Art
September 9, 2009

I’ll have my Facebook portrait painted by Matt Held

Duc Minh Phung By now you may have heard about Matt Held. He's the famous painter who's immortalizing Facebook users by painting their portrait. If you wanted to know more about Matt and find out what his inspiration was behind this project, check out this video. It's just a cool story about a normal guy who found his calling. “I paint people.

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August 26, 2009

Magnolia Tree is Soccer Field’s Centerpiece! (6 pics)

Now here's a cool concept. Why not add a new “green” element to soccer matches by putting a 10-meter high magnolia tree in the center? It would add a new element to the game as players could hide behind the tree for sneak attacks. Chilean artist Sebastian Errazuriz planted the tree in the center of Chile's National Stadium where dictator Pinochet tortured political prisoners 30 years ago.

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Art
August 19, 2009

Crazy Cool Conceptual Art – Horacio Salinas (12 total)

Horacio Salinas has a weird and wonderful way of taking everyday objects and turning them into interesting pieces of art. The New York-born son of Argentine immigrants, Salinas has worked with everyone from Vogue, The New York Times, and GQ. Currently, he's based in New York. What we love most about his work is his fresh and clever perspective.

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August 12, 2009

CREATIVE ADS: Lego – The Shadow Knows

Though this is an older ad campaign, it's one that I absolutely had to share. From the agency Blattner Brunner, it asks you to imagine what these simple block formations mean. Using shadows, they tell us that it's simply our imagination that makes these blocks come alive and, that through our experience, we can see anything through them. Did you notice that the background colors were chosen to signify the sea (blue) or land (green)?

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