MIT’s Version of Ancient Death Masks Are Like Something From a Sci-Fi Movie
Designer Neri Oxman and her team at MIT’s Mediated Matter Group have created an eerily beautiful series of death masks called Vespers that are unlike anything you’ve seen before. Like something from an Alien movie,...
The ‘Googly Eye Movement’ is Taking Over the Streets All Around the World
A new and adorable movement has erupted quite unexpectedly in recent times, and it’s making the streets a whole lot friendlier. Novelty googly eyes have been popping up on trash cans, cracked pavement and tree trunks across the...
Japanese Master of Balloon Art Makes the Most Elaborate Animals Ever
Masayoshi Matsumoto is a Japanese balloon artist who will put any other balloon animal in the history of kid parties to shame. Forget the humble balloon dog or giraffe – Matsumoto has twisted inflatables into...
Artist Brings Boring Objects to Life and Brightens Everyone’s Day
There’s a cheeky street artist running rampant in the streets of New York City, brightening up everyone’s day. The artist, who goes by the name Tom Bob, finds the most mundane of street architecture and...
Artist Uses Light to Paint ‘Calligraffiti’ in Front of Historic Sites
Mexican artist Said Dokins is known for his urban calligraffiti, a form of ‘abstract vandalism’ that combines traditional calligraphy techniques with graffiti writing. In his latest project, Dokins adds light painting techniques to that mix,...
This Make-Up Artist Creates the Craziest Optical Illusions
Korean artist and master of optical illusion Dain Yoon, has been catapulted to internet superstardom for her mind-blowing body art. The former art student uses a combination of make-up and watercolors to create artworks on...
You Probably Won’t Guess What These Epic Sculptures Are Made Out of
Nashville-based sculptor Herb Williams is quite the Crayola Connoisseur. He meticulously cuts and assembles thousands of colored crayons to recreate everyday objects in hyper colored glory. Holding everything from woodland creatures to household pets, to televisions, bedroom...
These Haunting Sculptures of Children Will Send Chills Down Your Spine
Gehard Demetz grew up in the Dolomites, northern Italy, an area with a history of battle and warfare. His haunting sculptures, expertly carved from wooden blocks, tell stories of the loss of childlike innocence and...
Holy Guacamole! These Intricate Food Carvings are Out of This World
26-year-old Daniele Barresi is an Italian carving designer who turns fruits and vegetables into incredible works of art. For years, Daniele has been using kitchen knives, pens, melon ballers and vegetable peelers to carve his...
These Fluid Art Videos are so Hypnotizing We Can’t Look Away From Them
California-based artist Crystal Ma creates mesmerizing artworks with a simple yet genius method. She uses a large cup to mix paint with a pouring medium and water. Then she adds a small amount of silicone...
This Artist ‘Photographing’ His Dreams Will Give You Nightmares
Zdzisław Beksiński was a Polish artist, prolific from the 1960’s until his his brutal murder in 2005. Fascinated with death, decay, eroticism, abstractionism and mysticism, Beksiński often depicted dark, mind-bending scenes with creatures only conceivable...
This is What Art Icons Would Look Like if They Were Millenials
Shusaku Takaoka is a genius Japanese graphic designer who uses razor-sharp editing skills to create witty, tongue-in-cheek artworks that will make you look at familiar culture images in a totally different light. Among other things,...
This Street Artist is Stirring Controversy With His Thought-Provoking Work
Parisian street artist Combo hijacks familiar imagery from pop culture and alters them to carry new meanings that are thought-provoking, humorous and confronting. Early in 2015, he was beaten by a gang for his street...
Artist Makes Awesome Sculptures Out of What he Finds in Dumpsters
Artist Bart Vargas spends his time gathering the unwanted, discarded ‘trash’ of other peoples’ existence. He transforms things like bottles, keyboards, old toys, wood chips and old paint tins into new forms that make us...
This Guy Paints Stunning Seaside Murals Standing on his Surfboard
Born and raised on the sleepy island of Oahu, Hawaiian surfer Sean Yoro learnt to appreciate life under a slow and careful gaze. When he stumbled into an art class as a teenager, his world...
These Complex, Abstract Masterpieces Are Made to Stimulate Your Brain
James Roper is an artist whose images dance in the space between mystery and clarity. He likes to pull his audience into a state of visual limbo, stimulating the brain into creating recognizable forms in...
This Creative Photographer Takes Light Painting to a Whole New Level
Hannu Huhtamo is an artist based in Helsinki, Finland. There, exists is a dark period called the Polar Night where the sun doesn’t rise for 50 days. For anyone else, the Polar Night might be something to dread....
This Digital Artist Wants You to Think About the Relationship Between Human & Technology
Self-taught artist Gregoire A Meyer creates pieces that question what it’s like to be a human spirit existing in the ever-advancing today world. His futuristic artworks are introspective, and at the same time explore our relationship with an...