Category: ART

January 24, 2011 at 5:00 pm

Picture of the Day: Vertical Garden Wall in Madrid, Spain

Picture of the Day: Vertical Garden Wall in Madrid, Spain

VERTICAL GARDEN WALL IN MADRID, SPAIN Photograph by jvasae CaixaForum Madrid is a post-modern art gallery in the center of Madrid, Spain. It is sponsored by the Catalan-Balearic bank la Caixa and located next to the Paseo del Prado at number 36. It was constructed by the Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron from 2001…

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January 20, 2011 at 9:05 am

Winner of the Istanbul Pedestrian Footbridge Design Competition

Winner of the Istanbul Pedestrian Footbridge Design Competition

The challenge was simple. Design a pedestrian footbridge over one of the busiest districts in Istanbul, Turkey. Faith Vatan Street was not only a major route for automobile and pedestrian traffic, but there’s also a tram route cutting through the middle of the district too. Below you will find the winning proposal from Paris-based design…

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January 18, 2011 at 9:05 am

Astonishing Underwater Sculptures by Jason deCaires Taylor [30 pics]

Astonishing Underwater Sculptures by Jason deCaires Taylor [30 pics]

Jason deCaires Taylor’s underwater sculptures create a unique, absorbing and expansive visual seascape. Highlighting natural ecological processes, Taylor’s interventions explore the intricate relationships that exist between art and environment. His works become artificial reefs, attracting marine life, while offering the viewer privileged temporal encounters, as the shifting sand of the ocean floor, and the works…

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January 17, 2011 at 5:00 pm

Picture of the Day: The Ash Landscape

Picture of the Day: The Ash Landscape

THE ASH LANDSCAPE Artwork by Yang Yonglian Yang Yongliang via Colossal Art & Design Every day at 5pm the Sifter will post the picture of the day PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL ‘PICTURES OF THE DAY’

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January 15, 2011 at 5:00 pm

Picture of the Day: This Hummer Has Wooden Wheels!

Picture of the Day: This Hummer Has Wooden Wheels!

THIS HUMMER HAS WOODEN WHEELS! THE ULTIMATE WAGON WHEEL: Wild West ‘Hummer’ artwork unveiled at Zoo Art Fair 2008 Parking wardens take note – it’s not a car, it’s art… Artist Matthew Harrison today unveils his latest project entitled ‘Hummer’ at the fifth Zoo Art Fair – a HUMMER H3 complete with wooden wagon wheels,…

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January 13, 2011 at 9:05 am

How to Turn a Lighter Into a Mini Motorcycle

How to Turn a Lighter Into a Mini Motorcycle

So how does a disposable lighter turn into a miniature motorcycle? You’ll need a heavy dose of patience and some nimble fingers! Below is a visual guide that kind of shows you how to make a motorcycle with a lighter, however there is also a very detailed step-by-step video at the end that will…

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January 11, 2011 at 5:00 pm

Picture of the Day: Shooting the MGM Logo, 1924

Picture of the Day: Shooting the MGM Logo, 1924

SHOOTING THE MGM LOGO, 1924 via Reddit Every day at 5pm the Sifter will post the picture of the day PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL ‘PICTURES OF THE DAY’

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January 10, 2011 at 9:05 am

Amazing Tilt-Shift Van Gogh Paintings [16 Pics]

Amazing Tilt-Shift Van Gogh Paintings [16 Pics]

Serena Malyon, an illustrator in her third year at the Alberta College of Art & Design, has taken the classics works of Vincent Van Gogh and added a contemporary twist. Using Photoshop, Serena has added the ’tilt-shift’ effect to Van Gogh’s paintings, providing a fresh perspective on these masterpieces. Maybe some HDR photographs of Ansel…

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January 3, 2011 at 9:05 am

Incredible Street Art of LUDO: Nature’s Revenge pt. 2 [28 pics]

Incredible Street Art of LUDO: Nature's Revenge pt. 2 [28 pics]

Back in December of ’09 the Sifter posted a series entitled ‘Nature’s Revenge‘ by a French street artist named Ludo. Just over a year later, I checked back on his Flickr page to find plenty more photographs of his awesome artwork. Below you will find his most recent work as he continues to dominate Paris…

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January 1, 2011 at 5:01 pm

Picture of the Day: Happy New Year! | Jan. 1, 2011

Picture of the Day: Happy New Year! | Jan. 1, 2011

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Artist Harwinder Singh Gill displays a special new year message he carved into the tips of coloured pencils in Amritsar, India via The Telegraph Every day at 5pm the Sifter will post the picture of the day PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL ‘PICTURES OF THE DAY’

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