Japanese photographer Sayaka Maruyama creates art that explores, recreates, and redefines the classic definitions of beauty. She challenges her viewers to look with a fresh perspective and to see beauty in every element of our surroundings. In Sakura, the London-based artist draws on classical Japanese references and Surrealist motifs to explore what she describes as "contradictory contemporary understandings of Japanese notions of beauty, from both Western and Eastern perspectives."
She appeared to have slimmed down in her recent video clip, Feel The Moment, featuring rapper Pitbull. But Christina Aguilera seems to have undergone a complete body transformation, and not to mention a style transformation, in recent weeks. The 32-year-old showed off her significantly trimmer figure in a flirty little black and white dress as she arrived for a screening of NBC's The Voice Season 4 at TCL Chinese Theatre on Wednesday night.
A Chinese bowl that a New York family picked up for $3 at a garage sale turned out to be a 1,000-year-old treasure and has sold at auction for $2.2 million. The bowl — ceramic, 5 inches in diameter and with a saw-tooth pattern etched around the outside — went to a London dealer, Giuseppe Eskenazi, at Sotheby’s auction house in New York on Tuesday. Sotheby’s said the bowl was from the Northern Song Dynasty, which ruled China from 960 to 1127 and is known for its cultural and artistic advances.
A unique property is up for sale in Florida, with six acres, 7,000 square feet of space, and decontamination showers, this Cold War era bomb shelter could be just the place to get away from the outside world.
Her mother is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful models in the world and Alessandra Ambrosio's daughter Anja has certainly inherited her ability to pose. The adorable four-year-old turned a possible tantrum into a perfect pout on a shopping trip with her 31-year-old mother. Alessandra didn't give much notice to her daughter's ways, simply carrying her two bags of shopping out of Whole Foods.
The Elqui Domos hotel in Vicuña, Chile offers a luxurious, remote holiday escape for people who appreciate being out in nature and gazing at stars.
These two Australian dams were originally used for the breeding turtles but this was not made clear to the new owners of the land who unwittingly drained the dams without knowing that it still contained turtles. They immediately appealed to the nature organization in the area to help save the turtles and although it took two days, over 500 turtles were rescued in the effort.
The stunning Israeli women of the national defense force. She is too beautiful to be involved in battle.
Can you guess, what this thing is? The answer is in the end of the post.
If you ever need a quick pick-me-up, look no further than the fashion community. So for every 10 cool models walking down the runway, there is at least one poor person who is clearly the victim of a practical joke, completely oblivious to the fact that she (or he) is the punch line. The good news for us is that there are lots of pictures to laugh at.
Here are some fantastic pictures of ridiculously happy animals who have clearly figured something out that they will hopefully share with the rest of us when they are done celebrating.
Here is a look at the best mascots who will be involved in the NCAA Tournament. These are some funny and creative Mascots.
Got a date but living on a budget? Well here are 10 cheap date ideas that might get you off the hook. You have to be creative when your strapped for cash but trying to impress someone. Here are some cheap date ideas.
There are so many great memes out on the internet these days. I still remember one of the earliest memes I ever saw was the "soon" meme. Lets take a look back at this meme and some of its most creative and sometimes creepy photos.
You never know what you are going get from NFL free agency. Some players are way over paid while others come in for cheap and shock everyone. Some moves are riskier than others and this offseason is no different. lets look at the 7 riskiest movies made so far.
Here are some movies that are turning 20 years old this year. These all are very popular films that never get old. If you haven't seen some of these you should check them out. They are all classics.
From sexy Gif's to Funny Gif's these always help brighten my day. If you enjoy Gif's like I do then you will love these ones.
These people all could use a little help. Come on people? Your doing that all wrong. These are all epic fails. Enjoy!
Now this is one cute love story. Butler has a 6 foot 11 inch player named Andrew Smith. He is getting married to 5 foot one 1inch Samantha Stage. Their story is adorable.
The NCAA Tournament is now under way. Each team has to ply serious basketball from now on. Lets take out the seriousness for a minute to enjoy a good laugh. Here are a few Doppelgangers from the NCAA Tournament.
Sports equipment only last so long. Either over the years it gets wear and tear and breaks on its own or players get angry and break it themselves. Here are some pretty funny videos of players destroying their equipment.
Here are some military photos of the day. Some are funny, others are insane. The military sees some scary stuff. Check out whats going on in military culture.
Check out this creative idea. Someone decided to take old shredded skateboard and turn them into guitars. This is a genius idea. These guitars are like true works of art. I know I want one. Don't you?
Miley Cyrus has recorded a little video of herself twerking in a unicorn onsie. No one knows why she chose this interesting attire, but damn the girl can shake her junk! After this video she tweeted "Next video.... I'm gonna really show em was up." Hmm I wonder what this crazy girl has in store.
Being a stripper might seem like a profitable job, however it's very tough. Strippers are considered independent contractors, therefore letting their bosses avoid employment taxes, not complying with discrimination laws and not offering any benefits. Hima B., a former stripper in San Francisco paid $5 "stage fee" when she started working in 1992, by 1999, the fees have grown to $200 per shift. Strippers also have to pay the boss for every private dance, for showing up late, missing a shift, and other rent. It's very common for club owners to hang a bunch of fees on strippers, basically depriving them of a decent salary. They rely only on tips. There are currently many girls fighting for labor rights in courts and quite a few have succeeded.
The chameleon is one of natures coolest creations. They are masters at camouflage, changing colors to match their surroundings. Males also change into extremely vibrant and beautiful colors when trying to intimidate a challenger. Check out these amazing transformations!
Playing with food is one of Americas favorite endeavors, and surely it pays off in some very interesting and yummy creations. Check out these cool artistically made gelatin pieces!
Brace yourself for these unfortunate animal transformations. Although these cute baby animals end up looking rather unpleasant as adults, we still love all of our earth inhabitants.
Cai Guo-Qiang is a Chinese-American artist who's known for his explosive fire work events, powder drawings and a variety of sculptural creations. His gunpowder drawings strongly reflect Mao Zedong's tenet "destroy nothing, create nothing." said Cai. He is probably one of the first artist who's work was gazed upon by one billion people simultaneously. He created the extravagant worldwide televised opening fire works for the Beijing Olympics in 2008.
Some remain single and make wonders happen. Some have boyfriends and see wonders happen. The rest get married and wonder what happened. These ironic wedding cake figures tell a little true stories about marriage, have a look!
There is a red button in Houston that makes the the lake have a big bubble. That's it. Here is the address: 515 Preston St, Houston, TX 77002. Pretty cool huh?
Emma Watson gets naked for James Houston's upcoming Natural Beauty 2013 book. She has grown up in front of our eyes. Emma Watson is looking super sexy in this photo shoot.
Andrew Lancaster from New Zealand is often called taxidermy's mad scientist. Lets find out why! Take a look at some of his rather interesting taxidermy works.
The cover of Esquire magazine has changed a lot in the past 80 years. Let's take a look at the evolution of women on its cover.
I hope such a sexy bikini will be popular this summer. This is one hot new look. Would you be comfortable wearing the Bubble Wrap Bikini? what do you think of this new style?
