Art


March 31, 2014

6 Groundbreaking Artists Who Look at the World from a Unique Perspective

This post is sponsored by Lookmatic. Grow your eyewear collection, change up your look and see things more clearly for less than $100 at www.LOOKMATIC.com As we've seen in photography, it takes a good amount of courage and dedication to be different. To stand out amongst all the other talented individuals in this world requires both an innate ability and a strong drive. Today, we turn our spotlight on artists.

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March 27, 2014

Fascinating Illustrations Blend People, Animals, and Objects Together

Netherlands-based visual artist and illustrator Redmer Hoekstra draws mind-blowing illustrations that merge together people, animals, and everyday objects in ingenious ways. His detailed illustrations are a fascinating study of contrasts and strange connections between organic and manmade elements, biology and mechanics, living creatures and inanimate objects. With meticulous pencil work, Hoekstra draws an owl with book wings, a sea turtle whose shell is a ship, a hand with people as fingers, and other bizarre combinations.

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March 26, 2014

Famous Quotes Illustrated with Minimalist Designs

Using nuggets of wisdom from famous figures like Rumi, Oscar Wilde, and Albert Einstein, Toronto-based web and graphic designer Ryan McArthur turns inspirational quotes into beautiful, minimalist designs that illustrate the quotation's meaning. The striking, mostly monochromatic designs are elegant in their simplicity, but still manage to effectively convey deep messages and philosophies in creative ways. McArthur creates his works by hand, first drawing them with pen and ink, and then digitally rendering the designs.

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