule which says this is art or this in not art. I think everyone has to define…

Sleep



Here's a sweet photo set of a boy who lived inside a box until one day - voila! - he has a revelation. We love how the story is told in six simple photos.

Think

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Show runs from July 10th - August 7th, 2009 @ Thinkspace Gallery: Los Angeles



One of our favorite artists, Stella Im Hultberg, made her return to Los Angeles this past Friday with her solo exhibit "Memento Mori” at the Thinkspace Gallery. Mixing it up a bit, she used a variety of mediums including deep-hued canvases, intricate pieces on wood and tea-stained paper, and even threw…

New works from Banksy have been spotted in Mali, Africa. With urban street art that centers around his surroundings, Banksy brings humor, cleverness, and keen observation to the table to come up with these brilliant scenes.…

Absolutely gorgeous photos have surfaced of Miranda Kerr nude. We've always felt that the body is the highest form of art and nowhere is this more apparent than in this photo set. She's absolutely stunning.…

Tides

Last time we checked in on the mysterious little people, they were hard at work and at play. What has happened since then? We've learned that they've all gone their separate ways. Each has decided to unearth their darkest secrets, to chase down their fears and confront…