Art

May 16, 2017

Syrian Refugee Builds Mini ‘Blue Mosque’ with 15,000 Popsicle Sticks to Celebrate His New Home

Artist Husam Muhajer recently completed a scale model of Istanbul’s iconic Blue Mosque. In an interesting twist, the finished model is composed of 15,000 wood popsicle sticks. Muhajer is a Syrian refugee who was forced to leave his country 2.5 years ago and is currently living in Istanbul. When Muhajer was suddenly evacuated from Syria, his models were destroyed and he was left without any documentation of his past work. So what inspired him to begin again?

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May 11, 2017

18-Year-Old Photoshop Expert Pairs Unexpected Objects to Create Dreamy Composite Photos

With a speciality in surrealism, Lisbon-based artist Luisa Azevedo creates delightfully dreamy composite photographs. Her clever collection of surreal photography showcases her talent for turning unexpected objects, figures, and locations into seamlessly surreal scenes. Azevedo crafts each composite using real-life photographs. Often taken by the artist herself, these photos range from depictions of animals and plants to landscapes and buildings. Once she has identified which images she'd like to stitch together, she expertly merges them into creative, collage-like compositions.

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May 10, 2017

Magnetic Self-Portrait Meticulously Constructed with 7,000 Hand-Painted Screws

Artist Andrew Myers has found his niche with 3D screw art. For years, we’ve marveled over the incredible, Pointillist-esque pieces that use thousands of screws to form life-like portraits and surreal imagery. Myers has just shared with us one of his latest works called Opposites Attract, which is an unconventional self portrait. In it, Myers himself is drawn towards the pull of a giant magnet.

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