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Bent Objects

Get a wire, add some objects, some talent and a lot of imagination and you get Bent Objects. The blog is described as This is a collection of things that I make, and images that I take. The blog has … Continue reading

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Patrick Hitte

What a lovely image: a gorgeous brunette in a “café”and a marvellous Paris Métro exit in Art Nouveau style. The enclosed exit of Porte Dauphine station with the “Metropolitain” word really exists and it was designed by Hector Guimard in1899. … Continue reading

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Mia Mäkilä

Mia Mäkilä is a Swedish artist who creates dark and disturbing images, on in her words, horror art & collages. Her work has influences of Hieronymus Bosch, Pieter Bruegel the elder, Francisco de Goya, Johann Heinrich Fuseli, Frida Kahlo and … Continue reading

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Nemo Gould

The artist Nemo Gould has been creating his signature style of kinetic metal and found object sculpture for over 20 years. His portfolio has shows fabulous mixed media and found object sculptures, with a neat retro style. It also includes … Continue reading

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ArtePfau

José Geraldo Reis Pfau, a Brazilian advertising professional, reserves his weekends to a productive hobby: creating mini motorcycles with parts of glasses and watches. Part of his private collection, which contains more than 200 pieces, is presented on his site … Continue reading

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Japonisme in Magazine Covers

Japonism or Japonisme, the original French term, which is also used in English, is a term for the influence of the arts of Japan on those of the West. This tendence had a huge influence in the works of artists … Continue reading

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Heather Houghton

Animals are always a great inspiration to artists. Heather Houghton knows that and creates the most adorable paintings and illustrations with them. On her portfolio there are several super coloured and cute paintings with dogs, some with cats and even … Continue reading

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Theo Jansen Strandbeests

Two years ago I was very impressed when I read about the amazing work of the Dutch artist Theo Jansen. In the last 16 years he has been working on those incredible kinetic sculptures, the strandbeest (Beach Creatures). They are … Continue reading

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70′s Italian Pulp Art

Before start clicking in any link of this post take a deep breath and relax. You should use a safe browser with pop-up blocker. Now you are ready to visit 70′s Italian Pulp Art. The main page of the site … Continue reading

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Adalberto Abbate

If you remember of any of my posts with pictures with tiny plastic men and toys, do you know they are usually cheerful and cute or funny. That’s not the case, forget them. The work above is part of the … Continue reading

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