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Awesome Artwork of Andrew Mar. Hyperrealism: HD Paintings Leave You Questioning What's Real - Culture. Launch Slideshow It's been nearly 80 years since the critic and philosopher Walter Benjamin wrote "The Work of Art in the Age of Digital Reproduction," in which he explored the void left by our ability to create photographic representations of images, which he felt lacked the aura or originality of the artist's hand.

Hyperrealism: HD Paintings Leave You Questioning What's Real - Culture

In the years since then, high-definition photography has made it ever easier to produce realistic images (and, somewhat regrettably, photo-editing filters have allowed us to mimic "vintage" effects to with the click of a button). 15 минут после РАССВЕТА. Random funny pictures. Zoom.gif (GIF Image, 640x642 pixels) 20 Most Amazing Microscope Shots Pictures !!!! These microscope pictures are taken from the book ‘ Microcosmos’, created by Brandon Brill .

20 Most Amazing Microscope Shots Pictures !!!!

This book includes many scanning electron microscope (SEM) images of insects, human body parts and household items. These are the most amazing images of what is too small to see with the naked eye. 01 – A wood or heathland Ant, Formica fusca, holding a microchip. BBC - Earth News - Underwater photographers reveal hidden marine world. 201028032332-17235.jpg (JPEG Image, 1920x1200 pixels) - Scaled (65%) 50 Fabulous Examples Of Animal Photography. Top Animal & Nature Posts of 2010. Following up from the Sifter’s Top 10 Homes of 2010 are the most popular Animal and Nature posts of 2010.

Top Animal & Nature Posts of 2010

Below you will find links to the: Top 15 Animal & Nature ‘Pictures of the Day’, Top 5 Animals posts and Top 5 Nature posts. Click any image or link to be taken to the original post. Drawings vs LSD, It’s Like a Graph but Better! These drawings were done as part of a CIA experiment aimed at determining the effects of LSD on the human body.

Drawings vs LSD, It’s Like a Graph but Better!

The drawings are incredibly fascinating, particularly due to the progression of style that occurs throughout the experiment. They administered 100ul of LSD to the artist and gave the artist free access to an activity box full of crayons. His subject was the medical assistant who administered the LSD. 1. Minute: 0 – Yep this is the control 2.

Yong ho ji: mutant mythos tire sculptures. May 14, 2010 ji yong ho: mutant mythos tire sculptures ‘deer head 3′ tire, steel, wood, styrofoam 29x21x38 in. (74x53x97 cm) 2007 (image: gana art) ‘mutant mythos‘ is a collection of sculptures by korean artist ji yong-ho. the pieces are made by hand from recycled tires and include animals, humans, and combinations of both. ji calls his variations ‘mutants’ to refer to both their hybrid forms and the mutation of media that their creation requires. sizes vary from an eleven-inch-high dog, to a wild goat with horns that is five-feet-tall to a 10-foot-long hammerhead shark.

yong ho ji: mutant mythos tire sculptures

The pieces were first exhibited at gana art, new york in 2008 and have since been shown around the world. ‘rhino head 1′ tire, steel, wood, styrofoam, 2008 (image: gana art) ‘my concept is mutation—mutants. the product is from nature, from the white sap of latex trees but here it’s changed. the color is black. the look is scary. rubber is very flexible, like skin, like muscles’ – YHJ via kitsunenoir. 70 Photographs That Will Take Your Breath Away.

We here at DPShots believe that the easiest way to learn photography is to learn it by example.

70 Photographs That Will Take Your Breath Away

Every now and then we come up with some amazing photography examples that take your breath away. This post is no different. We have collected some of the most amazing, most awesome and THE most beautiful photography we could ever get our hands on. This post will help a lot of budding photographers to see where they are headed. It shows what is possible with Photography and a bit of creative thinking. From wildlife to magic to a guy sleeping on the back of a buffalo, this post has photographs for all kinds of photographers to take inspiration from. 471513954602fa6505ca9a38c0e4b42d.jpg (JPEG Image, 600x840 pixels) - Scaled (93. Streetview. 3D Paintings on Panes of Glass. Using multiple layers of clear glass, Canada based David Spriggs and Chinese born Xia Xiaowan, transform flat artwork into 3D sculptures.

3D Paintings on Panes of Glass

Viewers are treated to different shifting perspectives of the works based on where they stand in the art space. Spriggs work revolves around powerful explosive imagery, often resembling storms, cosmic blasts or firework like explosions. Xiawan’s “spatial paintings,” which often feature distorted figures, are drawn individually using colored pencil on tinted glass. Only when these pieces are combined on their floor racks do the images create the whole hologram like effect.

See Also INCREDIBLE 3D ILLUSTRATIONS JUMP OUT OF THE SKETCHBOOK. Top Ten Cute Photos of 2010. At Cute Overload headquarters, we track the popularity of photos very closely.

Top Ten Cute Photos of 2010

Y’all remember last year’s Top Ten. We have a refined stat-o-meter attached to every post, that measures everything from minor giggles to guffawing LOLs and reports back. Micahgoulart's Journal: If Fire Were Water. Art&Photography.