Art

February 16, 2013

Fancy Marie Antoinette-Inspired Helicopter

Lisbon-based artist Joana Vasconcelos has certainly jazzed up this helicopter. The particular aircraft, a piece of art entitled Lilicoptre, is Vasconcelos' interpretation of what Marie Antoinette would have chosen for her personal travels if she were alive today.

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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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