Art
July 10, 2015

Framed Paintings Are Transformed into Wearable Art During Fashion Show

Dutch fashion designers Viktor & Rolf transformed intricately framed paintings into avant-garde gowns during their most recent show in Paris. Initially, the wearable art adorned the catwalk's back wall, but was instantly altered the moment the models appeared. Both Viktor and Rolf unhooked their Baroque-style “paintings” from the wall and reshaped them onto their subjects.

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Inspiring
July 8, 2015

Tattoos of Semicolons Offer Love and Hope to Those Struggling with Mental Health Issues

A growing number of people are imprinting their skin with semicolons, either as temporary drawings or permanent tattoos. The trend isn't a simple fashion statement or celebration of punctuation, however; the body inkings are part of Project Semicolon, a faith-based non-profit movement dedicated to supporting those who struggle with self-harm, addiction, and suicidal thoughts. “A semicolon,” reads the project's website, “is used when an author could've chosen to end their sentence, but chose not to.

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Architecture
July 7, 2015

Man Spends Four Years Growing a Serene Church Made of Trees

While traveling the world, Barry Cox fell in love with architecture, particularly the design and construction of churches. This fascination inspired him to design a cathedral of his own, except he decided to compose the house of worship entirely out of lush trees. To make this dream a reality, Cox dedicated four years of his life to growing this rare church in his backyard in New Zealand.

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Art
July 5, 2015

Married Painters Express Raw Emotions through Life-Size Hyperrealistic Paintings

Artist Kit King and her husband Corey Oda Popp have collaborated to create paintings that feature a spectacular amount of detail. Each piece demonstrates the power of hyperrealism, utilizing intricate components to make lifelike art on a two-dimensional plane. Upon viewing their portfolio of work, the audience is given the remarkable feeling of looking through a microscope, witnessing individual pores, characteristic wrinkles, and fine hairs.

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