Meet Paintboxer – The Dutch Artist Who Paints with His Fists
It’s hard to imagine boxing and painting combined to create something artistic. But Dutch boxer Bart van Polanen Petel demonstrates that it’s really quite possible to mix a brutal sport and a delicate art form. He puts on his boxing gloves, dips them in paint, and throws punch after punch at a blank canvas wrapped […]
Photo-Like Monochromatic Portraits Created with Thousands of Tiny Holes
Norwegian artist Anne-Karin Furunes’ portraits might look like black-and-white photographs, but that’s just your eyes playing tricks on you. They’re actually paintings made with of thousands and thousands of tiny holes. Anne creates them by punching perforations into large canvases, creating the effect of monochromatic hyper-realistic portraits. Anne has been perfecting her unique perforation technique […]
Physicist-Turned-Cook Invents Ice Cream That Changes Color as It Melts
The latest invention of Manuel Linares, a Spanish physicist-turned-cook, proves that physics isn’t all about boring theories and formulae, it can be really fun too! He’s invented a new type of ice cream called ‘Xamaleon’, made from natural ingredients, that slowly changes color as it melts. When 37-year-old Manuel decided to switch professions and become […]