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June 26, 2015

Behind The Lens: Brendon Burton’s Everyday Adventures Inspire Mysterious Portraits

Ever since he first picked up a camera at the age of six, Brendon Burton has lived an inspired life in rural Oregon. Over the next 15 years, the young creative grew as a person and a photographer, first creating conceptual pieces and then shifting to more documentary-based shots of his life and travels.

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Art

June 25, 2015

Dreamy Animal Illustrations Come to Life through an Energetic Brushstroke Style

Illustrator Amy Hamilton employs both digital and traditional tools to create dreamy designs that take inspiration from nature.

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Art

June 25, 2015

Artist Tightly Winds Wire to Create Beautiful Tree Sculptures Without Adhesives

Artist Clive Maddison creates eye-catching sculptures of magnificently elaborate trees, but uses only wire to do so.

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Photography

June 24, 2015

Women Are Embracing the Empowering Beauty of Makeup by Wearing It on Half Their Faces

There's a lot that women are judged for, from their bodies to the way they dress. Among the numerous ways individuals can be made to feel bad about themselves, “makeup shaming” has become a hot topic recently, as ladies are called out for covering up more “natural,” bare faces with makeup.

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Art

June 23, 2015

Photos Mashed Together into Delightfully Imaginative Collages

Creative director Stephen McMennamy merges his original photography to create delightfully quirky mashups called #ComboPhotos.

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Design

June 22, 2015

Artist Drills Coconuts into Lamps That Shine Gorgeous Patterns of Lights

Artist Vainius Kubilius carefully crafts lamps that project visually exciting and exotic patterns of light on adjacent walls.

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Art

June 22, 2015

Vibrant Illustrations Blend Beauty of Nature and Fashion with Colored Pencils

Artist Morgan Davidson has the ability to create nature and fashion-inspired works of art that feature an incredible use of color and detail. “Nature had a very strong influence in my upbringing. I grew up very close to nature and have always had a ton of pets; my work definitely reflects a lot of those influences,” Davidson told Modern Art Talk. “My interest in fashion came later on.

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Design

June 22, 2015

Adorably Tiny Animals Fashioned into Ceramic Succulent Planters

So Paulo-based artist Priscilla Ramos has crafted some of the cutest creatures in her line of ceramic planters.

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Photography

June 22, 2015

Striking Street Photos Explore the Dramatic Interplay of Light and Shadow

In the year since Rui Veiga first started pursuing photography as a hobby, the Lausanne, Switzerland-based creative has already developed...

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Art

June 19, 2015

1,252 Suspended Wooden Balls Form a Giant Eye When Viewed from the Right Angle

Brooklyn-based sculptor Michael Murphy is known for three-dimensional, anamorphic works of art that require a change in perspective in order to appreciate them fully. His newest installation, Perceptual Shift, illustrates this concept both literally and conceptually with 1,252 painted wooden balls suspended from the ceiling. When viewed from the side, the piece appears to be a seemingly random jumble of dangling shapes.

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