 Painting with Remote Control Toy Cars - Chevy Camaro by Ian Cook::You know you're a good artist when Chevrolet orders two of your paintings. This was especially gratifying for Ian Cook who has a rather unique way of painting.
See, Ian doesn't use a paint brush like… [MORE] |
 Water Sculptures - Vortex Fountains by William Pye::William Pye designs amazing water sculptures, but his vortex fountains are even more incredible.
One of his most spectacular and largest is the Charybdis, located in Seaham Hall, Sunderland, UK. He named… [MORE] |
 Bird Foot Sculptures - Handmade Animal Bronzes::I really do like these two bird related bronzes by Ria Charisse, entitled Tit Mouse and Bird Feet. I am really not sure why, but I think they are really decorative and funky, even though we are in fact… [MORE] |
 Personified Street Art - Trees With Eyes by FilthyLuker::Under Pressure Art is a series of street art by FilthyLuker that delivers a social message through simple yet brilliant additions and modifications to street items.
I particularly love his tree art in… [MORE] |
 Bleeding Tables - Paint Or Die But Love Me::The super talented French designer John Nouanesing, a Trend Hunter favorite, has come up with yet another cool design with a witty name. His Paint Or Die But Love Me table is simply exquisite.
The table… [MORE] |
 Obama Mosaics - Deep Zoom Obama & More::Obama has a lot of fans making art in his honour, and photographic mosaics seem to be a favourite. Professionals and amateur fans are tinkering around with photo collaging techniques to make mosaics of… [MORE] |
 Photographic Sculptures - Greek Art by Eugenio Recuenco::Usually, sculptures try to emulate and capture the human form. Artist Eugenio Recuenco reverses these laws of art by recreating Greek sculptures using lenses and real human models.
I have always been… [MORE] |
 Imaginary 2090 Scenes - Flooded London by SquintOpera::Al Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth" showed what major cities such as San Francisco and New York would look like when the sea encroached due to global warming. The prepared images were shown from the perspective… [MORE] |
 Egg Shell Art - Fran Grom Up's The Ante::They say patience is a virtue and egg master Franc Grom must have it by the bucket load! To master the intricacy of his egg shell art pieces requires him to drill at least 2,500 to 3,500 holes in each… [MORE] |
 Giant Teacup Chairs - Alice in Wonderland Stools::With all the graduate shows on at the moment in the UK, there is an abundance of great designs by budding artists, and Holly Palmer is a case in point.
I love the fun in her 'tea party' stools which… [MORE] |
 Racing in Puffy Suits - The Aeolian Ride::These bikers are part of a wacky event called the Aeolian Ride.
Organized by Jessica Findley, 52 riders are decked out in handmade, white, rip-stop nylon suits in three different shapes. The suits are… [MORE] |
 Creative Failures - The Telephone Tree::The "Telephone Tree" is an environmental art installation gone bad.
When Barry Robinson, 65, found three iconic red telephone booths in a British dump, he decided to take them home and recycle them for… [MORE] |
 Living Paintings - Sasha Pivovarova is Collage Girl in Vogue UK::Russian model Sasha Pivovarova is featured inside the new August 2008 issue of Vogue UK in a beautiful editorial entitled, "Collage Girl." The artistic photographs by Paolo Roversi explore the relation… [MORE] |
 Carved Crayons - Pete Goldlust's Creations::Not only does Pete Goldlust have the best name ever, he also produces some awesome works of art such as these carved crayons which are by far my favourite pieces of his. There are ten works in total, with… [MORE] |
 Bringing Children's Drawings to Life - ‘Wonderland’ Photography by Yeondoo Jung::Korean artist Yeondoo Jung has made every child's dream come true by bringing their drawings to life! ‘Wonderland’ is a collection of photographs inspired by the drawings of South Korean children.… [MORE] |
 10 Fashionable Radiators::Radiators are usually an eye sore that ruin the fluidity and theme of internal decor; however, designers have recently started utilizing these functional pieces to accentuate and integrate with the decor… [MORE] |
 Totally Twisted Taxidermy - Ultra Modern Stuffed Animals by Stephan Bishop::I recently came across the work of Stephan Bishop, who stuffs real animals, while checking what the graduates at the RCA had to offer this year. Stephan's work was my favourite, full of very modern taxidermy… [MORE] |
 Microscopic Alcohol Art - Molecular Expressions: The Cocktail Collection::If you ever wondered how your favorite cocktail looks like under the microscope, here’s where you can find out.
