Art
March 27, 2010

Floating Heads Installation by Sophie Cave

Ever get that creepy feeling that a hundred set of eyes are watching you? Thanks to Sophie Cave, this nightmare has turned into a reality! The Floating Heads installation at the Kelvingrove Museum in the Scottish city of Glasgow is quite literally turning heads. Cave created over 50 of them, each displaying different emotions including laughter and despair.

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Design
March 18, 2010

10 Cute and Clever Illustrations

A Birth Day Jean-sbastien Deheeger is a French illustrator who's created some very cute and clever designs that will speak to your inner child. He cites his personal experiences as inspiration and he likes taking simple objects and putting a funny twist on them. I particularly love his characters' expressions. Bee Game Delivery Polar Gardening Clean Monster Wanted Adultery Dragon Bath I Believe I Can Fly Zorro was a Dunce Some of Jean-sbastien's (or nes-k)

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Art
March 14, 2010

Hyper-Realistic Acrylic Body Painting by Alexa Meade

Alexa Meade thinks completely backwards. Most artists use acrylic paints to create portraits of people on canvas. But not Meade – she applies acrylic paints on her subjects and makes them appear to be a part of the painting! Meade is an installation artist based in the Washington, DC area.

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Art
March 9, 2010

Photorealistic Flesh Drawings by Cath Riley (11 pics)

After being completely blown away by the amount of time and detail that goes into creating Paul Lung's amazing pencil art, I went looking for others that could match his artistry. I immediately found Cath Riley, an artist who's drawings of skin is like nothing I've ever seen. The way Cath sketches pinched flesh and wrinkles and her masterful use of shading sets her apart from all the rest.

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My Modern Met

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