Art

Jihyun Park, an artist in Korea, has found a unique and quintessentially Asian approach to pointillism – he uses burning sticks of incense to burn tiny holes in huge sheets of rice paper, arranging the tiny holes into beautiful, relaxing …

Benedict Cumberbatch may not have won this year’s Oscar, but he did win a poll sponsored by UKTV. Cumberbatch beat out a long list of British actors for this honor (I think that’s what they’re calling this) like Idris Elba, …

Elspeth McLean, an Australian artist based in Canada, creates hypnotizing paintings of mandalas on smooth and perfectly round ocean stones that will soothe your soul and fill your wold with color. She paints her beautiful explosions of color with tiny …

Jessie Dockins is a needle felting artist who creates sculptures of dogs, owls, and other realistic (and whimsical) creatures. Many people commission to create dog sculptures of their or a family member’s favorite dog. These dogs are often referred to …

Julien Seth Malland’s murals revive crumbling walls with vibrant images of children immersed in galaxies of color. The Paris-based artist, who also goes by the pseudonym Seth Globepainter, adds depth to flat, brick-and-plaster walls with a palette of vibrant hues …

Mr Stoetter used five people to recreate this lifelike tropical tree frog. One person can be seen in the centre, acting as the frog’s backbone, while two others can be seen crouched on the floor, acting as the frog’s back …

Like a new modern version of invisible ink, superhydrophobic coatings can also be used to create hidden street art that stays invisible until it gets wet. Peregrine Chuch, a Seattle-based street artist, created a series of public works of street …

I can’t say I ever expected to see anyone make animal dissection cute, but knitting artist Emily Stoneking has done it. Her aKNITomy artwork faithfully recreates typical high school dissection projects as arguably cute knit panels. If you have a …

Ellen Jewett, a talented sculptor based in Canda, creates unbelievably detailed and delicate-looking handmade clay sculptures of creatures that look like they’d be right at home in our wildest dreams (or nightmares) Ellen says her inspiration comes “from animal physiology …

Getting a tattoo with your significant other can be risky, but these tattoos are as clever as they are cute.

Marco lives in a small country town in regional Victoria, Australia. Drawing with a ballpoint has always been his favorite medium and long since he can remember that’s all he has really used. All these drawings have been illustrated freehand, …

What do you do when your feet meet nice floors? Take a selfeet of course. There’s what the Instagram account named “I Have This Thing With Floors” is all about. It’s full of of the most beautiful, ornately tiled floors …

Coming from the art background, love of commercial art and of course coffee, coffee painting has been one of recent Maria A. Aristidou recent projects. She uses water paint paper and around 5 different coffee blends Mother of Dragons R2D2 …

These scenes look like something out of Adventure Time, but they’re actually the charmingly sugary work of Australian artist Tanya Schultz. Schultz, operating under the name Pip & Pop, creates large-scale floor installations full of intricate patterns and tiny landscape …

Who said adults can’t use coloring books? Johanna Basford, a talented illustrator and artists in the UK, has created a series of coloring books that have become wildly popular, selling more than a million copies. She told Dailymail that she …

Kristian Mensa is a 17-year-old artist from Czech Republic. Throughout the years he has realized how important are the simple objects. They can represent hundreds of completely different things and have a totally different meaning. Flower Gramophone Marge and her …

A steel bolt is probably one of the least emotional or human things that I can think of, but that’s not how Tobbe Malm feels. This Swedish blacksmith in Oslo can coax simple steel nuts and bolts into human-like forms …

Novosibirsk-based young Russian photographer Helena Lavrenkova creates these mystical pictures inspired by famous fairytales and old legends from all around the world. She creates pictures combining Photoshop manipulations with real props that she makes independently and individually.

Do you like cats? How about cute and tasty sweets? I think there are a lot of people who like both of them. I am Laura, Japanese web designer and I blog with my mother Caroline. I love cats so …

This ‘Monster Issues‘ series from Greece-based illustrator Teo Zirinis shows us that even scary monsters have to deal with the daily grind…

Watercolor is often called the most disobedient and very moody paint. With it is difficult to work, it is difficult to store, it is unpredictable and requires maximum concentration from the artist. But those who managed to conquer and tame …

London-based artist and photographer Ellie Davis captures magical visions of the forest. Her scenes feature both the natural beauty of an area and a creation of her own making. Davis’ surreal, dreamlike images are mysterious, hinting at exploration and the …

Most museums don’t like to see their visitors take pictures, some going so far as to charge them for the privilege. But this is not the case at the Art In Island museum in Manila, The Philippines. Here, visitors are …