Many theatrical set designers today follow the maxim of “less is more”, but in the old days when theaters had to compete with moving pictures, plays frequently featured elaborate and extravagant sets built with great attention to detail. Continue reading
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Carving Dead Trees Into Public Art
Trees have long life spans, but eventually they too die of old age or succumb to diseases or get damaged in thunderstorms and hurricanes. When trees in urban spaces die and show signs of toppling over or breaking off, the city might decide to remove them for the safety of those around. The remaining stumps then provide a wonderful opportunity for wood carvers to showcase their talent and liven up the neighborhood at the same time. Continue reading
Colorful Illustrations in London
The artist Jack Dally has just produced a series of colorful illustrations entitled Essential Living. This series features many characters in action in the English capital. Continue reading
Los Angeles From Above: Vibrant Aerial Shots
ArtbyArtLA is a talented photographer, artist, retoucher and drone pilot currently based in Los Angeles, California. Art focuses on aerial photography, he shoots a lot of commercial and residential real estate photography. Continue reading
Natura Insects: Delicate Floral Compositions
Natura Insects is a beautiful series from the Japanese artist and designer Raku Inoue, currently based in Montreal, who imagines delicate floral compositions by recreating insects with leaves and flower petals. Continue reading
Touchy World of Love
Light touches, dreamy gazes and longing sighs… That’s what you’ll find in these intimate illustrations by Zipcy. Continue reading
Beautiful Australian Landscape Oil Paintings
Graham Gercken is an award winning Australian landscape painting artist who was born in 1960. He is a self-taught artist who loves to paint with oil paint. Continue reading
Ethereal Paintings
Form in Space, 48×60″ – aluminum print
Artist Garth Williams creates these stunning photographs using the fluid painting technique. In a vast tank filled with water, he infuses different media and pigments then captures the unpredictable movements of the substance. Continue reading
Towering Mixed Media Portraits
‘Sunset (Good Morning Beautiful, I Waited All Night Long)’ Oil, oil pastel, spray, and hand-dyed and hand stitched linen on Canvas, 245 x 215 cm
Canadian-born artist Andrew Salgado presents a new body of work composed of towering portraits Continue reading