Photographs of 19th Century Paintings Recreated on the Human Body

For their project “Museum Anatomy,” Chiang Mai, Thailand-based artists Chadwick Gray and Laura Spector recreated and photographed old paintings from around the world on a human body instead of a canvas.

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Gravity-Defying Sculptures by Cornelia Konrads

Cornelia Konrads is an artist from Wuppertal, Germany. She is well-known for her land art and site-specific art installations and has been freelancing since 1998. Konrads has been commissioned for several permanent and temporary public artworks as well as for numerous private collections, sculpture parks and gardens.

On her site you can find an extensive collection of her amazing sculptural work. In the examples below, we focus on Konrads outdoor artwork that seems to defy gravity and float in the air. Upon close inspection you can see wires suspending the artwork but from afar, the pieces are truly mystical, especially given their beautiful surroundings.

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Surreal 3D Street Art by Eduardo Relero

More on Eduardo Relero's website.

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Awesome Street Art by Sainer and Bezt

Polish street artists Sainer and Bezt are doing some incredible artwork around Europe. Together, they are the Etam Cru and they are putting Polish street art on the map with their incredible large-scale pieces that can span buildings 10 stories high.

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These Tiny Dioramas Have Seen Some Big Disasters

While some use photoshop to manipulate a photo, Lori Nix takes a much more detailed approach. She crafts meticulous dioramas that try to recreate what the world would look like if mother nature took over.

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Clever and Unusual Snow Paintings

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Photographs of Weapons Made from Harmless Materials

Photographs of making weapons from harmless materials by the phenomenally talented duo Sam Hofman (photographer) and Kyle Bean (modelmaker) who have worked together on countless projects.

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Brilliant Book Art by Thomas Allen

Inspired by a View-Master and pop-up books as a child, Thomas Allen became interested in recreating these three-dimensional experiences by using mid century books and pulp fiction paperbacks as still life subjects. Allen gently cuts around the shape of his figures, physically releasing them from their two dimensional surface, and then places them in a new display of meaningful interactions.

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"Dancers Among Us" by Jordan Matter

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Artist Uses Jello to Create Amazing Miniature Installations

Liz Hickok is a San Francisco-based artist working in photography, video, sculpture, and installation. Hickok received her MFA from Mills College in Oakland, California. She earned a BFA and BA from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts and Tufts University in Boston, Massachusetts. Hickok lived and worked in Boston for over ten years before moving to the San Francisco Bay Area. “Hickok’s Cityscapes in Jell-O” series has received extensive media coverage, such as The New York Times, NPR, and The CBS Early Show. Her artwork has been exhibited across the United States and is included in international collections.

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