Can you imagine finding marbles that look like this? Though they seem like something out of a storybook, they're actually just the work of Caleb, a 16-year-old from New Jersey. He calls this series Life Through a Marble. I asked Caleb to let us in on his secret. Just how does he create these magical scenes?
Though Gemma Correll's illustrations may look like they're only meant for children, read the text and you'll soon realize that...
Though we've evolved over the past few years, there's one central theme to My Modern Met that's never changed.
We've described surreal art and photography in many different ways – shocking, sweet, and even beautiful yet dark. One word we haven't used yet is breathtaking. Xetobyte is a 20-year-old IT student who creates pieces that are just that. All of his photo manipulations have a dark element to them but they're individually strong and stunning. I particularly love his use of repetitive objects like clocks, umbrellas, swings, butterflies, and birds.
Glass Artist David DiMichele asks you to fully immerse yourself in his mind-shattering miniature scenes.
Fukuoka, Japan-born artist Nobuhiro Nakanishi has created a mesmerizing series called Layered Drawings that we'd love to see in person.
Artist Mathilde Roussel-Giraudy asks you to reflect on the loss of a loved one with her creative sculpture series Empreinte. She cut and stitched a real pillow, and then cast it with plaster to make a mold for the ceramic piece. She also used a wool sweater and covered it with resin to make it look stiff and hollow inside. From sketch to final execution, these pieces took her a month to complete.
It's hard not to be completely mesmerized by Neil Krug's '50s-'70s style photography.
Street artist Michael Aaron Williams purposely puts up his homeless street people in places where others will find them.
Standing 33 feet tall, a giant metal mermaid guards the entrance to the Scottish town of Cumbernauld. Her name is Arria, and she is beautiful. Designed by English sculptor Andy Scott, Arria stretches out her arms towards the town as if to protect it. The sculpture costs over $400,000, but residents are hopeful that she will bring them prosperity and good luck.
Columbian artist Yosman Botero likes to think beyond 2D. Painting on multiple Plexiglas sheets, he creates three-dimensional holographic images.
When we first laid eyes on John Kenn's amazing post-it note art, we instantly fell in love.
