Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh
Photographer Andy Alcala puts his own unique twist on self-portraits with this mesmerizing series. Alcala uses his own face as a canvas, painting it with recognizable artwork by legendary greats such as Vincent van Gogh, Jackson Pollock and Andy Warhol. There's even a Banksy! I love the originality in this series. Alcala’s creative mind is…
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Korean artist
Kim Hyun is one patient man! He's constructed delicate figures by using wire and dice. To guide him, Hyun used plaster casts of actual people and then ran the wire through the dice to form the body. The creativity, in some people, astounds me!
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What’s better than Picasso-inspired superheroes? Design company
WonderBros made these awesome superheroes in the style of famous painter Pablo Picasso. They've even said that these “artworks are so awesome it will melt your face off.”
WonderBros has taken pop culture icons and made them even more memorable by giving them a retro…
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Liu Bolin never ceases to amaze us! The talented artist continued his
Hiding In New York series on Greenwich Street at the
Tiles For America location dedicated to 9/11. Arrested Motion was on the scene to capture Bolin while he…
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In certain worlds, Miles MacGregor is known as El Mac, the highly talented street artist who creates rich and colorful murals. He recently painted a beautiful one in front of
San Art, an independent artist space in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Based on a photo of his girlfriend’s grandmother, Kosoom, the large piece makes the…
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Are you ready for a mind-bending experience? The 150th anniversary of the beginning of the Civil War brings about familiar images and also reveals completely new ones. Shannon Perich of
NPR shares how the images are made: “A stereoview is two photographs of the same…
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Currently flying around the web is this creative video by James Griffiths, winner of the Nokia Shorts Competition 2011. Griffiths won the $10,000 grand prize and his movie will be showcased at the 2011 Edinburgh Film Festival. Incredibly, this cute movie was all shot on the Nokia N8 mobile phone. Named
Splitscreen: A Love… Continue
Added by Alyssa Anda on June 29, 2011 at 12:00pm —
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New York native Rebecca Finch is a photographer with a sharp eye. Her series,
The Sleepwalker, is a photo compilation of self-portraits that capture Finch in the most beautiful spots, all bathed in perfect light. (Ask any photographer and they'll tell you that having the right light makes all the difference in the world.) Finch nails every picture, producing wonderful photos that are rich with…
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Wow, this is simply stunning! Gorgeous model Afroditi poses for Canada-born photographer Timothy Lee’s sexy series Color Code.
Lee shares that it is the expression and details that matters most when capturing a photo. Oddly enough, he does not consider himself a photographer or graphic designer. Instead, he believes that he is an "image maker" who will use any tool available to to best capture an image.
On his website, Lee calls his style “funky edged with…
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I have grown to love artist Brock Davis. His
gummy bearskin rug is hilarious and full of imagination. Wouldn't you agree?
Because Davis was unable to build a real tree house for his son, he settled for the next best thing: a broccoli house! Using some glue, balsa wood and, of course, broccoli,…
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Get your favorite Hot Wheels ready for the race of a lifetime! California artist Chris Burden has now built the “Hot Wheels track of epic proportions,” says MAKE magazine in their most recent issue. (
Here's Alice writing about it back in November 2010.) Burden’s astounding sculpture…
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Added by Alyssa Anda on June 24, 2011 at 1:30pm —
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What exactly are we looking at? Rather than just neglect her empty, inaccessible stairwell. designer Sallie Trout decided to make it the most interesting part of her house! She built shelves into it and then stacked her books all alongside the walls. This very innovative bookcase was built for a house in Austin, Texas that's dubbed the Jackalope Ranch. The books are made accessible by the use of…
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Added by Alyssa Anda on June 24, 2011 at 12:30pm —
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World’s first international Chinese supermodel Du Juan shines brightly for the June cover shoot of
Numéro China. Seasoned fashion photographer Tiziano Magni photographs the lovely supermodel as she dons haute couture gowns from top design houses like Dior, Armani and Chanel. There is no doubting that she is the center of attention in this glamorous shoot.…
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Added by Alyssa Anda on June 24, 2011 at 12:00pm —
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London, UK-based Francesca Jane Allen is a fashionable and talented 18 year-old photographer. She works primarily in film, taking candid images and portraits while dabbling with fashion on the side. Like many young photographers, she is attempting to discover a style that makes her happy. As a self-proclaimed "bored teenager," Allen has done an excellent job in using that feeling to motivate…
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Added by Alyssa Anda on June 24, 2011 at 11:30am —
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I cannot be more excited about the warm summer days that are just waiting to be filled with adventures! Photographer Antonella Arismendi captures this feeling perfectly with her wonderful set.
Arismendi’s influences “converge in a magical fusion of technique, sensuality and mystique which have defined her artistic persona,” as she shares on her website. Her photos are an excellent reminder…
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Chinese contemporary artist
Liu Bolin is a genius when it comes to street art. He's known as a modern-day magician who camouflages himself (usually with the help of assistants) so that his whole body seamlessly blends into the background. Wooster Collective was fortunate enough to bring Bolin to…
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Who doesn’t love fanciful art? As a perfect mix of fun and creativity, photographer Klaus Enrique Gerdes creates a series of portraits made of fruits, flowers, and vegetables. "I had been working on a photography series in which I surrounded an isolated human body part with a large quantity of a certain object, when I was struck by the idea for this project," he told…
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Portland, Oregon native Brandon Witzel is a talented "25 year-old 6'4" nerd with a camera" as he so matter-of-factly states on his
Flickr profile. He is fortunate enough to make a living off his photos, and for that he is “thankful and deeply humbled.” He has an eye for finding the beauty within and uses this skill to take some very…
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Added by Alyssa Anda on June 22, 2011 at 1:30pm —
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Skilled photographer Paul Ripke joined art director Florian Schmucker and post production company POP to create this hilarious series,
Grown Ups. The photos are of parents who've swapped heads with their children! While some might find the series slightly disturbing, others may find the hilarity in it.
Personally, these are some of the best surreal photos we have ever seen!…
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