Art

June 29, 2015

Mirror Installations in Nature Offer a Sense of Peace and Self-Reflection

London-based installation artist Lee Borthwick has an extraordinary gift: she is able to seamlessly combine manmade mirrors with wooden stumps found in nature to form beautifully surreal works of art. The expert designer, who has presented her work as stand-alone wall art indoors and as a hidden exhibition in the middle of an otherwise untouched forest, creates pieces that are consistently eye-catching, regardless of its location.

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June 23, 2015

Photos Mashed Together into Delightfully Imaginative Collages

Creative director Stephen McMennamy merges his original photography to create delightfully quirky mashups called #ComboPhotos. With careful planning and positioning, he splices together snapshots of different scenes and objects, resulting in colorful compositions that play with scale and juxtaposition. Trucks loaded with giant Froot Loops, delicious donut-headphones, and a skier flying over the crest of an ice cream cone are only some of the brilliant collages he's come up with.

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June 13, 2015

Artist Gives Snail Shells an Upgrade So People Don’t Accidentally Step on Them

For several years, artist Stefan Siverud has been decorating snails' shells with colorful, eye-catching designs for his Snailpimp project. Thus far, the series has featured tiny mollusks sporting anything from a vibrant rainbow or an impressive miniature lighthouse to the McDonald's logo. Aside from being fun, these creations are actually saving the lives of snails by allowing them to stand out. With new multicolored exteriors, these snails are more visible from above.

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