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.
French artist Christian Jequel uses a painting knife to create bright, colorful paintings that depict beautiful scenes of nature –...
For today's compilation post, I decided to put together some of my favorite sculptures.
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.
I wanted to re-feature this post because even after the last two years, it's still one of my personal favorites…...
What is it about graffiti that separate it from all other art forms? First, it's done outside. The element of danger adds to the piece, making us appreciate the elusive artist's work even more. Next, it's usually done in a specific place – carefully selected, so that the context becomes just as relevant as the piece. Finally, when you add in an illusion, it takes on a three dimensional view.
You know we love our movie poster illustrations here on theMET!
Conceptualized by California-based architecture firm Faulders Studio, GEOtube is a new kind of urban sculptural tower proposed for Dubai that...
Leave it to Banksy to have the UK premiere of his film at a makeshift 150-seat cinema built under Waterloo train station. Lambeth Palace, as Banksy calls it, is an improvised film theater on Leake Street that will be holding special previews of Exit Through the Gift Shop until March 4th (in advance of the film's nationwide release on March 5th). The dungeon-like auditorium is described as London's “darkest and dirtiest cinema.
Street artist Kapo created this fierce looking shark on a subway entrance in Madrid, Spain.
Dedicated artist Paul Lung spends up to 60 hours sketching these photorealistic pencil drawings.
