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Human Silhouettes as Internal Portals by Nacho Ormaechea

noreply@blogger.com (Fresh Pics) — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 01:58:00 +0000

Nacho Ormaechea is a Spanish graphic designer and visual artist who is living and working in Paris. Nacho Ormaechea’s conceptual artworks are influenced by the impressions of urban landscapes, life, and people. These images are part of a digital collage series of human silhouettes filled with visually contrasting and colorful photographs.

Creativity with Food Series by Hong Yi

noreply@blogger.com (Fresh Pics) — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 02:56:00 +0000

Hong Yi aka ‘Red’ a Malaysian artist known as, ‘the artist who loves to paint, but not with a paintbrush’. She also goes by the nickname ‘Red’ because Hong sounds like the word ‘red’ in Mandarin.

In her project ’31 Days of Creativity with Food’ – In March Hong challenged herself to create a new piece of food art for every day of March and share the results on Instagram.

There were only two rules:

1. Only food can be used
2. The creations must be placed on a white plate, which serves as the backdrop.

Via designboom

Stunning Georgian McDonald’s

noreply@blogger.com (Fresh Pics) — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 01:01:00 +0000

This McDonald's might be the ultimate achievement in fast food architecture. Located in Batumi, Georgia, this combination gas station/McDonald's/wonderland boasts pools, cantilevered glass walls, and a raked indoor garden. The building was designed by the Georgian firm Khmaladze Architects and was completed in October 2012.

Giant Bicycle Chain Sculptures of Meditating Faces

noreply@blogger.com (Fresh Pics) — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 04:09:00 +0000

Korean sculptor Young-Deok Seo turn ordinary bicycle chains into extraordinary figurative sculptures. His latest project—Meditation—is a series of impressively large faces, deep in thought.

Via MyModernMet

Pininfarina Sergio Concept Car 2013

noreply@blogger.com (Fresh Pics) — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:42:00 +0000

Presented at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show, the Sergio Concept is a tribute to the design studio long-time President Sergio Pininfarina.

Based on the Ferrari 458 Spider, with which it shares the wheelbase and tracks, the Sergio Concept combines elements from Pininfarina's tradition with modern design cues.

From a technical point of view, performance standards are as follows: 0-62 in 3.4 seconds and a top speed of 199 miles per hour, courtesy of Ferrari's 570-horsepower 4.5-liter V8 engine.

Via pininfarina.it

Irving Harper: Works in Paper

noreply@blogger.com (Fresh Pics) — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 03:12:00 +0000

Irving Harper: Works In Paper is a new book from Skira Rizzoli that collects the paper works of industrial designer Irving Harper. Harper worked as the director of design at George Nelson Associates during the 1960s and is known for designing the Marshmallow Sofa for Herman Miller (as well as the firms’ iconic logo) and the ball and sunburst clocks for Howard Miller. Privately the designer was also an artist and created numerous paper sculptures depicting animals, masks, and other figures.

Via thisiscolossal

Tree Spirit Carvings by Keith Jennings

noreply@blogger.com (Fresh Pics) — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 04:12:00 +0000

Sculptor Keith Jennings began his Tree Spirits project in 1982 with a tree in his backyard. Later, he was commissioned to sculpt a series of trees on St. Simons Island off the coast of the state of Georgia. He carves faces into trees, revealing the tree's inner spirit.

Picasso's Women in Real Life

noreply@blogger.com (Fresh Pics) — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 02:19:00 +0000

Spanish photographer, Eugenio Recuenco honoured Picasso’s life-long work by recreating his abstract paintings of women, in real-life.

Feather Art by Chris Maynard

noreply@blogger.com (Fresh Pics) — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 04:08:00 +0000

Washington-based artist Chris Maynard cut feathers into shapes of lovely birds using his tiny eye surgery scissors, forceps, and magnifying glasses.

He loves the Art with feather. “My work with feathers gives me a satisfying perch from which to view the world.”

Levitating Mouse

noreply@blogger.com (Fresh Pics) — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 01:38:00 +0000

Vadim Kibardin of Kibardin Design designed this levitating wireless computer mouse that would help prevent and treat the contemporary disease Carpal Tunnel syndrome…

Smithsonian Magazine's Photo Contest Finalists

noreply@blogger.com (Fresh Pics) — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 23:57:00 +0000

The editors of Smithsonian Magazine have just announced the 50 finalists in their 10th annual photo contest. This year the competition saw 37,600 photo submissions from photographers in 112 countries and Smithsonian’s editors selected 50 finalists organized into their usual five categories: Altered Images, Americana, The Natural World, People and Travel.

The Natural World

Travel

People

Americana

Altered Images

Ice Floes On Lake Michigan

noreply@blogger.com (Fresh Pics) — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 23:31:00 +0000

Photographer and Carbonmade creative director/co-founder, Dave Gorum went out with his camera and capture some truly stunning scenes of Lake Michigan and then converted them into these great gifs.

