Art

May 2, 2011

The Super-Talented Armless Painter

Huang Guofu is an inspiration to us all. At the young age of 4, he lost his arms in a terrible electric shock accident. That didn't stop him from following his dreams, however, and at age 12, he began painting with his feet. At age 18, Huang's father became very ill, so the teenager needed to make money for his father's treatments.

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April 29, 2011

Japanese Elegance

If a good painting is judged by its combination of elegance and beauty, Ikenaga Yasunari's art would receive high marks.

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April 27, 2011

Beautiful Palette Knife Cityscapes

Just how beautiful are these oil paintings? At the age of ten, Kal Gajoum entered his first art contest. Later, a family friend, who happened to attend the Leonardo D'Vinci School of Art in Rome, would introduce Gajoum to oil painting and palette knife techniques. His subjects range from the iconic European landmarks of Paris and London to New York.

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April 25, 2011

Giant House of Cards Sculpture

Auckland-based designer Fletcher Vaughan believes that the second half of the 20th century was a wild party, full of gas-guzzling cars, cheap energy, and vast personal wealth from a booming economy. Fast forward to today and we are waking up to a nasty hangover, facing the consequences of last night's excess. To represent the the precarious balancing act we are performing with our planet, he created this giant house of cards installation titled Collapse.

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April 15, 2011

Embroidered Book Covers

For two months, Illustrator and cartoonist Jillian Tamaki worked on a very cool project with Penguin Classics. She hand embroidered three literary classics in her signature style! (The covers actually wrap around and include french flaps.) To really understand the level of detail and the amount of patience this project must have required, check out the making-of photos on her blog.

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My Modern Met

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