Inspired by Life, Powered by Creativity
Embroidery is the craft of decorating fabric or other materials using a needle to apply thread or yarn. To increase its richness, it can also incorporate other materials such as pearls, beads, quills, and...
Miniaturization is a trend these days. We have showcased many great works in this field, such as miniature drawing, miniature sculptures and miniature bonsai. Continuing this trend, Japanese artist Kiyomi brings some interior design...
Paperpan is a interesting practice of geometric-inspired works by Istanbul-based paper artist Tayfun Tinmaz. To produce each piece, Tinmaz needs to first individually folds several dozen colorful triangles then fits these discrete parts together...
At first glance of below images, the insects seem to be ready to crawl or fly off the page. However, they are actually crafted out of bamboo from by Japanese artist Noriyuki Saitoh. Butterfly,...
Due to the modernization, more and more historical and traditional stuff gradually fade out from our life. To hornor these disappearing beauty, russian photographer Ivan Hafizov travels around his country photographing the nalichniki, the...
In 2001 artist Peter Gibson – Roadsworth (see previous) began a guerrilla street art campaign to encourage the city of Montreal to build more bike lanes. Gibson cleverly modified roads, sidewalks, parking lots and...
Combining delicate lace art with the knotty branches or other found materials, Hungarian artist Ágnes Herczeg create scenes depicting the contemplative beauty of humanity. These found natural materials are smartly used as a sculpture’s...
Sometimes, thinking outside of box will simply turn ordinary things to something eye-catching and embroidery artist Sheena Liam is a perfect example. The women she embroidered is nothing special except her hair grow out...
Renowned for his edifices meticulously crafted from mesh, Italian artist Edoardo Tresoldi was tasked with the creation an immense environment filled with wire mesh architecture for a royal event in Abu Dhabi. The sculptures...
We love everything about optical illusion, no matter it is about painting or handcarft. We just enjoy the moment when have our brain twisted when look at those incredible art work. Someone play tricks...
Johnson Tsang is one of our favoriate sculptor. Since 2010, the first time we featured his work “Coffee Kiss“, he keeps amaze us by his unusual mind-open sculptures (see here and here). One of...
Inspired by the interplay and relationship between “good” and “evil”, embodied by animals, the 5 artworks in “Symbols of Life” Series by artist Jonas Jödicke are forming popular symbols with commonly known meanings: heart,...
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