An artist makes food out of kinetic sand — and it's mesmerizing
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View Article'Phenomenal' new X-rays of a Picasso painting reveal images the artist buried...
Pablo Picasso painted "La Miséreuse accroupie"— "The Crouching Beggar"— in 1902.X-rays of the oil painting taken in 1992 revealed a hidden landscape.However, new super-resolution X-ray scans of the...
View ArticleA guy got an optical illusion tattoo that makes it look like there's a huge...
There's a viral tattoo on Reddit that's designed as an optical illusion.It looks like an infinitely deep hole on someone's arm.It's far from the other optical illusion tattoo to go viral in the past...
View Article9 celebrities who look exactly like famous works of art
The new Google Arts and Culture app has a popular feature that matches user selfies to famous portraits.Inspired by the app, we found nine celebrities who look like the subjects of popular paintings....
View ArticleAn artist found a way to make wood panels resemble soft textures
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View ArticleA photographer pretended to be in love with strangers she just met — and the...
After years of swiping, scrolling, and double-tapping her way through an endless feed of "polished" posts, Marie Hyld found herself yearning for something real. So, camera in hand, the 24-year-old...
View ArticleA painting being called the 'African Mona Lisa' just sold for £1.2 million at...
A lost Nigerian masterpiece was recently uncovered in North London.It has just fetched over £1.2m at auction.Earlier this month, a painting was discovered in a flat in North London after being lost for...
View Article12 people who are blurring the line between science and art
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View ArticleFacebook banned a user from posting a photo of a 30,000-year-old statue of a...
A Facebook user was banned from posting a photo of a prehistoric figurine of a naked woman.The Venus of Willendorf, which dates back 29,500 years, is considered one of the world's earliest depictions...
View Article13 people who discovered that their cheap junk was actually worth millions
Everyone loves a rags to riches story, but for some unsuspecting people, proverbial "rags" actually ended up being worth millions — and they almost didn't realize it.From the superstitious fisherman...
View Article15 breathtaking photos from around the world that will make you see it in a...
This year, the Annual Smithsonian.com Photo Contest received 48,000 submissions from photographers in 155 countries. Here are 15 of the 60 finalists in the six categories: Natural World, The American...
View ArticleThis trippy optical illusion makes an iPhone screen look like a...
An optical illusion that makes an iPhone X screen look like a three-dimensional hole is going viral.The effect is created by an augmented reality app called "The Parallax View."Swedish artist Peder...
View ArticleAn artist in Singapore makes hyperrealistic portraits of people's pets
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View ArticleThese paint pens add sparkle to your writing — and will up your crafting game...
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View Article8 mistakes you're probably making when getting a tattoo
Whether you want to make a political statement or show off your favorite fandom, getting a tattoo is a rite of passage for many. But considering the permanent nature of tattoos, it's important to think...
View ArticleA dad turned his daughter's bedroom into Disneyland — and the result is magical
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View ArticleAn artist creates hyperrealistic oil paintings of small animals — and you...
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