Is This the World’s Worst Tattoo Artist?
If you’ve ever wanted to sport one of those sloppy jail tattoos, but didn’t really want to go through the whole jail experience, we’ve got just the guy for you – he goes by “Synyster Ink” and he’s probably the world’s worst tattoo artist. I’m still not sure if this guy is a genius or […]
Woven Newspaper Portraits by Gugger Petter
Most people look at old newspapers as trash, but for artist Gugger Petter it’s a challenging medium for which she has the utmost respect. Using a special weaving technique, she’s able to take fragile newspapers and turned them into beautiful portraits. Although she considers the informative purpose of the newspaper important, Petter has been fascinated […]
Artist Makes Bullet Portraits of People Killed by Bullets
Whether in hunting or warfare, bullets are usually used for killing, but artist David Palmer has found a way to use these instruments of destruction to create beautiful celebrity portraits. John Lennon, Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy were all great men, with one tragic thing in common – they were all killed by a […]
Man Spends 16 Years Building 6-Million-Matchstick Model
Bulgarian artist Plamen Ignatov, has dedicated the last 16 years of his life to making a detailed matchstick model of the Rila Monastery, from around 6 million matchsticks. Now, we’ve posted a lot of impressive matchstick creations, from the model of Minas Tirith built by Patrick Anton, to the matchstick fleet of David Reynolds, but I don’t […]
Coolest Finds of the Week #24
7 Creepiest Abandoned Japanese Love Hotels (Environmental Graffiti) The Cockiest Shrine Bangkok (Asia Obscura) A Cheap Way to Turn Your Room into a Shrine to Star Trek (Facebook) Woman Treats Pet Kangaroo Like Her Child (Huffington Post) No Pants Subway Ride 2012 (Laughing Squid) Unicorn Poop Cookies (Geekologie) Braille Burgers for the Visually Impaired (Global […]
The Mind-Blowing Wood-Carved Paintings of Kronid Gogolev
Kronid Gogolev is a master wood-carver who creates incredibly detailed artworks inspired by the rural and provincial life of Russia’s northern regions. For our artist of the day we chose to showcase Russian veteran wood-carver Kronid Gogolev, a man’s whose intricate wooden paintings are nothing short of awe-inspiring. Using simple tools, he is able to […]
Would You Believe These Goldfish Are Actually Painted?
Japanese artist Riusuke Fukahori paints incredibly realistic three-dimensional goldfish embedded in layers of transparent resin. His artworks look more like photos of actual fish swimming peacefully in their little tanks. Riusuke Fukahori’s work could best be described as a a combination between painting and sculpture. The talented artist creates his “living masterpieces”using a complex process […]
Talented Italian Artist Paints with Wine
Wine has been the inspiration of many famous painters throughout the centuries, but Florentine artist Elisabetta Rogai is taking the relationship between the drink of Dionysus and art to a whole new level, by using wine as paint. Can a painting truly age? The concept was first explored English writer Oscar Wilde, in his book, “The […]
Joe Black’s Amazing Badge Mosaics
We’ve featured some pretty awesome mosaics here on Oddity Central, from Oksana Mas’ wooden egg mosaics, to the sweet jelly bean mosaics of Peter and Roger Rocha. But there are plenty of other incredibly talented artists out there who use the most unusual materials to create their art. Joe Black is one of them. Using […]
File Sharing Becomes Official Religion in Sweden
Kopimism – a belief in the sacred right to share files – has been recognized as an official religion in Sweden, at the end of last year. “Information is holy and copying is a sacrament. Information holds a value, in itself and in what it contains, and the value multiplies through copying. Therefore, copying is […]
Juhyou – The Beautiful Snow Monsters of Japan
The words “beautiful” and “monster” don’t usually go well together, but when talking about a breathtaking natural wonder like the snow-and-ice-covered trees known as juhyou in Japan, we thought we’d make an exception. Every year, during the cold winter months, snow monsters make their appearance on the snow covered slopes of Japan’s northern prefectures. But instead […]
Artist Folds Realistic Insects from a Single Sheet of Paper
As real as these insects might look, they are actually made from a single sheet of paper, expertly folded by origami master, Brian Chan. I’ve been staring at Brian Chan’s creations for a while, and I still find it mind-boggling how someone can produce such realistic work by folding a simple piece of paper. But […]
Coolest Finds of the Week #23
(NSFW) The Daily Routine of a World Champion Masturbator (YouTube) China’s Giant Snow Sculpture Festival (Environmental Graffiti) How to Make a Giant Snow Ski Rapm Off of Your Roof (Laughing Squid) Cardboard Cop Cars Slow Chinese Traffic (Orange News) Remote-Controlled Motorised Shoes Save You the Effort of Walking (Daily Mail) Giant Wave-Shaped Clouds over Birmingham, […]
Belarusian Schoolboy Builds Impressive Electric Car
Alexander Kozlov, an 11th grader from Belarus, has recently made headlines, after spending and entire year building an impressive electric car, with the help of his family and friends. At a glance, the white two-seat vehicle built by Alexander may look a little strange, with an unpolished finish and only three wheels, but make no […]
Coolest Finds of the Week #22
Chocolate Wonderland Opens in Shanghai (Sky News) Real-Life Magneto Sets Spoon-Balancing Record (Reuters) Guinness Names World’s Shortest Woman (TIME) Brutal Modern-Day Jousting (Environmental Graffiti) Japanese Create $130,000 Swarovski Crystal Toilet (Born Rich) Dutch Airline Offers Miles-High Dating via Facebook (Big Pond News) Facebook to Sue Israeli Mark Zuckerberg (Stuff.co.nz) Old Man Turns Scooter into Funny […]