A sunken ship in the Florida Keys has been transformed into an underwater art...
An artificial reef in the Florida Keys was transformed into an underwater art gallery when a dozen photos encased in plexiglass were hung from the deck of the sunken 523-foot-long Gen. Hoyt S....
View ArticleAn artist made enormous beast-like sculptures that move with the wind
Theo Jansen's "Strandbeest" sculptures are more like a species of artificial animals than a work of art. Their movements are incredibly life-like. Meaning "beach animals" in Dutch, Jansen's creations...
View ArticleAn artist paints human beings to look like oil paintings — with spectacular...
Alexa Meade is an installation artist who paints on a unique canvas: humans. Instead of making a flat surface look 3D, she does the opposite, and calls her style "reverse trompe l'oeil." She’s hoping...
View ArticleAn artist removes dolls' makeup to make them look realistic
Bratz dolls have been under-fire for being hypersexualized. Artist Sonia Singh repaints these dolls to give them a more natural appearance, and sells them on her Etsy page.Story and editing by Alana...
View ArticleAn artist tilted a couch upright and created a motor that keeps it balancing...
For Balance From Within, artist Jacob Tonski rescued a 170-year-old couch that was headed for the trash. He tilted it upright and stood it on one leg. He then created a motor that senses when the couch...
View Article'Game of Thrones' author George R.R. Martin just opened a trippy fun house in...
George R.R. Martin, the creator of "Game of Thrones," spent about $3 million to renovate an old bowling alley in Santa Fe so this trippy art complex could be created.Produced by Zach WasserFollow TI:...
View ArticleA design studio created a light installation that looks like a bunch of giant...
Shylight is a light installation from Studio Drift in the Netherlands. On permanent display in a baroque space at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, the installation is a crowd-pleaser for the way its...
View ArticleThis guy is the world's best doodler
Visothkakvei is a 26-year-old artist and graphic designer from Cambodia. With the use of pens, markers, and imagination, he's able to take the art of doodling to the next level.Story and editing by...
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This is how the Panama Papers exposed secrecy in the art world
This article is being published jointly with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) and is part of its investigation of the Panama Papers.After a chance discovery, the...
View ArticleAn artist painted a gigantic mural across 50 buildings in Cairo
Faouzi eL Seed has painted a mural that spans 50 buildings in the "Garbage City" part of Cairo.Story and editing by David Fang; photos and footage courtesy of eL SeedFollow INSIDER People on...
View ArticleA Danish potter captures the beauty of throwing pottery on Instagram
Eric Landon is the co-founder of Tortus Copenhagen in Denmark. The ceramics company has a huge following on Instagram – likely attributed to videos detailing the mesmerizing process of throwing...
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This retailer's profits have gone nuts — thanks to adult colouring-in books
UK stationary retailer WHSmith announced an 11% jump in pre-tax profits to £80 million ($114 million) for the six months to February on Wednesday — thanks in part to strong sales in "adult activity...
View ArticleThis ingenious nap bar in Dubai is something that every big city needs
Research says the right amount of sleep during the day could enhance performance and boost energy. A French design firm, Smarin, has created a place where people can visit and squeeze in a nap between...
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These stunning paper microbes glorify the tiny creatures that call our bodies...
Your body is not just your body.It's teeming with microbes, and to illustrate their beauty in captivating detail, artist Rogan Brown turned to cutting out their forms in paper.His work covers the wild...
View ArticleThese gorgeous pottery designs were created by a chemical reaction
Mocha Diffusion is a pottery painting technique that involves a chemical reaction between an acid and a base liquid. The resulting designs are intricately beautiful. Kevin Kowalski, a ceramics teacher...
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This polarizing sculpture of Hitler is expected to fetch more than $10 million
A controversial sculpture of a kneeling Hitler by the edgy Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan is among the highlights of a special sale at Christie's auction house in New York.When viewed from the rear,...
View ArticleThis single animated letter is part of a massive global art project
Graphic designer Humbert Fleitas created an animated letter B using just two sheets of paper. The letter design is part of 36 Days of Type, a global art project in which graphic designers can share...
View ArticleA studio in upstate New York is becoming famous for making a crazy spiral...
If you're on Facebook, chances are you've probably seen video of this mesmerizing spiral glass sculpture. Now you can know exactly what it is. Thanks to Corning and the Southern Finger Lakes for the...
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An artist constructed these tiny rooms inside manholes in Italy
An estimated 4.1 million people are homeless in cities across Europe. Some even resort to living in sewers, generally because they have nowhere else to go.Milan-based artist Biancoshock wants to raise...
View ArticleA designer has re-envisioned the most mundane object in the bedroom
Juno Jeon, Netherlands based furniture designer, takes mundane objects and brings them to life. His drawer design, Pull Me to Life, is a mesmerizing interactive furniture piece that can alter its...
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