Amazing Portraits Made with Screws (13 pics)

Amazing Portraits Made with Screws by Andrew Myers

California based artist Andrew Myers creates portraits using screws, which also allows the artist to get a “feel” of 3D into the work. The artist starts off with a plywood panel and covers it with pages of a phonebook (pages from the subject’s local area!) and then move.

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Bugster - Interbreeding with Beetle & Boxster (13 pics)

Bugster - Interbreeding with Beetle & Boxster -

What happens if you cross a Porsche Boxster with a Porsche Boxster Volkswagen Beetle Recently the cute little Herbie bug car is not so sweet anymore, thanks to this creation by Austrian shop owner, Siegfried Rudolf, who owns CarMaxx. The shop specializes in restoring two popular German cars, Porsches and Volkswagens.

Rudolf got the idea to slap a Porsche Boxster engine into a 1973 VW Beetle when he noticed how the two cars had a very similar wheelbase. In order to mate the two different cars together, the VW Beetle shell was custom fitted to go on the Porsche Boxster’s chassis. The fenders on the VW Beetle had to be modified in order to fit the 18-inch rims and the adjustable suspension. As for the interior, the door panels are from the VW Beetle while the dashboard is from the Porsche Boxster.

As a result of interbreeding got the car Bugster, the new and improved Porsche Boxster Beetle puts down 270 horsepower and is pretty much considered a sleeper. With the Porsche chassis and new suspension, this is probably one of the best handling Beetle’s around.

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Fantastic Illustrations by Serge Birault (25 pics)

Fantastic Illustrations by Serge Birault
Horror films have been placing ravishing women in close proximity with hideous monsters for over one hundred years, and Serge Birault seems Hell-bent on preserving their perilous plight for time immemorial. Thankfully, his stylish renditions of devilishly distressed damsels are at once respectful of their ancient roots, and subversively modern as well.

With lovingly-distressed proportions and a knowing wink, Mr. Birault’s clever twists on classic horror and pulp themes consistently create playful pinups and portraits that drip with wit and charm. Tentacles must hold a special, clammy place in his heart, but rancid fly-men and lecherous were-squirrels also torment the lovely ladies he paints.

Mixed in with his warm appreciation of these subjects is a thin thread of macabre insanity. yet, while death and danger are never far, they are easily overshadowed by deceptively capable and unbelievably beautiful women that populate Serge’s illustrated fantasies.

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Interesting Custom Built Furniture (12 pics)

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If you wonder what our furniture would look like if designed by kids -  you have to see these wacky cartoon-like furniture pieces by Straight Line Designs.

Straight Line Designs is a one-of-a-kind workshop that has been operating out of Vancouver, British Columbia for the past 25 years. In addition to installations, sculptures and private commissions, designer Judson Beaumont and his staff of eight full-time craftspeople have designed and constructed a variety of custom-built furniture and projects for public institutions and children’s exhibitions throughout North America and abroad.

Focused on quality and custom design, Judson’s studio stays far away from mass production. Their workshop’s building capacity is restricted but Jud’s designing ability is not! 

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Pretty Pinup Posters (34 pics)

Originated a new trend of contemporary visual and photographic art under the name 'PIN UP'. Literally, with the English language is translated as "pin", but actually what they called placards and posters that are pinned on the wall. The main highlight of this picture - it's a luxury, often half-nacked girl with just a divine smile. Many believe that an ordinary painte d aerotic. However, PIN UP - it's much more than just aerotic figures. First of all, it is the image of the ideal woman, the dream of men. But, basically - this image of sx symbol, a woman who is able to charm even his reflection on the paper. This is not a classic painted aerotic or banal aerotic drawings, it's just kind of a hint of sensuality, a hint that the woman - not so much a beautiful body, how much tenderness and mystery.

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Creative Food Manipulation (27 pics)

In Strange Food Special and Creative Food Manipulation you've seen many weird (and tasty?) results of artists playing with food, mostly in a sculptural way.

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Dance - Just Doing What Comes Naturally (15 pics)

Dance - Just Doing What Comes Naturally -

Human beings probably danced even before there was a word for it. Rhythmic bodily movement is instinctive. It connects people, even if unconsciously, to the rhythms of nature. The grounded movement is notably different from ballet's upward lift - itself in relation to western melodic forms. Dance is a form of expression that supersedes verbal language; it is possible to convey far more meaning in a sweeping gesture than a simple phrase. Dance springs from a human desire for personal expression and social connection. and it feels good.

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Book Origami by Isaac Salazar (15 pics)

Book Origami by Isaac Salazar
We give away old clothes, old furniture, old toys... but old books... they get to stay.  They're on the bookshelves or packed away in our garages.  They represent our formative selves; they announce, "This was once important to me."

A few weeks ago, we visited the library at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands to see how the students there cleverly re-purposed the library's old books. Artist Isaac Salazar has a different idea for re-purposing; he's created 'Book Origami' that beautifully inspires!

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Incredible Typograhy Paper Illustration (26 pics)

Incredible Typograhy Paper Illustration by Yulia Brodskaya -
Yulia Brodskaya is an artist and illustrator born in 1983 in Moscow - Russia. She is very recognized for her astonishing, elegant and detailed paper illustrations. Currently based in the UK, where she went to continue her education in art at the University of Hertfordshire with a Master of Art in Graphics Communication degree in 2006. After getting her degree, Yulia continued to experiment and explore ways of bringing together all the things she likes most: typography, paper, and highly detailed hand-made craft objects. She has swiftly earned an international reputation for her innovative paper illustrations and continues to create beautifully detailed paper designs for clients all around the world.

