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    An Amazing Short Film Called “Icons” [VIDEO]

    They say “a picture is worth a thousand words”.  On that basis, this spectacular short film entitled “Icons” is worth too many words to count. In conjunction with the Sunday Times, The Making of Icons chronicles a number of past and present day icons all shot in a single piece of film. Directed by Us, “Icons” is...
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    Trees with “Crown Shyness” Deliberately Avoid Touching Each Other

    You learn something new everyday. From Robert Macfarlane’s fascinating Twitter account we learned about crown shyness, a phenomenon where the leaves and branches of individual trees don’t touch those of other trees, forming gaps in the canopy. According to Wikipedia, there are several possible causes of this phenomenon, including the inhibition of the spread of...
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    Fantasmical Photoshopped Animal Hybrids

    Yes, we just made up the word “fantasmical”. But that’s the only way to describe one of our favorite subreddits, which is devoted entirely to creating amazing animal hybrids. A 40,000+ strong community of digital artists and fans of Hybrid Animals that are made possible with creativity and Photoshop know-how. There’s not much else we can...
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    A Sickly-Sweet Photoshoot Featuring Nude Models Covered in Honey

    In his sticky new photo series, LA photographer Blake Little covers his subject in honey and then captures the results. Although it doesn’t look like the most comfortable photoshoot ever, the pictures produced from the series are rather impressive, with the gooey, dribbling honey cascading to the floor and elongating the subjects body parts. You...
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    Miniature Creations Painted With Coffee

    @coffeetopia – also know as Ghidaq al-Nizar – began as a latte artist, but has taken his craft to another level by deconstructing frothy brews and utilizing their most basic component – coffee – his medium of choice. Al-Nizar takes the steamy, soothing drink out of the cup and artistically applies it to an equally unconventional canvas – leaves and other...
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    Colorful Illustrations by Toronto-based Artist “Mojgan Ghare”

    Toronto based artist Mojgan Ghare is an experienced graphic designer that works under her brand Sparrow Design. She combines her different passions in a ranges of practices including illustration, surface design, and photography. Her style is a beautiful and colorful combination of Eastern and Western culture. Mojgan uses a wide variety of materials such as...
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    Bouncy Coloured Balls Installation by Nike Savvas

    Atomic: Full of Love, Full of Wonder was a 2005 coloured balls installation by artist Nike Savvas at the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art in Melbourne. The piece involved an immense array of suspended bouncy balls creating a dense field of color in the gallery space that was gently moved in waves by a nearby fan....
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    The Game Of Thrones Olympics Are Comedy At Its Finest

    We familiarize with Game of Thrones characters' traits as much as we do with their looks. I mean, I could say there's a drunk who is good with words or a girl who knows how to wield a needle, and you should be able to tell who I am talking about. However, while these skills...
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    This High-Tech Cat Treadmill Will Get Your Lazy Pussy Into Shape

    Getting a house cat to exercise can be quite a challenge, but a Korean company claims that it’s smart exercise machine can keep felines in tip-top shape even when their owners are away. There’s just one catch – it costs $1,800. Korean startup Pet Ding unveiled its smart treadmill for cats earlier this month, at...
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    The Most Beautiful Chickens on the Planet

    Italian photographers Matteo Tranchellini and Moreno Monti have created a glamorous book of dozens of chicken portraits, photographed in a sleek, high-fashion inspired style. The photos were shot on location at the exhibition, and the photographers worked with chickens who are groomed as show birds. In 2018 Monti and Tranchellini, together with Atellani, decided to...
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    Artist Creates A Series Of Silly Puns And Their Opposites

    Teo Zirinis, otherwise known as handsoffmydinosaur on instagram, is the king of puns. One of his favorite things to do is to come up with silly word plays which he then brings to life in illustration. His latest series features puns and their opposites… double the pun and double the fun! Scroll down and like...
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    A Man Plays Smooth Criminal on a Barrel Organ in a Wood Pile

    Running the biggest art sales and blog site in the world, we get sent A LOT of content from artists all around the globe who ask us to share their work to our millions of followers.  Sometimes, something truly amazing drops into our inbox which simply stops us in our tracks.  This is one such item...