In partnership with the Ulster Bank Belfast Festival at Queen’s, Cuban-American artist Jorge Rodriguez-Gerada and his team used 30,000 pegs, 2,000 tonnes of soil, 2,000 tonnes of sand and various stones on an 11-acre plot to create the largest land art portrait ever made in the UK. Entitled Wish, the artwork is a portrait…
Like all newborns, baby Wengenn likes to nap—a lot. His mom, Queenie Liao, an artist and photographer decided to turn this quiet time into an art project entitled, Wengenn in Wonderland. Similar to Anna Eftimie’s Blackboard Adventures, the Chinese artist creates amazing scenes around her sleeping boy, putting him into all kinds of fantastical…
LET THERE BE LIGHT Photograph by LIN TUN/Leopard Photography Website | deviantART | Facebook In this gorgeous capture by Lin Tun, we see a lone monk basking in the sunlight at a Buddhist cave temple in Myanmar. According to PhotoBotos.com, this is Datdawtaung Cave near the town to Kyaukse which is in…
In 2011, animal photographer Carli Davidson took a series of dogs portraits, mid-shake. Every dog owner (or unsuspecting passersby) know the shake well. What better way to rid oneself of excess water than a violent contortion of the body? The photos were a worldwide hit garnering millions of views and putting the Portland-based photographer…
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BANKSY LOOKS FOR LOVE IN HELL’S KITCHEN Artwork by Banksy Better Out Than In, Banksy’s ‘one month artist residency on the streets of New York’, is sadly coming to an end. Each day of October has brought a fresh surprise and today was no different. Located outside of a strip club in…
Italian artist Gabriele Galimberti is a commercial photographer (featured previously here and here) whose human-interest photo series’ have garnered critical acclaim. During a recent 18-month ‘couch surfing’ trip around the world, Galimberti pursued a number of personal photo projects including Delicatessen with love, where he asked grandmothers to prepare their signature dishes. In a…
THE WATER VORTEX Photograph by MANUEL M. ALMEIDA Website | Flickr | 500px | Twitter | Tumblr | Google+ In this striking sunrise photograph by Manuel M. Almedia we see the Bufadero de la Garita in Telde, Gran Canaria in Spain’s Canary Islands. According to VisitCanaryIslands.org, the phenomenon comes from a ‘complex…
Hina Aoyama is an artist from Yokohama, Japan. Currently living in Ferney-Voltaire, France, Aoyama began exploring ‘ultra-fine lacy paper cuttings’ in 2000. Using a simple pair of scissors, Aoyama creates intricately delicate works of art. Her steady hand and incredible patience has earned her a variety of awards and her artwork has been exhibited around…
The European Space Agency (ESA) is Europe’s gateway to space. An international organisation with 20 Member States, the ESA in its current form was created in 1975. Since then they have shared amazing research and images for the world to learn from. With almost 12,000 high-resolution images available through their website, their extensive archive…