Photography
October 31, 2014

Colorful Elements from Nature Seamlessly Blended Into Vintage Photographs

Natural Act is a collection of creative photo collages in which Turkey-based photographer Merve zaslan merged multiple images into intriguing narratives. Using vintage black and white photographs, the artist blended color elements into the scenes to create unexpected visual stories. Viewers are invited to investigate how the surprising alterations change the meaning of the work. zaslan seamlessly worked fragments of nature into the shapes of bodies, buildings, and window frames.

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DIY
October 30, 2014

Impressive Father and Son BattleTech Costume Imagined Years Before Son Was Born

Years before his son Geraint was born, his father, Ryan, was planning a Halloween costume for just the two of them. The new dad is a BattleTech game enthusiast and created an impressive Sunder mech outfit that he and Geraint can wear at the same. Imgur member and wife PutABowOnIt explained that her husband started sketching out the rough designs for this costume a couple of months before their son arrived.

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Art
October 24, 2014

Gigantic Man Erupts from the Earth in this Spectacular Outdoor Sculpture

A gigantic man crawls out from the earth in this spectacular outdoor sculpture titled Feltpve (“ripped up” or “popped up”) by Hungarian artist Ervin Lornth Herv. Crafted from polystyrene, the larger-than-life sculpture was temporarily installed in Budapest's Szchenyi Square for the Art Market Budapest art fair that took place earlier this October.

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Art
October 23, 2014

Beautiful Wood Panel Paintings by May Ann Licudine

For the recent October 17th show at Swoon Gallery in Los Angeles, artist May Ann Licudine (aka Mall) created some beautiful wood panel paintings. Her works are made of acrylic and wood, which she gets from a local lumber shop. Originally from La Union, Philippines, Mall began using wood as a medium back in 2004, when she first discovered the works of Audrey Kawasaki. (One of our favorite artists!)

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My Modern Met

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