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Urban Exploration - Undercity.org. Twelve Animals: World maps as Chinese zodiac. 12 Feb 2009 In a series of illustrations entitled "Twelve Animals," graphic artist Kentaro Nagai rearranges the world map to create the beasts of the Chinese zodiac.

Twelve Animals: World maps as Chinese zodiac

Rat Ox Tiger Rabbit Dragon Snake // Horse Sheep Monkey Rooster Dog Boar The images shown here are high-contrast black-and-white photos of Nagai's work, which is on display at the Japan Media Arts Festival at the National Art Center, Tokyo until February 15. - Added: Also check out the animated Flash version of "Twelve Animals" at Graflex Directions. Pictures. 205826_1206443974_large.jpg (JPEG Image, 1200x699 pixels) - Scaled (84.

Nature. Anime. Articles. This wonderful work has done by a very talented Belgian painter, illustrator, portraitist, caricaturist and photographer Ben Heine.

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This creative artist was born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. He Studied graphic arts and sculpture and I also have a degree in journalism. Lets take a look at some of his awesome works that he calls “Drawing Vs Photography” or “Imagination Vs Reality”. Modern Art Made From Pigeon Feathers. Who would have thought that you could use feather to create something so amazing?

Modern Art Made From Pigeon Feathers

It looks like water running out of pipes and walls, but it is actually a bunch of single feathers from pigeons. Artist Kate Mccgwire from London is the brain behind this work, and she is not only making “feather water”, but also other sculptures that I would say are abstract, but that gives the art pieces a modern look. They also look so incredibly soft because of the feathers, and I bet a lot of you would like to touch it if you had the chance. Maybe you can buy tickets to her next exhibition? If you like to see more modern art, you should check out these urban sculptures that are made of computer parts. « Using Typewriters To Create Art Shiny and Expensive Images of Boxers » admin On January - 3 - 2011.

Designers Spin Spidey-Worthy Webs From Packing Tape. Packing tape has gotten MacGyver out of many a jam, but he never managed to make an entire home out of the stuff.

Designers Spin Spidey-Worthy Webs From Packing Tape

So he could probably learn something from Viennese/Croatian design collective For Use/Numen. The team uses nothing but packing tape to create huge, self-supporting cocoons that visitors could climb inside and explore. Installed three times in the past year, the next deployment will be next week from June 9–13 at DMY Berlin's International Design Fair, which is now in its 8th year. The installations, which look like the work of horrifyingly large arachnids, grew in scale and scope as the year progressed, first deployed inside a small Croatian gallery, then an abandoned attic during October’s Vienna Design Week. At the last installation inside Odeon, a former stock exchange building in Vienna, the group used nearly 117,000 feet and 100 pounds of tape.

Look Ma, No Solder: Amazing Scrap Sculptures Of Wildlife By Edouard Martinet (Photos) Photos: Edouard Martinet (Above: Frog made from car lights, iron and two chrome pieces of a car, rear legs are bumpers of a 1950's car and bike brakes; front legs from bike pieces, car-mirror parts and taps) One man's junk is another man's art -- that's the phrase for the intricate wildlife art pieces by French artist Edouard Martinet, who crafts astoundingly detailed and life-like sculptures of fish, birds and insects from pieces of discarded junk -- but without any soldering!

Look Ma, No Solder: Amazing Scrap Sculptures Of Wildlife By Edouard Martinet (Photos)

A ruckus of scrap materials (Top: Grasshopper; Wings: Moped chain guards; Abdomen: Bike fender, Solex fender and old toys; Rear legs: Bike forks; Forlegs: Bike brakes; Ends of legs: plugs for plaster walls; Thorax and head: Car and bike parts; Antennae: Bike spokes. 60 Remarkable Examples of Graffiti Art. Lassen Sie mich Ihre Fantasie durch Graffiti-Kunst beflügeln.

60 Remarkable Examples of Graffiti Art

Graffito ist ein anderes Wort für eingeritzte, aufgekritztelte, gemalte, gesprühte oder in irgend einer Form an Gebäuden angebrachten Schriftzeichen oder Bildern. Diese Kunstform wird gelegentlich als frei und unverkrampft bezeichnet. Jedenfalls ist es eine sehr alte Kunst, die bis auf die Römerzeit zurückgeht (mal ganz abgesehen von Höhlenmalereien – Anmerkung der Redaktion). Dieses Post enthält eine Sammlung 60 beeindruckender Beispiele von Graffiti-Kunst als Quelle für Ihre Inspiration. Ich hoffe, dass Ihnen die Sammlung gefällt. Bemerkenswerte Graffiti-Kunst The Goldfinch of Scampia Cake, NYC The weird ones Jorge Galvao Brazil Brother, Can You Spare A Dime? Drowning Beautiful. Terry Border Makes Everyday Objects Come Alive (18 pics) Mail-Order Bride Artist Terry Border is one of those people who has a secret gift.

Terry Border Makes Everyday Objects Come Alive (18 pics)

He can take boring, everyday objects and make them come alive! In fact, his art can be appreciated for the clever thought behind it. What I love most about his work, though, is that it can be enjoyed by everyone.