NYC,1981, A Blog About the Culture, History, and Art of New York City in 1981
Brooklyn gang The Dirty Ones. Photos via Classic NY Street Gangs NYC,1981 is a fascinating blog that looks at New York City in the year…
City Landmark Illustrations Made With Bicycle Tire Tracks by Thomas Yang
Back in March we posted about a wonderful illustration of the Empire State Building that artist Thomas Yang created with bicycle tires and paint. Yang…
An Illustrated History of Mac OS X
Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah The Illustrated History of Mac OS X traces the development of the Apple operating system from Mac OS X 10.0…
Margaret Keane, The Artist Behind the Iconic ‘Big-Eye’ Paintings of People and Animals
Starting in the 1950s, artist Margaret Keane began creating paintings of people and animals with oversized doe-eyes. The paintings gained widespread popularity in the 1960s,…
‘Light Is Time,’ An Immersive Indoor Installation of 80,000 Watch Parts Suspended From a Ceiling
At the 2014 Milan Design Week back in April, Japanese watch brand Citizen and French architecture firm DGT presented LIGHT is TIME, an immersive indoor…
Behind the Scenes With Cayce Zavaglia and Her Astonishingly Lifelike Embroidery Portraits
Back in 2011 we first posted about Cayce Zavaglia, the St. Louis-based artist who embroiders astonishingly lifelike portraits by hand. Zavaglia has since created quite…
Photographs Taken With a Microscope Explore the Beautiful and Bizarre Forms of Gemstones
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Danny J. Sánchez (@mineralien) Photographer and gemologist Danny J. Sanchez uses a microscope to take fascinating,…
Artist Is Making a Wonderfully Intricate Paper Architectural Miniature Every Day in ‘Paperholm’ Project
Since August of this year, Edinburgh-based artist Charles Young has been creating a wondrous paper architectural miniature every day for his ongoing project, Paperholm. The…
‘Motion Exposure’, Using Light Painting Photography to Capture the Movement of People in Action
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Stephen Orlando (@motionexposure) Ontario-based photographer Stephen Orlando uses light painting techniques to capture human movement in…
Artist Ra Paulette Is Hand Carving Stunning Sculpted Caves in Sandstone Cliffs in New Mexico
photo via Karoff Films For more than 10 years, artist Ra Paulette has been digging and hand carving extraordinary sculpted caverns in the sandstone cliffs…