The Cats’ House – A Real Feline Paradise
An American couple decided to drastically modify their home to fit the needs of their pet cats, transforming it into a modern-day feline temple known as The Cats’ House. Bob Walker and Frances Mooney are both mad about cats. They proved it on their wedding day, when they adopted their first cat, who ended up […]
5Pointz Aerosol Art Center – The World’s Premiere Graffiti Mecca
5Pointz Aerosol Art Center is an outdoor art exhibit space where graffiti artists can exercise their artistic talent, legally. Dubbed a “an institution of higher burnin’ “, 5Pointz Aerosol Art Center is viewed as the Mecca of the graffiti art world. If you’re interested in discovering one of New York’s off-the-beaten-track attractions, 5Pointz should definitely […]
Welsh Artist Paints with Jam and Marmite on Toast
Nathan Wyburn, a young Welsh artist from Ebbw Vale, has created a series of celebrity portraits with jam and marmite, on a canvas made of toast. The first time you lay eyes on Nathan Wyburn’s artworks, you don’t know whether to frame it or eat it. But, even though his art mediums might seem a […]
The Incredible Wire Sculptures of Ivan Lovatt
Artist Ivan Lovatt has recreated the faces of celebrities such as Michael Jackson or The Beatles, using nothing but chicken wire. Ivan Lovatt is one of those artists who are always looking for new media to experiment with, and for him chicken wire proved to be just what he needed. Before starting to mold chicken […]
The Typewriter Artworks of Keira Rathbone
British artist Keira Rathbone uses typewriters, instead of brushes and pencils, to create amazing portraits and drawings. 27-year-old Keira Rathbone, from London, first started experimenting with typewriter art, when she was in university. She baought an old typewriter, from a flee market, in the hope that she would soon use it to write something. By […]
The Paintings of a Congenitally Blind Man
Esref Armagan was born blind, in a poor family, but that hasn’t stopped him from becoming a successful artist, with a unique painting style. As a child and young adult, Esref didn’t receive any kind of education, but he somehow managed to teach himself how to read and paint. For the last thirty-five years he […]
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 […]
Toastman and His Crunchy Toast Art
New-Zealander Maurice Bennet, also known as “Toastman”, creates incredible portraits and abstract works of art using toast. Born in Paeroa, in the late 1950s, Maurice Bennett has always been fascinated by the art world, and as a young man, he traveled the world visiting museums and art galleries learning more and more about traditional and […]
Chinese Artist Carves Football Players on Eggs
Wang Huaping, a Chinese artist and huge fan of football, has found a unique to celebrate the World Cup 2010. Using a fine chisel, he managed to carve the faces of famous football players on eggs. Wang Huaping has so far carved hundreds of eggs, and is an established artist in his home city of […]
The Presidential Ham
A few months ago, I received an email from a contributor, about an art project called “Presidential Ham“. I was to busy to read it, at the time, and then forgot all about it. Yesterday, while tidying up my inbox, I stumbled upon it again, and finally checked it out. The Presidential Ham is an […]
The Sculpture Park of Veijo Rönkkönen Is the Weirdest Place in Finland
Deep in the forest of Parikkala, in the easternmost part of Finland, lies one of the craziest tourist attractions on the face of the planet – the sculpture park of Veijo Rönkkönen. Regarded by most as the most important ensemble of contemporary folk art in Finland, the sculpture park of Veijo Rönkkönen is a lot […]
The Phone-Book Carvings of Alex Queral
51-year-old Alex Queral carves phone-books to create amazing portraits of celebrities such as Clint Eastwood or Kirk Douglas. ‘In carving and painting a head from a phone-book directory, I’m celebrating the individual lost in the anonymous list of thousands of names that describe the size of the community.’ That’s how Alex Queral explains his art, […]
Russian Artist Travels the World Over, on a Bicycle
Vladislav Ketov isn’t the only man on earth who embarked on a bike trip, but unlike other bikers, he only finished his after 20 years. Ketov’s journey began in 1991, in Leningrad, and he kept pedaling along the coastline of continents like Africa, Europe, both Americas, and south and south-east Asia. He traveled alone, and […]
Stained Glass Fit for Transformers Church
Timothy Miller, known as AutobotWonko, on DeviantArt, creates stained glass artworks, inspired by popular franchises, like Transformers. So far he has created the Autobot and Decepticon stained glass emblems, as well as portraits of Autobots BumbleBee and Optimus Prime. If anyone finally decides to start a Transformers church (I know I’d join) at leas we […]
James Kuhn – The Rembrandt of Face Painting
46-year-old James Kuhn uses his face as canvas, to create some of the most eccentric face-paintings you’ve ever seen. Kuhn says he has always been an artist, drawing in his oatmeal, as a child, but found his passion for face-painting, one day when he was snowed in, and couldn’t get to work. He is famous […]