Art
September 19, 2012

Artist Copes with Depression Through Powerful Paintings

Australia-based artist Margarita Georgiadis uses painting as a way to transform her visions into a tangible reality and as a way of dealing with her own emotions. After the death of her father, Georgiadis felt overwhelming sorrow and says, “My past and present simply vanished.” Rather than sinking into a deep depression, the artist began to explore her feelings in an attempt to understand the empty feelings of nothingness.

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Art
September 17, 2012

12 Stunningly Surreal Sculptures

In the dictionary, the word surreal is defined as something unreal and fantastic or “having a oddly dreamlike quality.” If surreal art can do anything, it can make us feel like we haven't woken up from a nightmare or a dream. More than that, however, it has the power of making the impossible suddenly seem possible.

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Art
September 17, 2012

Human Heads Humorously Replaced by Everyday Objects

At very quick first glance, nothing seems out of the ordinary with these human sculptures by Maryland-based artist Andy Vible. A life-size human figure sits, watching TV or reading a newspaper. But, as reality sets in, the one pretty obvious and hilarious factor is that not one of the figures has a normal, human head.

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Art
September 15, 2012

Fabulous Wearable Dress Made of Phonebooks

It's highly unusual to go shopping for a dress made of paper but Kelly Murray, aka Jolis Paons, just might convince you to purchase her wearable Paper Dress. The meticulously constructed outfit is made entirely of the monochromatic pages of phonebooks. In the fashion of other artists before her who have repurposed discarded and obsolete media, Murray has put those pages to good, artistic use.

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