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Beautiful/Decay Cult of the Creative Arts. Dane Lovett mixes retro and modern electronics with the tried and true classic, floral still life, to create a completely modern take on the idea of “still life”.

Beautiful/Decay Cult of the Creative Arts

His work looks into modern relationships with technology and pulls at the strings of technology of days past. Each piece is serene and intriguing, feeling both familiar and new all at once. Van Gogh's Paintings Get Tilt-Shifted (12 pics) After seeing how tilt-shift photography could make real world scenes appear like miniature models, Serena Malyon, a third-year art student, decided to simulate the effect on Van Gogh's famous paintings.

Van Gogh's Paintings Get Tilt-Shifted (12 pics)

Using Photoshop, she manipulated the light and adjusted the focus to make us see these paintings in ways we could have never imagined. Amazingly, nothing in these paintings was changed, added or removed. The incredible illusions are all created by the magic of Photoshop. Update: Recently, I was able to get in touch with Serena to ask her how she came up with this idea.

Read that interview below. Kli3K.jpg (JPEG Image, 798x1002 pixels) - Scaled (56. Awesome stuff by Diego Fernandez. Painting Intoxicated at 100 MPH (10 pieces) It's almost as if Alexandra Pacula paints what she sees while driving drunk at 100 mph.

Painting Intoxicated at 100 MPH (10 pieces)

"My work investigates a world of visual intoxication; it captures moments of enchantment, which are associated with urban nightlife," says the New York-based artist born in Poland. "I am fascinated by the ambiance of the city at night and its seductive qualities. The breathtaking turbulence of speeding vehicles and hasty pedestrians evoke feelings of wonder and disorientation. Beautiful/Decay Cult of the Creative Arts. Gabriel Moreno does beautiful work with such basic materials: a pen and a brush.

Beautiful/Decay Cult of the Creative Arts

His illustrations begin in black and white, upon which Moreno builds, adding layers of color and images of other places and people tattooed into their skin. Flowers, birds, and faces organically expand from his subjects, as if a rush of creativity, or a dream, is escaping them.