Art

July 22, 2021

Artist Recreates Famous Works of Art on the Beach Using Colorful Pebbles

Seashells aren't the only thing that you can find on the beach. If you're lucky, you may stumble across one of Justin Bateman‘s carefully made works of art. The UK-based artist uses colorful pebbles to recreate masterpieces like Mona Lisa and Girl With a Pearl Earring as exquisite land art. All of these pieces are made on-site and survive for a short amount of time.

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July 20, 2021

Colorful Portraits Celebrate Diversity With Minimal Lines and Geometric Shapes

Working in art and design for over three decades, Brazilian artist Luciano Cian has developed a bold and colorful style, both unique and striking in its simplicity. His graphic pieces mainly comprise portraits of anonymous female figures composed of clean, minimal lines that seem to make them leap off the page, which is frequently accented with vivid background colors. The figures themselves, usually outlined as dark silhouettes, pop with geometric shapes of various vibrant hues.

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July 14, 2021

Immersive Sculptural Installation Explores the Relationship Between Color and Light

British artist Liz West creates imaginative installations that explore the relationship between two fundamental themes in art: color and light. Her newest piece is an immersive sculptural work located at the Carany Wharf in London. Entitled Hymn to the Big Wheel, this outdoor installation invites the public inside its octagonal walls to see the numerous ways natural light can mix with the colors of the rainbow.

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July 11, 2021

Endearing Illustrations of Solitary Robots Invite You To Finish Their Story

While we may be many years away from interacting with humanoid robots in real life, creators continue to imagine what they can look like. UK-based artist Matt Dixon digitally paints endearing robot characters living in a human-less world in an ongoing series of illustrations called Transmissions. Each of these digital paintings stars a mechanical figure made up of rusted or beat-up parts with large oval holes in its head in place of eyes.

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