Man-Made Tiger, Literally
I know what you’re thinking, that’s a nicely drawn tiger. Only…Well, just check out the pics, this is one of those “a photo is worth a thousand words” post. Also check the video at the bottom to get an idea of how it came to be.
Virgin Mary Mosaic Made from 15,000 Easter Eggs
Ukrainian artist Oksana Mas has created an unusual mosaic portrait of the Virgin Mary, using 15,000 painted Easter Eggs. Unveiled yesterday, inside the gorgeous Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv, the giant mosaic weighs 2.5 tons and is made out of 15,000 wooden Easter Eggs. Oksana Mas started working on her masterpiece nine months ago, painting […]
Nail Art at Tokyo Nail Expo 2009
Held at the Tokyo Big Site, on Odaiba Island, the Tokyo Nail Expo featured some of the most amazing fingernail artworks. Apparently, the nail industry is really big in Japan right now, so it’s no wonder they’ve actually organized an exposition where nail artists could showcase their latest masterpieces. The Japanese nail industry has grown […]
Disabled Artist Paints with His Foot
48-year-old Peter Longstaff is living proof that ambition and hope can overcome pretty much anything. Although he is armless, he manages to create artworks most of us couldn’t paint with three hands. Ever since he can remember has had get around using only his feet. He had the misfortune of being born in a time […]
The Matchstick Paintings of Annie Drew
19-year-old Annie Drew has developed a new painting technique by applying paint with a piece of hardwood a little bigger than a matchstick. The talented painter from Torquay, Devon thinks she might be the only artist in the world who uses this technique, which she calls the “pixellation technique“. It’s a really meticulous job, but […]
Mike Stilkey’s Incredible Book Paintngs
Mike Stilkey is an artist from Alta Dena, California, who creates amazing works of art by stacking spine-painted books. Mike had been drawing on book pages for a very long time, even publishing a book with 100 portraits painted on old book pages, called “100 Portraits”, when he realized it would be a good idea […]
10 Cool Examples of Airplane Tail Art
Airlines have found an artistic way of attracting clients, by covering tails of their airplanes with gorgeous paintings. Airline Post has come up with a list of the ten coolest painted airplane tails in the world. 10. British Airways – Ethnic Livery
Amazing Dirty Window Art
These incredible artworks belong to Scott Wade, a man who once again proves anything can be a diamond in the rough, even a dirty car window. Scott Wade is a talented is a talented graphic designer, from Wimberley, Texas, who loves to get his hands dirty. He paints all kinds of pictures in the back […]
Naked Obama and Unicorns
What does a naked Barack Obama have in common with a white unicorn? Apparently they’re best of friends. At least that’s how Dan Lacey, known as The Painter of Pancakes, portrays the president of the United States in a series of funny paintings. Some of his works show celebrities like John McCain and Sarah Palin […]
Painting with Fireworks
Rosemarie Fiore is a very special artist who paints her masterpieces using fireworks. Armed with gloves and a gas-mask, Rosemarie lights the fireworks and releases them on a smooth concrete surface, creating abstract paintings over 2 meters wide. Of course she wouldn’t be a true artist if she just watched them rolling around and just […]
Water Color Paintings by Hitler
Did Adolf Hitler miss his true calling? Should he have dedicated his life to painting instead of wreaking havoc across Europe? You be the judge. These are only a few of the Fuhrer‘s “masterpieces”, another set was auctioned at the end of April and managed to raise close to $150,000. Experts say the paintings appear […]