Art

May 13, 2016

Real Life Objects Used as Playful Ingredients for Fabulous Fashion Illustrations

Though spaghetti makes for a tasty ingredient in the kitchen, it seems like it’d have an unlikely place in the fashion world. Illustrator Edgar Artis thinks differently. Kiwis, chocolate, bell peppers—these are all unconventional choices for evening gowns, yet the artist manages to transform them and other real-life objects into fabulous fashion illustrations. Using a combination of colored pencil drawings as well as fruits, matches, seashells, and flowers, he fuses the 2D with the 3D for a whimsical effect.

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May 11, 2016

Delicate Japanese Oil Paintings of Ethereal Woman Submerged with Nature

Artist Miho Hirano’s oil paintings communicate a delicate beauty through the use of soft colors and fluid brushstrokes. Featuring ethereal woman and fragments of the natural world, each of Hirano’s paintings emote a melancholic longing that beckons one into her character's striking fantasy-lands. Her paintings show a fairy-tale that has been infused with culturally significant elements and lingering, beautiful figures. Hirano is a Japanese artist living in Abiko, Chiba.

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May 11, 2016

Artist “Paints” with Gunpowder and Finishes His Work by Setting It on Fire

Artist Danny Shervin spends an incredible amount of time perfecting his nature-inspired imagery only to set it on fire once he’s done. For a conventional work of art, this would probably be the end, but it’s the contrary for Shervin—the flames bring his pieces to life. Working under the name Paint With Gunpowder, Shervin meticulously assembles ammunition on wood and canvas.

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May 10, 2016

Striking “Double Exposure” GIFs Replace Fashion with Energetic Nature

Exploring the concept of the universe within, dynamic duo Ayla El-Moussa and Lucas Ighile present a striking collection of double exposed GIFs. Deep Discovery is the newest addition to their series of visual philosophies, organized under the company name 25th Century. Deep Discovery dances along the lines of self-awareness, offering fluid combinations between woman and nature that expose our universal similarities at the atomic level.

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