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How realistic fake foods are made for TV and movies

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Movies and TV shows tend to use real food when they can, but there are a number of times when they need something fake. We spoke with two fake food artists who specialize in making custom, inedible treats for restaurants, trade shows, and Hollywood.  Here's how fake food props are made to look so delicious. Following is a transcript of the video.

Narrator: Is this food making you hungry? Well, don't try to take a bite because these delicious looking foods are actually fake. TV shows and movies will try to use real foods on screen when possible, but there a number of reasons why food props might be used instead. For example, if ice cream is used, they don't want it to melt between takes, or if you need a lot of food in the background of a shot.

Companies like Independent Studio Services and Display Fake Foods offer pre-made food props that can be ordered in bulk. But often times, movies need items specially made. That's when they seek out a fake food artist, like Lisa Friedman.

Lisa Friedman: For people who need something specific, that's why they reach out to me. I'm an artist. I went to school for art and I also love to cook and bake. There's not a lot of us out there that do this.

Narrator: Brenda Chapman also makes fake foods in Oklahoma.

Brenda Chapman: I just kind of figure it out. I've had no formal training, didn't go to college. I started this just so I could be a stay-at-home mom with my kids.

Narrator: Both women work out of studios in their homes. They can recreate pretty much anything. Much of their day-to-day business is in restaurant displays and food shows. But prop masters will contact them if they need food items for movies.

Brenda Chapman: In the last 20 years, I've done almost 3 million dollars worth of fake food business.

Narrator: Brenda has had her work featured in a number of productions. For Glee, she made some ice cream for this diner scene.

Brenda Chapman: In their diner scene, they wanted milkshakes and hot fudge sundaes and banana splits that were new, half-eaten, quarter-eaten so that they could switch them out during the takes.

Narrator: She says you don't always know where your food will end up. Like when some of her items popped up in the Muppets. - When Miss Piggy eats my doughnuts, I didn't realize they had bought my doughnuts. - Pardon moi, Mademoiselle Cochonne? - Can't you see I'm busy! - [Receptionist] Of course.

Narrator: And sometimes your food doesn't even make the final cut.

Brenda Chapman: Thor, the movie, actually bought like $500 worth of doughnuts, and they had a building that said Donut Shop or Donut Land, they never went inside, so I didn't get to see my doughnuts. I was very sad.

Narrator: Here's a creamsicle Lisa Friedman made that was featured in a scene from Kevin Saves the World.

"The coldest thing they have.""Oh, thank you."

Lisa Friedman: I guess, his eye was swollen, he got hit in it.

Narrator: While the details may vary based on the artist, the creation process is pretty standard. We stopped by Lisa Friedman's home in New York to see how she makes her fake foods. After the order is submitted, typically the customer will send her a real version of they want duplicated. Then she will produce a mold out of the item to get the exact size and shape.

Lisa Friedman: We try to mold it close to the color, so that we're not starting with a blank white canvas.

Narrator: Typically fake foods are made with rubber or foam. She pours the material into the mold and lets it set. Foam rises like actual dough, so she needs to prevent it from spilling out.

Lisa Friedman: It's like I'm baking a cake, right? I'm baking my bread.

Narrator: Then she sands the excess pieces down. Once the item is dry, it's painted and detailed to look like real food.

Lisa Friedman: With my background in painting, I can color it to be as realistic as it is.

Brenda Chapman: You just kind of have to look at things a little differently, um, and think, okay, it's not made for this but it does look like this. We use a lot of Styrofoams, a lot of stuff from the local hardware store, you know, caulking, and drywall patching, and sheetrock mud.

Narrator: To replicate granola and ground beef, Lisa uses crushed cork board.

Lisa Friedman: Cork is kind of breaks up like granola, so we took some cork boards and we started breaking it down.

Narrator: Sometimes real food is used. Like covering actual popcorn, cereal, or candy in resin to preserve it. It's often hard to tell the finished product from the original.

Lisa Friedman: I don't do this for the money. It's more for the accolades, when my customers write, oh, I love it, it came out great.

Narrator: And while these items might make your mouth water, they're only a feast for your eyes.

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The powerful winning images from this year's World Press Photo Awards

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Founded in 1955 by a group of Dutch photographers, the World Press Photo contest has grown into one of the world's most prestigious photography competitions. 

This year, the competition received 73,044 images taken by 4,548 photographers from 125 different countries. 

Some of the most striking news moments frozen in time include riots against President Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela, the Las Vegas mass shooting, and the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar.

