Art
July 15, 2009

Morbid Beauty – Ben Tour (10 pieces)

Using acrylic, ink, Flashe, marker, and spray paint, Vancouver-based Ben Tour has scared children with his artwork. Perhaps it's because of the unusually attractive, yet morbid expressions on his female subjects. Using splashes of color to convey outbursts of emotion, Tour uses his characters as an outlet for his own emotions.

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Photography
July 7, 2009

Top 10 Flickr Photographers That Give You an Experience

Ask me over a year ago if I liked Flickr and my head would emphatically shake no. Today, however, I see Flickr as an endless source of inspiration, a wonderful place where you can see the creativity and imagination flow out of people. It's where I go to to find personal stories, a different point of view, and mostly, an experience.

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Design
June 30, 2009

Could You Live Inside The Black Apartment? (7 pics)

New York-based creative agency “The Apartment” designed this apartment for Cindy Gallop. Gallop is an ad agency guru who used to be chairwoman of advertising giant BBH. Her brief was simple: “At night, i want to feel like I'm in a Shanghai nightclub.” What she got was just that – an apartment that looked more like a bumpin' club than a comfy home.

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Art
June 25, 2009

All That Glitters Is Not Gold – Daniele Buetti (5 Total)

Daniele Buetti is a Swiss artist currently residing in Berlin and Zurich. He is best known for his lightboxes, photographs and installations featuring defaced top models. Here he shows us what a bitter or sad life they can lead, leaving us to wonder what kind of internal issues they may struggle with.

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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.