Art

June 19, 2015

1,252 Suspended Wooden Balls Form a Giant Eye When Viewed from the Right Angle

Brooklyn-based sculptor Michael Murphy is known for three-dimensional, anamorphic works of art that require a change in perspective in order to appreciate them fully. His newest installation, Perceptual Shift, illustrates this concept both literally and conceptually with 1,252 painted wooden balls suspended from the ceiling. When viewed from the side, the piece appears to be a seemingly random jumble of dangling shapes.

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June 15, 2015

Alluring Watercolor Paintings Prove that Eyes are Windows to the Soul

There's a classic saying that “the eyes are the windows to the soul,” and Spanish artist Jone Bengoa conveys this sentiment perfectly in her alluring paintings. The 19-year-old creates realistic watercolor portraits where a set of pupils and eyebrows are the only things visible on a stark white page. Devoid of other facial features, Bengoa's artworks are intense. Although minimal in composition, they express an incredible amount of emotion.

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June 10, 2015

Simple Paper Folds Create Fantastic Illusions of Drawings Brought to Life

By simply folding, wrinkling, or curling a sheet of paper, Copenhagen-based illustrator HuskMitNavn is able to create delightfully amusing scenes. His bold, black and white drawings depict a cartoonish set of characters that are brought to life through strategically-positioned paper edges coupled with brilliantly maneuvered perspectives. He produces the fantastic illusion that these two-dimensional illustrations have suddenly sprung to life.

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June 3, 2015

Illustrations Reveal “Sad Facts” About Animals with Charming Wit

Did you know that houseflies can only hum in the key of F? Or that blobfish have no muscles? These are just a couple of illustrator Brooke Barker's Sad Animal Facts. It's an ongoing series that highlights some of the surprising things we probably didn't know about pigs, giraffes, hippos, goats, and much more. The strange-yet-fascinating facts are always accompanied by Barker's charming drawings and witty commentary from the animal subject.

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