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
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Carving Dead Trees Into Public Art
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
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
Perspective
“One day I woke up and I saw everything in perspective…” Continue reading
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. 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
Protecting The Rice in Bangladesh
Over 100 of these pyramid-like mounds are seen in Brahmanbaria, Bangladesh.
Workers in a rice mill create over 100 even piles of rice and sort them into even rows before downpours come. 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