Category: ART

October 16, 2014 at 3:27 pm

Artist Uses Sharpie to Give Nissan Skyline GTR One of a Kind Paint Job

Artist Uses Sharpie to Give Nissan Skyline GTR One of a Kind Paint Job

Like so many projects, the ‘sharpie art car’ evolved from humble beginnings. Back in 2010, Collen Kelton was in the market for a GT-R. He was looking for a ‘midnight purple’ version but the only two he found were asking too much—so he ended up with a silver 1995 Nissan Skyline R33 GT-R. In…

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October 16, 2014 at 10:28 am

Yoga Joes: Little Plastic Green Army Men Doing Yoga

Yoga Joes: Little Plastic Green Army Men Doing Yoga

Yoga Joes are the brainchild of Brogamats who launched the project on Kickstarter where it was successfully funded last week. The team exceeded their goal of $40,000 raising a staggering $108,065 from 2,879 enthusiastic backers. Brogamats describes the fun idea as, “peaceful action figures designed to inspire children, men, and military veterans to try…

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October 15, 2014 at 10:59 am

Solar Drawings Made with a Magnifying Glass

Solar Drawings Made with a Magnifying Glass

Artist Jordan Mang-Osan harnesses the power of the sun with a magnifying glass to create his wood-burned works of art. The award-winning artist from the Philippines also paints and you can see much more of his work on Facebook and Fine Art America where original paintings can be purchased. 1. Artwork by JORDAN…

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October 13, 2014 at 12:57 pm

If Star Wars was Set in an 80s High School

If Star Wars was Set in an 80s High School

Professional comic book artist and illustrator Denis Medri imagines what Star Wars would be like if it was set in an 80s high school (think Breakfast Club). The artist reimagines what all of your favourite characters would look like, even reinterpreting famous scenes from the iconic franchise. You can see the entire series on…

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October 7, 2014 at 2:16 pm

3D Sand Piano Beach Art by Jamie Harkins

3D Sand Piano Beach Art by Jamie Harkins

Sand artist Jamie Harkins (featured previously) is back with a new temporary artwork, a sand piano etched into the beach. The anamorphic land art plays with perspective, elongating lines and distorting the image so it appears 3-dimensional when viewed from a specific angle. For more, check out Jamie’s website and Facebook page. Artwork…

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October 7, 2014 at 12:58 pm

15 Anamorphic Graffiti Murals that Leap Off the Wall

15 Anamorphic Graffiti Murals that Leap Off the Wall

Odeith is an artist currently based in Lisbon, Portugal. Born in 1976 in Damaia, Odeith showed an early interest in perspective and shading. From 1999 to 2008 Odeith owned and operated a tattoo studio however he has since returned to spray painting, doing large-scale graffiti murals personally and for major brands. The artist is…

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October 6, 2014 at 4:46 pm

Finland Night Photography by Mikko Lagerstedt

Finland Night Photography by Mikko Lagerstedt

Finnish photographer Mikko Lagerstedt recently released night II, a collection of night time photographs captured in Finland in 2013 and 2014. Many of the stunning images below are multiple exposures to enhance the clarity in the foreground, background and night sky above. Night II is the latest in a budding portfolio of atmospheric landscape…

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October 3, 2014 at 2:20 pm

Photographers in Love Do the Same Embrace Wherever They Go

Photographers in Love Do the Same Embrace Wherever They Go

It all started in 2010 when commercial photography team Kendrick Brinson and David Walter Banks were at the Valley of Fire State Park in Nevada with friends. The couple, dating at the time, jumped into each other’s arms for an embrace and one of their friends captured the moment. The couple loved the pic…

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October 2, 2014 at 2:03 pm

This Was Made from Multiple Layers of Precision Cut Packing Tape

This Was Made from Multiple Layers of Precision Cut Packing Tape

Amsterdam-based artist Max Zorn places multiple layers of brown packing tape on acrylic glass sheets. The more layers of tape he uses, the darker the shades become. He then uses an X-Acto knife to cut and shape the various layers. However, it’s not until a light source (like a lamp, light box or sunlight)…

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October 1, 2014 at 1:56 pm

The Sifter’s Top 75 ‘Pictures of the Day’ for 2014

The Sifter's Top 75 'Pictures of the Day' for 2014

At the end of every quarter the Sifter highlights the top 25 ‘Pictures of the Day‘, culminating in an epic Top 100 at the end of the year (see last year’s top 100 here). We’re now in the home stretch of 2014 with only three months left! I can’t wait to see what treasures…

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