Via This Is Colossal

Painter Turns Tree Holes Into Works of Art

noreply@blogger.com (Fresh Pics) — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 00:32:00 +0000

23 year old art student, Wang Yue, has been using the holes on tree trunks throughout the city of Shijiazhuang, China, as a canvas for her recent works. Each painting takes about two hours to complete. Her artwork has received praise in the Chinese media and has been warmly welcomed by local citizens.

via ChinaDaily

Dita Von Teese Wears First Ever 3D Printed Dress

noreply@blogger.com (Fresh Pics) — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 03:46:00 +0000

Dancer, model, and actress Dita Von Teese showed off the world’s first fully-articulated, 3D-printed dress. Containing almost 3,000 joints, it’s able to drape and flow with the curves of any woman. The dress was made exclusively for her by Francis Bitonti and Michael Schmidt. It premiered during a showcase of 3D products hosted by digital printing marketplace, Shapeways.

Nigerian Floating Schools

noreply@blogger.com (Fresh Pics) — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 03:08:00 +0000

NLÉ, a collaborative agency led by Nigerian architect Kunle Adeyemi, is building a new multilevel school in Makoko – a region of Nigeria’s most populous city, Lagos. The project seeks to create floating buildings that are designed to serve as educational classrooms for neighborhood children.

Via inhabitots

Wire Bird Sculptures by Cédric Le Borgne

noreply@blogger.com (Fresh Pics) — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 02:45:00 +0000

Created by French artist Cédric Le Borgne, these birds were made out of fine wire. Sitting contentedly on the branches of a tree just off Rue de la Fontaine in Geneva, Switzerland, they were created for the 2012 Festival Arbres en Lumière, an outdoor tree light festival.

Via thisiscolossal

Life Of A Professional Cannabis Pastry Chef

noreply@blogger.com (Fresh Pics) — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 03:08:00 +0000

One Los Angeles resident has managed to support herself and her family by selling cannabis pastries to the medical marijuana clubs in her neighborhood. In this photo story—which shows the process of baking with cannabis butter or oil—one gets a rare look into the unusual trade of cannabis pastry-making. As she tells it,

As soon as my daughter was old enough that I had a little more time, I started baking with marijuana, alongside my friend. At first, I would bake huge batches, but sometimes my cookies could sit around for weeks before they went anywhere. I knew I could develop a niche for myself by using fresh, quality ingredients (like freshly squeezed organic lemons from my mom’s garden). Now I bake everything to order and deliver the goods fresh to a handful of medical marijuana clubs in my neighborhood.

Via Buzzfeed

Human Faces on Giant Match Sticks

noreply@blogger.com (Fresh Pics) — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 05:25:00 +0000

"Matchstickmen" are giant matchsticks, which have burnt match heads that look like blackened human heads. The giant matchsticks are created by German artist Wolfgang Stiller.

Via mymodernmet

Unusual Frost Shadows

noreply@blogger.com (Fresh Pics) — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 04:35:00 +0000

Unless you live in cold climates where snow is an annual occurrence, you have probably not seen a “frost shadow” before. Here are some examples of nature’s artistry.

Wood and Glass Ocean Waves by Mario Ceroli

noreply@blogger.com (Fresh Pics) — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 03:37:00 +0000

Italian sculptor Mario Ceroli constructed two giant waves, one out of glass and one out of wood. Mario trained as a sculptor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome and apart from his sculpture and installation pieces, often collaborated as a set designer for Italian films.

Via thisiscolossal

Hawaii Pow Wow Graffiti 2013

noreply@blogger.com (Fresh Pics) — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 02:09:00 +0000

Hawaii’s annual street and graffiti show, POW WOW (which took place mid-February) resulted in some amazing murals. Designed to bring artists together from across the globe, POW WOW provides a space for creative freedom, where people can watch artists in action.

Anime Paper Child Art

noreply@blogger.com (Fresh Pics) — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 03:19:00 +0000

Lowra creates light-hearted cut-out characters and then places them in the real world. The result is a pretty impressive collection of “paper children.”

Portraits Created from Shredded Love Letters by Jamie Poole

noreply@blogger.com (Fresh Pics) — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 04:21:00 +0000

U.K. based artist Jamie Poole creates large scale portraits using strips of paper cut from poems and pieced together with painstaking precision. For his latest project Jamie used love letters and poems that his fiancé wrote to him over the last 2 years to create this incredible life-like self portrait. Jamie says of his work, "As text is layered the words, lines and phrases are repeated and embedded into the work creating a unifying physicality."

Via junk culture

Sculptures Created from OREO Cookies

noreply@blogger.com (Fresh Pics) — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 05:00:00 +0000

As part of their "Cookie vs. Creme" campaign, Oreo has asked fans to upload photos to Instagram for a team of artists to then transform into sculptures — using only the cookie or creme components of Oreos.

Here are 28 of the most delicious-but-deeply-unsettling creations.

First, the creme sculptures

Now cookie sculptures

Cute and Playful Street Art of OaKoAk

noreply@blogger.com (Fresh Pics) — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 04:22:00 +0000

Playful and cute, the art of French street artist, OaKoAk can be found randomly in the streets. With a highly aware set of eyes he takes otherwise boring objects like hand rails, street signs and potholes and creates a narrative around them to make funny and interesting works of art. They are simple statements done very well.