Art

February 13, 2013

Scorched Wooden Sculptures Metamorphosize After Fire

Italy-based sculptor Aron Demetz constructs life-sized figurative wooden sculptures and sets them ablaze. On their own, before they are scorched, the stoic human figures are presented in a variety of poses that appear to be rather classic. Though their anatomic construction is impressive, it's after their dematerialization that viewers are offered something far more emotional.

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February 10, 2013

More Dazzling Pen Portraits by Josh Bryan

Artist Josh Bryan's beautiful pen portrait of Marilyn Monroe is still one of my all-time favorite artworks of her. (How I'd love a print!) Using just black fineliner pens, which range from 0.1 mm to 1.0 mm, Bryan creates triangles of varying sizes until they resemble a familiar face. As he explains to us, “The creative process is quite simple.

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February 8, 2013

Calvin and Hobbes Photoshopped into Real Life Scenes

If you're feeling a little down on this gloomy winter day, you've come to the right place. Redditor Nite4awk has created a smile-worthy set of photoshopped images that plant “too smart for his own good” Calvin and his partner-in-crime tiger, Hobbes, in a wide variety of real-life scenes.

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February 4, 2013

22-Year-Old’s Incredibly Artistic Self-Portraits

Prejudice Though Budapest, Hungary-based photographer Noell S. Oszvald currently has only 22 total photos on her Flickr page, they're all so incredibly powerful, you could spend hours looking at each one. The 22-year-old started taking photos a little over a year ago, though you wouldn't know that she was so new to photography by looking at her stunning portfolio. Oszvald only shoots in black and white because she finds colors to be distracting.

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