Here are 45 of the most powerful, award-winning images of 2017.

WARNING: Some readers may find these images disturbing.

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Winner: World Press Photo Of The Year

José Víctor Salazar Balza (28) catches fire amid violent clashes with riot police during a protest against President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas, Venezuela.

President Maduro had announced plans to revise Venezuela’s democraticsystem by forming a constituent assembly to replace the opposition-led National Assembly, in effect consolidating legislative powers for himself. Opposition leaders called for mass protests to demand early presidential elections. Clashes between protesters and the Venezuelan national guard broke out on 3 May, with protesters (many of whom wore hoods, masks or gas masks) lighting fires and hurling stones. Salazar was set alight when the gas tank of a motorbike exploded. He survived the incident with first- and second-degree burns.



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A boat with tourists from Lagos Marina is steered through the canals of the Makoko community — an ancient fishing village that has grown into an enormous informal settlement — on the shores of Lagos Lagoon, Lagos, Nigeria.

Makoko has a population of around 150,000 people, many of whose families have been there for generations. But Lagos is growing rapidly, and ground to build on is in high demand. Prime real estate along the lagoon waterfront is scarce, and there are moves to demolish communities such as Makoko and build apartment blocks: accommodation for the wealthy. Because the government considers the communities to be informal settlements, people may be evicted without provision of more housing. Displacement from the waterfront also deprives them of their livelihoods. The government denies that the settlements have been inhabited for generations and has given various reasons for evictions, including saying that the communities are hideouts for criminals. Court rulings against the government in 2017 declared the evictions unconstitutional and that residents should be compensated and rehoused, but the issue remains unresolved.



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Dr Suporn Watanyusakul shows patient Olivia Thomas her new vagina after gender reassignment surgery at a hospital in Chonburi, near Bangkok, Thailand.

Thailand leads the world as a medical tourism destination, with gender-affirming surgery forming a strong niche. Treatment can be considerably cheaper than in other countries around the world, and the large numbers of patients mean that surgeons become highly experienced. The use of new technologies and procedures is also often given as a reason for Thailand’s popularity among people seeking treatment for gender dysphoria.



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We partied at the exclusive, sexy Hong Kong party with the art world’s elite on a 62,000-square-foot floating restaurant — here’s what it was like

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  • At Art Basel Hong Kong this year, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art held an exclusive, star-studded party to celebrate its presence at the premier art fair in Asia.
  • The event was held at Hong Kong's Jumbo Kingdom, the world's largest floating restaurant, and featured an elaborate 1930s theme and storyline centered around the disappearance of the character Scarlett Li.
  • I attended the party, which was full of stunning visuals, a brass funk band, classic dim sum appetizers, and impromptu performances from dancers and actors. 

 

Imagine Hong Kong in 1931 — the British still dominated the island, one of the few free ports in the world at the time. The alleys are lined with opium bars and courtesans and everyone dresses like Dean Martin or Suzie Wong.

That's the world the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) sought to conjure up at its most recent soiree celebrating the museum's presence at this year's Art Basel Hong Kong, the premier art fair in Asia for millionaire and billionaire collectors to buy and sell art.

LACMA has been working in recent years to become the authority on both classic and contemporary Chinese art, in an effort to become the "bridge between technology, entertainment, and culture in the United States and China."

LACMA's "In the Mood for LACMA: The Story of the Elusive Scarlett Li" party featured an elaborate theme and story centered around the disappearance of "the most legendary madam of the West Coast."

The star-studded event, held at Hong Kong's Jumbo Kingdom, the world's largest floating restaurant, featured a mix of celebrities, art world big shots, artists, collectors, and  — thanks to a last minute invite — yours truly. 

I attended to get an inside look at one of this year's most exclusive parties. It did not disappoint. 

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The party was located at the Jumbo Kingdom, a 62,000-square-foot floating restaurant off Hong Kong's Aberdeen Harbour. The restaurant, the largest of its kind, has long been an iconic part of the city frequented by celebrities, royalty, and politicians.



We were told to arrive on time, lest we miss "part of the odyssey," which promised to include period decorations and performances evoking the mysterious story of Scarlett Li. I must admit we arrived late. But from the line out front, it looked like we weren't the only ones.



To get to the restaurant, you have to take a ferry that looks like something out of a Hollywood Golden Age vision of Hong Kong. It fit the theme, which called for party attire that combined "old Hollywood glamour juxtaposed with Hong Kong heritage."



