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ELLE Brazil Recreates 5 Iconic Paintings With Real People, And The Results Are Impressive
Reading Time: 3 minutesWe’ve seen many recreations of famous artwork over the last couple of years, each time breathing new life into all-too-familiar landscapes. The purpose of each recreation differs from one another, bringing out the details and ideas one might not have noticed before. The team behind ELLE Brasil decided to pay a tribute…
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This Sculptor Will Mess With Your Head By Making You Think His Work Is Made From Wood
Reading Time: 3 minutesChristopher David White (previous post here) is a talented American sculptor who might actually trick you with his amazing creations. This artist makes you admire his artworks twice by creating an illusion of a completely different material so you always have to go back and check them one more time. White’s sculptures…
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Artist Repurposes Historic Escalator To Create A Mind-Bending Installation That Feels Like A Dream
Reading Time: 3 minutesAustralia is known for weird wildlife and poisonous snakes, but nothing of the architecture (except the Opera house). This new installation wants to put the continent/country in the surreal building’s books of the most traveling photographers. Wynyard station installation (Sydney) which looks like it was cropped out from “Inception” and dumbed at…
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This ‘Ghost Clock’ Hidden Under A Sheet In A Museum Looks Ordinary Only Until You Read The Sign Below
Reading Time: 3 minutesWendell Castle is the father of art furniture, and his pieces are so masterfully crafted that you don’t know whether you should actually be using them or if they should be in a gallery somewhere. This clock, dubbed the ‘ghost clock,’ certainly belongs in the art category. Created in 1985, it is…
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Disney Illustrator Combines Star Wars And Calvin & Hobbes, And The Result Is Adorable
Reading Time: 6 minutesBrian Kesinger (previously here) is a visual artist who has worked for Walt Disney Studios for over 16 years, but his work outside of the movie business gets fans going just as much as his animation. This time he has created a magical mashup universe, putting a Calvin And Hobbes twist on…
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35+ Actors Who Underwent Dramatic Transformations For A Role
Reading Time: 4 minutesChristian Bale, The Machinist source Jared Leto, Chapter 27 source Jake Gyllenhaal, Southpaw source Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club source Chris Hemsworth, Thor Matthew McConaughey, Gold source 50 Cent, All Things Fall Apart source Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club source Jonah Hill, Maniac Tom Hanks, Castaway source Chris Pratt, Guardians Of The…
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Mother Of Two Wakes Up At 4 AM To Create 18th Century Furniture For Dollhouses, And The Details Will Amaze You
Reading Time: 3 minutesThese breathtakingly intricate miniatures are the work of Japanese artist Kiyomi, a mother of two who manages to find the time to dedicate to her hobby which certainly requires a lot of skill, patience, and dedication. Kiyomi is clearly inspired by the early industrial age, which she recreates with remarkable accuracy in…
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A Lifetime In 60 Seconds
Reading Time: 2 minutesIf there’s one thing skin care ads aren’t famous for, it’s honesty. A Norwegian pharmacy is doing away with all the airbrushing and editing for their latest campaign, however, and they’ve produced a poignant video that shows ‘getting older’ in a new light. ‘A Lifetime in 60 Seconds,’ a collaborative project between…
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I Spend Hours Creating Cosplay Costumes From “Nothing”
Reading Time: 9 minutesMy name is Nina Mkhoiani, I live in a small beautiful county – Georgia. Georgia is a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe. Cosplay culture and costume making are not popular here, like really not popular. Most of the population in…
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26 Hilarious Comics That Show What It’s Like Having A Zombie Girlfriend And Monster Friends
Reading Time: 4 minutesWhen they’re not hunting for human brain, the undead can be cute as well. Artist Emi MG is creating whimsical zombie comics, placing them in everyday situations with humans, and her strips perfectly reveal the sweet side of those adorable freaks. Emi has a Bachelor’s degree in Animation and Illustration, giving her…
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The Sexiest Men Alive From 1990 To 2017 According To People Magazine Covers
