Archive for the ‘Art’ Category
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A World Map Made Of Moustaches
We just couldn’t wait until Movember 2012 to share this goodie with you – the Moustache World Map art print has caught our eye and been added to our list of coveted items. This work of art is made by Pixel Prince – an Etsy shop based in Miramar, Florida, and consists of a husband and wife team that started selling fun, original and quirky illustrations ...
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This 3D Printer Makes Edible Burritos
Interactive designer, self-proclaimed Foodie and student at the Tisch School of the arts, Marko Manriquez, is the creator behind the Burritob0t, a 3D printer that prepares edible burritos in minutes. Burritob0t invites critical questions about the food we regularly consume, particularly in regards to fast food (labor practices, environmental consequences, nutritional value). Mexican fast food is emblematic of the assembly line: it is mass-produced in an ...
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Photographs Of Suicidal Astronauts
These hilariously strange photos of astronauts committing suicide have left us baffled and curious. The collection entitled the “Astronaut Suicides” was photographed by Neil Dacosta, Art Direction credit goes to Sara Phillips and Saskia Thomson is responsible for the photo re-touching. The photos were inspired by the bittersweet closing of the NASA space shuttle program, begging the question of viewers, “What will the astronauts do now?”. ...
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Beautiful Portraits Made With Nails And Thread
The stunning portraits above are part of a series by Japanese artist Kumi Yamashita titled “Constellations”. She now lives and works in New York City. She has won numerous awards, has been part of Artist in Residence programs in Maine, Japan, New Mexico, and elsewhere, and has had solo shows in the US, Singapore, Japan, as well as group shows around the world. Her other collections ...
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Two Eras Collide In Queen’s Jubilee Promo Images
British daily national newspaper, The Times, has published a series of beautiful ads that depict a collision of eras – the old fused with the new – in honour of the Queens Jubilee. A present-day photo of Queen Elizabeth II is juxtaposed with an older photo of Prince Philip and Winston Churchill; while the final photo depicts a younger queen passing a crowd of modern-day children. ...
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Cool Pixelated Flower Vases
Pixelated “stuff” seems to be a growing trend, and we have never turned down a cool set of 8-bit works of art, jewelry and more, so why stop now? These awesome vases were made by London-based artist Julian F. Bond and his Pixel Machine. What is a Pixel Machine?! you ask? It’s a device that is designed to create a mould for the production of a ...
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9 Mesmerizing Photos Of Exploding Ink
Uk-based photographer Mark Mawson is renown for his incredible works of art that capture surreal moments under water. These images are part of his “Aqueous” series, featuring exploding plumes of ink photographed under water. Images from both the Fluoreau and Electreau collections are shared here. The ephemerality behind his work and gorgeous colours have us mesmerized for sure – we can almost imagine the puffs of ...
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Creepy Portraits Of People Mutilated With Candy
Utrecht photographer Ashkan Honarvar is responsible for some pretty provocative works of art, but this 2009 collection entitled “Faces 5″ has us mesmerized. Honarvar uses present-day models to recreate portraits that were taken of WWI soldiers who suffered extreme facial injuries, and then superimposes candy imagery over the wounds in an attempt to address issues of identity and the lasting psychological effects of combat. Melting ice ...
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Hilarious ‘Pooping Dog’ Lamp Designs
UK-based artist, Whatshisname is responsible for these less-than-elegant but totally rad floor lamps featuring dogs pooping. Originally designed for London’s Art Below exhibition that was set to take place throughout London Underground stations, these poor pups found themselves deemed too offensive for the collection. We disagree. While we’re not eager to buy a pooping dog lamp for our living room, we’re sure that these babies could ...
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9 Impressive Hand-Made Crochet Portraits
Scottish artist Jo Hamilton is doing some amazing things with her hands and balls of yarn. These amazing portraits were made by hand using traditional crochet techniques that Hamilton learned from her grandmother. These pieces are all created from the inside out – that’s right, the eyes start off every portrait and then Hamilton works outward, row by row, using a photography as reference but without ...
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Trippy House Sculpture By Roy Lichtenstein
This work of art by famous modern artist Roy Lichtenstein is an oldie, but still a goodie worth sharing. The sculpture, entitled “House”, was constructed in 1999 and stands as one of the artist’s most popular optical illusion works. Currently on display in the Sculpture Garden at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. The House appears to be an outward facing home, but is ...
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Beautiful Self-referencial Star Wars Portraits
The Official Star Wars blog has shared some of the posters that advertised the Star Wars Identities exhibit in Montreal, Canada. The exhibit explored the theme of personal identity in the characters that inhabit the Star Wars universe and encouraged visitors to reflect on themselves as well. The marquee image – an inkblot illustration of Darth Vadar – captivated readers instantly upon its public release. We ...
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15 Famous Movie Scenes Recreated With Lego Men
American Lego artist Alex Eylar has won our hearts with his hilarious and accurate recreations of famous movie scenes using Lego. All lighting is compliments of a desk lamp and paper to diffuse the brightness, and while all of the scenes shown were constructed from scratch most have been disassembled due to a lack of space. We love these works and look forward to many more ...
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Star Wars As Told By Dr. Suess
Illustrator Adam Watson has produced an adorable series of drawings showcasing Star Wars characters and the universe they live in as if they were part of a Dr. Seuss story. Watson notes that “the Star Wars universe really blends with the goofy, strangely-named world of Dr. Seuss pretty easily!” – we couldn’t agree more. Seuss-ified Yoda takes the cake, but we love furry and friendly Seuss-ified ...
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‘Game Of Thrones’ Characters As Pets
Admit it, you are addicted to Games of Thrones despite it horrendously geeky tendencies – or perhaps you are the horrendously geeky type yourself and this show is right up your alley? Either way, Games of Thrones is wonderful. We have been following the show and have become smitten with all the characters (even the bad ones) which is why these illustrations by Mario Flores have ...
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Amazingly Detailed Miniature Food Rings
We love anything portrayed in miniature format, and these super intricate and fun pieces of costume jewelry fit the bill to a “T”. Etsy vendor FingerFoodDelight sells a wide range of amazingly cute rings that feature your favourite dishes and drinks. Margherita pizza, cupcakes with heavy frosting, french fries with ketchup, crab leg soup…you name it, it is available as a miniature sculpture made to fit ...
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Jumbo Fingerprints Made From Random Stuff
American artist Kevin Van Aeist produced this collection of photos appropriately titled Fingerprints that features jumbo-sized fingerprints made out of everyday items (some of which are positively random in the best of ways). The artist uses his own fingerprints as his subject matter and attempts to use the materials that comprise the print to define the character. For instance, the fingerprint made out of yarn is ...
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Famous Artists Artistically Dissected
Salvador Dali, Pablo Picasso, Vincent Van Gogh – some of the world’s most famous and widely acclaimed modernist painters are shown in a new light as part of a promotional campaign for the MASP Art School in São Paulo. Brazilian advertising firm, DDB Brazil is responsible for executing this fabulous idea of artists shown dissected with their innards revealed in the artists’ very own original painting ...
