Stencil Graffiti.com Pencil vs. Camera Have you ever tried to squeeze the sun with your two fingers? Maybe held your wife in your palm. The laws of physics allow our eyes to see big objects really small. This idea is a team work of a camera and a pencil. Watch this example here. A great mash-up of a drawing and a photo. Now you see clearly the sketch replaces a photo piece. Somehow the drawed image is a tool for your fantasy to get inside the reality of the photo.
RED BULL STREET ART VIEW 21 Images You Won't Believe Aren't Photoshopped (Part 8) This is the latest edition of our most popular feature, in which we demonstrate that the truth is stranger than Photoshop. Here are more photos that will make every poster in the comment section scream "FAKE!" but are absolutely real. In case you missed the previous episodes, here's Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, the gritty reboot that doesn't acknowledge the previous editions, Part 6 and Part 7. And now ... #21. Via Buzzhunt.co.uk This looks like a bank of escalators seconds before they were buried under a lava flow, but it's actually one of about a hundred decorated subway stations under Stockholm, Sweden, where the natural bedrock ceiling has been painted. If nothing else, it has to make it a hell of a lot easier to figure out if you're at the right stop. Via Wikimedia Commons"Hmmm ... this has less magma than I remember." #20. Via Forbes Yes, that's a satellite photo, and yes, there really is a gigantic set of connecting canals spelling "HAMAD" in Abu Dhabi. #19. Via Making Of
50 Photos That Will Blow You Away (Final Part) Here’s the 3rd and final part of the wonderful and mind-blowing posts. Another 50 photos to amaze you and make you think about getting a new hobby! If you missed the first two parts, you can find them here: Part 1 and Part 2. Manatee Sunburst O Dandelion Cherry Trees Going to School Windmills, Castile de la Muela Shocking Bondi Dancing in the Storm Horeee Dapat Predator Green-Winged Macaw Green Puffer Shrugged Sailor Sweetheart Curve of Philosophy The White Reindeer Hitchhiker Dancing in the Summer Night Pregnant Pygmy Seahorse Sunrising Jellyfish When Mother Nature and Two Humans Connect Aerial Refuel Endoscopy Commensal Shrimp on Sea Squirt Frozen In Time Zebra Jumping Spider Common Wasp Waterfall Dlochrysa Fastuosa Helophilus Pendulus Hybos sp. Dung Fly Stack Desert Road Enchanted Forest Colour of Lokbaintan Llyn Cwmffynnon, Snowdonia Abyss James Cameron’s Abyss Endless Road Endless Winter Sandy Endless The Endless Bridge Dandelion House on Fire Ruins Morning Light The Hunt Water Veil Cat and Mouse Author: Giulia
STREETSY Still Life: Bent Objects UPDATE: The Return of Bent Objects Wires transform these objects from inanimate to hilarious works of art. Little polish girl McDonalds as Sculpture Materials Yeah, this is where those come from Dancing Queens English breakfast Sylvia Muffin put her head in the oven. The introvert Bananas in bed – let’s slip into bed together You Say Tomato, I Say Tomahto. Fruit with life experience Zombies are nuts about brains Modest pear Literary interpretations Paper training our little dog, Frank A little cat doodle Photo Credits: Terry Border at Bent Objects View more In Pictures sets on Owni.eu London Street Art Along with many other cities around the world London has a vibrant and active street art and graffiti scene. I've been taking photos of some of the artists work from around the turn of the century and since 2001 have been uploading them onto artofthestate.co.uk. Below are links to some of the most prolific London Street artists around. It's by no means an exhaustive list so there are further links to many more artists with a full list of the image galleries available on the right. LONDON STREET ART / GRAFFITI events and shows guide If you want to find out what events are currently happening in London take a look at the artofthestate street art and graffiti events guide Stencil graffiti London 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Bristol 1 Brighton 1 Spray can graffiti 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Stickers 1 2 Sculpture / Installs 1 Paste ups 1 2 3 Text graffiti 1 2 other graffiti images 1 2 Graffiti books 1 Graffiti DVD's 1 Street Art / Graffiti Shows listings / pictures
When a photograph is not just a photograph !! National Geographic Photo Contest 2011 National Geographic is currently holding its annual photo contest, with the deadline for submissions coming up on November 30. For the past nine weeks, the society has been gathering and presenting galleries of submissions, encouraging readers to vote for them as well. National Geographic was kind enough to let me choose among its entries from 2011 for display here on In Focus. Gathered below are 45 images from the three categories of People, Places, and Nature, with captions written by the individual photographers. [45 photos] Use j/k keys or ←/→ to navigate Choose: Many people pilgrimage to Uluru, but what is seen there often depends on where you've come from. Eruption of the Cordon del Caulle. Beluga whales in the arctic having fun. This is a streetcar in New Orleans traveling back towards The Quarter on St. This image captures almost 6 hours of climbing parties on Rainier going for the summit under starry skies. Russia, polar region of West Siberia, Tazovsky Peninsula.