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A YouTuber builds tiny realistic worlds from scratch

An artist makes realistic replicas of food — including giant doughnuts that look good enough to eat

This man folds cans into intricate pieces of art using only his hands — and sells them for £1,400

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  • These artworks are made entirely out of aluminium cans.
  • Noah Deledda sands and polishes each can, then sculpts them into intricate shapes using only his hands.
  • The artworks are mounted in acrylic boxes. They are available to buy from £1400.

 

These amazing sculptures are created by Noah Deledda. He sculpts each one using just his hands, using his thumbnails to achieve a precise pattern.

Noah came up with the idea while he was bored and in the back of a car.

He started playing with a can and realised he could create interesting patterns with it.

Noah's patterns won the Red Bull "Art of Can" 2010 competition.  

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These drawings capture what happens behind closed doors in relationships — and they reveal the beauty of our most private moments

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Los Angeles-based fine artist Amanda Oleander captures the intimate moments of everyday life in her drawings — from the ordinary to the embarrassing to the truly special.

Oleander, who has been drawing and painting since she was about four or five years old, rose to fame in 2015 as Periscope's first real star. That year, she racked up over 200,000 followers on the live streaming platform. Today, she has over 550,000 and counting, not to mention the 403,000 who follow her on Instagram.

 The 28-year-old artist told INSIDER that she is drawn to the moments "we never get to see," the moments that "can't really be documented because if they were, it would alter" how we act. "I'm enthralled by the way people behave behind closed doors," she said.

Take a closer look at some of Oleander's drawings below.

Sometimes, the most romantic milestones in a relationship come when you let your guard down around your partner.



These are the instances that stand out to Oleander, who frequently draws inspiration from her own relationship with her boyfriend, Joey Rudman.



Her artwork captures all the intimate moments that bring a couple closer together, like when you take care of a sick partner, even if you'll get sick, too.



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This artist makes detailed portraits of celebrities with a ballpoint pen — and they're absolutely terrible

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  • Ballpoint Papi makes portraits of celebrties with a ballpoint pen.
  • They're terrible.
  • At the same time, they pick up on interesting details from their subjects, like their tattoos and body shape.
  • Take a look at some examples below.

 

Ballpoint Papi — also known as Twitter Picasso — has nearly 170,000 Instagram followers to his name. Why? They presumably enjoy the detailed portraits of celebrities he draws with a ballpoint pen and posts to his account.

The only thing is, the illustrations are terrible. They're purposefully grotesque contortions of celebrities — like caricature drawings.

But in their own way, they're fascinating. There are small details inspired by the subjects' tattoos, clothing, and body shape. It's almost Cubist, like Picasso's work.

Ballpoint Papi started by drawing anyone on Twitter who sent him $3 on PayPal. But in the past two years, his following has ballooned and extended to Instagram. Now he draws people like Cardi B, Odell Beckham Jr, and Wendy Williams.

Take a look at some of his highlights below.

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A woman draws eye makeup looks on her arm that are so realistic they'll make you do a double take

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  • Makeup artist Gabrielle Alexis draws realistic eye makeup looks on her arm.
  • Her delicate strokes and careful techniques result in feathered brows and fluffy lashes that look three-dimensional.
  • Alexis told INSIDER that drawing eye makeup on her arm has greatly improved her skill when it comes to creating the looks on her eyelids. 
  • For those looking to emulate her eyebrow techniques, Alexis suggests using combination of Anastasia Beverly Hills brow products, coconut oil, and a thin eyeliner brush.


Whether you're doing your makeup or drawing a portrait, you probably agree that the eyes are the most challenging part to master. But makeup artist Gabrielle Alexis has conquered the tricky facial feature in every respect.

In addition to doing professional-level eye makeup on herself and on others, she also draws out eyes on her forearm where she hones her beauty techniques. And the result is so realistic, you'll hardly believe your eyes.

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Alexis told INSIDER that her eye-drawing experience started when she was 13 years old — only then, her canvas was paper. It wasn't until she came across a Pinterest post of a simple eye makeup look on a girl's hand that she was inspired to try it out for herself.

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Sometimes, she draws the eyes open.

And other times, she styles them closed and somehow makes the lashes appear three-dimensional. 

Her process is surprisingly similar to how she does traditional eye makeup on her eyelids.

"Once I pass tracing out the eye and eyebrow shape, the steps to get a smokey eye or cut crease [are] exactly the same," she said.

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Each look takes two to four hours, but Alexis has seen the practice pay off when she does her makeup in real life. 