Molecular Expressions: The Cocktail Collection, is a collection of shagadelic images of… [MORE] |
 Little Humans as Caged Pets - Amazing Photography by Julian Wolkenstein::Reversing the wheel and depicting humans as caged pets is not a new concept; however, the execution of this idea in these amazing photographs by Julian Wolkenstein is absolutely superb.
The images depict… [MORE] |
 Gas Mask Portraits - Michel Valentino's Wasteland Children::"Wasteland Children of the Evolution" is an inspired title for an exhibition of wild art by Michel Valentino which starts August 1st in Vockerode, Germany. Many characterize his work as controversial.… [MORE] |
 Contorted Bodies as Art - Figure Studies by Bill Durgin::Bill Durgin’s incredible ‘Figure Studies’ series transcends traditional photography into sculpting a piece of art with one’s camera. The images are the result of complex arrangements of the body… [MORE] |
 SMS Controlled UFOs - Untitled (UFO) with 3,000 LEDs::What a way to celebrate the 4th of July! New York artist Peter Coffin collaborated with London-based Cinimod Studio, on this awesome, 7-meter UFO-ish piece of art that is remotely controlled via SMS.… [MORE] |
 Body Painting Evolved - Emma Hack, The Ultimate Body Artist::Australian artist Emma Hack really shows the potential of what can be done with body painting. It’s not surprising as she has won 1st prize at the CIDESCO World Congress Professional World Body Painting… [MORE] |
 Sharp Supercars - Maserati Covered in Broken Glass::If I was given a Maserati Quattroporte the last thing I would want to do is cover it in glass, making the car looks like an alien hedgehog. Italian artist Luca Pancrazzi clearly does not agree with that… [MORE] |
 Living in Lilliput - Miniature Photography of Gulliver Sized Objects::I am loving the work of photographer Cynthia Greig who has a fascination with 'Liliput Land' from Gulliver's travels.
Convinced these objects imply the existence of an alternate universe she has produced… [MORE] |
 Extreme Toasting Machine - Highest Popping Toaster In The World::Freddie Yauner, who is set to graduate this year, now holds the record for creating the ‘highest toaster pop in the world’.
Known as “The Moaster”, it was 3 months in the making and works… [MORE] |
 Paper Craft Gond Wild - Build a 17ft High Ghandi::Paper crafts are boring, right? Not when you make a 17 foot tall cardboard model of Gandhi!
This was made by Joseph Delappe, an Artist in Residence at Eyebeam in New York City. He also embarked on a… [MORE] |
 Ever Burning Match - The 'Leave the Light On' Oil Lamp::This unusual and cleverly designed oil lamp gives the illusion of an ever burning match. Not just a novelty item for your home but one that could symbolise many things. You could regard it as a decorative… [MORE] |
 Kaleidoscope Print Ads - Visual Splendor From Mixto Concrete and Renault::It seems there’s a trend happening in Central and South American advertising. Both Cementos Progreso, Guatemala’s main cement company and Renault of Brazil are using a kaleidoscope effect in their… [MORE] |
 Perfect Timing - One Frame Photography::Photography is often about being at the right place at the right time. However, Paris based photographer Denis Darzacq takes that a step further. He creates his images by asking young dancers and sportsmen… [MORE] |
 Dolls Evolved - The Enchanted Doll::Marina Bychkova has been creating dolls since she was six years old. Now, she makes and sells her incredible figurines at EnchantedDoll.com. Each one is as unique as the people they seem to represent.… [MORE] |
 Olympic Topiaries - Beijing Garden Sculptures::China is doing a lot to prepare for the Olympic games next month, including sprucing up the aesthetics of the city. These giant topiaries are a fantastic example of the tremendous effort being put forth… [MORE] |
 15 Body Paint Innovations - From Models Wearing Nothing to Social Activism (SUPER GALLERY)::Recently, body paint art has been very popular in magazine photo shoots, advertising, and even as a medium to raise social awareness about rainforests.
