Joe Black’s Amazing Badge Mosaics
We’ve featured some pretty awesome mosaics here on Oddity Central, from Oksana Mas’ wooden egg mosaics, to the sweet jelly bean mosaics of Peter and Roger Rocha. But there are plenty of other incredibly talented artists out there who use the most unusual materials to create their art. Joe Black is one of them. Using […]
Amazing Packaging Tape Portraits by Max Zorn
Ever been frustrated by sticky packing tape getting all over the place? I’ve been there. So when I learned about this artist who uses brown packing tape to create detailed works of art, I was seriously impressed. Artist Max Zorn creates street art consisting mainly of portraits. His only tools are rolls of packing tape […]
Creative Artist Makes Artworks with GPS Maps
For Michael Wallace, the streets are his drawing board and maps, his canvas. For a paintbrush? He uses his bicycle! GPX Riding is what he calls his art. Confused? So was I, at first. When I got a hang of what he’s been doing, I was simply amazed. He explains his artwork on his website […]
Meet Qamar Hashim, an 8-Year-Old Professional Photographer
Qamar Hashim looks like any other 8-year-old. But the cute Iraqi lad has a unique talent of his own – he’s a national celebrity for his photography skills. Qamar is the youngest certified photographer in Iraq. He has several beautiful photographs to his credit, many of which have been displayed in prominent exhibits in Baghdad. […]
Artist Folds Realistic Insects from a Single Sheet of Paper
As real as these insects might look, they are actually made from a single sheet of paper, expertly folded by origami master, Brian Chan. I’ve been staring at Brian Chan’s creations for a while, and I still find it mind-boggling how someone can produce such realistic work by folding a simple piece of paper. But […]
Incredible Carved Book Landscapes by Guy Laramee
Can’t find any use for those thick books lying around your house? Carve landscapes out of them! At least, that’s what Guy Laramee has been doing for some time now. An interdisciplinary artist who has been practicing for 30 years now, Laramee has done several things in his lifetime, from stage writing to contemporary music, […]
Artist Faces Jail Time over Disturbing Taxidermy
Enrique Gomez De Molina is an artist from Miami who creates bizarre sculptures, with the stuffed parts of dead animals. While taxidermy itself isn’t something new, what De Molina does is he mixes up parts from different animals to create a new one, a new species all together. The result is what some might call […]
Evgen Bavcar, the Blind Photographer
It’s amazing sometimes, the amount of skill and versatility displayed by the visually challenged. Especially when they’re able to do certain things better than those with perfect vision. Photography, for instance. If you’re wondering how it could ever be possible that a blind man take photographs, Evgen Bavcar has gone and done just that. In […]
Artist Uses iPad to Create Detailed Celebrity Portraits
Long-gone are the days when painting was strictly done with specialized tools, like brushes, on canvases. Nowadays artists use anything from remote-controlled toy cars to Molotov cocktails to express their talents. So it should come to know surprise Kyle Lambert uses just one finger and the Apple iPad to create detailed celebrity portraits. Kyle Lambert […]
Italian Sculptor Creates Miniature Colosseum from 10,000 Corks
61-year-old Ciro Califano, from Italy’s Nocera Inferiore, is one of the world’s most incredible artists, with the power to turn corks into beautiful works of art. A former postal worker, who lived most his life traveling between Milan, Naples and Nocera, Ciro Califano has always had artistic ambitions. Even as a child, growing up in […]
Awesome Joan of Arc Armor Made of Bicycle Tubes and Paper Mache
Did you ever find yourself wondering what Joan of Arc would have worn if she lived in modern times and rode a bicycle instead of a steed? Well, Grace Duval obviously did and she came up with an awe-inspiring upper-body armor made entirely of paper mache and bicycle inner tubes. Judging by how cool and […]
Pakistan’s Flamboyant Truck Art
It’s rich, it’s vibrant, it’s colorful. It’s Pakistani truck art. Indeed, trucks in Pakistan are not just a means of transport, but pieces of art to be looked at and admired. What’s beautiful about this form of art is that it is intricate but uses simple designs in bright colors. Almost every inch of the […]
The Beautiful Steampunk Cell Phones of Ivan Mavrovic
Croatian artist Ivan Mavrovic turns modern technology into steampunk gadgets that still retain their functionality. In a world where everyone seems interested only in getting their hands on the latest futuristic designs when it comes to gadgets, some, like Ivan Mavrovic, prefer to look back in history, to the time of the Victorian era, when […]
Talented Artist Recreates van Gogh Paintings with Spices and Food Coloring
Cincinnati-based photographer, Kelly McCollam recreates classic paintings, particularly Vincent van Gogh’s, using salts, spices and food coloring. You could say Kelly McCollam is literally spicing things up in the art world, with her original interpretations of van Gogh’s masterpieces. While most people use pinches of seasoning to make their cooking tolerable, the skilled photographer uses […]
Art Critics Go Bananas over Paintings Made by Monkey
Pockets Warhol is a monkey who lives in a sanctuary near Uxbridge, Toronto. The monkey was named after American pop artist Andy Warhol, whom he resembles, with his wild white hair. But that’s not what he’s famous for. Pockets has a little art scene of his own going on. His paintings sell for as much […]