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"It has improved my technique tremendously and my blending! It's easier to see what works and what doesn't when I'm looking down at my work instead of looking in a mirror," she said. "So when it comes down to doing my own eye makeup it's a breeze!"

In each of her Instagram posts, Alexis shares which products she used to create her designs. It varies from look to look, but the makeup artist told INSIDER that she always turns to Anastasia Beverly Hills for the eyebrows, praising the brand's entire line.

"Their Dipbrow and Brow Powder Duo goes on so well and blends perfectly with all on my eyebrow shapes I create," she said. 

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Even on closer inspection, her brow strokes are feathery and realistic. And it's partially due to a secret ingredient. Alexis said that she puts a drop of coconut oil in the Anastasia Dipbrow Pomade, which she applies using a thin eyeliner brush to create the "hair-like strokes."

The artist's other favorite brands include M.A.C Cosmetics, Morphe, Too Faced, Tarte Cosmetics, Lime Crime, and Benefit Cosmetics.

You can see more of Alexis' mind-blowing makeup art on Instagram.

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Parents are turning their kids' drawings into permanent tattoos and it's adorable

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  • Parents are getting tattoos of their children's doodles, and they're adorable.
  • It's a way of embracing their child's art and self-expression. 

There are different ways to embrace your children's artwork. You can hang it on the fridge, or clip it into photo albums. Or you can etch it into your skin.

Yup, parents are getting tattoos of their children's doodles.

One parent, Craig Sears, covered his entire left arm with the drawings of his son, Parker, who has autism.

"This is the way he copes with things; this is how he gets through life," Sears told CTV News. "And people love [the tattoos]. People look at it and it’s just touching to people."

And it's far from the only example. On Twitter, people shared photos of tattoos designed by the kids in their families.

"People keep photo albums,"parent Erica Hind told CTV News. "This is my photo album."

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Samsung's smart TV that looks like framed artwork when not in use is $400 this week

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  • Designed in collaborations with renowned designer Yves Béhar, Samsung created the most beautiful TV ever — The Frame.
  • The Frame 4K Ultra HD TV from Samsung is mounted on the wall like a frame, and when it's not being used it transforms into an actual work of art by displaying a wide array paintings, prints, and photos.
  • Now through May 12, you can save $400 on 55" and 65" models on Samsung's website.

Samsung is the leader in creating high definition displays for devices across the tech industry. With an already vast line up of products ranging from TVs and smartphones to computers and tablets, the tech giant created the most beautiful display ever — and it's not just about resolution and streaming quality.

Designed in collaboration with renowned designer Yves Béhar, The Frame 4K Ultra HD TV from Samsung hangs on the wall like a picture frame and displays works art when not being used. Unlike bulky home entertainment systems of the past, The Frame TV essentially disappears in plain sight by going into Art Mode.

Samsung's Art Store features more than 600 pieces from established artists and galleries from all over the world. You can also upload your own photos for a more personal display in your space.

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While the beautiful design and display options is what makes The Frame special, you'll still find all the smart features you've come expect from a modern TV. With wireless connectivity, streaming app like Netflix and Hulu, a full web browser, and a Smart Hub, the it functions just as good as it looks.

Now through May 12, you can automatically $400 on 55" and 65" models on Samsung. Originally priced at $1,999.99 or $2,799.99 respectively, the discount brings the cost closer to stardard 4K Ultra HD TVs.

Whether you're redesigning your home to be modern and stylish or searching for the ultimate Mother's Day gift, this is a deal you won't want to pass by.

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A French art museum just discovered half of its paintings are fake

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  • An art gallery in France has discovered that half of its collection is fake.
  • The Terrus museum in Elne France, dedicated to the works of Étienne Terrus, found 82 works from its collection had been incorrectly attributed to the artist.
  • The mayor of the Pyrenees town called the situation "a disaster".


A French museum dedicated to the works of painter Etienne Terrus has discovered a significant number of paintings thought to be his were fakes.

The Terrus museum in Elne, in the south of France, discovered 82 works from its collection had been incorrectly attributed to the artist.

According to the BBC, more than half of the collection was fake - dwindling in value from their original prince of £140,000.

Staff at the museum said they were not aware of the forgeries until a visiting art historian informed them.

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The collection of paintings, drawings and watercolours was built over a two-decade period. The shocking news announced on Friday as the museum opened following a renovation.

In an interview on Friday, Yves Bariol, mayor of the Pyrenees town, called the situation "a disaster" and apologised to those who had previously visited the museum.

Local police are investigating the case, which they say could affect other regional artists.

