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    Stunning Skulls Carved Into Pearls by Shinji Nakaba

    Japenese artist Shinji Nakaba creates stunning jewelry using unconventional materials to create his pieces. His latest works, featuring intricately carved pearl skulls, are an example of his exceptional work. According to Shinji: “I just want to bring brand new life to something that has no value,” Nakaba tells Magnifico. “I use not only precious metals and stones, but...
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    The Ten Most Controversial Artworks Ever Exhibited

    Artists have been pushing people’s buttons when it comes to creating works of artistic value for centuries. In doing so, they have also opened up a dialogue about which works of art should be permitted and who has the right to other people’s suffering. What may have been considered controversial decades ago may no longer be...
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    Geometric Sand Castles by Calvin Seibert

    Is it freezing cold or boiling hot where you are at the moment?  Never mind, as artist Calvin Seibert is about to heat you up with his incredible sand sculptures! This very talented artist has mastered the sand-sculpting game, both in construction and conception. The incredibly complex, geometric structures he creates often resemble miniaturized estates, featuring steep...
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    Perfectly-Timed Photos Transform Sleepy Cats Into Ninja Warriors

    In an alternate world where cats were ninjas, Japanese photographer Hisakata Hiroyuki would be king. He takes a conceptually lighter approach to his creature images, revealing the delightful world of ninja cats—otherwise ordinary felines captured in the midst of action that look like they’re performing martial arts. Hiroyuki’s portraits demonstrate the impressive agility of young cats....
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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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    Japanese Dog Groomer Takes The Craft To Another Level

    Yoriko Hamachiyo owns a pet salon called Yorikokoro, and has mastered the craft of transforming adorable pups into perfect fluff balls. She has become known as the hairdressor to the stars in Japan. The puppy stars, of course. We’ve collected some before-and-after pictures of Yoriko’s four-legged clients and it’s hard to believe they show the...
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    Captivating Black & White Photography of Elegant Dancers Caught in Motion

    Ukrainien photographer Vadim Stein has released a stunning photo series of dancers in motion. The powerful images consist of solid, unadorned backgrounds and a stark, black-and-white aesthetic set on a dramatic stage and place all focus on the featured figures as they theatrically twist, bend, and contort themselves into seemingly impossible positions. Scroll down to...
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    The Alphabet With Illustrations Based on Human Anatomy

    When it comes to the alphabet, we like letters as much as the next person. But Venezuela-based artist Laura Facci clearly LOVES letters, recently creating a delightful illustrated alphabet in which each letter is based on different elements of human anatomy. Now you can love letters and the human body at the same time!
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    Highlights from the 2014 Sony World Photography Awards Shortlist

    The World Photography Organization just announced the shortlist for the 2014 Sony World Photography Awards. This year’s contest received more than 140,000 entries from 166 countries. The judges will announce the final winners in March and April of this year, but for now here are a selection of highlights from the shortlist courtesy the World Photography Organization. Lightsnake....
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    Can A Single Book Disrupt the Foundation of a Brick Wall?

    How much power does one book hold? That’s the central question of a unique installation by Mexican artist Jorge Mendez Blake. For his 2007 project, “The Castle” (named after The Castle by Franz Kafka), Mendez Blake constructed a single wall of bricks—75 feet long, 13 feet high—without mortar. Each brick was placed uniformly and intentionally, as with any wall, but Blake also included an...
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    Vogue Magazine Creates Short Music Videos Of Stars From 2018’s Met Gala

    The Met Gala – an event hosted to benefit the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute – is one of the biggest events in New York’s social calendar, where fashion designers showcase some of their best creations worn by various stars. This year’s theme was ‘Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination’. Celebrities showed up...
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    Creative Sketches That Incorporate Everyday Objects

    In an ongoing series called “Sunday Sketch”, Christoph Niemann incorporates everyday objects in fun and creative ways, playing with perspective and reimagining the objects as something else entirely. Niemann is an illustrator, artist, and author. His work has appeared on the covers The New Yorker, Time, Wired and The New York Times Magazine. Since July 2008, Niemann has been writing and illustrating...
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    Stunning Ballet Dancers Make Mexico City Their Stage in Photo Series

    At the start of his presidential election campaign, Donald Trump insisted that “when Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best.” Those words, along with many other comments about the people of Mexico and minorities around the world, have shocked many. Inspired by these words, New York-based photographer Omar Robles embarked on a 13-day excursion to Mexico City in...
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    Stunning Portraits Celebrate the Beauty of Black Girls’ Natural Hair

    The guys over at CreativeSoul Photo have brought an inspiring artistic vision to life that highlights the beauty of black girls and their natural hair. In their seiries titled Afro Art, photographers Regis and Kahran feature young girls in elaborate costuming and hairstyles, from a Baroque-era aesthetic to steampunk clothing to fierce high-fashion ensembles. We...

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