Heikala’s watercolor paintings certainly take one back to childhood storybooks that had scenes featuring characters in picturesque settings of vast landscapes, starry skies, forests, and much more. She does all this with such expertise as to make watercolor art magical. The influence of Japanese animation and Finnish children’s book illustrations is quite evident in Heikala’s […]
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In his hands, even solid rocks seem like play-dough. And his creations are a testimony to his skill in manipulating stones into something that seems downright impossible. He’s José Manuel Castro López, a Spanish sculptor, who carves hard stones to make them appear malleable, soft, and squishy! In the process, he breathes life into them.
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Belgian artist Maryna Tezina, who owns the eBay shop Poppen Atelier, customizes Barbies, Monster High, and Ever After Dolls into other dolls and personalities and how! Little wonder her creations have become a rage on the internet. On Instagram alone, her page – poppenatelier – has garnered a following of over 100,000 fans and counting.
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What would a child born to a musical family become when he or she grows up? A musician, you’d say. Well, not always. Adele Renault, who was born into a musical family didn’t, instead, she turned into an artist, thanks to all the encouragement she received from her family. Today, this Belgian artist has created
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Nagato Iwasaki’s grotesque human sculptures, made from driftwood, look scarier than the walking dead! You certainly wouldn’t want to encounter them in a forest. However, a closer look at these creations reveals the intricacies that this sculptor goes into creating them. There is no doubt that the driftwood sculptures created by this Japanese artist, who’s
He’s a master at distorting old photographs and turning them into works of art. He’s Kensuke Koike, a Japanese visual artist, who was born in Nagoya, Japan, but works in Venice, Italy. The artistic process of this artist is as bizarre as its outcome. He cuts, tears, disassembles old photographs, and uses them to recreate
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If you look at the framed intricate paper cut creations of Karen O’Leary, the first thought that’d cross your mind will be, “I think I’ve seen them somewhere.” Of course, you have…on Google Maps! This is exactly what this architect-turned-artist produces – hand-cut paper maps, albeit without words or text. Why paper maps without text?
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There are potters who dazzle you with their artistic prowess in creating incredible products that’s just pieces of art. However, Laura Kotsmith, a full-time potter, creates ceramic pieces that are not only artistic but functional too. Kotsmith, settled in Minnesota, USA, was creative as far back as she can remember. And art turned out to
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Embroidered cloth patches look so cool on jeans and have been around for hundreds of years, used mainly for covering up holes in threadbare clothing and for labeling uniforms. However, here’s an artist who places embroidered patches on the skin! No, he does not sew embroidered patches onto the skin but creates tattoos in their
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One has to admit there’s a unique charm of miniatures that forever delights us. And a Japanese studio called Mozu has rooms full of them! This miniature studio was started by Kiyotaka Mizukoshi. The minute details with which he meticulously creates each miniature object has to be seen to be believed! Besides miniatures, this 21-year-old
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What happens when two creative persons with divergent interests combine their passions? For this, you just need to see the works of these two beautiful sisters! The two are Marie and Lily Shagoyan hailing from St. Petersburg, Russia. While one of the sisters is passionate about knitting, the other is a trained interior designer. It
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