Terrus was born in 1857 and died in 1922 in Elne. He was a close friend of the painter Henri Matisse.

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The artist who once sold a photo of a potato for $1 million just sold a cryptocurrency-inspired artwork called 'YELLOW LAMBO' for more than the price of an actual Lamborghini

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  • Conceptual artist and photographer Kevin Abosch recently sold a blockchain-inspired artwork called "YELLOW LAMBO" for $400,000.
  • The artwork is inspired by the hashtag #lambo, which is often used in cryptocurrency forums online. 

 

Kevin Abosch's technology-inspired artwork and photography challenge the traditional perceptions of value.

In 2016, Abosch sold a photograph of a potato for more than $1 million.

In February, a group of 10 collectors purchased his virtual artwork "Forever Rose" for $1 million in cryptocurrency.

And just last week, Abosch sold another digitally-inspired artwork called "YELLOW LAMBO" to former Skype COO Michael Jackson at the San Francisco art fair "If so, What" for $400,000  more than the starting price of an actual Lamborghini.

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The artwork is composed of 42 inline alphanumerics in yellow neon representing the blockchain contract address for a crypto token called YLAMBO, which Abosch also created. Abosch named the artwork after the hashtag #lambo, which cryptocurrency enthusiasts often use in online forums. 

"When I first became aware of the use of #lambo on social media, it struck me as vulgar," Abosch told Business Insider. "But the more I thought about it, I realized that it's actually just a declaration acknowledging the insanity around the crypto zeitgeist."

The coveted Italian luxury car is a prized commodity in the cryptocurrency community, and in recent years, it's become a symbol for easy, cryptocurrency-acquired affluence. It's the Lamborghini's symbolic trappings that inspired Abosch to create a conceptual artwork which he describes as a meditation on value. 

"Depending on who you speak to, one person might ask, 'Why would someone spend $400,000 on bitcoin?' Another person might ask, 'Why would someone spend $400,000 on a car or a piece of artwork?'" said Abosch. "It's a cause for discussion on why and how we value anything at all."

After Abosch sold his blockchain artwork "Forever Rose" earlier this year for what is thought to be the largest sum ever paid for a piece of virtual art ("Forever Rose" is an ethereum-based token called ROSE that's inspired by a photograph Abosch took of an actual rose), Absoch said he received several confused inquiries regarding the nature of the piece. 

"There is no physical or visual manifestation of the work," said Abosch. "Someone asked me, 'How is it possible that something that you can't see or touch can have value?" Abosch's answer: "I have to wonder whether or not people who ask this question have an unhealthy relationship with material things."

In May, Abosch will present another blockchain-inspired artwork at the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg.

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These 3-D drawings are so realistic they'll make you do a double take

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While some people struggle to draw a convincing stick figure, others can create magnificent works of art without batting an eye.

Sushant Rane, a 21-year-old artist based in Mumbai, India, falls into the latter camp. Rane told INSIDER that he has been drawing his whole life but got serious about honing his craft four years ago.

He works with different materials like colored pencils, watercolors, and pastels to create realistic drawings that appear to jump off the page. And while his drawings often go viral for their accuracy, Rane said that he is constantly working to improve as an artist.

"As a self-taught artist, I'm learning a lot from my mistakes and experimenting, which helps me to improve my skills and work," he said.

One of Rane's favorite projects to work on is a series of drawings of household objects that appear to be 3-D.

Take a look at some of his favorite pieces:

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An art vandal calmly walked into a gallery with a knife and slashed open a $3 million painting

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  • A British man has been accused of destroying a multi-million dollar painting in Aspen, Colorado.
  • Surveillance footage shows a man calmly walk into a gallery, head toward the painting, and cut it twice.
  • Police have named Nicholas Morley, whose dad owns the painting, as their suspect.
  • Watch it below.


A British man has been accused of slashing a multimillion-dollar painting in an art gallery in Aspen, Colorado, last year.

Surveillance footage from May 1, 2017, showed a bearded man in a hat and sunglasses saunter into the Opera Gallery, lay down a plank to block the doors from shutting fully, head straight toward the painting, then slash the its bottom-right corner twice.

The whole operation took about 15 seconds, The Aspen Times reported, citing an unidentified gallery employee who was there at the time but couldn't stop him.

The painting — "Untitled 2004" by Christopher Wool — is valued at $2.95 million (£2.2 million).

Aspen Police last week identified Nicholas Morley, a 40-year-old British businessman, as the perpetrator. He has been charged with felony criminal mischief and a Colorado judge has issued a warrant for his arrest.