'Typography is my second love, after paper and I’m really happy that I’ve found a way of combining the two. Having said that, I don’t want to exclude non-typobased designs, I’d like to work on different projects.” Yulia for Computer Arts

I bumped into Yulia's work during one of my explorations looking for inspiration and was impressed by her pieces. The colors, details, swirls and the movement of her artworks, everything matches perfectly catching our attention and enchanting those who love the combination of creativity, talent and unique ideas. Well, enough said is time for you to enjoy the images. Hope you like it. Enjoy!

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Realistic Sculptures by Mark Newman (19 pics)

Realistic Sculptures by Mark Newman
Here are some of sculptor Mark Newman’s most awe-inspiring creations. His work seems so realistic, even though his subject matter is very unrealistic. This combination is not only exciting, but a veritable treat as well.

Newman has chosen for his subject creatures from mythologies, comics, stories and even video games. There is a Wolverine amongst his sculptures as well as what could be Kratos from the God of War Play Station games. There is Frankenstein in all his pitiable state as well as what could be Gollum from the Lord of the Rings trilogy. On one hand, there is a King Kong and on the other there is a gymnast.

The beauty of the sculptures is that the skill of the sculptor makes them look extremely life like, even though the sculptures themselves are of creatures that are mostly mythological or fantastical, mainly figments of our collective imagination.

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Amazing Creative Typewriter Artist - Keira Rathbone (15 pics)

 

Amazing Creative Typewriter Artist - Keira Rathbone -
Meet Keira Rathbone, an artist who is most famously known for her amazing typewriter art. The creative London artist makes detailed drawings on a typewriter she bought from a Poole charity shop. Typing out  hundreds of letters, numbers and symbols in place of brush strokes and pixels results in beautiful enigmatic images. On average, she spends 90 hours on each typewriter-produced drawing.

However, it doesn’t mean she can’t draw with a regular pencil – vintage typewriter is just one of Keira’s mediums to create her art.

Typerwriter artist Keira now has an arsenal of 30 typewriters and already made ASCII portraits of Kate Moss, Marylin Monroe, Barrack Obama, Tom Hanks and others you are about to see.

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Awesome Amazon Tree Houses (15 pics)

Awesome Amazon Tree Houses - Awesome tree houses created by the company Amazon Tree Houses.

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Amazing Fat Monkey Sculpture in Sao Paulo (8 pics)

Amazing Fat Monkey Sculpture in Sao Paulo
This statue is called Fat Monkey and  was built in Sao Paulo, Brazil, during Pixelshow Design Congress 2010. It’s made out of 10,000 Beach Thongs(flip flops).
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Unusual Shoes Design by Kobi Levy (30 pics)

Unusual Shoes Design by Kobi Levy
Kobi Levi Graduated from Bezalel Academy of Art & Design, Jerusalem 2001. Specialize in footwear design and development/making. Working as a freelance designer. Collaborating with both Israeli and international companies in the past and present years and working on his men shoe line in Tel-Aviv, Israel. Designed industrial footwear in both Italy, China and Brazil. Presented design in various exhibitions in Tel-Aviv, Jerusalem, Tokyo, Verona, St.Etienne, Berlin etc'… "In my artistic footwear design the shoe is my canvas". You can find more of his shoe designs here.

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Italian Bicycle Monument (4 pics)

On the highway between Tarbes and Pau at a resting place called l’Aire des Pyrénées you can find this very special monument about the Tour de France named 'Le Tour de France dans les Pyrénées'. This 18m high monument, made of alumina and steel, was realized in 1995. 

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Impressive Cardboard Vehicles (17 pics)

Life-size cardboard vehicles

Sometimes only a full-scale representation will get your idea across. Shannon Goff, a member of the Detroit based Telegraph artist collective, is responsible for some truly amazing cardboard sculptures.

Shannon's Helicopter, is constructed from corrugated cardboard and measures 165" x 378" x 81.5".

Chris Gilmore's work, such as this Model A Ford, is built from unwanted cardboard and cigarette packets. Also check out his Aston Martin DB8, the ultimate luxury vehicle rendered in throwaway materials. I'm not sure 007 would approve.

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Eatable High Fashion - The Matter of Taste ( 18 pics)

Eatable high fashion by Fulvio Bonavia

When food meets fashion it simply has to look tasty and amusing at the same time. The award-winning Italian photographer Fulvio Bonavia has made these tasteful creations for his latest book “A Matter of Taste”. Purses made out of raspberries, a belt of sardines, and chocolate earrings are just some of his eatable “haute couture” pieces.

Owning these clothes and jewelry you may never go hungry again. Speaking of food, in October 2009 the Sydney International Food Festival presented different flags made out of the several countries’s native food.

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Planting in Women Shoes (12 pics)

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Very Cute - Life of Danbo (18 pics)

Very Cute - Life of Danbo   
Great Art by: Anton Tang

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Portraits Made out of Recycled Cassette Tape (17 pics)

Portraits of Musicians made out of Recycled Cassette Tape

Flickr user iri5 has an impressive series titled ‘Ghost in the machine’ of portraits of well-known musicians (such as Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison and Ian Brown, …) made from recycle cassette tape.

I am an artist who specializes in using non traditional media… old books, cassettes, playing cards, magazines, credit cards… whatever I can find. It feels great to work with strange, older materials. Things that have a mind of their own. Most everything I use has been thrown away or donated at some point. Past its prime, like some of the finest things in the world.

In this series I showcase a number of portraits of musicians made out of recycled cassette tape with original cassette. Also included are portraits made from old film and reels. The idea comes from a philosopher's (Ryle) description of how your spirit lives in your body. I imagine we are all, like cassettes, thoughts wrapped up in awkward packaging. : )

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