Self-Taught Amateur Artist Paints with Ground Coffee and a Pinch of Sand
Alexander Wald works as a plumber in the Ukrainian city of Lviv, but in his spare time he likes to exercise his artistic talents by painting with unusual mediums like ground coffee and sand. Painting with coffee is not exactly unheard of. Artists like Karen Eland and Steven Mikel have been doing it for years, […]
Fearless Artist Photographs Herself in the Most Precarious Positions
It’s hard to believe the photos bellow are real, but South-Korean artist Ahn Jun insists she does not photoshop any of her works. Although she will sometimes use measures of protection like a harness, the young daredevil really is dangling on the side of buildings or leaning out skyscraper windows, all in the nae of […]
Kelvin Okafor’s Photo-Realistic Drawings Are Simply Mind-Blowing
Look closely at the images below, and tell you don’t see artistic black and white photos? Well, they’re really just incredibly detailed pencil and charcoal drawings by talented British artist Kelvin Okafor. Mind blown, I know. It’s safe to say some of the world’s most talented photographs couldn’t capture all the details in Kevin Okafor’s […]
Russian Artist’s Paintings Are Made with Dead Butterfly Wings
Vadim Zaritsky, a former police officer turned artist and entomologist uses a very strange medium for his artworks – butterfly wings. The subjects of his unique paintings range from landscapes and still life to portraits of political figures and famous artists. I know it sounds cruel, but before you label Vadim Zaritsky’s art as a […]
Mind-Blowing Landmark Artworks Are Made Exclusively with Doodles
If you think doodling is just child’s play, you definitely haven’t seen Sagaki Keita’s works yet. This amazing Japanese artist can recreate virtually anything from classic statues and paintings to famous landmarks using thousands of tiny doodles. We first discovered Sagaki Keita’s talent two years ago, when he took the art world by storm with […]
Natural Canvas – Artist Etches Beautiful Illustrations on Mushrooms
If you like unique art mediums, you’re going to love Corey Corcoran’s work. The Boston-based artist uses mushrooms as canvases for his original illustrations. Creating really good illustrations is hard enough on paper, but on the surface of Ganoderma applanatum (also known as Artist Conk mushroom) is even harder. You can erase a mistake on a piece […]
Sweet Art – The Gummy Bear Artworks of Johannes Cortes
Gummy bears are a favorite treat for millions of people, young and old, but for German artist Johannes Cordes they are a muse, an art medium and his trademark. Cordes uses thousands of delicious gummy bears to create colorful works of art. Johannes Cordes, from Meppen, Germany, somehow resists the temptation to stuff his face […]
Living Art – Museum Masterpieces Painted on Human Bodies
Chadwick Gray and Laura Spector have found an ingenious way to combine their passion for 19th century art with modern body-painting. The artistic duo recreate classic paintings from museums around the world on to Chadwick’s body, in a special art collection aptly named “Museum Anatomy“. We’ve featured some pretty impressive example of body-painting in the past, but […]
Peter Bulow – New York’s Subway Sculptor
Peter Bulow, a psychiatrist from Washington Heights, is just like any other New Yorker – he spends a chunk of his day commuting on the Subway. But unlike others who tend to doze off or are busy on their smartphones, Bulow prefers doing something much more creative and artistic – he sculpts. He has actually […]
The Delicate Gourd Carving Art of Marilyn Sunderland
Born and raised in Columbia, Missouri, Marilyn Sunderland is an artist in the finest sense of the word. She can take a common gourd and turn it into a spectacular work of art by carving all kinds of images onto its shell and enhancing them with her painting. Seeing how this Halloween a lot of […]
This Photo Is Actually a Pencil Perfect Drawing
At just 22 years old, Italian artist Diego Fazo has developed the skill to create photo-realistic drawings using a simple charcoal pencil. His latest creation, pictured below, has drawn hundreds of positive comments on his Deviant Art profile. Don’t tell me you can tell the image below is a drawing and not a high-definition photograph, […]
Illustrator Creates Incredibly Detailed Drawings Inside Matchbooks
Jason D’Aquino is an expert miniaturist who unleashes his talent on all kinds of recycled objects, from ledgers, leaflets, vintage calendars to small pieces of paper and even tiny matchbooks. And to make sure everyone understands just how skilled he is, the man doesn’t do some simple doodles, he recreates the Mona Lisa, vintage movie portraits […]
Artist’s Hyperrealistic Drawings Look Like Black and White Photos
The first time you see Dirk Dzimirsky’s hyperrealistic drawings, you’re convinced they’re black and white photographs. In fact, that’s the feeling you get when you see them for the hundredth time, they’re that good. I love this kind of ultra-realistic drawings. Ever since I first saw Paul Cadden’s graphite masterpieces I’ve been pretty much hooked […]
Wacky Scientist-Turned-Artist Uses Bacteria to Create Art
Zachary Copfer, a former microbiologist recently turned visual artist, uses bacteria like E.coli to create detailed artworks in petri dishes. His weird technique is aptly called “bacteriography”. If you’re hungry for some out-of-this-world art, then Zachary Copfer’s bacteriography series should feed your appetite for a while. His photo-printing technique is unlike anything you’ve seen before, in […]
Artist Creates Controversial Collages from Adult Magazine Clippings (NSFW)
British artist Jonathan Yeo creates collages and portraits of various celebrities from adult magazine clippings. He doesn’t call them insults, but “comments on people who trade off their morality and sexuality.” Yeo isn’t the first artist we’ve featured who uses the controversial medium as a means of expression. Brussels-based Tom Gallant creates intricate cutouts from […]