Classic Fairy Tale Characters Crawl Out of Their Storybooks. Reading fairy tales can awaken a child's creative senses as they imagine the characters popping out of the books.
With these Altered Books sculptures by Susan Hoerth, aka Raidersofthelostart, it becomes a reality. The Texas-based artist collects vintage, discarded books and redesigns them into wonderfully imaginative sculptures reflecting the stories they hold within their text. Single Sheets of Paper Form Delicate Silhouettes. Futuristic Luxury Eurostar Seat Designs. Traveling accommodations just keep getting better and better!
British designer Christopher Jenner seems to believe that when we venture to a new part of the world, we should do so in style and with the highest level of comfort. Whimsical Dreamworlds Created by Cardboard. Germany-based design student Carolin Wanitzek has created a wonderfully whimsical set called The Border that visualizes those few seconds we all experience right when we wake up from a dream.
Using colored cardboard, she cut out everything from mountains and trees to skyscrapers and planes, and then photographed her dreamworld scenes in her home studio. She then photographed her actors in a larger studio, and finally combined those images together in Photoshop. The Exciting Breaking Bad Art Reveal. If you love the AMC show Breaking Bad and you're an art enthusiast, do we have some news for you.
A viral marketing campaign for the show started a few weeks ago where they're releasing limited edition screenprints from 16 of today's top artists and graphic designers leading up to the premiere of the final season this summer. They'll depict some of the series' most memorable scenes, characters and shocking moments.
Only 300 of each art piece will be created with only 200 available to the public. Noma Bar's New Secret Storytelling Illustrations. Animal Watercolor Portraits Burst with Color. No Doubt's Awesome Ablum Artwork by El Mac. Los Angeles-based street artist Miles MacGregor, better known as El Mac, has recently collaborated with rock band No Doubt to put together one awesome album artwork for the band's next full-length album, their first group effort in over ten years.
El Mac held a photo shoot with the band members and created four acrylic wood panel portraits of them based on the in-studio shots he captured. Taking him six weeks to complete, the artist used his signature maze-like brushwork on each board. World Record Mural Made from One Million Coffee Beans. Yesterday, Russian artist and sculptor Arkady Kim revealed the world's largest coffee bean mosaic, entitled Awakening, in Gorky Central Park of Culture and Leisure in Moscow. In order to surpass the previous world record held by Albanian artist Saimir Strati, Kim's mural had to meet requirements related not to the span of the artwork, but rather to the weight of the beans. The final piece, measuring about 30 square meters and weighing a whopping 397 pounds, quite significantly surpassed the previous record of 88 pounds.
L.A.'s Giant Mount Rushmore Street Mural. In honor of America's Independence day, Brazilian street artist Eduardo Kobra made his way to Los Angeles and painted this beautiful mural of Mount Rushmore on La Brea Avenue.
Melbourne's Stunning Feathered Girl Mural. Street artists Adnate and Shida recently collaborated on this stunning, large scale mural in Melbourne.
According to Gage, "Adnate’s flawless photorealism melds right into Shida’s characteristic swirls and intricately detailed designs. " Here's to hoping these two continue putting out magnificent works of art! Via [GAGE], [Street Art News] Clever Illustrations with Double Interpretations. Woman or Face?
Beautiful Celebrity Pencil Sketches (8 illustrations) Amazing Illustrations that Swirl Into a Fantasy World. Pretty Origami Typography Spotted in San Francisco Street. Art group TheUpsideUp somehow managed to combine three of our favorite subjects into one beautiful new installation - street art, origami and typography.
First spotted this past Tuesday morning in San Francisco, on Asian Art Museum's exterior wall, the pretty 3-D art installation was thought to be the work of Parisian origami artist Mademoiselle Maurice (who you may remember from this post). TheUpsideUp, which describes itself as making "mindful" street art, quickly claimed its work over Twitter. Guess the Famous Film by the Outfit. Some hardcore cinephiles can recite entire scenes and identify continuity errors in their favorite films at any given moment, but do you need to be as dedicated and obsessed to recognize classic outfits famously worn by iconic characters?
French photographer Candice Milon puts the viewer to the test with eight familiar ensembles, neatly laid out, from cult classic films. This photo series was shot for an editorial spread titled La Mode en Grand Écran, translated as Fashion on the Big Screen, in French magazine Sport & Style. The series pays homage to the imperative costume design choices in movies. After all, what would cinema be without its fashion? Gorgeous New Mural in Ibiza, Spain. Colorful Posters to Brighten Up Your Day. Creative ABC Flash Cards for the Modern Baby. 30+ Beautiful, Brutally Honest Sayings. 2012 Olympic Stamps Pair Athletes with London Landmarks. Eye-Opening Olympic Rings Infographics About Global Issues. The 2012 Olympics have finally arrived in London and with it came a sweep of Olympic-themed art, celebrating the games and the athletes participating in them. Artists continue to churn out new works idolizing the Olympians and the varied sports competitions in the summer games, but one artist named Gustavo Sousa has chosen to focus on the Olympic rings themselves to give some insight on global issues.
Clever Illustrations: Copywriter vs. Art Director. Website Creation Made Easy. Carbonmade : Your online portfolio. Legendary musician portrait Vinyl art. Record Sleeves of the Week. Our favourite record sleeves at the moment include the limited edition box that houses Fred Deakin's triple CD, four hour mix extravaganza: The Triptych (box with bellyband shown above, contents shown below).
Open the clam card box to find the three CDs, each housed in a card sleeve, and also the booklet in which Fred reveals his thoughts about every single one of the 90 tracks included in the mix. Nice. Portraits Of Iconic Musicians Printed on Vinyl Records. I’m digging these portraits of iconic musicians made from reclaimed vinyl records. Los Angeles based artists Kaylee Carrington and Donny Phillips created these create unique and collectable works of art. You can purchase the portraits from Music Heads Etsy shop for $49.99 or £32.20. Syries-200's deviantART Gallery. Melissa Bedtime Stories. This creative ad campaign for Melissa was inspired by fairy tales most of us heard growing up. These beautiful ads give us insight on a modern fairy tale, this is how stories like Cindirella, Snow White, Rapunzel and Little red riding hood would look like if put in present reality. When I saw these ads I thought they were advertising bedtime stories, I was very surprised to learn that this advertising campaign was in fact for a shoe brand named Melissa.
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