Art
August 12, 2015

Elegant Wood Sculptures Crafted from Discarded Tree Trunks and Branches

South Korean artist Jae-Hyo Lee uses organic materials like wood to create large-scale, sculptural pieces that favor both form and function. Focusing on geometric shapes such as the sphere, Lee somehow manages to transform tree trunks and hefty branches into perfectly formed globes, columns, and furniture-like objects. “I make artworks with materials around me that I can manipulate.

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Drawing
August 12, 2015

Artist Finds Photos of Random People, Transforms Them into Illustrated Characters

Rather than using a friend or a relative as his muse, artist Julio Cesar has an alternative source of inspiration–the illustrator randomly selects people who've posted pictures online and recreates them as fun, illustrated characters. Overall, there's something quite playful about the artist's illustrations. The brilliant colors, flowing brushstrokes, and coquettish facial expressions definitely add to this effect.

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Entertainment
August 11, 2015

Photo Manipulations Combine Multiple Celebrities to Create Beautiful, Imaginary People

There's something that's slightly off about every one of these celebrity portraits. In fact, they're not celebrities at all, but are actually gorgeous, fake people. DeviantArt user Pedro Berg Johnsen (aka ThatNordicGuy) combined two to three photographs of movie stars and musicians for each portrait, using a combination of their best physical traits to form one beautiful person.

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Dogs
August 10, 2015

Serious-Looking Dog Has an Adorably Goofy Side

Samuel Jurcic‘s dog Lal knows a thing or two about patience. Before his owner's camera lens, the adorable German Shorthaired Pointer remains completely stoic and calm. This allows the photographer to place Lal in interesting situations involving various locations, specific poses, and many quirky props. With a hat full of tulips, the dog remains composed and flawlessly still. He's even able to balance a variety of floral, paper, and plant-based wigs atop his head.

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My Modern Met

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