Optical Illusions at South Korea’s Awesome Trick Eye Museums
Planting a kiss on Mona Lisa’s cheek, riding the legendary Pegasus and even getting peed on by a baby, it’s all possible at one of South Korea’s Trick Eye Museums. I’ve never been to Korea, but apparently people there, like the Japanese, love to take photos of themselves with cool stuff, so it’s no wonder […]
Digital Artist Creates Realistic Version of Van Gogh’s Starry Night
Ever wondered what the sky must have looked like when Vincent Van Gogh painted his famous Starry Night? Well, Alex Cruz has and he even created his own realistic-looking version of the post-impressionist’s masterpiece, using Photoshop. “I’ve often wondered about how the night ski looked to Van Gogh when he painted Starry Night,” Ruiz said. […]
The Future Is Now – China Opens Robot-Operated Restaurant
Well, it’s not exactly as advanced as you’re used to seeing in sci-fi movies, but China’s colorful robot-themed restaurant can be a sign of things to come. They’re probably going to render us extinct one day, so we might as well enjoy their servitude, while it lasts. A unique restaurant, in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang Province, has […]
Mr. Kanso – Japan’s Weird Canned Food Restaurants
I bet you’d have never thought a restaurant that serves only canned food could ever become popular. Well, it can in Japan. Eating cold food from metal cans with plastic cutlery, is not everyone’s idea of a good eating out experience, but Osaka’s Kanso Restaurant has been offering this exact type of experience for a […]
Belgian Artist Creates Elaborate Dresses Out of Simple Sheets of Paper
Belgian artist Isabelle de Borchgrave can use sheets of paper to create incredible garments many designers can’t really make out of fabric. At first glance, Isabelle de Borchgrave’s creations seems made of expensive materials like silk, pleated cotton and damask, but in reality, her 18th century-inspired garments are made exclusively from paper. The Brussels-based artist […]
Bovine Boarding at Pakistan’s Traditional Bull Races
If you think surfing and snowboarding are extreme sports, then you’ve probably never seen what happens in Pakistan, during traditional bovine races. It involves bulls, a board and dirt. Tens of thousands of people gather whenever there is a bull race held in Pakistan. They are usually the highlight of festivals organized in rural areas […]
Chinese Lamborghini Is 99% Identical to the Original, Costs Just $65,000
A brand new Lamborghini Murcielago LP64 would cost you over $400,000, but in China you can buy one that looks almost identical for only $65,000. The Chinese love to build their own Lamborghini sport cars, probably because the original ones sold in China tend to break down a lot. The latest Lamborghini replica to come […]
Awesome Mosaic Is Made of Over 1 Million Coffee Beans
Measuring nearly 30 square meters, The Awakening mosaic recently unveiled in Gorky Park, Moscow, set a new world record for the largest coffee bean mosaic. It’s not very often that you get to see artworks as impressive as the one created by Russian artist Arkadi Kim. He and his team spent around two weeks working […]
Sleazy Avatar-Themed Nightclub Opens in South Africa
Somehow I thought Avatar-themed nightclubs would be kind of cool, but recently opened Avastar (I know, right?) proves they can be sleazier than you ever imagined. Judging by the success of James Cameron’s Avatar movie, it was only a matter of time before someone used his fantasy world as nightclub theme. Only I think anyone […]
A “Bald” Art Movement – Artist Uses His Head in the Name of Art
A few years ago, when he started to go bald, English artist Philip Levine decided he didn’t want to shave his head like everyone else. Instead he opted to turn it into a canvas for his art. That’s how the “headism” art movement was born. While other complain about losing their hair, young Philip Levine […]
Artist Turns Dirty Bed Sheets into Inspiring Portraits
Only a week ago we featured the stunning portraits Kumi Yamashita creates with a single sewing thread wrapped around nails. That’s when we discovered some of her other impressive masterpieces. Today we present her dirty bed linen artworks made with dirty army boot prints. Most of us would like to have clean bed sheets all […]
Japanese Girl Takes Body Art to Photoshop Levels
Look at the photo below. I know what you’re thinking, photoshopped, right? Not exactly, although this person doesn’t really need a change of batteries, the photo hasn’t been digitally altered. It’s just the creepy/cool body art of Chooo-San. Chooo-San discovered her talent for body art during a gap year studying for university admission exams. While […]
The Photo-Like Charcoal and Graphite Drawings of Robert Longo
New York-based artist Robert Longo creates detailed charcoal drawings that look amazingly photo-like. If you thought your sketches were pretty good, wait till you see what this guy can do. You know when you look at a photo and you say to yourself “this looks too good to be true”? Most of the time Photoshop […]
Welcome to the World’s Craziest, Most Controversial Zoo
At the Lujan Zoo, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, visitors can do much more than admire wild animals from a distance. They can ride on the backs of wild lions, feed tigers or hand-feed cheetahs. You couldn’t pay me enough to get up close and personal with a full-grown lion, but apparently there are […]
Jason de Graaf’s Works Look Like High-Resolution Photographs, But They’re Not
Canadian artist Jason de Graaf creates hyperrealistic paintings that look more like carefully composed still-life photographs. We’ve featured many artist who can easily fool you into thinking their paintings are photos, but Jason de Graaf really is in a class of his own. Just so you can understand how incredibly real de Graaf’s paintings look, you should know […]