If you get bowled over by the realistic looking spaceships, robots and other sci-fi gizmos in movies, you’ve Raphael Urbain to thank for. He’s the one who creates these magical and life-like props for leading movie houses. Just to give an idea, his creations include Space Shuttle, Kylo Ren’s helmet, BB8 Droid, Death Star, Terminator […]
Birds fighting for nesting spaces are a common sight in cities. It was this observation that led street artist Thomas Winther, aka Dambo, Previously (Thomas Dambo Troll Locations), to initiate ‘Happy City Birds’ project. The project, started in 2006, helps city-dwelling birds find a safe place they can call their own.
It’s really a wonder how childhood impressions can compel people to take up what they had seen when they were young. This is what happened with Peter Stewart, who as a child, carried the fond memories of his school excursion in a local game reserve in KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa to become a wildlife artist.
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The amazing woodcarving of Zarir Abdullah can be compared only to the intricate marble carvings found in monuments of yesteryears or in the royal wooden furniture of the Victorian era. Each piece that this Malaysian woodcarving artist creates is a masterpiece. This is because he’s passionate about what he does.
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If you browse the emojis on your smartphone, in one of the sections you’ll find flags of various countries. However, these flags in themselves don’t depict the culture and tradition of that country. Enter Khermsart, a 20-year-old Italian artist, who portrays this in all its glory on her Instagram page.
You may think portraits created by Jesse Lane are done in oil paints, but it may amaze you to know that all his works are in pencil colors. And it’s not only the variety of pencil colors he uses that’s impressive but the facial expressions he creates.
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People crochet and knit garments to be worn, but here’s a visual artist, who creates sculptures out of knitting and crocheting! Meet Liisa Hietanen, a Finnish visual artist, whose creative genius is making waves on the internet. So realistic are her fabric sculptures that one needs to look at them twice to confirm they’re indeed
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People who’ve time on their hands, generally waste it in mundane pursuits. But not Sophie Woolfenden. When she picked up a job at a quiet shop with hardly any footfalls, she spent her time quite constructively by following her first love…drawing. This is because as far as she could remember, she’d always loved art. It
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If you find real-looking, ready-to-eat food resting on a soap dish in a bathroom, don’t eat it! This is because it’s a soap in the form of delectable food. Surprised? This is the handiwork of Julia Popova, who hails from St. Petersburg, Russia. Making realistic food soap is her passion.
If you genuinely love children, it shows, especially in times of the coronavirus outbreak. One such kid-lover is Mo Willems, a bestselling author and illustrator of children’s books, such as ‘The Pigeon Have to Go to School’, I Will Take a Nap’ and ‘Knufflebunny’. He realized the need for reaching out to children, who are
It’s difficult to imagine that tissue paper can be used in any other way other than what it’s meant for. However, you’ve to hand it over to Marianne Eriksen-Scott Hansen, an artist, who not only uses it for her art but does so brilliantly. Her claim to fame is making intricate and lifelike paper blossoms
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