Artist Makes Stunning Sculptures from Shattered CDs
Instead of throwing away old CDs, like most of us do, Sean Avery transforms them into incredible sculptures he classifies as sustainable art. Sure, you’ve seen CDs used as decorations before, but I assure you, they’re nothing like what this man makes. Pieces of shattered CDs are pretty hard to work with when you’re trying […]
Coolest Finds of the Week #28
Sand Art -Giant’s Footprints Spotted on Beach (Daily Mail) Woman Pulls 2 Jeeps with Hair (Orange) World’s 7 Most Impressive Tank Graveyards (Environmental Graffiti) Most Innovative Yacht of 2011 Sinks (Powerboat-World) Food on My Dog Blog (Tumblr) Man Balances 23 Chairs on Teeth (Mirror.co.uk) Chinese Restaurant Serves Sheep Placenta AIDS Soup (Asia Obscura) St. Kitts […]
World’s Hottest Vodka Rates 100,000 on the Scoville Scale
The Naga Jolokia chilli is dangerously hot and can cause serious damage if ingested raw, but that didn’t stop a spirits company from mixing 18 kilograms of the fiery peppers with vodka, and creating one of the hottest drinks known to man – the Naga Chilli Vodka. The chilli used in the making of this […]
Mind-Blowing Animal Artworks Painted with Heat
Self-taught artist Julie Bender is a master of pyrography – the art of drawing with heat. She combines this artistic talent with her love for animals and nature to create incredibly detailed sepia works of art. Pyrography, the art of burning or scorching a natural surface like wood or leather with a heated tip or wire […]
Russian Tattoo Artist Has His Pet Cat Tattooed
Timur, a 24-year-old tattoo artist from Russia’s Republic of Tatarstan, caused a lot of controversy after he posted photos and a video of him tattooing his pet cat, a hairless Sphynx, on the Internet. Apparently, Timur wanted his beloved cat, Coco, to have a similar tattoo as the one he had done on his chest. […]
Hauntingly Realistic Human Figures Carved by Real-Life Geppetto
Whether painted or sculpted, I’ve always found hyper-realist artworks fascinating, but Bruno Walpoth’s masterpieces are particularly impressive simply because they are carved from large pieces of wood. I’m not saying working with other materials to create realistic shapes is easy, but turning something as rigid as wood into works of art that seem almost alive takes something truly special. […]
Coolest Finds of the Week #27
10 Incredible Airplane Graveyards (Environmental Graffiti) Eagle Dad Makes 10-Year-Old Boy Run through Snow Naked (CNN) Judge Sentences Man to Date with His Wife (MSN) Identical Twins Are Totally Different (The Sun) Dad Shoots Daughter’s Laptop to Teach Her a Lesson (Bit Rebels) Sewage Plant Offers Valentine’s Day Tours (Huffington Post) Teenagers Rob Hotel to […]
The Bottled Smoke Artworks of Jim Dingilian
Jim Dingilian is one of those rare artists who stretch the limits of creativity with their amazing creations. He uses candle smoke to paint picture-perfect images on the inside of empty bottles. “The miniature scenes I depict are of locations on the edge of suburbia which seem mysterious or even slightly menacing despite their commonplace […]
Japan’s New Creepy Anti-Aging Mouthpiece
Throughout the years, we’ve seen some pretty genius inventions from Japan, but every once in a while they come up with something so strange, so bizarre, you can’t help but ask yourself “what were they thinking?” The new Face Slimmer anti-aging mouthpiece is one of those things… The so-called face Slimmer was launched in Japan, late […]
Kissenger – The Long-Distance Kiss Messenger
Hooman Samani, an artificial intelligence researcher in Singapore, has developed a kiss-transmission robot messenger that can emulate and transmit a kiss over long distances. It’s called the Kissenger. About a year ago, I wrote an article about young Japanese student working on an experimental device able to transmit kisses over long distances. His machine looked pretty awful, […]
Artist Makes Realistic-Looking Leaves from Human Hair
Human hair is fast becoming one of the most popular mediums in the art world. We’ve seen everything from dresses made of hair and hair necklaces to insect sculptures made from human air. Now, we’ve discovered the intricate art of Jenine Shereos, who uses the dead protein to create tree leaves. Leaves may not seem […]
Filipino Restaurant at the Foot of a Waterfall
Located in the Quezon province of the Philippines, Villa Escudero is a nice hacienda-style resort with cozy rooms and an exotic atmosphere. But what brought its international fame is the waterfall restaurant that allows tourists to enjoy a nice meal right at the foot of a small waterfall. In most cases, getting too close to […]
A Cathedral Made from 55,000 LED Lights at Ghent Light Festival
Created by Cagna Illumiations, the light cathedral made from 55,000 LEDs, for the 2012 Ghent Light Festival is one of the most beautiful light displays you’ll ever see. Designed as a symbolic entrance to the Ghent Light Festival, the colorful cathedral imagined by Italian company Luminarie De Cagna stole the show at this year’s event. […]
Italy’s Natural Cathedral Is Made of Growing Trees
Located on the outskirts of Bergamo, at the foot of Monte Arena, the tree cathedral created by Italian artist Giuliano Mauri is one of the world’s most impressive example of organic architecture. Giuliano Mauri created “natural architecture” by blending organic materials like trunks and branches with classic architectural elements, creating impressive large-scale edifices. In 2001, […]
The Ghost-Like Smoke Paintings of Rob Tarbell
Rob Tarbell has a very unique talent. By burning everyday objects under a paper canvas fixed on the ceiling of his studio, he is able to control the rising flow of smoke and create incredible works of art. The artist first got the idea of using smoke as a medium for his art in 2007, […]