Art

April 16, 2020

Banksy Transforms His Own Bathroom Into an Art Installation While in Quarantine

As anyone who is currently in quarantine knows, finding things to occupy your time is key. While many can work from home, what happens if your career revolves around creating public art? Banksy, arguably the world's most famous street artist, answered that question for us with his latest Instagram post. While Banksy's work has appeared everywhere from Israel's West Bank to Manhattan, this latest installation is a bit more intimate.

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April 10, 2020

Paper Quilling Artist Creates “Ultra Realistic” Animal Portraits

Paper quilling is largely considered a decorative art, but artist Amy Crain proves that realism is possible with the right materials and technique. Her amazing paper quilled animals feature a cuddly cat and a pair of precious pups that have subtle changes in the coloring of their fur as well as the direction of their hairs. At a glance, the three-dimensional portraits almost look like photographs. The results will make you do a double-take!

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April 8, 2020

Vibrant Bird Paintings Capture the Beauty of Feathered Friends in Flight

Capturing a bird mid-flight is difficult enough with a camera, but English artist Jamel Akib manages to do so with oil paint. From hummingbirds to blue tits, each vibrant painting beautifully captures the energetic flutter of birds through thick brushstrokes and expressive mark-making. Akib has a background in illustration, having previously worked for the London Observer newspaper while still a student at art college.

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April 5, 2020

Clever Rotating Mirror Installation Reflects Different Views of Venice’s Doge’s Palace

In an effort to transform our vision of well-worn architecture, French design Arnaud Lapierre has created a moving art installation in the heart of Venice. Using sixteen round mirrors that slowly turn in synchronicity, Lapierre breaks apart some of Venice's most famous buildings. These fragments then bounce back and completely disarm our sensibilities. Lapierre's contemporary installation, AZIMUT, was originally installed on the Riva degli Schiavoni, just in front of the Doge's Palace, in late February.

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