British artist James Mylne makes photo-realistic images using essentially a ballpoint pen, and sometimes he mixes other materials such as ink, marker, and spray paint. His drawings demand a great deal of concentration because one wrong stroke, can spoil the whole portrait. www.jamesmylne.co.uk
Artist Ben Long uses his finger to scribe into the layer of dirt built-up from exhaust emissions, Long creates elaborate drawings on the rear shutters of white haulage trucks. In his on-going series, collectively entitled The Great Travelling Art Exhibition, he expands upon the daubing and crude slogans that commonly adorn commercial freight vehicles. www.benlong.co.uk
Xu Bing: Tobacco Project explores the production and culture of tobacco as seen through the eyes of one of China’s most innovative contemporary artists. The exhibition combines important pieces from the artist’s earlier projects at Duke University in North Carolina and the Shanghai Gallery of Art in China with new work inspired by visits to […]
A series of hyper-realistic paintings by Spanish artist Pedro Campos who uses oil on canvas to recreate still life objects of our everyday lives. With no digitization, these impressive artworks look even better than photographs. Amazing! For more of Pedro’s incredible artwork, visit www.pedrocampos.net
Designer Belen Hermosa created this funky modern chair out of thousands of CD’S. What imagination!
Designed by Portuguese artist Joao Sabino the keyboard handbag is constructed from 393 individual keyboard keys. A fun fashion statement and work of art in one. Fab!
This intriguing and quirky masterpiece entitled ‘The Toaster’ by Ingrid Falk and Gustavo Aguerre was constructed in Buenos Aires, Argentina, over the course of two days from 2,500 slices of bread, which were painstakingly toasted to different degrees of ‘burnt’ and pieced together to form a stunning artwork. Just like a scene from a […]
Kyle Bean, of Brighton, East Sussex, carefully glued the shards together after collecting eggs of varying colours from his local bakery. He said: “The chicken or the egg is an interesting paradox that I wanted to respond to. I was motivated by the idea. I knew it would be a challenge and very fiddly but […]
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01/20/19 CPO John Seidman was my wife’s nephew; he died in a failed Coast Guard rescue in October of 2009…a tragic accident. Members of the US Coast Guard have a special place in my heart. Today, the spouses of members of the US Coast Guard are figuring out where they will get their family’s next […]
'Subtle Beauty' Cloudscape painting in soft pastels 40x30cm Glimpses of subtle beauty on a seemingly grey day - sometimes you have to look hard for the sparkling diamonds in any walk of life. Shop: https://www.lynneforrester.com/
'Abstract Cupcake' Cloudscape painting in soft pastels 40x30cm Energetic running has reduced to an optimistic plod as the fingers start to go numb and the toes send up a painful twang. The tarmac continues and the focus is on feeling grateful that it's been gritted on this wintry morning. So, it's a lovely surprise to […]
