Art

May 15, 2013

Colorful Canopy of Lanterns Brightens Seoul, South Korea

To celebrate Buddha's birthday, Seoul, South Korea pulls out all the stops. Traditionally celebrated on the full moon of May, or May 17 this year, Buddha's birthday is an important day in many Asian countries including India and Japan. The day is even considered an official holiday in places like Hong Kong, Macua and South Korea.

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May 12, 2013

Spectacular Fountain Sprays Water to Look Like a Boat

At first, the image above looks like a boat, one that is caught in a soaking surge of water, but it is in fact a cleverly designed fountain sprinkling water out of its man-made pores. Located at Playa de la Malvarrosa in Valencia, Spain and known simply as Water Boat Fountain (or Fuente del Barco de Agua in Spanish)

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May 10, 2013

Powerful Portraits of People Crying by Marina Abramovic

If a stranger sat silently across from you and stared straight into your eyes, what kind of emotions would you feel? Or, better yet, how long would it take before you broke down and cried? In 2010, at New York's Museum of Modern Art, world-renowned performance artist Marina Abramovic put on The Artist is Present, or what's been called, “a milestone in the field of performance art.

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May 8, 2013

The Beautiful Textured Art of "Sculpting with Paint"

Chef and restauranteur-turned-artist Justin Gaffrey blurs the boundaries between paintings and sculptures with his eye-catching landscapes and floral creations. The Walton County, Florida-based visual artist aptly describes his method of art as “sculpting with paint.” Working primarily with palette knives and a countless assortment of acrylic paints, Gaffrey manages to produce beautifully textured works of art inspired by the natural world around him.

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