Sculpture
September 20, 2017

Artist Uses Chainsaw to Carve Giant Octopus into a Fallen Redwood Tree

American chainsaw artist Jeffrey Michael Samudosky recently transformed a redwood snag into a magnificent giant octopus. Carved to perfection, its giant tentacles stretch out, tapering off in refined detail. Working out of Gig Harbor, Washington, Samudosky is a self-taught carver who started his company, JMS Wood Sculpture, in 1998. Since starting his career, Samudosky has appeared on the Discovery Channel and participated in competitions around the world.

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Funny
September 19, 2017

Students Allowed to Wear Costumes for High School IDs and They Do Not Disappoint

By the time your senior year of high school rolls around, you’re ready to graduate. But why not have some fun while you’re eagerly waiting to don your cap and gown? The senior class at the North Farmington High School in Farmington Hills, Michigan starts the year off right with a quirky tradition; they're encouraged to dress up in costume for their school ID photos.

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Art
September 15, 2017

Vintage Posters of the Art Nouveau Movement From the Turn of the Century

Aesthetic Characteristics Just like fin de siècle fine art and architecture, prints and posters rendered in the Art Nouvea style feature aesthetic elements characteristic of the movement. These include a preference for curved lines, balanced asymmetry, patterns and embellishment inspired by the decorative arts, and subject matter inspired by nature. Sinuous Lines As a key aspect of Art Nouveau, sinuous lines and swirling forms are evident in many contemporaneous lithographs. As many prints (particularly those by Alphonse Mucha)

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Design
September 13, 2017

Hypnotic Videos of a Japanese Potter at Work

Japanese potter Abe Haruya has been gaining recognition not only for his intricately patterned ceramics, but also for the hypnotic behind the scenes videos he posts to Instagram. What started as him playing with his wife's smartphone has turned into a large following that can't stop watching him shape and mold pieces of porcelain. Haruya often works using a technique known as yokoku, which literally translates to relief.

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