[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hat would it look like if Superman was born in the 16th century? What if the Hulk was a Duke? These are the questions photographer Sacha Goldberger asked himself when he created this playful new series Super Flemish. Some of our favorite pop culture characters like Darth Vader and Snow White got the Flemish treatment […]
Category: Art
VIDEO | Creativity is Madness
“We might say that both the artist and theneurotic bite off more than they can chew, but the artist spews it back out again and chews it over in an objectified way, as an external, active, work project…” – Ernest Becker
ART & VIDEO | “Only inner-mastery can bring outer-mastery.” ― Bryant McGill
Philippe Faraut is a figurative artist specializing in life-size portrait sculptures and monumental stone sculptures. His media of choice are water-based clay and marble. From his extensive research of the human face he developed a technique of modeling the portrait that he shares with his sculpting students during his numerous sculpting classes and seminars taught throughout the US. Check out […]
ART | Nothing but intense concentration, amazing skills and loads of practice.
Intricate Paper Cutouts by Kirie Artist Akira Nagaya Akira Nagaya, a self-taught Japenese Kirie (literally “cut paper” in Japanese) artist has spent the past 30 years of his life learning one of the most ancient and beautiful arts in the world. It requires patience, and brilliance, but most importantly… a willingness to endure years of paper […]
QUOTE | Judge me by my size, do you?
Artwork credit to Yoyo Ferro.
ART & ARTICLE | These really cool designs are totally mind-bending.
[dropcap]C[/dropcap]ameron Gray was born in Melbourne, Australia in 1984 and currently resides in Tasmania. Known primarily as an emerging graphic artist & photographer, Cameron has qualifications in Graphic Design, Multimedia Design, Photography and Contemporary Arts, as well as a keen interest in new media, sculpture, jewelry making, painting, experimental video and sound design. His influences […]
SHORT STORY | If only he had heard these praise then!
The Power of Encouragement [dropcap]D[/dropcap]ante Gabriel Rossetti, the famous 19th-century poet and artist, was once approached by an elderly man. The old fellow had some sketches and drawings that he wanted Rossetti to look at and tell him if they were any good, or if they at least showed potential talent. Rossetti looked them over […]
VIDEO | Do you know what makes tattoos permanent? Lesson by Claudia Aguirre
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he earliest recorded tattoo was found on a Peruvian mummy in 6,000 BC. That’s some old ink! And considering humans lose roughly 40,000 skin cells per hour, how do these markings last? Claudia Aguirre details the different methods, machines and macrophages (you’ll see) that go into making tattoos stand the test of time. Lesson by […]
ART | 26 Impressive works of art made from recycled materials
[dropcap]R[/dropcap]ecycling old junk not only benefits the environment, it breathes new life into old objects that were once destined for the landfill. The artists who created these 25 impressive works of art made from recycled materials certainly believed that one person’s trash is another person’s treasure. Maybe their amazing handiworks will inspire you to roll […]