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Biro Pen Drawings by Mark Powell

Danilo — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:17:25 +0000

London-based artist Mark Powell reuses old envelopes as canvases to produce incredible drawings. His sketches are made using only a Biro pen.

> markpowellartist.com

Eurobus by Taylor Holland

Danilo — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:51:59 +0000

Eurobus is a photo series by Taylor Holland. The photos were taken during his bicycle commutes in Paris, France in Spring 2011.

> matmospress.com

Vacuum Sealed Couples – Photographer Hal

Danilo — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:28:38 +0000

Fascinating series “Flesh Love” by Japanese artist Photographer Hal, couples were vacuum-packed together and then photographed.
> photographerhal.com

Tattoos by Liam Sparkes

Danilo — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:52:53 +0000

Liam Sparkes is a tattoo artist based out of London. His tattoo imagery looks of old school book illustrations and woodblock prints.

> flickr.com

Haunting Homeless Faces by Lee Jeffries

Danilo — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:34:06 +0000

Manchester based photographer Lee Jeffries began his career photographing sporting events but after meeting a young homeless girl in the streets of London he completely changed his artistic approach. Jeffries makes portraits of homeless people he meets in Europe and in the US, his photographs are gritty, honest, and haunting.

via: petapixel.com

Made in China – Portrait using more than 5500 toy soldiers

Danilo — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:55:26 +0000

Produced by Joe black, using more than 5500 toy soldiers. The portrait is of a Chinese soldier boy taken by photographer Robert Capa. The image was used on the front cover of LIFE magazine, January 1938 to cover the Sino Japanese War. The toy soldiers are manufactured in China, hence the title “Made in China”.

Drawings in thread by Debbie Smyth

Danilo — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 10:31:12 +0000

Debbie Smyth is textile artist most identifiable by her statement thread drawings; these playful yet sophisticated contemporary artworks are created by stretching a network of threads between accurately plotted pins. Her work beautifully blurs the boundaries between fine art drawings and textile art, flat and 3D work, illustration and embroidery, literally lifting the drawn line off the page in a series of “pin and thread” drawings.

http://debbie-smyth.com

Amalgamation

Danilo — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:34:20 +0000

Hundreds of faces seamlessly morph into one another in this mesmerising video animation, created by French artist Micaël Reynaud using a series of black and white photos taken by Michael Jang.

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motion : Micaël Reynaud, gplus.to/micael
portraits : Michael Jang, michaeljang.com
music : Memory Tapes, myspace.com/memorytapes

animated gif available, j.mp/amagamation
youtube 1080p version, youtu.be/5lugDrGlQTQ?hd=1
static portraits, j.mp/uKhLs3 (+ interview of M. Jang)

photos by michaeljang.com

Album Artworks by Leif Podhajsky

Danilo — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:42:58 +0000

Leif is an artist and Creative Director. His work explores themes of connectedness, the relevance of nature and the psychedelic or altered experience. By utilizing these subjects he attempts to coerce the viewer into a realignment with themselves and their surroundings. Leif creates artwork for a number of bands and record labels around the world such as Warp Records, Modular Records, Sub Pop Records, Sony Music, Shabazz Palaces, Lykke Li and Tame Impala and has exhibited work in Berlin, The Netherlands, Sydney, and Melbourne.

> leifpodhajsky.com

15 Inspirational Showreels 2011

Danilo — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 11:38:34 +0000

A selected of best Showreels 2011

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10 Amazing Show Reel Videos