Art

December 3, 2011

Googly Eyes Brighten Up German Town

28-year-old artist Timm Schneider brings life to the town of Weisbaden, Germany by putting googly eyes on everyday objects on the street. He calls the series They Live and his technique is very simple. He creates eyeballs using either ping-pong balls or styrofoam balls and strategically places them on otherwise boring and overlooked objects such as toilets, poles and garbage bins.

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November 23, 2011

Beautifully Crafted Cherry Tree Installation

Inspired by last year's National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C., Tom Price has created his own cherry trees using polypropylene pipe and nylon cables. Price heated the plastic tubing, which allowed the material to conform to his liking. Next, he used the cables to tie the tubing together. Cross-sections of the tubing were used to make the leaves. While Price's cherry trees are beautiful themselves, their shadows certainly add to the installation's beauty.

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November 20, 2011

Incredibly Elaborate Non-Photoshopped Scenes

Decades before Photoshop was available, American artist Sandy Skoglund started creating surrealist images by building incredibly elaborate sets, a process which took months to complete. Her works are characterized by an overwhelming amount of one object and either bright, contrasting colors or a monochromatic color scheme. Born in Quincy, Massachusetts in 1946, Skoglund studied studio art and art history at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts from 1964-1968.

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November 16, 2011

Amazing Canned Food Sculptures

Check out these amazing sculptures! Made entirely out of different canned food brands, these pieces are all part of the 19th annual Canstruction, a huge food drive and art event. Over 100,000 cans were used to create these magnificent sculptures, with figures inspired everything from the Titanic and Angry Birds to even Lady Gagas' shoes.

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