Art
January 2, 2012

Iconic Photo Recreated with 5,500 Plastic Toy Soldiers

Made by artist Joe Black, Made in China is an impressive piece rendered out of 5,500 plastic toy soldiers. It depicts the portrait of a young Chinese solider taken for the cover of LIFE magazine in 1938 on the story of the Sino Japanese War. To create a pointillism effect, each tiny replica is placed with a great attention to detail then spray painted their specific color.

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Art
December 29, 2011

Interactive Giant Red Ball

Rosa Parks Circle in Michigan Artist Kurt Perschke has embarked on an international journey that brings a childlike joy to all who encounter his work. The Chicago-born artist's RedBall Project is simple in theory – place a giant, inflatable red sphere in public spaces. The ball stands out and is easy to spot, even in a busy, crowded street.

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Photography
December 29, 2011

Beautiful Bird’s Eye View Photography

Red Car with Five Flowering Trees Klaus Leidorf takes aerial photography to “scary” new heights. Ask him how he gets his stunning shots and he'll tell you that he's a pilot of a Cessna 172 and that he takes pictures and steers at the same time. How? “The plane can be steered by my feet and then I open the window to photograph,” he says.

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Art
December 27, 2011

Plastic Tree Raises Environmental Awareness

Miha Artnak, the artist behind the brilliant Layers series, has recently finished his newest piece of street art entitiled The Rise of The Fall. Found inf Slovenia, in this piece Artnak covered the branches of a tree with a number of plastic bags that nearly obscure it when observed from a distance.

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My Modern Met

Celebrating creativity and promoting a positive culture by spotlighting the best sides of humanity—from the lighthearted and fun to the thought-provoking and enlightening.