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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has created a library of 140,000 high definition files filled with photos, videos, and sound clips, all free and available for download. Visual and audio content of planets, moons, nebulas, and specific space missions,...
When Huang Yung-Fu learned that the village where he had lived for decades was slated for demolition, the Taiwan resident decided to showcase the continued vibrancy of his home. Huang was the last remaining resident of the community that...
With the help of a small army of 400 volunteers, French artist JR pasted thousands of strips of paper around the Louvre in Paris, turning the courtyard around the museum into a massive optical illusion. Installed in honor of the structure’s...
Dutch artist Maarten Baas produces artworks that lay at the intersection of visual art, performance, and design, creating manual clocks that are erased and redrawn on the stroke of each minute. In pieces like Grandfather Clock and Schiphol Clock Baas places himself within the structure...
Yesterday, Banksy left his mark in the South Wales town of Port Talbot, his first in the UK nation. The area drew attention earlier this year when a World Health Organization report named it the most polluted community in the UK...
This past month the Amsterdam Light Festival (previously) opened its seven year, inviting visitors to observe 29 light-based works by international artists, designers, and architects along the canals and throughout the historical center of the city. Artworks were inspired by this...
Completed in 1994, Dromeas or “The Runner,” is a 40-foot-tall public sculpture created by Greek artist Costas Varotsos. The densely layered work is formed from thousands of jagged shards of greenish-grey glass which are stacked around iron in the formation of a...
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The Japanese Museum of Rocks That Look Like Faces
In Chichibu, Japan, two hours northwest of Tokyo, there’s an odd museum; perhaps the only one of its kind. It’s called the Chinsekikan (which...
Shocking Sculptures by Qixuan Lim That Will Impress You
If there is a more unsettling yet fascinating fusion of the cute and the grotesque than tiny baby head sculptures, then one would be...
3 stolen Francis Bacon Paintings Worth $29 Million Were Discovered With Spanish Police
Spanish police have recovered three of five paintings by British artist Francis Bacon that was stolen from a Madrid apartment in 2015, they said...
‘Forest of Resonating Lamps’ Responds to People Moving Through It
The 'Forest of Resonating Lamps' is an art exhibit by teamLab that uses sensors and LED lamps to create an interactive swarm of lights.
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Ethereal Portraits Created Using a Desktop Scanner by Maitha Demithan
Artist Maitha Demithan has worked in a variety of media over her career, and in 2009 landed on the use of scanography to create portraits. This process involves...
Drawings by WanJin Gim Capture the Nuanced Energy of Seemingly Simple...
WanJin Gim continues to amaze with his detailed drawings that show the nuanced colors and textures of bare skin. Most often working on kraft...
Immersive Installations by Anila Quayyum Agha Are Brought to Life with...
The professor and practicing artist, who is now based in Indianapolis, Indiana, works with industrial grade materials like laser-cut, powder coated steel to construct...
Apples and Oranges Come Together Photographs of Spliced Fruits by Yuni...
The saying goes that you can’t compare apples and oranges, but Japanese art director Yuni Yoshida finds unusual ways to bring the two opposing fruits together....
New Kinetic Floral Sculptures by Casey Curran Blossom Through a Series...
Seattle-based artist Casey Curran builds sculpture environments from wire, laser cut acrylic, aluminum, sculpted brass. His works appear in a constant state of growth and bloom,...
Macro Views of British Beaches Become Abstract Textural Embroideries by Emily...
Although she doesn’t live right by the ocean, artist Emily Botelho channels her passion for marine landscapes with frequent trips to explore where soil and sea...
Vintage Clothing and Found Objects Compose Decorative Masks Designed by Magnhild...
Magnhild Kennedy, who makes work under the name Damselfrau, creates intricate headpieces and masks that are comprised of both high and lowbrow elements. The London...
Geometric Dresses and Headpieces Created Entirely From Strands of Spaghetti
French interior designer and visual artist Alice Pegna is attracted to unusual or surprising materials, often using objects outside of their intended purpose. For her project Ex...
Corner Shops and Cathedrals Get Equal Attention in Zhifang Shi’s Travel...
Using a combination of watercolor and ink, Zhifang Shi creates vignettes of the places he encounters in his worldwide travels. The Shanghai-based artist works en plein air, painting...
140,000 Visuals of Outer Space are Free to the Public in...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has created a library of 140,000 high definition files filled with photos, videos, and sound clips, all free and...
