Art
August 21, 2014

Artist Uses Melting Ice Cream as Medium to Create Unique Paintings

Instead of using the typical watercolors to create his paintings, Baghdad-based artist Othman Toma uses all kinds of delicious, melting treats as his medium. While the chocolate ice cream bars and colorful popsicles begin to melt, Toma scoops up the liquid with his brushes and begins to paint. The clever collection of work includes lions and tigers bursting from splatters, and minimalist portraits peeking out from the page.

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Design
August 20, 2014

Sleek Conference Table Made from Recycled 747 Jet Engine

The next time you walk into a conference room, don't be surprised if you are seated at a table made out of an old jet engine! This impressive 747 Cowling Conference Table design, created by Southern California company MotoArt, features recycled plane parts as the foundation for the modern, sleek piece of furniture.

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Art
August 19, 2014

Brilliantly Red Lines Radiate From the Top of a French Waterfall

Brilliantly-colored red lines radiate from the top of a waterfall and over a pool in this stunning installation by French artist Pier Fabre. The 240 strings are suspended in front of a cascade at Egliseneuve d'Entraigues, in the mountainous Sancy region of central France. Titled Dripping, Fabre designed his piece to create an unusual space above the rushing water, and for the liquid to cling to its multiple strands.

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Photography
August 17, 2014

Fragmented Black and White Scenes Create Beautifully Abstract Formations

L.A.-based photographer Kevin Saint Grey captures a calming energy throughout his striking black and white photographs. Narrowing in on just a fragment of a tall building or an isolated tree surrounded by sky, his minimalist approach results in beautifully abstract formations. When Grey looks at a scene, he naturally composes the shot in his mind before actually clicking the shutter.

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