A Swedish Artist Has Designed A Beautiful Memorial For The 77 Victims Of The...
On July 22, 2011, a bomb ripped through downtown Oslo, killing eight people and injuring hundreds. Less than two hours later, a gunman went on a rampage on the island of Utøya, targeting young members...
View Article10 Things To Know Before Heading To The Giant Armory Art Show In New York...
MIDTOWN WEST — The Armory Show can seem like an event meant only for a rarefied class of art collectors and experts, but the galleries want regular people to come see their art too.The four-day event,...
View ArticleMan Raises Over $50,000 On Kickstarter To Publish Books — Instead Burns Every...
In 2012, a Chicago man named John Campbell created a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for a book he wrote and illustrated called "Sad Pictures for Children." He hoped to raise $8,000, but quickly...
View ArticleThis Video Of 20 Strangers Kissing For The First Time Is Going Insanely Viral
A new video by amateur filmmaker Tatia Pilieva called "First Kiss" is going viral online.The short, 3-minute video shows 20 total strangers making out for the first time. The video, which was first...
View ArticleHere's A Solid Gold Flappy Bird For The Ultimate Fan Of The Game
A Vietnamese goldsmith group called N3D has created the ultimate piece of Flappy Bird fan art: a figurine made out of 100% 14-karat gold. The bird, which weighs 85.23 grams (~3 ounces) is now up for...
View ArticleTime-Lapse Video Of An Artist Drawing The 'Oscar Selfie' Is Absolutely...
It was a night (and a selfie) to remember when Ellen DeGeneres brought together Hollywood A-listers at the Oscars and snapped this pic:Artist Heather Rooney recreated the photo using colored pencils....
View ArticleThe 12 Biggest Art Collectors In Tech
Some billionaires choose to spend their money on huge mansions and swanky cars. Others use their disposable income in a less flashy way. As tech entrepreneurs have seen their companies grow and become...
View ArticleAccording To This Formula, You Should Consider Selling All Your Banksy...
The art market is blazingly hot right now — Christie's 2014 inaugural auction saw 35 works sold for over 1 million British pounds, with four artists setting records for their work.But how do you know...
View ArticleArtist Draws Stunning Images Of Luxury Items Using Nothing But A Pen
Australian artist CJ Hendry is gaining international attention for her photo-realistic pen-on-paper works.Hendry sketches luxury objects such as RM Williams boots, Salvatore Ferragamo ballet flats and...
View ArticleYou Can Own The Most Amazing Door In The World
Last month, the world was taken by Austrian artist Klemens Torggler and his amazing kinetic doors.But a lot of us were left with questions: Can the door be opened from the other side? Do they take a...
View Article6 Heart-Wrenching Children's Drawings Of Malaysia Flight 370
Malaysia Airlines flight 370 disappeared more than a week ago, and investigators still don't have answers for the families of the missing passengers and crew.Some are still holding out hope that their...
View ArticleAn Iowa Man Spent 3 Years Building The Mythical City From 'Lord Of The Rings'...
Pat Acton, a former career counselor in central Iowa, spent some 1,000 hours a year between 2007 and 2010 building a matchstick model of the mythic Minas Tirith city from "Lord of the Rings." The...
View Article10 Classic Paintings Brilliantly Reimagined As 'Simpsons' Scenes
Students of the British Higher School of Art and Design in Moscow presented a project in which they reinterpreted famous Russian paintings and replaced the people in them with characters from the...
View ArticleFamous Old Paintings Provide Clues About The Earth's Past Pollution
Colours of sunsets painted by famous artists can be used to estimate pollution levels in the Earth’s past atmosphere.The paintings reveal that ash and gas released during major volcanic eruptions...
View ArticleThis Awe-Inspiring Skyscraper Model Was Inspired By An Ancient Greek Statue
"Usually towers compete in height," Russian architect Vasily Klyukin told DesignBoom in regards to his concept design for a massive, winged skyscraper. "I wanted to compete in beauty, playing with the...
View ArticleStunning Aerial Photos Reveal The Beauty Of Planet Earth From Above
For nearly 40 years, American photographer Alex S. MacLean has been taking pictures from the sky.In 1975, the photographer started the Landslides Aerial Photography project to provide illustrative...
View ArticleSomeone Paid $36 Million For This Cup And He Doesn't Understand Why That's Weird
Chinese billionaire Liu Yiqian paid a record-breaking $36 million for a rare Ming-era wine cup that's 500 years old.People were amazed at the high price of the relic, but Yiqian didn't bat an eye,...
View ArticleThis Missing $3.7 Million Painting May Have Gotten Thrown Out In The Trash
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A painting that was auctioned for HK$28.8 million ($3.7 million) two days ago has gone missing, police said, with media reports on Wednesday suggesting cleaners may have...
View Article14 Of The Most Stunning GIFs On The Internet
The Age of the GIF is well under way, with the Internet’s favorite file type capturing the hearts of artists all over the world and reaching from the Game of Thrones fandom to forward-thinking street...
View ArticleA Graphic Designer Turned Those Annoying Computer Error Messages Into Works...
When your computer crashes, you get an error message, telling you that your computer just crashed.But what if your heart crashes? Or if you just can't get out of bed?Victoria Siemer, a graphic designer...
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