Photography
September 17, 2013

Hilarious Photos of Celebrities with Lana Del Rey’s Lips

People with Lana Del Rey Lips is a single-topic blog by Brussels-based art director Sven Grothe and interactive designer Nicolas Hicorne that hilariously Photoshops the singer's iconic, plump lips over other celebrities. The blog's title does not disappoint as it is exactly what you'd imagine, turning A-list heartthrobs like Ryan Gosling and George Clooney into slightly less desirable men with giant, padded mouths (or “permanent duckface”).

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Art
September 15, 2013

Giant Paint Splash Sculpture by Tomas Misura

With all the serious, high-brow art out there, isn't it refreshing to see something like this? Artist Tomas Misura created this fun work called Splash for Bondi Beach's Sculpture by the Sea exhibition in 2010. Misura won the $3,000 kids choice prize for the sculpture of a giant stainless steel paint tube squirting red paint towards the beach.

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Art
September 12, 2013

Amazing Typography Portraits Created with Song Lyrics

Justin Timberlake Anyone interested in typography will be in complete awe of these realistic portraits by artist Sean Williams. Based in Edmonton, Alberta, the designer, photographer, and art director certainly has a great eye for conceptual designs. To create the series, entitled Hip Hop Type, Williams took the lyrics from popular songs by each subject, including Jay-Z, Justin Timberlake, Bruno Mars, Rihanna, and Kanye West.

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Photography
September 10, 2013

Stunning Shots of the Most Gorgeous Sculpture at Burning Man

One of the most eye-catching artworks at this year's Burning Man festival was a 55-feet tall sculpture of a woman in a beautifully elegant pose. Truth is Beauty is the second of three sculptures in a series called The Bliss Project by artist Marco Cochrane. Constructed of welded steel rods and balls and covered in stainless steel mesh skin, the massive sculpture had interactive lighting effects that made it constantly change.

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