The Breathtaking Glass Temple of Johor Bahru – A Shining Wonder of Malaysia
In the city of Johor Bahru, close to Malaysia’s southern border with Singapore, lies one of the world’s most amazing pieces of architecture – a Hindu Temple covered almost entirely with glass. It’s called the Arulmigu Sri Rajakaliamman temple, and it’s one of the must see attractions of Malaysia. Arulmigu Sri Rajakaliamman is one of the oldest […]
CW Roelle’s Wondrous Metal Wire Artworks
CW Roelle is often referred to as the “Wire Magician” and looking at his breathtakingly intricate wire artworks, it’s easy to see why. The Rhode Island-based artist somehow manages to twist black metal wire into detailed masterpieces that resemble pencil drawings. The first time CW Roelle used wire as an art medium was in 1997, […]
Real-Life Shrek and Fiona Have Their Very Own Fairy Tale Castle
A Ukrainian couple from the village of Akimova, in the Zaporozhye region have spent 10 years building their own fairy tale castle. And because of their resemblance to the popular animation characters, they are known as Shrek and Fiona by the locals. Anatoly and Larisa Galitsky love children, so one day they decided to built a […]
Intricate Doodle Portraits Are Made with a Single Continuous Line
Pierre Emmanuel Godet is a French self-taught artist living in Barcelona who creates incredible artworks with a single continuous line. And as if that wasn’t impressive enough, the little doodles that make up his artworks tell the tale of the subjects he’s trying to depict. On his blog, Pierre Emmanuel Godet says he used to […]
Artist Creates Beautiful Mosaics from Discarded New York Metro Cards
German artist Nina Boesch uses discarded New York Metro Cards to create beautiful mosaics inspired by the Big Apple. The resourceful collage master reckons she has used about 30,000 metro cards, so far. To most New-Yorkers, the iconic metro card becomes just a useless piece of plastic after they’ve gotten on the subway, but for […]
French Designer Makes Gold-Plated Computers Fit for Royalty
George Chirita, a Romanian electronics engineer turned computer designer makes luxury computers and accessories for the world’s rich and famous. His creations are inspired by royalty like French King Louis XVI and are decorated with expensive materials like gold, marble or lapis lazuli. Prices start at $21,000. If you think your dusty old machine just isn’t worthy […]
Twin Brothers Take Doodle Art to the Next Level
Sergei and Vyacheslav Savelyv are two twin brothers with an extraordinary talent for doodling. They uses colored pens and pencils to draw what seem like endless circular doodles and create incredibly detailed portraits of world famous icons. Sergei and Vyacheslav Savelyv have so far displayed their wonderful artworks only in their home town of Petrozavodsk, in […]
Man Spends Two Years Building Exact Titanic Replica from Scrap
In what can only be described as a titanic effort, boat-model enthusiast Jason King, from England, has spent two and a half years building an exact 1:100 scale replica of the Titanic. The 40-year-old used all kinds of scrap materials, from old clockworks to broken VCRs and managed to finish his masterpiece on April 15, […]
Ukrainian Artist Creates Unique Paintings with Fish Bones Scales and Eyes
Elena Zhuravskaya, an amateur artist from Kiev, Ukraine, uses fish bones, scales and even their boiled eyes to assemble amazing paintings on velvet canvases. Although her work is virtually unknown outside her native country, I hope this article changes that. I found photos of Elena’s works on a wonderful-yet-obscure blog called Viola, and after doing some […]
Unique Spanish Festival Celebrates Near Death Experiences
Did you manage to survive a near death experience during the past year? Well then, congratulation, you’ve earned the privilege of being placed in a coffin and paraded through the streets of Las Nieves, as part of a festival called La Fiesta de Santa Marta de Ribarteme. The small town of Las Nieves is located […]
Russian Artist Creates Miniature Models from Pasta
Sergey Pakhomov, an artist from Russia’s Perm region has recently made headlines in his home country for using various types of pasta to make miniature models of cars, planes, boats and even a small pasta town. If you’ve at least heard of Canada’s wacky Spaghetti Bridge Building Championship, then you already know pasta can also […]
Anna Amemiya – A Half-Human, Half-Anime Japanese Model
Did you ever wish those cute anime girls were actually real? It turns out they actually can be. Well, sort of… Japanese model Ana Amemiya has become somewhat famous in her country for always wearing an anime mask on her head, whether she’s at photo shoots or on stage. We’re way beyond cosplay here, people. […]
Artist Creates Pixelated Portraits Out of Computer Keys and Buttons
Australian artist Guy Withby, aka WorkbyKnight (WBK), creates portraits of musicians, political figures and other celebrities by assembling hundreds of buttons from computer keyboards, typewriters and phones. “”The hand made days are gone. Our food, our clothes, our furniture, our homes, our lives are manufactured. Life is factory made.” WBK is factory made art for […]
KABUTOM RX-03 – Japan’s Giant Rhinoceros Beetle Robot
Created by Japanese engineer Hitoshi Takahashi, the KABUTOM RX-03 is an 11-meter-long, 17-tonne-heavy robot shaped like a rhinoceros beetle. The impressive mecha can walk with its six legs, blows smoke from its nose and always gets Japanese crowds raddled when it makes an appearance. The KABUTOM RX-03 is definitely one of the most impressive functional robots […]
Australian Artist Takes Camouflage to a Whole New Level
Adelaide-based artist Emma Hack, 39, creates incredible works of art where she paints male and female models and makes them blend into complex background images. If you’re one of the 300 million people who watched Gotye’s video for the international hit “Somebody That I Used to Know“, then you’re probably already a fan of Emma […]