Check out these art installations by an Italian artist in New York City who is bringing Google Street View to life through his project called ‘Street Ghosts.’ He scours Google Street View until he finds an interesting looking person (Google blurs out the faces of people captured by their cameras) then he prints out a life sized photo and paints it on to the side of a building where that person was spotted.
Conor Mccreedy is a South African artist based in New York city. Having garnered critical acclaim for his striking artworks painted in varying shades of blue, Mccreedy is turning his attention to philanthropy. Mccreedy has set up a foundation to Protect the African lion, and has some of the largest names in the world behind […]
Ecce Homo is the Spanish fresco whose restoration was botched after parishioner, Cecillia Gimenez attempted to restore the painting to its former glory. The ruined fresco now enjoys the nickname ‘Monkey Christ’ and has become a serious tourist attraction with over 40,000 people making their way to the church to view the failure. Epic win?
This story broke in July, but given the excellence of this portrait, it would be wrong of us not to bring to those of you who have missed it. A shanghai-based artist named Paul Akashi has painted a portrait of Nelson Mandela with 27,000 punches. Akashi printed the Chinese character for freedom on to a boxing glove, and punched it on to the canvass to paint the portrait.
The human body is a beautiful work of art. Lovely to look at. Especially naked. British photographer, Carl Warner, has seen the beauty that is the human body and created amazing landscapes…with naked people. Using the curves, bumps and contours of the human form he has created images of rolling hills, valleys and mountains using […]
So we aren’t art pro’s over here, but because we’ve found some paintings by a historical dictator, we thought we should share them. Click through to have a look.
Michael Shainblum has created this fascinating video appropriately named Mirror City. Click through to watch the kaleidoscope-esque visual story.
The UK-based graffiti artist is synonymous with dark, satirical artworks. Canvas Elite, an online canvas art gallery has developed this amazing infographic that depicts some of the most influential and significant work thus far.
Justin Bieber has quite the following on photo-sharing network Instagram, but what about the hidden gems out there that have used it as a platform to showcase their talent and exactly what the app can do? If you’re on Instagram or in the photo industry and you haven’t heard of Craig Howes, now is the […]
The very aptly named “The Underwater Project” displays people who have been crushed by crashing waves. The photography project evolved by accident when Mark Tipple captured this image of a boy struggling beneath a wave. That inspired Tipple to create his project.
If you’ve had your eyes anywhere above your shoelaces while cruising the centre of Cape Town over the course of the last six months, you’ll probably have noticed crystals susepended from strings on the city street lights. It turns out that the crystals aren’t a random act of glamification by particularly decorative city officials – […]
The work of photographer Wes Naman went viral last year when he posted pictures he had taken of faces wrapped in Scotch Tape (sticky tape). The photographer is at it again, only this time capturing faces that have been restricted with rubber bands. The subjects chosen by Naman were musicians from his home town of […]
The White Night all-night arts festival is held in cities all across the northern hemisphere every summer. This year, a second year student from Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem came up with an awesome concept to advertise the festivities in Tel Aviv.
Whilst nature reclaims its land, we’re taken aback by the sweet results frozen in time. Click through to check out the amazing images.
Ever wondered how photographers get those amazing shots at twilight as well as those mind-blowing star trails? Well maybe this will help.
From Seoul to Amsterdam, the Illusion blog has collected some of the most amazing and genuine imagery of reflected cityscape photography. Click through to see them all.
This Cape Town based photographer expresses his talent through an array of subject matter. From editorial shoots to striking portraiture, Gerhard has a knack for capturing energy filled moments and making them a thing of art. Click through to check out his amazing work.
The giant rubber duck cruised into Hong Kong harbour on 2 May 2013 to be enjoyed by all who saw it as a symbol of happiness, has been deflated. The 16,5m sculpture has received a lot of attention and was set to be on display until 9 June 2013, until this happened.
The public of Hong Kong got a pleasant surprise yesterday, when the world’s largest inflatable duck waddled in to the Victoria Harbour. The artwork was created by Florentijin Hofman, who is known for his love of turning everyday objects into larger than life pieces of art.
Some time ago we told you about this rather special painting of Wayne Rooney by local artist, Regis Matare. Regis got in touch this week to advise that the painting had been updated, and that he’ll be working on a Luis Suarez portrait in the wake of the recent biting incident.
Conn Bertish, Executive Creative Director of Quirk and accomplished artist in his own right is hosting a solo exhibition this coming Friday, and it’s going to be rad. Details inside
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This is why America gets to have all the nice things. Swedish artist Jonas Lund has developed an app for a New York pizzeria that takes creating your own custom pizza pie to the next level – the online level. Paint Your Pizza is an online app that lets you create your own pizza artwork on an […]
Yes, it’s yet another installment of “Russia Breaks The Rules”. Last week, a group of Russian photographers climbed the Great Pyramid of Giza after closing time – a offence that apparently serves a three year sentence. Being Russian, exactly zero fucks were given for this possible outcome, and the group proceeded to snap a series of […]
Recently, a hacker gained access to self-portrait artwork painted by the former United States President, Georg. W Bush The self portraits framed Dubya in the shower and bath, and they were so, so awful. It has now surfaced that the person to blame is Bush’s art teacher, Bonnie Floods. Floods reportedly spent a month teaching […]
A group of British students led by Dr Simon Park, have produced a distatsteful series of art prints that record the growth of bacteria on cell phones. Yes, they “paint” with bacteria. They call it “bioart.” The images were made when the students placed cell phones petri dishes, and left them for three days. The growth […]
In the Morning Spice Headlines this morning, we carried a story that indicated that South Africa could be the latest hunting ground for thieves looking for valuable paintings. But, what if our own artists where behind this trend?
Ironically, a few days after the Film and Publication Appeal Tribunal set aside the “16N” classification of Brett Murray’s controversial painting of President Jacob Zuma: The Spear, a large penis has appeared behind Zuma on The Star’s front page.
A 20m bronze sculpture of a naked pregnant woman, wielding a sword, by well-known artist Damien Hirst has arrived in Devon in England.
We all had a good laugh a couple of weeks ago when we read the story of the old lady who tried to restore a famous 19th-century artwork, and ruined it by turning Jesus into a cross between a monkey and a chimpanzee.
One of Andy Warhol’s most famous pop art pieces is his print of “32 Campbell Soup Cans”, depicting the brand of canned soup, Campbell’s. In celebration of the 50-year anniversary of the prints, which first appeared on display in 1962, the company is releasing a new limited edition can, decorated in Warhol’s definitive style.