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Make Your Home Stylish & Chic With Art Made From Umbilical Cords!

Stephanie McMaster — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 20:24:04 +0000

Why copy ideas for decorating your home out of design magazines and off HGTV when you can give it a more personal touch? Your home is where your heart is and the modern-day woman stores her heart in style with a contemporary twist — by decorating with art made out of her children’s umbilical cords! [...]

11 Awesome Examples of Fruit Art

Cameron Simcik — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 19:06:34 +0000

Anything goes when it comes to art, particularly on the internet. Feel like constructing an ode to Grumpy Cat? Knock yourself out. What about a collection of Disney/Star Wars mashups? That, my friends, is also possible.

20 Awesome Pop Culture Valentines For Your Sweetheart

Sarah Shahzad — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 15:06:46 +0000

This year, for Valentine’s Day, express your feelings with these hilarious pop culture Valentines. Everyone loves it when they’re threatened, cajoled or otherwise intimidated into submitting to another person’s affections. The following are some of the fun valentines we found, inspired by the likes of ‘Game of Thrones,’ ‘Breaking Bad’ and ‘Adventure Time,’ among others. [...]

Why Didn't We Think of That — Genius 'Artist' Makes 'Art' By Getting Hickeys

Cameron Simcik — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 00:00:03 +0000

We're all about the strange -- weird fetishes, showing up naked for interviews; you name it, and we'll probably get behind it. There are a few rare instances,though, when even we get a little weirded out. This, friends, is one of those times.

Ecce Mono Painter Sells Painting for $1,427

Emerald Catron — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 21:32:40 +0000

Much like the Overly Attached Girlfriend, Cecelia Gimenez, the lady who accidentally painted a Monkey Jesus this summer, is using her internet fame for good rather than evil. After selling an original painting on eBay, she plans to donate all $1,427 earned to charity.

On Sale at Goodwill: One Rare Salvador Dali Drawing

Danny Gallagher — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 04:12:10 +0000

Every now and then, a lost work of art from one of history’s greatest artists turns up in a garage sale or secondhand store. Some lucky buyer pays just mere pennies for something that’s potentially worth thousands or more. This time, the store itself is the one profiting off a famous painting. A Goodwill store [...]

Presenting 'Honey Boo Boo' Made Out of Garbage!

Emerald Catron — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 21:00:10 +0000

This makes a lot of sense -- it's a sculpture of Honey Boo Boo, made out of 25 pounds of garbage. We see some I Can't Believe It's Not Butter, and a box of spaghetti. Looks like maybe some Snuggie packaging is in there too. Here's an idea for a fun game -- find out how many pieces of Honey Boo Boo garbage you have in your kitchen cabinet right now, and then feel bad accordingly. Thanks, art!

Badass Hockey Art Turns The Game Into a Twisted Fantasy

Mike Moody — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 13:19:40 +0000

What happens when an uber-talented European illustrator is raised in Canada? You get tons of badass graphic art about hockey, apparently. That’s what happened with artist Peter Diamond, who grew up loving the icy sport and has started blending the game with fantastical mythical images in a new series of highly stylized works. Hockey is a sport that [...]

Art School Ad Campaign D.A.R.E.S. Your Kids to Stay Off Art

Adam West — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 21:02:31 +0000

College for Creative Studies is an art college in Detroit, and with the help of an ad agency, they have come up with an ad campaign to promote their curriculum, by parodying the "talk to your kids" approach, effectively used in the D.A.R.E. anti-drug campaign. Check out these posters below via Team Detroit.

Artists Makes Real People Look Like Paintings – And the Effect Is Way Eerie [PICTURES]

Dylan Schenker — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 14:00:02 +0000

How would you react if a painting suddenly came to life? Alexa Meade‘s painted people look like works of art but move like humans — making for an eerie sight.

Whereas most artists would just paint their subjects on a canvas, Meade actually turns her subjects INTO the canvas. She creates life-size installations that are shockingly exact in their similarity to actual acrylic paintings. Upon first glance it’s almost impossible to tell that there are real people under all that paint.

4 Amazing Fruit Cutting Videos

Amory Gritta — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 11:30:25 +0000

The web recently became enraptured by this video of a lady cutting up a pineapple with a hypnotizing, clever method. Decorative fruit cutting is the next big thing, you know. Catch the wave! Below, our friend with the pineapple and 3 other incredible feats of fruit sculpture: This watermelon peacock is perfect for church potlucks. A [...]