Yoan Capote's Seascape Mural Made of 500,000 Fishhooks. Cuban artist Yoan Capote uses all kinds of unusual materials to create beautiful art installations.
For one of his latest project, Isla, he used around 500,000 fishhooks to build a photo-like seascape mural. Throughout the years we’ve featured a lot of talented artists with the power of turning everyday objects into stunning masterpieces, and today we’re proud to add Yoan Capote to our ever-growing list. The Cuban artist is famous for the way he manages to take common household objects and create beautiful artworks, but I think his latest creation is also his most impressive one. Named Isla, the 26-foot-wide mural was assembled out of half a million intertwined fishhooks, nails and oil.
Looking at it from a distance, you’d think it’s just a photo of the calm open sea, but as you draw near, the secret behind the realistic seascape is revealed. Via My Modern Met Reddit Stumble. Dust paintings by Allison Cortson. Dirty Car Art by Scott Wade. These incredible artworks belong to Scott Wade, a man who once again proves anything can be a diamond in the rough, even a dirty car window.
Scott Wade is a talented is a talented graphic designer, from Wimberley, Texas, who loves to get his hands dirty. He paints all kinds of pictures in the back of his and his wife’s car, using only his fingers, dust and a few brushes. From the Mona Lisa to the portrait of Albert Einstein, Wade has created a series of artworks that have often stopped traffic. He says people often gather around their cars when they go out, just to admire the beauty and detail of his art. Some get out of their vehicles at a red light and take pictures of his car. Mr. Working with dust means his masterpieces are destroyed whenever it rains, but Scott Wade views that as an opportunity to create even more impressive artworks. Go to Scott Wade’s official site to check out more photos of his dirty art. via Daily Mail Reddit Stumble.
Rice Field Art in Inakadate, Japan. You may think crop circles are cool, but they nothing compared to the rice field murals found in villages like Inakadate, Japan.
Using purple and yellow-leafed rice, combined with the more traditional green variety, the villagers of Inakadate create true agricultural masterpieces. This all began in 1993, when people thought of doing something spectacular, to revitalize the area. During the first nine years, people only created a rice representation of Mount Iwaki, but then started plating intricate models. Landowners in the area agreed to use their parcels to create a 15,000 square meters “canvas” and, using a computer to pinpoint where every rice seed would be planted, managed to create some extraordinary works of art. Pennies Make Great Floor Tiles. Some people are literally throwing money on the floor… Like the people that came up with the idea of paving the floor of the Standard Grill, in the Standard Hotel, New York, with thousands of pennies.
It looks pretty cool, no doubt about it, but I wouldn’t be surprised if, one day, people got on their knees and tried to steal the coins. After all, this is an economic crisis and every penny counts. via Trendhunter Reddit Stumble. The Amazing Driftwood Horses of Heather Jansch. Heather Jansch is a very talented artists who specializes in creating amazing sculptures of horses and other animals from driftwood.
As long as she can remember, Heather Jansch has always been fascinated by horses and dreamed of living in the middle of nature, surrounded by grazing horses. Thanks to her drawing and sculpting talents, she has fulfilled that dream and can truly say she does what she loves for a living, sculpting horses. Her amazing driftwood horses are made from driftwood, gathered from estuaries and the local woodland, and oak provided by neighboring estates.
Asked how she fits the pieces so well, Heather said “By whatever method works. Each sculpture is different and can sometimes call for innovative means of construction, it is part of the fascination and why my interest in this way of working continues.” via bookofjoe Reddit Stumble. The Bottled Smoke Art of Jim Dingilian. Jim Dingilian is one of those rare artists who stretch the limits of creativity with their amazing creations.
He uses candle smoke to paint picture-perfect images on the inside of empty bottles. “The miniature scenes I depict are of locations on the edge of suburbia which seem mysterious or even slightly menacing despite their commonplace nature. The bottles add to the implied narratives of transgression. Tim Tebow Portrait Made with BB Gun Balls. A talented Gainesville artist found an original way of paying homage to Gators quarterback, Tim Tebow.
He created a mosaic using thousands of plastic balls. John O’Hearn claims he can recreate any image or photo, using just 5 color plastic balls (red, blue, green, black and white). He is a big Gators fan and thought this would be a great way to honor what Tebow has done for the team. O’Hearn started out as a sculptor, but began experimenting with BB gun balls, in recent years. The Tebow mosaic measures 4 feet by 6 feet, and contains 207 tubes, each with 204 plastic balls.
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