Reading Time: 7 minutesEach year, since 1985, People Magazine has presented one famous man with the prestigious title of ‘Sexiest Man Alive.’ It’s not all about looks; this guy’s soul has to be in check for him to win the crown, too. Donating to charity, campaigning for social causes, and starring in movies we didn’t…
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Illustrator Turns Strangers Into Manga-Like Characters, And The Result Is Pretty Awesome
Reading Time: 10 minutesWhen most of us look at other people, we see, well, people. But when the artist behind Toonimated looks at people, all they see is cartoons. Using photographs for guidance, the artist transforms real people into an awesome assortment of cartoon characters. Sometimes they draw what they see, and other times they…
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Artist Turns Stretch Marks Into Art In Order To Encourage People To Be Proud Of Them
Reading Time: 2 minutesJapanese art style called ‘Kintsugi’ is the craft of repairing broken pottery with a mixture of gold, silver or platinum lacquer and powder. Japanese philosophy treats rupture and its repair as a part of the object’s history and therefore should not be disguised or hidden, they are accented and celebrated as the…
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This Is What Would Happen If Homer Simpson Hired Architects To Build His House
Reading Time: 2 minutesWith tan-orange walls, attached garage and a spacious loft, 742 Evergreen Terrace is not just a regular suburban tract house, but one of the most iconic cartoon structures in history. Housing none other than the Simpsons family, the famed building appeared in every episode of the show so far with little changes…
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Little Brazilian Girl Goes Viral After Landing Unbelievable Tricks On Her Skateboard While Dressed As A Fairy Princess
Reading Time: 3 minutesAh, Brazil. The land of Samba, Capoeira and brilliant football players, those nifty Brazilians really know how to move their feet. This translates into skateboarding too, with this young girl in particular showing an incredible flair for the sport. The next fleet-footed superstar in the making is 9-year-old Rayssa Leal, known in…
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You’ll Never Look At Movies The Same Once You See These Miniature Film Sets Used For Blade Runner 2049
Reading Time: 4 minutesAnybody who’s seen Blade Runner 2049 will know how stunning it is. Even if you didn’t like the movie itself, it’s almost impossible not to gaze in awe at the incredible visuals on offer in Denis Villeneuve’s incredible follow-up to the 1982 classic. What’s even more impressive is that instead of solely…
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38 Stunning Black & White Celebrity Portraits By The Late Katy Barry Reveal The Intimate Side Of Famous Women
Reading Time: 4 minutes“Letting someone take your picture involves a degree of trust and confidence that I don’t have,” the late photographer Kate Barry said. You may not know her name, but even though she is no longer with us, Barry is still adored in the worlds of fashion, music, and film. The British-born artist…
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We’re An All-Female Animation Team That Makes Our Animations Out Of Paper
Reading Time: 7 minutesWe’re Minhee Kang and Alexa Morita, an animation duo called Good Golly. We’ve been slugging the animation world trying to get any and every project we can. While working with large brands can be super rewarding, the process for pitching and then actually doing the project can be exhausting. We wanted to…
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An Unlikely Friendship Between A Dog And A Duck Surprised A Small Town In Minnesota, And It Will Make Your Day
Reading Time: 3 minutesInterspecies relationships aren’t just about fighting for survival. Sometimes animals form the most unusual friendships, and this story is perfect proof that fur and feathers can get along just fine. Max the dog was 5 years old when Patrick and Kirsten Riley of Strout, Minnesota adopted him. He quickly became friends with…
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Only Once A Year At 11:11 AM The Sun Aligns Perfectly To Uncover This Memorial’s Hidden Beauty
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Anthem Veterans Memorial (AVM) in Anthem, Arizona, is a monument in honor of the service and sacrifice of the United States armed forces. It is, however, “incomplete” 364 days per year. To fully appreciate it, you have to be there at a very specific time. And sun. “At precisely 11:11 a.m.…
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The Magic of Harry Potter is Coming to a Neighborhood Near You
Reading Time: 2 minutesAlmost five years ago Niantic launched Ingress, our first augmented reality mobile game, turning real-world streets, neighborhoods and cities into a global game board, and bringing people together in a shared digital reality. The incentives it created for exploration, exercise, and real-world social interaction helped spawn a global community of fans, united…