Trend Hunter has been tracking many trends and innovations… [MORE] |
 Art Manipulated by Blogger Posts - Pulse::Berlin-based artist Markus Kison has integrated pure art and technology in his project called Pulse. Here's how it works: Pulse searches Blogger blog posts for key words - words found in Robert Plutchik's… [MORE] |
 Twisted Design Tunnels - The Technicolor Bloom::Inspired by topographical surfaces, Brennan Buck and his team designed and produced this stunning architectural installation, which is now on display at the Museum of Applied arts in Vienna.
‘Technicolor… [MORE] |
 13 Customizable Commercials & Animations (SUPER GALLERY)::To create your own cartoons you don't have to be a graphic artist, or any artist for that matter, thanks to new computer technologies that let you customize your own animations. This is most frequently… [MORE] |
 Dresses Made from Phonebooks - The Paper Dress by Jolis Paons::Jolis Paons is an amazing artist, as evident by the many talents displayed in her flickr profile. One of the projects that caught my attention is an artistic dress that she handmade purely out of phonebook… [MORE] |
 Plucked Chickens Made of Wool - Felted Sculptures by Stephany Metz::Stephanie Metz, the artist of these unique wool sculptures, displays a rather odd combination of cute and (in my opinion) disturbing works in her portfolio.
Regardless of one's opinions of her work though,… [MORE] |
 Gravity Defying Dynamic Art - BMW Kinetic Installation::BMW's newly opened museum in Munich, Germany houses an incredible kinetic sculpture that is simply amazing. The sculpture utilizes 714 metallic balls that are suspended in air. The balls dynamically move… [MORE] |
 Surreal Music and Images as Art - Cathedral Oceans by John Foxx::Cathedral Oceans is a stunning mixed art project by John Foxx, an English musician, graphic designer and educator. Foxx is known for masterful blending of audio and visual arts.
Foxx began the Cathedral… [MORE] |
 3D Murals 2 - Fine Art Graffitti (UPDATE)::This is some of the most attractive graffiti I have ever seen.
The subject of graffiti is, of course, a very controversial issue. Some people argue that it is nothing but vandalism and others regard… [MORE] |
 Painting With Bullets - Military Folk Art by Matthew Stromberg::If you are wandering around Savannah Georgia’s College of Art and Design and see a gunman, call your art broker. Matthew Stromberg shoots aluminum box panels with sub machine guns. He convinced the higher… [MORE] |
 Nude Portraits of Black Models - Soul by Thierry Le Goués::French fashion photographer Thierry Le Goués created Soul which is a really beautiful, haunting and striking collection of black and white nudes. It contains portraits of some of the most recognizable… [MORE] |
 Trompe-L'oeil Chimney Stacks - Striking Beauty in the Paris Suburbs::The chimney stacks of a heating building in Bagnolet, an eastern suburb of Paris, have been transformed into a stunning work of art,thanks to artist Frederic Gracia. Gracia beautified the twin chimneys… [MORE] |
 Green Chess - Recycled Auto Part Chess Set::Kicking it into overdrive, the Recycled Auto Parts Chess set was done by Armando Ramierez. Each piece is a small sculpture made from reclaimed auto parts; for example, the bishop's heads are spark plugs.… [MORE] |
 Measuring the "Greeness" of Lawns - The Grass Scanner::I think the grass scanner idea by the RCA Design Interactions show (UK) is brilliant.
The Grass Scanner, a device designed by Alice Wang that measures how green your grass is. Using 3 Pantone Color Cue… [MORE] |
 Waterfalls as Urban Art (UPDATE) - The New York City Waterfalls Now Open::New York City now offers a spectacular public waterfall installation for those who yearn to see cascading falls but are far from what one would consider to be an outdoorsy type. There's no hiking involved… [MORE] |
 Digitalized Children - Ray Caesar’s Surreal Art::Ray Caesar (b. October 26, 1958) is a visual surreal artist and digital painter residing in Toronto, Canada.
Caesar’s art redefines possibility and pushes the boundaries of digital art, moving away… [MORE] |
 Invisible Outfits II - Desiree Palmen’s Camouflage Art::Rotterdam-based Dutch artist Desiree Palmen has been featured in Trendhunter before.
Now, we want to re-introduce you to her work which revolves around the concept of camouflage. She merges her models… [MORE] |
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