Category: ART

September 28, 2013 at 11:58 am

Picture of the Day: Oh Magoo, you’ve done it again

Picture of the Day: Oh Magoo, you've done it again

OH MAGOO, YOU’VE DONE IT AGAIN Artwork by Pao In this cheerful piece of street art we see the famous cartoon character Mr. Magoo, who was created at the UPA animation studio in 1949 and voiced by Jim Backus. Magoo has even won 2 Oscars for Academy Award for Best Short Subject…

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September 27, 2013 at 11:33 am

60 ft Rubber Duck Floats into Taiwan

60 ft Rubber Duck Floats into Taiwan

Florentijn Hofman’s world-famous, larger than life Rubber Duck floated into the harbour of Kaohsiung, Taiwan last week, attracting over 200,000 spectators in a single day and over half a million in 72 hours. The 18 meter (59 ft) tall inflatable rubber duck weighs over 1,000 kg (2,205 lbs). On display until October 20, 2013,…

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September 25, 2013 at 12:58 pm

The Photographic Diversity of Chicago’s Famous ‘Bean’

The Photographic Diversity of Chicago's Famous 'Bean'

Cloud Gate is a public sculpture by Indian-born British artist Anish Kapoor. Nicknamed the Bean, it is the centerpiece of the AT&T Plaza in Millennium Park in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Inspired by liquid mercury, the Bean is made of 168 stainless steel plates welded together. Its highly polished exterior has no visible seams…

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September 24, 2013 at 12:40 pm

Epic Highlights from the National Beard and Mustache Championships

Epic Highlights from the National Beard and Mustache Championships

The fourth annual Just For Men National Beard and Moustache Championships® organized by Beard Team USA® took place on September 7, 2013 in New Orleans, Louisiana at the House of Blues in the French Quarter. More than 150 contestants from the U.S., U.K. and Canada competed in 17 categories (winners list here and here).…

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September 23, 2013 at 5:26 pm

Vintage Photos of New York Superimposed onto Present Day

Vintage Photos of New York Superimposed onto Present Day

Marc Hermann (@MHermannPhoto) is a professional news photographer born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. He is an official historian and interim trustee of the New York Press Photographers Association. As of November 2012, Hermann has been a staff photographer with the Corporate Communications department of MTA New York City Transit. In a fascinating…

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September 19, 2013 at 4:30 pm

Canvas Backdrops Turn Actual Trees Into 2D Artworks

Canvas Backdrops Turn Actual Trees Into 2D Artworks

Myoung Ho Lee is a South Korean artist and photographer. Lee received his Bachelor, Master and Ph. D in photography from Joong-Ang University in Seoul, South Korea. Represented by the Yossi Milo Gallery in New York City, the gallery explains: “Myoung Ho Lee photographs solitary trees framed against white canvas backdrops in the middle…

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September 19, 2013 at 12:31 pm

8 Sculptures Carved on the Tips of Pencils

8 Sculptures Carved on the Tips of Pencils

Currently on display at the G. Gibson Gallery in Seattle, Washington, is the amazing artwork of Diem Chau. A Vietnam native, Chau and her family came to the United States as refugees in 1986. After receiving her BFA from Cornish College of the Arts, she has since exhibited her work in New York, Miami,…

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September 18, 2013 at 1:06 pm

15 Sculptures Made from Old Watch Parts

15 Sculptures Made from Old Watch Parts

Susan Beatrice is an artist and sculptor based out of Glassboro, New Jersey, USA. She started All Natural Arts as a celebration of nature in the form of jewelry and other whimsical items. The designs are created with the environment in mind. Recycled, upcycled and repurposed objects are combined with natural elements into unique,…

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September 17, 2013 at 5:06 pm

Picture of the Day: Invisible Reflection

Picture of the Day: Invisible Reflection

INVISIBLE REFLECTION Photograph by LAURA WILLIAMS Facebook | Flickr | Blog | deviantART | Prints available In this beautifully executed concept, we see a self-portrait of photographer Laura Williams, an 18-year-old artist from Cambridge, UK. The mirror illusion was achieved in post-production using Photoshop with the idea of being ‘invisible’ or ‘transparent’.…

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September 14, 2013 at 3:16 pm

High-Speed Photographs of Paint Splashing into Water

High-Speed Photographs of Paint Splashing into Water

Alberto Seveso is an Italian artist specializing in illustration, graphic design and photography. Born in Milan, Seveso currently lives and works as a freelance artst from his hometown of Portoscuso, Sardinia, Italy. Alberto’s artistic passion grew from an early fascination with skateboard deck graphics and album artwork for metal bands. He has since developed…

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