Art

December 3, 2012

Amazing Palette Knife Cityscape Paintings

We don't know much about artist Micko-Vic, but what we do know is that he has a collection of extremely stunning and expressive acrylic paintings that will instantly capture your attention. The artist's style is a modern day form of cubism, in which he uses a special technique to create layer upon layer within each scene.

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November 29, 2012

Layers of Cedar Wood Chips Form Realistic Siberian Wildlife

Walking into artist Sergey Bobkov's studio must be like walking into a jungle! The Russian sculptor creates all kinds of life-like creatures out of Siberian cedar wood chips and a very skillful hand. He says, “It's not too interesting to do what others can. To create something out of nothing in a completely new way is far more inspiring.

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November 29, 2012

The Comical Evolution of Actors and Characters in Film

Johnny Depp Los Angeles-based illustrator Jeff Victor gives us all a timeline of the cast of characters big-time celebrities like Johnny Deep and Tom Hanks have played over the course of their careers in his Evolution of… series. Each illustration is like a fun little game that triggers one's memory of the great films of yesteryear that have introduced these fresh-faced actors.

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November 24, 2012

The Curious Life of Light Bulb Head Sculptures

A few months ago we wrote about a couple of Stephen Shaheen's humorous yet strange sculptures that adorn lightbulb heads. We get such a kick out of his work, we've decided to feature a few more of the Brooklyn-based sculptor's collection. The one that stands out the most is aptly titled Let's Put Our Heads Together (above). It features three blue men bent over with their heads collectively in the middle.

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