Illustration by jo in hyuk. 2013.
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Beautifully Abandoned
Hauntingly beautiful old houses, wisley withering away. A perfect example of how things other than humans can age. source:
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A Janitor Secretly Worked On This For 7 Years. No One Knew Til Now… And It’s Baffling Everyone.
Over 30 years ago, a man spent 7 years hand-drawing the most complex, unbelievable and probably unsolvable maze I’ve ever seen. His daughter recently posted the following photos on Twitter and, needless to say, the entire Internet is exploding with questions about her dad. So who is the man behind it? A professor? A mathematician? A wizard? No, no, and no. The correct answer is… the university janitor. The maze is 34 x 23.3-inches. Twitter user Kya7y’s dad, who was a janitor at a university in Japan, spent more than 7 years working on this… To this point, he has remained completely anonymous and wants no public recognition for his…
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The Real Life Models by Flora Borsi
See artist Flora Borsi explore the curiosity behind paintings. Kind of eerie but very interesting. “Nowadays almost every photographer use graphics software to complete the picture, like many painters used ‘original version’ in the past. Some artists use pure imagination to paint their artworks, others may prefer to create art by using a real life model as reference for the anatomy. What if these abstract models were real people?” – Flora Borsi source: Related articles Fascinating Photos of the Models Who Inspired Famous Artworks Hiding in Plain Sight. Flora Borsi
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Li Hongbo’s Amazing Paper Sculptures
When we think of creating art with paper we tend to think towards 2d and at the very most some origami. Chinese artist Li Hongbo has a particular sculpture medium is paper. He’s created structures and sculptures that seem solid but once you play around with it realize that it can morph and stretch into different shapes and sizes, creating an almost dreamlike optical illusion to normal objects. “My interest in paper began when I published books. When it came to design, I had to consider paper — what type of paper suited which book,” Li states. His curiosity lead to intriguing artistic outlet. Check out the video below to…
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YUKI FUJISAWA – “Flowered” / 2012
YUKI FUJISAWA – “Flowered” / 2012 material : polyester tulle, dryflower technique : transfer print, dyeing size : W200×H6220×D200 photo by Wataru Yamamoto
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Ben Marcin – Last House Standing (2013)
Ben Marcin – Last House Standing (2013)
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Color Morphology by André Britz
“We had to shoot hand colored fruits for a small installation project. Very impressive how the changed colors are confusing our viewing habits.” – Andre Britz source:
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Claire Boucher (Grimes) Art
Canadian indie artist Claire Boucher, better known as her stage name Grimes has more ways to express herself other than music. Something we didn’t know was she actually makes awesome illustrations. Check out these photos from a gallery show she had in NYC. A closer look at Claire Bouchers artwork. Source:
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Strange Beauties by Jen Mann
Strange Beauties by Jen Mann | Tumblr STRANGE BEAUTIES OPEN FEB 20 – MARCH 23, 2013 @ NSC – IN TORONTO
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Yves Saint Laurent S/S 1999 campaign photographed by Mario Sorrenti
Looking back on this amazing body of work. Think of the time and effort that were put into these pieces inspired by historical classic paintings. Yves Saint Laurent S/S 1999 campaign photographed by Mario Sorrenti, inspired by classical paintings 1. Venus au miroir, Velazquez, 1649-51 2. Olympia, Manet, 1863 3. Gabrielle d’Estrées et une de ses soeurs, Unknown artist, circa 1594 4. Mona Lisa, Leonardo Da Vinci, 1504-1518 5. Le déjeuner sur l’herbe (The Luncheon on the Grass), Edouard Manet, 1862 6. Jeune homme nu assis au bord de la mer, Hippolyte Flandrin, 1836 7. Madeleine à la Veilleuse, Georges de La Tour, 1776-1780 8. Le verrou, Fragonard, 1780