El grafiti, esa "violencia urbana"#.T-FUNv12IiA.twitter#.T-FUNv12IiA.twitter#.T-FUNv12IiA.twitter Negar que una pintada en una puerta sin permiso del vecino, o en un bloque de pisos recién rehabilitado, puede ser un acto incívico - y, por lo tanto, objeto de infracción - parece tan absurdo como asociar el grafiti, sin matices, con la “violencia”. Por ello, las palabras del ministro del Interior de este lunes, en una conferencia en Tribuna Barcelona, han sorprendido a muchos. Jorge Fernández Díaz aseguró, literalmente, que la “violencia urbana adopta formas muy diversas. Un grafiti, por ejemplo, representa una forma elemental de violencia, ya que intenta imponer mensajes en el espacio público”. No hace falta ser un experto en arte contemporáneo para comprender que el grafiti ha sido (y es) fundamental para el lenguaje visual de finales del siglo XX y principios del XXI. ¿Quiere decir ello que todo el mundo puede arrojar pintura allá donde le plazca? Lo que es absolutamente cierto, y no se puede negar, es que el grafiti intenta ofrecer “un mensaje en el espacio público”.
The Return of Bent Objects Remember Terry Border of Bent Objects fame? He’s back with a new series of every day objects made extraordinary with the addition of a little wire, and a lot of imagination. Having started as a few images on a small blog, Bent Objects has become an international phenomenon, featuring on TV shows, newspapers, blogs and major international news sites around the world. Here Terry shares with OWNI the story of Bent Objects, and his thoughts on its continued success. I started the blog in 2006, which was still the heyday of blogs, when people were still excited about publishing more than 140 characters. I thought I would post some wire objects and make some coffee money. One day I was walking through the park and a giant hand came down from the clouds and pointed its index finger at me. My creative process is as follows: (a) Look at an object. (b) What does the object remind me of? (c) Add a bit of wire to bring it to life. (d) Photograph it in a way that communicates my idea to the viewer.
National Geographic Photo Contest 2011 - In Focus National Geographic is currently holding its annual photo contest, with the deadline for submissions coming up on November 30. For the past nine weeks, the society has been gathering and presenting galleries of submissions, encouraging readers to vote for them as well. National Geographic was kind enough to let me choose among its entries from 2011 for display here on In Focus. Use j/k keys or ←/→ to navigate Choose: Many people pilgrimage to Uluru, but what is seen there often depends on where you've come from. Eruption of the Cordon del Caulle. Beluga whales in the arctic having fun. This is a streetcar in New Orleans traveling back towards The Quarter on St. This image captures almost 6 hours of climbing parties on Rainier going for the summit under starry skies. Russia, polar region of West Siberia, Tazovsky Peninsula. An adult male gelada rests in the early morning light after ascending the steep sleeping cliffs of the Simien Mountains, Ethiopia. This place is very special to me.