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The Art Institute of Chicago Makes Thousands of Hi-Res Images Available To Download For Free

After the fire that totally destroyed Brazil’s Museu Nacional in Rio, many people lamented that the museum had not digitally backed up its collection and pointed to the event as a tragic example of why such digitization is so necessary. Just a couple decades ago, storing and displaying this much information was impossible, so it...
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Spectacular Industrial Flying Machines Made From Cardboard by Daniel Agdag

If you want to create detailed and imaginative flying machine sculptures that look like they’re about to take flight, cardboard is hardly the material to use. Unless of course you’re Australian artist Daniel Agdag, who has been toiling away creating a series of new works each more detailed and fascinating than the next. Agdag doesn’t...
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An Amazing 1903 Guide to Wave Designs for Japanese Craftsmen is Now Available Online FOR FREE

Not a lot is known about Japanese artist Mori Yuzan, apart from the fact that he hailed from Kyoto, worked in the Nihonga style, and died in 1917. In 1903, his wave designs were published in a resource guide for Japanese craftsmen looking to add aquatic motifs to their wares. The three-volume series, titled Hamonshū,...
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Grieving Wife Gets Photographer To Photoshop Images of Her Late Husband Into Her Maternity Photographs

On December 14, 2017, Stephanie Maynetto-Jackson lost her “twin flame” and husband, Stuart Jackson, in a fatal motorcycle accident. The 28-year-old was pregnant at the time and had an almost 2-year-old son, Dominic, and a 6-year-old stepson, Maliq. The mom from Oahu, Hawaii, knew her life would never be the same, but she remained focused on...
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15 of the Most Hilarious Photobombs Ever

Wikipedia states that a photobomb is “the act of inserting oneself into the field of view of a photograph, often in order to play a practical joke on the photographer or the subjects”. We’ve always been a fan of the technique, and have put together some of the best photobombing photos the net has to...
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Photographer Ray Collins Captures Wondrous Waves

Photographing something as vast and powerful as oceans must be an equally daunting and thrilling task, reliant not only on the conditions at sea, but on your ability to take a powerful photo while being at the mercy of the waves themselves. Despite the inherent challenges, it’s something which Australian photographer Ray Collins manages with...
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Meet Merlin, The Water-Bottle-Sized 2-Year-Old Kitty That Is Taking Over Twitter Because Of His Pure Beauty

Meet Merlin: he is currently taken over the internet – but his face is nothing short of angelic. With milky bluish eyes and luxurious dark gray fur, this kitty looks like a plush toy. Merlin rose to internet fame thanks to his human parents Nathanial Green and Elliot Green, two visual artists that curated a...
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Transfixing 3D Paper Patterns by Maud Vantours

Paris-based designer and artist Maud Vantours uses layer upon layer of cut paper to create hypnotizing patterns and textures that translate into set designs, fashion accessories, and editorial treatments. Vantors has explored a number of 3D paper treatments including floral patterns, spirals, and gemometric designs. You can see more of her work at Figure and over on Behance.
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Comics Reveal The Unspoken Struggles Men Face Almost Everyday And Are Too Afraid To Speak About

Australian artist Luke Humphris has a deeply painful personal experience of the damage that toxic masculinity can cause, and has made a moving and eye-opening comic about it. Australia has, particularly in rural areas, a hyper-masculine culture that can discourage guys from opening up and speaking honestly with other about their issues and needs, although...
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This Portrait of Morgan Freeman Was “Painted” on an iPad Using 285,000 Finger Strokes!

Remember iPad art? We previously wrote an article about David Kassan that tried it a little while ago to great effect (see HERE). Well British artist Kyle Lambert’s been practicing, and he’s gotten good. Like, photorealism good. The latest Lambert creation is this jaw-dropping portrait of Morgan Freeman. You almost feel like you can reach out and touch...
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Putting Our Amazing Planet and the Solar System Into Perspective

This amazing graphic was created by Roberto Ziche and shows our earth and solar system to scale. Roberto explains: “At the Chabot Space and Science Center there were some old, poor quality images, probably downloaded from internet and printed on office paper, showing the Sun and the planets to scale. I found the images content to be extremely...
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Artist Creates Blurred Portraits that are Reminiscent of a Big Night Out

According to artist James Bonnici’s website, his latest body of work “explores the process of disclosing concealment: the in-between, a glimpse of what lies beneath the surface.” We were taken by the mystery behind each painting, with the blurred subjects of the portraits being hidden from view… like an out-of-focus photograph. Also reminded us a...
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Artist Uses Mold to Create Spectacular Photographs

