Art

April 24, 2013

Most Famous Pop Culture Dance Routines

Dancing Plague of 1518 is a series of illustrations by Brazilian graphic designer Niege Borges that celebrates dancing in pop culture and commemorates a true event by the same name. The series presents a number of dances performed by silhouettes of recognizable figures from TV and film.

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April 23, 2013

Surreal Hybrid Animal Sculptures by Ellen Jewett

Ontario-based Canadian sculptor Ellen Jewett, aka creaturesfromel, creates fantasy-driven biological forms that take the mind on a surreal journey. Each of her creatures exhibits an unconventional yet imaginative aesthetic that combines one's dreams and nightmares into an unusual figure. There is both a mechanical and organic element to each sculptural representation that encourages one to imagine the magical land they come from.

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April 21, 2013

The Walking Dead Characters in Watercolors and Ink

Fan of the hit AMC show The Walking Dead? If so, you'll love these new watercolor paintings by artist Christopher Uminga. Almost more impressive than the final product is seeing each piece come together. For resident badass Daryl Dixon, notice how the artist first starts off by drawing with ink and then slowly adds in the details with watercolors. Of course, the zombies are the real stars of the show and these prints though.

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April 17, 2013

Incredible Installation of a Dinner Plate Tornado

Hard Water is an installation piece by Amsterdam-based artist Zeger Reyers that features stacks of white dining plates and saucers mounted to an otherwise bare wall. The intriguing presentation reveals Reyers' signature blend of the natural and the artificial. The tornado-like formation of the piece provides a visual hint of nature composed of man-made objects.

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