Ben Wilson’s Tiny Chewing Gum Masterpieces
English urban artist Ben Wilson has made it his mission to make the streets of London more colorful, by painting every piece of old chewing gum he can find on the pavement. Over the last six years, Wilson has been roaming the streets of London, looking for pieces of chewing gum to turn into miniature […]
The Hyperrealistic Paintings of Tom Martin
Tom Martin is a young English artist who makes use of acrylic paint to create the most amazing paintings. Looking at them you could swear they are simple photographs, but in reality they are painstakingly painted by hand. Hyperrealism evolved from the “photorealism” movement of the 1970s, and it’s dedicated to making artworks that are […]
Patriot Dedicates 10 Years to Sculpting Wooden Declaration of Independence
Charlie Kestead, a talented woodworker from Johnstown, USA has spent ten years of his life carving the Declaration of Independence in dark walnut wood. The giant wooden replica of famous document was completed a few months ago, after 10 years of constant labor. Kested would have probably finished it earlier, but a stroke forced him […]
The Excel Drawings of Danielle Aubert
Usually, Microsoft Excel worksheets look like endless rows and columns of important data, but artist Danielle Aubert makes them look like pixelated works of art. By repurposing data software in a whole new way, Danielle Aubert manages to transform a tool into an original art medium. For each of her Excel paintings, Aubert crated a […]
Unreal 3D Murals by Eric Grohe
Eric Grohe is a well known artist who makes use of a technique known as trompe l’oeil to create jaw-dropping murals. American artist Eric Grohe transforms common-looking structures into unbelievable works, and since uses keim mineral paint, his masterpieces can last for over a hundred years. He takes bland looking buildings, derelict walls and manages […]
British Artist Turns Lost Hub Caps into Amazing Animal Sculptures
Ptolemy Elrington spends his time collecting hub caps lost on the streets of Britain, and transforming them into impressive-looking animal sculptures. To prove that “one person’s junk is another man’s treasure”, 43-year-old Ptolemy Elrington has chosen to use reclaimed materials, like hub caps, as the main medium of his art. After finishing college, the Bradford-based […]
The Scrap Metal Sculptures of Edouard Martinet
French artist Edouard Martinet transforms metal pieces found at flea markets and car-boot sales into beautiful works of art. Using a series of common metallic objects, from rusted kitchen pans, to old typewriter keys and car lights, Martinet manages to create intricate sculptures of fish, reptiles and insects. Without any soldering or welding whatsoever, the […]
Designer Turns Old Refrigerators into Beautiful Couches
The Fridgecouch is the original concept of Canadian artist Adrian Johnson, who came up with the idea of combining used leather car seats with old refrigerators. Adrian Johnson came up with the idea for his Fridgecouches in 2006, while searching for some stylish outdoor seating, for a wedding. It had to be relatively cheap and […]
The Fat Monkey of Sao Paolo
A giant sculpture looking like a fat, colorful monkey lying on its back, has become one of the most popular attractions of Brazilian city Sao Paolo. The curious landmark has been featured on many spammy photo blogs around the Internet, in the last few days, but hardly any of them provided any real information about […]
Spice Skulls by Helen Altman
Using common spices most of us put in our food, American artist Helen Altman creates all kinds of “spicy” lifesize skulls. She glues the various seeds together and molds them into human skulls that can be hanged as ornaments. I don’t now who would want to have this sort of thing around the house, but […]
5Pointz Aerosol Art Center – The World’s Premiere Graffiti Mecca
5Pointz Aerosol Art Center is an outdoor art exhibit space where graffiti artists can exercise their artistic talent, legally. Dubbed a “an institution of higher burnin’ “, 5Pointz Aerosol Art Center is viewed as the Mecca of the graffiti art world. If you’re interested in discovering one of New York’s off-the-beaten-track attractions, 5Pointz should definitely […]
Sofa Made of Coins by Designer Johnny Swing
Johnny Swing is a very original furniture designer who decided to give literal meaning to the phrase “sitting on cash” by building a series of sofas and chairs out of thousands of coins. His latest creation, entitled “All the King’s Men” was made out of thousands of 50-cent coins, which makes it not only ridiculously […]
German Artist Sails on the Thames in a Paper Boat
After carefully folding it on the banks of the Thames, artist Frank Bölter jumped into his origami boat and sailed it under the surprised gazes of passers-by. Named “To The World’s End”, Frank Bölter’s paper boat was part of the Drift 10 art exhibition, in London. It was created out of giant sheets of paper […]
LEGO Masters Create Impressive LEGO Map of Europe
A team of five LEGO enthusiasts have spent half a year working on an awesome map of Europe made of LEGO bricks. The idea of building a large-scale LEGO map of Europe was first brought up in 2009, at a LEGO Fan Weekend event, and after months of careful planning, Vanessa Graf, Tanja Kusserow-Kurth, Torsten […]
Artist Creates Weird Igloo from 322 Refrigerators
German artist Ralf Schmerberg has created a bizarre-looking igloo, in the middle of Hamburg, to send a message about the country’s uncontrolled waste of energy. Entitled “Wastefulness is the biggest source of Energy”, Schemerberg’s igloo aims to raise awareness to the amount of energy people are wasting nowadays. A huge electrical meter set up outside […]