The Spectacular Sets of Early 20th Century New York Theater

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.

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.

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.

Perspective

“One day I woke up and I saw everything in perspective…”

Psychedelic Photographs of Flowers

Los Angeles-based photographer Maggie West likes to experiment with lightnings in order to create surreal and captivating atmospheres.

Minimalism & Multitude: The Swarming Animated GIFs

French animator Frédéric Vayssouze-Faure explores complicated mathematical concepts through short animations he publishes on a Tumblr called Wavegrower.

City Footbridge Gets People Closer to Nature

A skywalk is seen slithering through a litchi orchard in Xiangmi Park in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, giving local residents a chance of getting close to nature.

Touchy World of Love

Light touches, dreamy gazes and longing sighs… That’s what you’ll find in these intimate illustrations by Zipcy.

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.