Art
April 14, 2017

Holographic Hair Trend Has Women Adding Metallic Shine to Ordinary Locks

If 2016 and 2017 have taught us anything, it’s that our coifs double as unexpected canvases for amazing hair art. One of the latest in creative hair trends is being called holographic hair. Using a blonde base and unconventional coloring, women are dyeing their strands with multifaceted metallic and pastel hues. The result has an iridescent effect; as pieces of the hair move, they reveal subtle variations in cerulean, lavender, and mint green tones.

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Art
April 13, 2017

Beautiful Easter Eggs Hand-Painted with Colorful Folk Art Illustrations

With a penchant for patterns and an eye for design, self-taught illustrator Dinara Mirtalipova creates colorful contemporary works of art with a traditional twist. As an expressive nod to her heritage, Mirtalipova incorporates Uzbek folk motifs into her work, as exquisitely evident in her recent collection of hand-painted Easter eggs. Using a fine paintbrush, Mirtalipova embellishes the wood and porcelain eggs with delightful designs reminiscent of Uzbekistan's age-old arts and crafts culture.

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Art
April 12, 2017

Spectacular Visualizations of Brain Scans Enhanced with 1,750 Pieces of Gold Leaf

Anyone who thinks that scientists can't be artists need look no further than Dr. Greg Dunn and Dr. Brian Edwards. The neuroscientist and applied physicist have paired together to create an artistic series of images that the artists describe as “the most fundamental self-portrait ever created.” Literally going inside, the pair has blown up a thin slice of the brain 22 times in a series called Self-Reflected.

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