Reproduction by Chan Hwee Chong Designer Chan Hwee Chong has recreated some of the world’s most famous portraits using just a black marker and one giant outward spiral. Commissioned by Faber Castell, makers of premium art supplies, the project showcases the incredible skill of the 33-year-old father of two. An art director at…
THE MONA LISA EXPERIENCE Photograph by JTTDR on Reddit Mona Lisa (also known as La Gioconda or La Joconde, or Portrait of Lisa Gherardini, wife of Francesco del Giocondo) is a portrait by the Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci. It is a painting in oil on a poplar panel, completed circa 1503–1519.…
Welcome to the Shirk Report where you will find the 20 funniest images, 10 most interesting articles, and 5 most viral videos from the previous week of sifting. Enjoy! *For those that prefer the links open in a new tab/window, try holding the CTRL key whilst clicking a link with your mouse Stay sifty…
APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION Photograph by MISABRZI on Flickr Awesome mural by famous street artist Blu who always goes BIG. This piece was done in Belgrade, Serbia back in 2009. Be sure to check out blublu.org for more examples of Blu’s incredible street art. via Misabrzi on Flickr SEE…
The original image that started it all…. Photograph by LOUISE MACABITAS On November 18th 2011, a group of students at the University of California Davis gathered for an Occupy protest, forming a human chain. When the cops showed up requesting them to disperse, they refused and Lieutenant John Pike and another officer casually…
MYSTERIOUS ROVING ROCKS OF RACETRACK PLAYA Photograph via NASA/GSFC/Cynthia Cheung Photograph via NASA/GSFC/Maggie McAdam In a particularly parched region of an extraordinary planet, rocks big and small glide across a mirror-flat landscape, leaving behind a tangle of trails. Some rocks travel in pairs, their two tracks so perfectly in synch along…
LIFE REBORN AS WEEKLY PHOTOJOURNALISM MAGAZINE – NOV. 23, 1936 In 1936 publisher Henry Luce paid $92,000 to the owners of Life magazine because he sought the name for Time Inc. Wanting only the old Life’s name in the sale, Time Inc. sold Life’s subscription list, features, and goodwill to…
AT THE SPEED OF LIFE Photograph via DON CHAMBLEE Photographer’s Description [Don Chamblee]: This is a streetcar in New Orleans traveling back towards The Quarter on St. Charles Ave. I held the camera against the window sill, making sure to divide the image equally between the inside and the outside. …
Hong Kong – Photograph by CHENSIYUAN A high-rise is defined as a structure at least 35 meters (115 feet) or 12 stories tall. Below is a list of the 25 cities with the most high-rise buildings in the world. The complete list of cities around the world with at least one hundred high-rise…
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