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New Grotesque Real-Time Visual Manipulations of Augmented Hands
“Augmented Hand Series (v.2)” is another round of grotesque real-time visual manipulations of hands created by artists Golan Levin, Chris Sugrue, and Kyle McDonald. The effects…
Dapper Baby Squirrel Cleverly Creates a Cape From a Piece of Cabbage
A dapper baby squirrel cleverly dons a cabbage cape after chewing through the leaf to make a perfect hole for his little head. ?????7600? RT???????????? ?????????????????? ??????? #?????????? #???? pic.twitter.com/4xUPPfVyIy…
Wonderfully Ghoulish Cakes by Annabel de Vetten
Food artist Annabel de Vetten, aka “Annabel Lecter” (previously), harnesses her background in fine art sculpture to create ghoulish cakes. The cakes combine unsettling realism…
Artist Creatively Uses Makeup to Recreate Women’s Faces in Vandalized Subway Ads
In her wonderful “Makeup Transit Authority” project, environmental designer Lydia Cambron brilliantly employs makeup and handmade props to replicate the faces of the women featured…
World’s Largest LEGO Millennium Falcon Built Using 250,000 Bricks by Master Builders & Australians for May the 4th
To celebrate Star Wars Day (May the 4th), the world’s largest LEGO Millennium Falcon was built using 250,000 LEGO bricks by two master builders, Chris…
Handmade LED Costume Arm Guards
Barcelona light artist and costume designer Beo Beyond creates unique handmade LED costume arm guards. The guards use PVC materials and LEDs powered by rechargeable…
‘Biophilia’, Elegant Mosaics Made From Beautifully Exotic Insects From Around the World
Artist Christopher Marley has created a gorgeous line of mosaics, prisms, and other artistic arrangements made from exotic insects that he’s humanely sourced from around…
Pokémon: Symphonic Evolutions, A Live Symphony Orchestra Concert Tour Featuring Music From the Video Games
Pokémon: Symphonic Evolutions is a concert series featuring the music from the video games of the Pokémon franchise performed live by symphony orchestras all around…
How to Build a Simple Wave Machine With Duct Tape, Skewers, and Jelly Babies
Teacher and science writer Alom Shaha presents a demonstration on how to build a simple wave machine out of duct tape, skewers, and Jelly Babies.…
Playful Character Street Art by Guri
Argentina-based street artist Guri adds whimsical cartoonish characters to otherwise drab buildings in his delightful street art. While most of his murals adorn a wall…