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Repurposed paintings

Wed, 31 Dec 2014 11:15:52 +0300

David Irvine has a knack for uncovering the possibility in items and making them new and exciting once again. He recently released a series called "Re-Directed Art." He took old, boring thrift store artwork and made it into fun, interesting paintings. He "re-directs" the paintings in the sense that with his additions, he changes the focus, theme, or narrative. He uses something already imagined as his canvas to create something new. Check out his paintings below.

Famous Paintings Recreated with Layers of Masking Tape

Mon, 17 Nov 2014 14:55:31 +0300

Japanese artist and senior at Musashino Art University Nasa Funahara builds beautiful painterly compositions completely out of masking tape. She has an extensive collection of the material that she collects and eventually transforms into impressively detailed works of art. “I own about 450 rolls,” she said.

Living Paintings by Alexa Meade

Thu, 13 Nov 2014 11:56:46 +0300

The artworks that Alexa Meade makes are very unique and original. A usual painter creates a 2D or a 3D drawing on flat 2D surface. Alexa, on the other hand, draws over the body of a regular person, making them look like a 2D painting. The pictures of these people are almost uncanny, as you realize that the eyes “paintings” are real, and suddenly it dawns upon you that you are seeing a living and breathing human being. It is weird how we perceive this world, and how easy it is to trick our brain into thinking that it’s seeing a two-dimensional object.

These Paintings Are so Realistic, You’ll Think They’re Photographs

Thu, 06 Nov 2014 12:38:28 +0300

Kyle Barnes is an artist in Northern Ireland doing some truly amazing things with his artwork. If you didn't see Kyle working on one of his pieces with his brush and smell the scent of oil paint in the air, you'd think his pieces were photographs.

Fire Paintings: Artist Draws With Flames And Soot

Thu, 30 Oct 2014 14:09:11 +0300

Steven Spazuk is a Canada-based artist who uses candle soot to create elegant drawings. After depositing soot on his media with a candle or torch, he etches lines and patterns in the soot with pencils and feathers.

Four "Hidden" Paintings Are Revealed From Different Angles

Fri, 17 Oct 2014 12:04:34 +0400

Emulsifier is a hand painted sculpture made of 160 glass strips by Austrian artist Thomas Medicus that looks like one of four different images, depending on what angle you view it from. While the anamorphic installation looks like a floating fish from one perspective, it can also look like a flying bird from another. Each image is reveal as the cube-like structure rotates, allowing the painted glass strips to align precisely on each side.

5-Year-Old Girl With Autism Expresses Herself Through Paintings

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 13:14:55 +0400

Even though 5-year-old Iris Grace was diagnosed with autism at the age of 2 and has had speech problems her whole life, she has found a beautiful way of expressing herself through visually stunning paintings. The little girl's mother, Arabella Carter-Johnson, explains: "We have been encouraging Iris to paint to help with speech therapy, joint attention and turn taking. Then we realised that she is actually really talented and has an incredible concentration span of around 2 hours each time she paints… Her autism has created a style of painting which I have never seen in a child of her age, she has an understanding of colours and how they interact with each other."

Magazine covers coincidentally fit over classic paintings

Mon, 25 Aug 2014 13:22:18 +0400

Mag + Art is a very clever Tumblr blog by Filipino multimedia producer and writer Eisen Bernard Bernardo that pairs fashion magazine covers with classical paintings.

You Will Swear These Paintings Are Real

Wed, 20 Aug 2014 11:52:43 +0400

Gustavo Silva Nuñez is getting a lot of attention for his hyper realistic paintings and it's not hard to see why. If you were standing close to one of these paintings you would think you might get wet. That's how real they look.

These Elaborate Paintings Spill Off The Canvas Bursting With Color

Tue, 17 Jun 2014 09:38:59 +0400

Using a technique she simply calls “The mural beyond the frame,” 27-year-old Maki Ohkojima creates incredible nature scenes that are painted beyond her canvas.

Interactive 3-D Paintings Invite You to be Part of the Artwork

Fri, 23 May 2014 12:14:33 +0400

What if, just for a moment, you could be a Ghostbuster? Or, you “open” the door to the delightful creatures of Monsters, Inc.? This is the idea behind the fun, mobile exhibition by Russian art and design studio Brain Mash. They crafted a series of three-dimensional paintings that seem to pop from the walls. Viewers are invited to interact with the colorful, realistically-rendered works, and they can play along with the visual cues in each piece.
Nearly everyone can find joy in this lighthearted show; the paintings provide great photo opportunities that capture you in fantastical situations with larger-than-life subjects. So, if you’ve ever wanted to be a superhero for a little while, you have the chance.

More Enormous Sand Paintings Created with a Rake by Andres Amador

Tue, 13 May 2014 12:57:42 +0400

Artist Andres Amador has been busy creating more beautiful sand paintings all over the world including San Francisco, Bermuda and Mexico. He continues to make blank areas of the beach his canvas, as he uses only a rake to create each mesmerizing work.

Amazing Collages Recreate Famous Paintings

Wed, 30 Apr 2014 09:29:12 +0400

Michael Mapes is a mixed-media collage artist currently living in Croton Falls, New York. He's been getting a lot of attention recently for the way he recreates famous paintings made up of collages. It's not hard to see why he's got a lot of people talking. His work is very impressive.

Classic paintings of world cities meet Google Street View – in picture

Thu, 10 Apr 2014 08:38:37 +0400

Following on from his amazing series, here are Halley Docherty’s latest collages for us – well known historical paintings of city scenes around the world, from Istanbul to Saint Petersburg and Tokyo to New York, superimposed on to Google Street View

18-19th-century London paintings meet Google Street View – in pictures

Wed, 09 Apr 2014 12:35:46 +0400

In a fine example of the changing faces of a city and the ways we document our surroundings, Halley Docherty has taken 18th and 19th-century paintings of London and superimposed them on to present-day Google Street View screenshots, making a collage of London then and now

Paintings By Josephine Wall

Tue, 08 Apr 2014 12:59:17 +0400

Josephine Wall is an English fantasy artist and sculptor. Born in Farnham, Surrey, England in 1947, as a child she was always drawn to color, light, fantasy, and visual storytelling. Wall was influenced by Arthur Rackam illustrative ability, the surrealism of artists Magritte and Dali, along with the Pre-Raphaelites romanticism. She went to Farnham grammar school until her family Poole, Dorset when she was 14. There she studied at Parkstone (Dorset) grammar school, she then went on to study at Bournemouth College. Her first job as an artist was in 1967 at Poole Pottery as a designer and painter.

Heartbreaking Paintings of Deceased Shelter Dogs

Wed, 04 Sep 2013 13:44:11 +0400

Just like photographer Traer Scott and her heartbreaking portraits of shelter dogs, artist Mark Barone is trying to bring some much needed attention to the neglected animals in shelters. After learning that 5,500 shelter dogs are killed every day in the United States, he decided to paint 5,500 portraits of actual shelter dogs with names and the date that they were killed. Now two years into the project, Barone has painted more than 3,500 portraits which, for any dog lover, are incredibly hard to look at.