Morley flew from London to Denver with a false name a day before the slashing, rented a car from the airport, and flew back to London two days after committing the crime, The Aspen Times reported, citing court documents.

Gregory Lahmi, the gallery's owner, last year reported three calls from an unidentified man with a "slight British accent" asking questions including whether the Wool painting was being exhibited, whether Lahmi was alone, how one could enter the gallery, and whether its front door was closed.

Court documents also revealed that Morley's father, Harold, owned the $3 million painting through a holding company in Barbados that traded art.

Days after the slashing, Harold Morley told the gallery the artwork could be "easily restored" and asked the gallery's manager to "defuse any idea that the painting is destroyed or even devalue."

Nicholas Morley was convicted in 2007 by a Macedonian court of "endangering traffic, leading to death" after a Porsche he was driving collided with another car, killing an elderly couple inside it.

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An artist Photoshops Disney characters into pictures of real life — and the results look like modern-day fairy tales

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  • Artist and illustrator Andhika Muksin  Photoshops iconic Disney characters into live-action movie screencaps, paparazzi photos of celebrities, and more.
  • The self-described "Disney dork" has over 69,000 followers on Instagram and Facebook combined.
  • Muksin told INSIDER that he started creating these digital collages two years ago, as a "therapeutic" side project.
  • Take a closer look at his playful work below.


Artist and illustrator Andhika Muksin has a growing fan base online thanks to his Disney-inspired collages.

Muksin, who is based in Jakarta, Indonesia, Photoshops iconic Disney princesses and villains alike into live-action movie screencaps, paparazzi photos of celebrities, and more. The artist also sometimes does the reverse, Photoshopping celebrities' faces onto the bodies of animated characters.

The result is a playful and trippy body of work: Muksin's collages defy your expectations in the best way, making you do a double take as you scroll down his Instagram and Facebook feeds.

The self-described "Disney dork" told INSIDER that he's been in love with the company's work since he received an "Alice in Wonderland" VHS tape for his seventh birthday. After he graduated from college in the early 2000s, Muksin spent some time creating artwork in various styles and mediums, experimenting with everything from clays and steels to jewelry and acrylic paints.

But when his career path shifted two years ago, Muksin finally got a chance to marry his love for both Disney and art. 

"I was no longer in a position where I could produce art full time, so I started creating collages for fun," he said. "It was therapeutic for me after a long day in the office."

For Muksin, these collages are also a nostalgic return to his youth.

"Recreating these beloved characters in more contemporary situations has become a way [for] my childhood icons to grow up with me," he explained.

While Muksin may be best known online for his Disney-inspired artwork, he first went viral back in 2014, when Lupita Nyong'o shared one of his digital paintings — a depiction of Nyong'o's character Patsey from "12 Years a Slave"— on her Instagram.

"That simple repost gave me an audience," he said. "That's when I realized that I have thousands of strangers following me on Instagram, and they're all waiting for my next piece. [...] I can't thank Lupita enough."

Driven to "keep creating," the artist said his audience grew again in 2017 when his work was picked up by BuzzFeed, Mashable, Teen Vogue, and more. Muksin, who currently has over 69,000 followers on Instagram and Facebook combined, told INSIDER he was "shook" and "very grateful" for the exposure.

Muksin has since been able to connect with people all over the world, which he said has changed how he perceives and creates his collages. He brought up one of his pieces, which shows Prince Eric from "The Little Mermaid" and Prince Phillip from "Sleeping Beauty" embracing (as seen below), as an example.

"Some people personally sent me [direct messages] just to thank me for creating" this collage, the artist told INSIDER. "Because to them, the 'bromance' promotes acceptance, so it really touches me when people see it that way."

He continued: "Some collages have different meanings for people. And having a bigger audience allows me to understand this diversity of reactions a little bit better."

Muksin said he sometimes gets criticized by people who claim that what he does "is not art"— that "it's too simple to be called art." But at the end of the day, he told INSIDER, he's "not trying to be the next Picasso or Andy Warhol"— he just wants to "bring a smile" to people's faces.

"I make these collages just for fun," he said. "I'm happy to make people happy you know, that's the best feeling ever."

When asked if he has any advice for new artists, Muksin said to "fall in love with what you do" and "be consistent" with that passion.

"Sometimes the situation won't allow you to practice as you'd like, but see it as the universe trying to tell you something" he said. "Take cues from it, learn from it, and use what you learned to expand your artistic capabilities."

To see more from Andhika Muksin, follow him on Instagram and Facebook.

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