Art
September 17, 2012

Mind-Blowing Matchstick Sculptures by Patrick Acton

Patrick Acton is behind some of the mind-blowing, highly detailed matchstick sculptures you'll ever see. Though as a child he always had a penchant for woodworking, it wasn't until he was fresh out of college when he built a small model of a country church and then one of the USS Constitution that he found that his wintertime hobby was now a full-fledged passion.

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Art
September 17, 2012

Unmistakable Outfits of Legendary Musicians

Iconic musicians like Michael Jackson, David Bowie, and Freddie Mercury are known for more than just their musical talents. Their unique fashion sense and wild costumes are crucial elements of their popularity. Given their legendary mark on fashion in pop culture, it shouldn't be too hard to spot the celebrity in Singapore-based graphic designer Medness' Iconic Musician Outfits illustration.

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Art
September 14, 2012

Amazing Three-Dimensional Suspended Bead Sculptures

Chinese contemporary artist Li Qing creates ornate sculptures through a meticulous method of suspending crystal beads on thread. The multimedia artist's series of large-scale, three-dimensional figures hang with such precision within their plexiglas encasement that it's hard to believe they aren't one solid piece. The works focus on Buddhist motifs and ideologies, even recreating Buddha's head.

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Art
September 13, 2012

Classic Fairy Tale Characters Crawl Out of Their Storybooks

Reading fairy tales can awaken a child's creative senses as they imagine the characters popping out of the books. With these Altered Books sculptures by Susan Hoerth, aka Raidersofthelostart, it becomes a reality. The Texas-based artist collects vintage, discarded books and redesigns them into wonderfully imaginative sculptures reflecting the stories they hold within their text.

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My Modern Met

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