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A 46-Foot-Tall Minotaur Roams the Streets of Toulouse, France in La Machine’s Latest Urban Opera
The French creative company La Machine recently premiered their latest creation, a nearly 50-foot-tall robotic Minotaur, in Toulouse, France. The beast marched through the labyrinthine streets of the city’s old town accompanied by a 42-foot spider for the group’s latest production The Guardian … Continue reading
Artist Seamlessly Combines Unexpected Elements in Surreal Photos
Each composite photo is straight out of a dream. Last year, we were wowed by Luisa Azevedo’s striking surrealism photography. Now, the self-taught artist is back with a new batch of delightful composites that blend unexpected elements into enchanting scenes. Azevedo’s … Continue reading
The Architectural Ceramics of Yuki Nara
Yuki Nara is a descendant of the Ohi-yaki house of ceramics. So to say that there was some pressure to become a potter, would be an understatement. “In elementary school I didn’t even want to touch clay,” says 29-year old … Continue reading
Uncanny Trompe L’oeil Replicas of Classic Masterpieces Painted in Humble Outdoor Locations
Malaga-based artist Julio Anaya Cabanding paints well-known masterpieces in unsuspecting public places to create captivating trompe l’oeil interventions. The classic scenes and their ornate frames are hand-painted on unlikely backdrops such as graffiti-filled walls, crumbling buildings, and slabs of stones by … Continue reading
Disney Princesses Reimagined as Noir-Inspired Femme Fatales
What if your favorite Disney Princess was actually the star of a noir film? Source: Disney Princesses Reimagined as Noir-Inspired Femme Fatales
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Coloquix near Manchester, UK, 2018 Source: Street Art
Household Objects Made From Ordinary Foods Cast in Brass
Apple slices, onion slivers and stems. These are all foods commonly found in almost any house. So common, in fact, that we don’t see them as anything else. But designers Yusuke Komatsu and Yukitoshi Toda saw them as something else: … Continue reading
Ultra Dense Pen Drawings of Ginza by Nobumasa Takahashi – Spoon & Tomago
Japanese artist Nobumasa Takahashi has created a series of dense, pen drawings of Ginza that merge fantasy and reality. Each piece draws on Ginza’s unique culture and history such as its back streets, its high-end shopping and its legacy as … Continue reading
A Kinetic Sculpture Built from over 600 Parts Gracefully Imitates a Swimming Sea Turtle
Carapace is a kinetic sculpture designed by Derek Hugger (previously) that mimics the motion of a sea turtle gliding through the ocean. The wooden work is composed of over six hundred parts which allow the creature to elegantly tilt its fins, move its body … Continue reading
Mountain Ranges and Beehive Structures Inspire Amy Genser’s Intricate Rolled Paper Sculptures
Connecticut-based Amy Genser (previously) uses rolled paper and acrylic paint to create topographic explorations of rocky and oceanic landscapes. Her sculptures reference natural forms and creatures such as barnacles, the tubular formation of beehives, and the way water travels and flows through … Continue reading
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