Vik Muniz Recreates Famous Artworks Using Thousands of Torn Magazine Scraps
We discovered Brazilian artist Vik Muniz two years ago, when we came across his amazing portraits made exclusively with trash. Now he’s back with a whole new collection of mind-blowing recreations of classic paintings made from torn magazine scraps. It seems everything Vik Muniz touches turns to gold, including outdated magazines. For his latest art […]
Denimu – Using Old Blue Jeans in the Name of Art
It’s hard saying goodbye to your favorite pair of jeans, even when they’re way beyond wearable, but English artist Ian Berry has found a way to avoid throwing away denim, by using it to create beautiful works of art. Netherton-born artist Ian Berry, who now lives in Sweden, has made quite a name for himself […]
Japanese Fisherman-Turned-Artist Creates Skeletal Artworks from Dead Animals
Believe it or not, the Japanese use fish for something else than sushi. Take Iori Tomita, a former fisherman who now creates creepy works of art from various dead marine specimens. 28-year-old Iori Tomita uses scientific techniques of preserving and dyeing to transform dead fish into brightly-colored glowing pieces of art. The former fisherman applies over 10 different […]
Chuck Close’s Incredible Fingerprint Portrait Will Blow Your Mind
It’s not every day that you get to have your mind blown by a phenomenal piece of art, but today is one of those rare days. Feast your opticals on this unique portrait made by Chuck Close using only his fingerprints. Entitled Fanny/Fingerpainting, this giant portrait was created in 1985, and depicts the artists’s wife’s late […]
Artist Uses Ink to Turn People’s Faces into Ephemeral Artworks
Pinpin Co, a Chinese artist raised in Japan, uses a simple gel ink pen to turn her subjects’ faces into temporary works of art that are then washed away in a few seconds. You’ve probably seen impressive body painting before, but what Pinpin Co does is truly unique. Using an 0.38mm gel ink pen, the […]
Chinese Puzzle Balls – The Rubik’s Cube of the Ancient World
For centuries, Chinese arts and crafts have been known around the world for their incredible beauty and finesse. If I were to pick a single object that best describes the Chinese attention to detail it would surely be an ivory puzzle ball. It’s definitely one of the most incredible things I have ever seen. Chinese […]
High-School Teacher Creates Whiteboard Masterpieces During His Lunch Breaks
Minnesota-based artist Gregory Euclide creates amazing impermanent artworks in just 25 minutes, during the lunch breaks at the high-school where he teaches. As unbelievable as this might sound, Gregory Euclide actually washes away the whiteboard masterpieces he draws every day, to make room for new ones. In an interview with Minnesota Original, the art instructor says […]
Optical Illusions at South Korea’s Awesome Trick Eye Museums
Planting a kiss on Mona Lisa’s cheek, riding the legendary Pegasus and even getting peed on by a baby, it’s all possible at one of South Korea’s Trick Eye Museums. I’ve never been to Korea, but apparently people there, like the Japanese, love to take photos of themselves with cool stuff, so it’s no wonder […]
Digital Artist Creates Realistic Version of Van Gogh’s Starry Night
Ever wondered what the sky must have looked like when Vincent Van Gogh painted his famous Starry Night? Well, Alex Cruz has and he even created his own realistic-looking version of the post-impressionist’s masterpiece, using Photoshop. “I’ve often wondered about how the night ski looked to Van Gogh when he painted Starry Night,” Ruiz said. […]
Belgian Artist Creates Elaborate Dresses Out of Simple Sheets of Paper
Belgian artist Isabelle de Borchgrave can use sheets of paper to create incredible garments many designers can’t really make out of fabric. At first glance, Isabelle de Borchgrave’s creations seems made of expensive materials like silk, pleated cotton and damask, but in reality, her 18th century-inspired garments are made exclusively from paper. The Brussels-based artist […]
Awesome Mosaic Is Made of Over 1 Million Coffee Beans
Measuring nearly 30 square meters, The Awakening mosaic recently unveiled in Gorky Park, Moscow, set a new world record for the largest coffee bean mosaic. It’s not very often that you get to see artworks as impressive as the one created by Russian artist Arkadi Kim. He and his team spent around two weeks working […]
A “Bald” Art Movement – Artist Uses His Head in the Name of Art
A few years ago, when he started to go bald, English artist Philip Levine decided he didn’t want to shave his head like everyone else. Instead he opted to turn it into a canvas for his art. That’s how the “headism” art movement was born. While other complain about losing their hair, young Philip Levine […]
Artist Turns Dirty Bed Sheets into Inspiring Portraits
Only a week ago we featured the stunning portraits Kumi Yamashita creates with a single sewing thread wrapped around nails. That’s when we discovered some of her other impressive masterpieces. Today we present her dirty bed linen artworks made with dirty army boot prints. Most of us would like to have clean bed sheets all […]
Japanese Girl Takes Body Art to Photoshop Levels
Look at the photo below. I know what you’re thinking, photoshopped, right? Not exactly, although this person doesn’t really need a change of batteries, the photo hasn’t been digitally altered. It’s just the creepy/cool body art of Chooo-San. Chooo-San discovered her talent for body art during a gap year studying for university admission exams. While […]
The Photo-Like Charcoal and Graphite Drawings of Robert Longo
New York-based artist Robert Longo creates detailed charcoal drawings that look amazingly photo-like. If you thought your sketches were pretty good, wait till you see what this guy can do. You know when you look at a photo and you say to yourself “this looks too good to be true”? Most of the time Photoshop […]