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Inexpensive Toys Fashioned into Unique Action Figures by Artist Tomohiro Yasui
Tomohiro Yasui is best known as the creator of the paper robot wrestlers called kami-robo, but that’s not the only medium his imagination has conquered. Using wire and cheap rubber duckies, squirting frogs, and plastic hammers, the Japanese artist builds posable … Continue reading
The Crazy Truth About These 10 Languages
This is gonna blow your mind! You’re gonna be like “what?!” Also includes more dialects and cultures (hence the extra flags) Some languages and cultures seem so different, but you’d be surprised how much they have in common! Like, share … Continue reading
Dragons Are Everywhere If You Know Where to Look
Fascinated by dragons? From Dungeons & Dragons to “Puff the Magic Dragon” to flying dragons—we’ve got all the dragons in this reel except for the dragons from “Game of Thrones.” But they are mentioned in one of the stories. So … Continue reading
A 3D Artist Imagines the Realistic Fossilized Skulls of Endearing Cartoon Characters
A Prague-based artist is memorializing some of his favorite cartoons with a series of convincing fossils that provide an unconventional look at the skeletons of animated characters. Filip Hodas’s Cartoon Fossils series features preserved skulls of Spongebob, Tweety Bird, and … Continue reading
A Family of Marionette Makers
Mingzhu Fu was born into art. Growing up watching his grandfather’s marionette performances in Quanzhou, China, Mingzhu picked up a knife to craft his own puppets when he graduated high school in 1980. Forty years later, he continues on with … Continue reading
Photographer Spends 40 Years Documenting Japanese Parents and Kids – My Modern Met
Parent: Yae Nakano (housewife) / Child: Shigeru Nakano (musician), 1982 “Each parent and child has a unique relationship, however, the bond between a parent and child is universal.” Parent: Yae Nakano (housewife) / Child: Shigeru Nakano (musician), 1993 … Continue reading
Intricate Patterns Hand-Carved into Fruit and Vegetables by Takehiro Kishimoto
When he’s not cooking them, Japanese chef and food artist Takehiro Kishimoto (previously) is turning fruits and vegetables into intricately carved sculptures too beautiful to eat. Using sharp handheld blades, Kishimoto combines the centuries-old art of Thai fruit carving with … Continue reading
Irony & Boe street art Waldegrave road Harringey London
Feb 28, 2020 – Irony & Boe street art Waldegrave road Harringey London Source: Irony & Boe street art Waldegrave road Harringey London | Street art, Art, Urban
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Credit: Emmannuel Afolabi – Director, producer. Dotun Abeshinbioke – Set design, photographer Beoncia Dunn – Stylist Della Orrey – music composer Baldwin Angeles – DP MUA: Temitope Adeyanju Cast: Aysha Sow Petahjay Olive Uche Jonathan Abu Denzel Bryan Lili Lopez … Continue reading
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