The Unique Stilt Fishermen of Guangxi
The Jing people, an ethnic minority in China’s Guangxi Autonomous Region have a style of fishing unique in the world – they fish on stilts. Unlike the stilt fishermen of Sri Lanka, who place wooden poles in the water and simply climb on them to fish, Jing fishermen actually walk on stilts and cast huge […]
The Architectural Experiments of Terunobu Fujimori
Some of his works may not even look like real houses, but Terunobu Fujimori is one of the world’s most acclaimed architectural designers. His unconventional works have been displayed all around the world, and, believe it or not, people actually want to live in his houses. A historian by trade, Terunobu Fujimori started designing buildings […]
Creative Poster Urban Art Spotted in Berlin
This may not be the weirdest thing you see today but I’m sure it’s one of the most inspiring ways of dealing with junk like excess posters. I hate it when too many posters gather on top of each other, and no one cares to clean them up. I’m thinking I may not be the […]
The Wooden Clothes of Fraser Smith
Get ready for a “can you believe the’re made of wood?!?” moment folks, because the sculpted clothes of Fraser Smith are unlike anything you’ve ever seen. Fraser Smith is a very talented wood sculptor who creates tromp l’oeil works using various soft wood essences. He specializes in carving the kind of things no one would […]
The Rat Poison Packaging Art of Jason Clay Lewis
Who knew rat poison could be used for anything other than killing rats, right? Well, American artist Jason Clay Lewis has been using the famous d-CON rat poison and its yellow packaging to create unique works of art. Jason Clay Lewis has always been fascinated by bizarre materials that help him develop his idea of […]
Samurai Star Wars
Did you ever wonder what Star Wars would have looked like if it had been directed by Japanese director Akira Kurosawa, instead of George Lucas? Well, someone did, and here’s what they came up with. Sillof, a high-school history and film teacher with no formal art training, imagined the Star Wars characters through the eyes […]
The Cool Conceptual Art of Horacio Salinas
Horacio Salinas is an acclaimed conceptual still life photographer who manages to turn the most common objects of every day life into works of art. The New Yoirk based photographer of Argentinian decent has worked with some of the most important publications in the world, including Vogue, GQ and the New York Times. Asked how […]
The Contaminated Ceramics of Tamsin van Essen
They may look like ceramic cups that haven’t been washed in years, but these are genuine artworks made by British designer Tamsin van Essen. Using various “foreign” materials, the artist managed to mimic the infestation of various bacterias on ceramic bowls. As real as the contamination with Salmonella and Streptococcus may seem, the bowls are […]
Germany Sets World Record for Most Human Dominoes
Before today, I didn’t even know there was such a thing as human dominoes, but it appears events involving people falling over each other have been going on for years. That’s right, believe it or not human domino events are among the top world record attempts. That’s probably because it doesn’t require any special skills […]
Mona Lisa Mosaic Made of Burnt Toast
For the last 10 years, Maurice “Toastman” Bennet has been making incredible masterpieces from pieces of toast. His last work of art is a giant crunchy replica of Mona Lisa. Last week, the Toastman spent most of his time at the K-11 shopping mall, in Hong Kong, working on his newest work for the upcoming […]
The Pencil Tip Masterpices of Dalton Ghetti
Many artists use pencils to create their works of art, but in the case of Dalton Ghetti, his pencils actually become artworks. 49-year-old Dalton Ghetti loved to carve things as long as he can remember. As a child, he used to carve his friends’ names into the sides of pencils and offer them as presents. […]
The World’s Biggest E.T. Fan
With thousands of E.T. collectibles, some dating back to 1982, Nick Gjoka can proudly call himself the world’s biggest E.T. fan. In 1982, when he was just 4 years old, Nick’s mother took him to see E.T. He doesn’t even remember that, but he does know that’s when he unboxed his first E.T. doll, at […]
Ear Pull – A Manly Game That Will Test Your Ears
One of the most difficult games I’ve ever heard of, Ear Pull is an old Inuit tradition that has competitors test the strength of their ears. The Ear Pull is as simple as it is painful. Two contestants sit down in front of each other with their legs straddled and interlocked, place a loop of […]
Kay Petal’s Needle Felted Celebrities
Without using any patterns or sewing stitches, Kay Petal manipulates a difficult art medium like wool into amazing needle felted dolls. Kay Petal discovered needle felting back in 2007, while she was recovering from a rare form of cancer. She had realized life was too short and that she needed to focus less on the […]
Hundreds of Ballerinas Set Pointe Standing World Record
Hundreds of ballerinas of all ages gathered on Monday, in Central Park, New York, to set a new world record for standing on pointe. Led by a desire to leave their mark on the world of ballet dancing, 241 ballerinas from New York’s dance school attempted to set a new Guinness world record, by standing […]