In an ongoing series of watercolor paintings, Serbian artist Endre Penovác captures the mystique of black cats. Born in 1956 in the small Serbian village of Tornjoš, the artist, who now calls Bačka Topola his home has been exhibiting his work since 1981. You can find much more of Penovác’s artwork on his website…
Elicia Edijanto is an Indonesian artist currently living in Jakarta. In an ongoing series, the painter and graphic designer captures the unique connection between animals and children using only black and white watercolors. Children are seen standing alongside creatures of the wild like elephants, wolves and bears with peace and confidence. The dreamlike-scenes are…
Photograph via @MetroUK on Twitter On 29 June 2012, Andrew Shannon entered the National Gallery of Ireland and punched a hole through a Monet painting from 1874, valued at nearly $12 million. While Shannon was recently sentenced to 5 years in prison, the painstaking process of restoring the prized artwork took an arduous 18…
Scott Wade turns dirty cars into works of art. Using a variety of brushes and painting tools, Scott has learned through much trial and error how to use dirt and mud on cars like paint. While he’s been doodling with dirt on cars since he was a child, Scott’s been serious about the craft…
Puerto Rican street artist Bikismo just finished this amazing artwork for the RAW Project at Jose de Diego Middle School for Art Basel Miami. The chrome dog is 100% spray paint and took the talented artist about 4 days to complete. The distorted reflections of the surrounding environment are what impressed me most. What…
Watch artist Phil Hansen ‘paint’ a portrait of Nikola Tesla using sparks of electricity! You can find many more interesting art projects by Phil on his website and Facebook page.
In Super Flemish, French photographer Sacha Goldberger depicts heroes and villains in the style of formal oil paintings from the Flemish school of portraiture. The project was a huge collaboration involving costume designers, make-up artists, stylists and models. The series premiered at the Grand Palais in Paris recently, paying homage to Flemish masters like…
At Bibliothèque Méjanes in Aix-en-Provence, France you will find an 894-page book from 1692 dedicated entirely to color. One A. Boogert is credited as the author to this fascinating manual written in Dutch. According to Erik Kwakkel, Boogert describes how to make watercolor paints; explaining how to mix colors and change their tone by…
Museum of Selfies is a fun art project started by Olivia Muus that shows people in portrait paintings about to take a selfie. Muus explains: “This is a project that started when my friend aka. right hand and I went to the National Gallery of Denmark in Copenhagen. I took a picture for fun…
Watch artist Steve Spazuk use fire and smoke to create amazing works of art. Filmed by Patrick Peris, we go behind the scenes to explore Spazuk’s creative space and observe his artistic process. If you’re digging fire/smoke art, be sure to check out our previous post on the bottled smoke art of Jim Dingilian…
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