Artist Recreates LOTR Bag End with 2,600 Balloons
If you think balloon animals are cool, this inflated replica of the Baggins family residence, from the Lord of the Rings, will probably blow you away. Famous balloon artist Jeremy Telford recently spent 40 hours recreating Bag End from 2,600 balloons. We’ve featured some pretty cool balloon-made stuff here on Oddity Central, from balloon costumes, […]
Conrad Engelhardt’s Stained Wine Cork Paintings
London-based artist F. Conrad Engelhrdt has set up an ingenious recycling scheme by collecting discarded wine corks from various restaurants around the English capital and using them to create unique paintings. This isn’t the first time wine and corks have been used as art mediums. In the past we’ve featured artists who paint with wine, […]
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 […]
The Awe-Inspiring Matchstick Architecture of Patrick Acton
Patrick Acton is known as the world’s best matchstick artist for a reason. His extensive collection features scale wooden models of iconic film locations like Lord of the Rings’ Minas Tirith and Harry Potter’s Hogwarts School of Wizardry, made from hundreds of thousands of matchsticks. Acton was one of the first artist I wrote about, […]
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, […]
Cheesy Presidential Portraits Made from Cheetos
Cheetos commissioned artist Jason Baalman to create portraits of presidential candidates Barack Obama and Mitt Romney out of their puffy orange snacks. Unveiled on October 3, the edible artworks measured 3 feet by 4 feet and numbered over 2,000 individual Cheetos. Jason Baalman, who’s known for his portraits of celebrities created in alternative materials (ketchup, barbecue sauce, etc.), […]
Beautiful “Paintings” Hide a Mind-Blowing Secret
You’ve probably seen hundreds of nature-inspired paintings like the ones created by Russian artist Alexander Yurkov. But, although you can’t tell at first glance, his works are truly unique. In fact, they’re not even real paintings… It’s a real shame awe-inspiring artworks like the ones created by Alexander Yurkov remain unknown to most of the […]
Human Motorcycles Made from Body-Painted Yoga Gurus
To promote the upcoming Progressive International Motorcycle Show, advertising and branding studio i.d.e.a. created a series of human motorcycles from the contorted bodies of yoga experts and circus performers. We’ve seen impressive body-painting and displays of yoga skills before, but these human motorcycles are in a category of their own. “We sought to combine the art […]
Awesome Starry Night Mural Made from over 1,000 Doorknobs
David Goldberg, the owner of a hardware store in Bethesda, Maryland, decided to repurpose his extensive collection of doorknobs and other door accessories by using them to recreate Vincent van Gogh’s Starry Night. It’s crazy how many people choose this specific artwork to unleash their artistic talents. So far, we’ve featured all kinds of Starry […]
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 […]
Hananuma Masakichi – The Artist Who Recreated Himself from Wood
Hananuma Masakichi is one of those extraordinary artist who never really got the recognition they deserved. This Japanese sculptor created a life size statue of himself that is almost 100% identical in appearance to its maker. Although created over a century ago, the Masakichi sculpture still baffles artists and scientists alike. Masakichi started working on his greatest […]
Artist Traps Bolts of Electricity Inside Clear Acrylic Blocks to Create “Captured Lightnings”
Want to give someone a unique present? How about a bolt of lightning? Bert Hickman’s work of art are literally stunning. He creates “Captured Lightnings” by blasting clear blocks of acrylic with millions of volts of electrical charge, using a high-energy particle accelerator, creating permanent “fossilized” tree-like patterns that reflect light like microscopic mirrors. Bert Hickman’s […]
Russian Teacher Creates Mind-Blowing Modular Origami Models of Famous Cathedrals
42-year-old Sergei Tarasov, a school teacher from the Russian village of Tigritskoe, has recently completed an incredibly detailed modular origami model of Moscow’s St. Basil cathedral, from over 10,000 A4 sheets of paper. Origami is as hard as it is impressive, and it just amazes me how some people can just take some common pieces of […]
English Artist Creates Detailed Button Mosaics
English artist Ann Carrington uses hundreds, sometimes thousands of everyday objects to create awe-inspiring mosaics. Not everyone looks at buttons, safety pins or metal coins and sees art, but for Ann Carrington, “all objects are saturated with cultural meaning. Mundane objects like knives, gloves, shoes, shells and tin cans come with their own ready-made histories.” […]
Robin Eley’s Incredible Hyper-Realistic Paintings
There’s no way to tell, but you’re actually not looking at a photograph, but a hyper-realistic painting by London-born artist Robin Eley. Armed with a simple paintbrush he’s able to create photo-quality works of art that draw attention instantly. Born in London, raised in Australia and educated in the United States, Robin Eley is a […]