Embroidered Wine Stain Portraits by Amelia Harnas
American artist Amelia Harnas creates original portraits by spilling wine on white cotton or paper canvases and embroidering certain details to emphasize features. It’s amazing what some artists can achieve with the most unusual of mediums. Take wine for example, I’ve seen it used as a weapon during the Haro Wine Battle, and as a […]
Forcadas – The Brave Bullfighting Women of Mexico and Portugal
It takes a lot of guts to get in the ring with an enraged bull, even when carrying a sharp sword, but the forcadas (women bullfighters) are brave enough to take the bull head-on without any kind of protection or weaponry. During the early days of bullfighting, the bullring had a staircase leading to the […]
Akodessewa Fetish Market – Africa’s Voodoo Supermarket
Togo’s Akodessewa Fetish Market is recognized as the largest fetish market in the world, a place where Voodoo practitioner can find anything they need for their rituals. The practice of voodoo began in West Africa, before being taken to America by slaves, and in countries like Togo, Ghana, or Nigeria the religion is very much […]
Amazing Pin and Thread Installations by Debbie Smyth
British artist Debbie Smyth uses hundreds of pins and meters of delicate thread to create mind-blowing art installations. I’ve seen a lot of impressive artworks made from thread, but young Debbie Smyth is really pushing the envelope with her incredible thread drawings. She’s mixing fine art drawings and textile art, illustration and embroidery, flat and […]
Japanese Restaurant Serves World’s Largest Sushi Portions
A restaurant in Japan’s Aichi Prefecture has become famous for serving arguably the world’s largest sushi dishes, up to 20 cm in diameter and nearly 6-kg-heavy. The Umewaka Restaurant in Anjo City, Japan is unlike any other sushi restaurant in the world. Here the world-renown Japanese delicacy doesn’t come in bite-size servings, unless your name […]
Numberism – Using Numbers to Create Incredible Works of Art
Numberism is a unique drawing technique invented in 2008, by Portland-based artist Sienna Morris. She uses numbers and scientific formulas to draw beautiful works of art. 27-year-old Sienna Morris has been a painter and designer for most of her life, but she truly found her passion in 2008, when inspired by her obsession with time […]
The Tipat War of Bali Is What I Call a Real Food Fight
Every year the men of Kapal Village, in Bali, celebrate the rice harvest by throwing rice cakes at each other in one of the largest traditional food fights in the world. Also known as the Aci Rah Pengangon ritual, the Tipat War is preceded by a collective prayer in the inner court of Kapal Village’s Pura […]
Gregory Da Silva – The African Mad Hatter
Gregory Da Silva, better known as Egg Man, is an African comedian artist and storyteller famous for wearing an outrageous had adorned with 1,000 eggs. Born in Benin, West Africa, Da Silva studied computer science but decided to follow his artistic calling and went on to found a theater group called Voice of Spirit. They […]
Mercedes Supercar Recreated from 10,000 Pieces of Scrap Metal
Three German friends set out to recreate one of the most impressive cars ever made – Mercedes 300 SLR ‘Uhlenhaut Coupe’ – out of pieces of scrap metal. It’s not drivable, but their replica is definitely easy on the eyes. Armin Ciesielski, Peter Brakel and Walter Willer, three friends working at a German company called Giganten aus […]
Artist Creates Self-Portrait with Thousands of Plastic Bottle Caps
Chicago-based artist Mary Ellen Croteau has created an astounding self-portrait using thousands of recycled plastic bottle caps. Mary Ellen Croteau considers herself a political artist who uses her works to make statements and get people to look at things from a different perspective. This time she wanted viewers to acknowledge the presence of bottle caps […]
Gold and Jewelry Make World’s Cheapest Car One of the Most Expensive
A Tata Nano, which usually sells for $3,000 has been converted into one of the most expensive cars in the world, after it’s been plastered with $4.6 million worth of gold and jewelry. The Nano was a welcome innovation designed to bring affordable transportation to Indian masses, and though it may not have all the […]
Pet Designer Makes the Most Adorable Animal Hats
Like to torment your pet, do you? Than you’re going to get a kick out of Amelie Segarceanu’s extensive collection of cat and dog headgear. Amelie, from Atlanta, Georgia, is a hat designer who apparently likes to play dress-up with animals. She creates funny headgear for cats and dogs and sells them to animal lovers […]
Self-Taught Artist Creates Incredibly Detailed Wildlife Scratchboard Art
Self-educated artist Cristina Penescu creates wildlife-themed scratchboard artworks that look so real it’s hard to believe they’re not photographs. It’s not often I get to cover the works of fellow Romanians, but I guess that’s what makes it so special. Cristina Penescu was born in 1988, in Bucharest, but her family relocated to California when […]
Breast Slapping – A Thai Beautician’s Alternative to Plastic Surgery
If you’re serious about making some changes to your appearance but are to afraid to go under the knife, you might want to book a flight to Thailand and give Khemmikka Na Songkhla’s government-approved slapping techniques a try. I know what you’re thinking – yet another breast-enlargement scam, I was inclined to think that as well, […]
10 Coolest Finds of the Week #9
Amazingly Creative Paper Roll Portraits (Bit Rebels) The 12 Most Poisonous Snakes on Earth (Environmental Graffiti) Woman Has World’s Longest Fingernails (Metro) Parents Allow 4-Year-Old to Drive Car (Weird Asia News) Possibly the Worst Restaurant Menu Ever (Asia Obscura) Panasonic Enters Mini Robots in Hawaii Triathlon (AFP) French Cows Love Listening to Jazz (Youtube) The […]