As we know, artists use all sorts of materials to create. However Korean photographer Seung-Hwan Oh has taken this to an all new and awesome level by storing the film for his photographs in a warm and wet environment to encourage fungi to grow. It’s not an exact science, however, as apparently only one out of...
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Artist Creates INVISIBLE ‘Art’ and Collectors are Paying Millions

(Above): Art enthusiasts admire Newstrom’s invisible paintings and sculptures at the Schulberg Gallery in New York. 27-year-old artist Lana Newstrom says she is the first artist in the world to create invisible “art.” In this documentary, CBC Radio traveled to her empty studio to learn more about Lana and her unusual artistic process. According to Newstrom,...
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A Huge Purple Sea Monster Lurks Inside a Two-Story Warehouse at Philadelphia’s Navy Yard

There’s some strange things going on in Philadelphia! Well that’s if you call 20 inflatable tentacles extending from the roof and several windows of a two-story warehouse weird! The huge work is the largest inflatable sculpture ever created by UK-based artists Filthy Luker and Pedro Estrellas and is located in Philadelphia’s Navy Yard. Scroll down for...
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Here Are The Best iPhone Photos of 2018

It has been over 10 years since the world was introduced to the device that revolutionized mobile phones and shook up the photography industry. Since then, smartphone cameras, including Apple’s iPhone, have become so advanced that even professional photographers like Luisa Dörr, who shot the TIME FIRSTS covers last September with just her iPhone, have...
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Students In Finland Continue To Ride Bicycles To School At -17°C (1.4°F) Temperatures And It’s A Lesson In Commuting

The words “polar vortex” have been spoken and written about a great deal in recent weeks. Yes, it is damn cold in some parts of America, but spare a thought for this Finnish town that is living proof that the cold doesn’t stop you from doing things. In fact, winter cycling at below freezing is...
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The Most Beautiful Chickens in the World, Photographed

In 2013, photographer Matteo T decided to go in search of a Concincina as a pet for his studio garden in Milan. That’s when he met Giorgio, a farmer who invited him to an aviary exhibition. That very same day, the Concincina hen Jessicah stole Matteo’s heart. Ever since, Matteo has made it his life’s...
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Street Art on the Streets, Melbourne Style

Melbourne, Australia, might be tucked down at the bottom of the world (depending on how you view a map!), but it definitely punches above it’s weight. It’s a hub for great food and coffee, a major destination for street art and artists, and Melbournians are often regarded as some of the friendliest people you will...
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Artist Uses Clever Illustrations To Show Us the Difference Between Homophones

On his blog called Homophones, Weakly, Bruce Worden uses minimalistic illustrations to help us understand the differences between homophones (each of two or more words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling). Piece or Peace? Sail or Sale? Bare or Bear? Bruce's got an illustration to help you with that. Scroll down and comment...

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The Art Institute of Chicago Makes Thousands of Hi-Res Images Available To Download For Free

Spectacular Industrial Flying Machines Made From Cardboard by Daniel Agdag

An Amazing 1903 Guide to Wave Designs for Japanese Craftsmen is Now Available Online FOR FREE

Grieving Wife Gets Photographer To Photoshop Images of Her Late Husband Into Her Maternity Photographs

15 of the Most Hilarious Photobombs Ever

Photographer Ray Collins Captures Wondrous Waves

Meet Merlin, The Water-Bottle-Sized 2-Year-Old Kitty That Is Taking Over Twitter Because Of His Pure Beauty

Transfixing 3D Paper Patterns by Maud Vantours

Comics Reveal The Unspoken Struggles Men Face Almost Everyday And Are Too Afraid To Speak About

This Portrait of Morgan Freeman Was “Painted” on an iPad Using 285,000 Finger Strokes!

Putting Our Amazing Planet and the Solar System Into Perspective

Artist Creates Blurred Portraits that are Reminiscent of a Big Night Out

Artist Uses Mold to Create Spectacular Photographs

Artist Creates INVISIBLE ‘Art’ and Collectors are Paying Millions

A Huge Purple Sea Monster Lurks Inside a Two-Story Warehouse at Philadelphia’s Navy Yard

Here Are The Best iPhone Photos of 2018

Students In Finland Continue To Ride Bicycles To School At -17°C (1.4°F) Temperatures And It’s A Lesson In Commuting

The Most Beautiful Chickens in the World, Photographed

Street Art on the Streets, Melbourne Style

Artist Uses Clever Illustrations To Show Us the Difference Between Homophones

Artist CJ Hendry destroys her painting after being sued for copyright infringement and turns it into an NFT

This Dad Created A T-Shirt That Makes His Kid Give Him A Massage

What Happens When People Are Bored At Work (50+ Pics)

I Combine Thousands Of Photos To Create One Image Of A Mineral

Digital artist creates series of lazy animals immersed in technology