 Reconstructing Tech as Art - Jeremy Mayer's Recycled Creatures::Jeremy Mayer has created a typewriter freakazoid before and apparently, the recycled-tech-as-art bug has hit him again.
Mayer tears apart the typewriters and then reassembles them into sci-fi inspired… [MORE] |
 Competitive People Painting - World Bodypainting Asian Awards::The World Bodypainting Asian Awards were held in Daegu, South Korea, and the some of the winners are pictured here.
For the competition, bodies are transformed into a living, breathing canvas that artists… [MORE] |
 Watermelon Art - Takashi Itoh's Carvings::Takashi Itoh is an amazing and prolific watermelon carving artist. He can carve just about anything from portraits (Van Gogh) to intricate flowers, various sports like skiing, animals both real and fantasy.… [MORE] |
 Inflatable Violence - The Balloon Tank::Inspiration for art can be found anywhere. This balloon Panzer tank seems to be exactly replicated based on the quote “If stripped of all it’s glory, war is nothing but hot air” - by General Eisenhower,… [MORE] |
 Gaffer Tape Upholstery - 'Period 1st Tape' Chairs by Anan Pairot::Trend Hunter previously featured the awesome Cabbage Light by designer Anon Pairot, and now he has wooed us his design again with these fabulous gaffer tape chairs.
Entitled ‘Period 1st tape’ these were… [MORE] |
 Disturbing Art Installations - "Colliding Worlds" of David Altmejd::Horror is just a word; it’ll never have the impact of the thing it tries to describe.
A visual representation of this word would go a lot further, and indeed it does just that in the work of Canadian… [MORE] |
 Faces as Artistic Objects - “BallPoints” by Levi van Veluw::Dutch artist Levi van Veluw’s “Landscape” and “Material Transfers” self portraits were featured on Trend Hunter a few months ago, where we explained that the concept of elemental transfers means that the… [MORE] |
 Digital Creationsim - Oilcorner's DeviantART::Photoshopping has become almost impossible to detect thanks to spectacular software and amazing creativity. A fine example of this can be seen on oilcorner’s deviantART page - a self-proclaimed photo manipulator.… [MORE] |
 Manimal Sculptures - Prodigious Products by Rebeca Gilling::Rebeca Gilling’s unusual human-animal hybrids are 3-D fantasy artwork. Some of her creations are mounted just like taxidermal work except that these were the figments of her fertile imagination.
One… [MORE] |
 Pantone Chip Mosaics - Manetones by Tim Fraser Brown::What do you do with over 5,000 unused pantone paint chips? Why make it into a picture! British artist Tim Fraser Brown created a cool reproduction of Édouard Manet’s ‘Bar at the Folies Bergere’ entirely… [MORE] |
 Hay Stack Houses - The Watchhouse Brinta::This piece of architecture made of haystacks is called the ‘Watchhouse Brinta’ and was created by Studio Makkink & Bey Tytsjerk.
The Watchhouse can be found sitting in a field somewhere in the Dutch… [MORE] |
 Archaeological Dig Fashions - Knitted Shreds by Graham Tabor::New York based knitwear designer Graham Tabor compares his work “to that of an archaeological dig.” His designs incorporate layers of knit fabrics, and translucent fabrics detailed with chain and hair… [MORE] |
 Visual Product Surgeries - Photographing Toothpaste Guts::Trend Hunter is fond of quirky photography, as you can see in the cluster of 25 quirky photography sets below. This Product Dissections project by Erik Boker is as quirky as they come and a great addition… [MORE] |
 Animated da Vinci Paintings - Peter Greenaway's Last Supper::British film maker Peter Greenaway has produced an amazing new film on Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper”. Using clever lighting, recorded singing and projectors, he brought new life to this famous… [MORE] |
 Film Noir Parodies - Disney Princesses as Sin City Characters::Fans of the successful 2005 cult film noir “Sin City” will love the artwork of graphic artist, Curt Rapala. He was particularly drawn to the distinctive black and white imagery of the film with selective… [MORE] |
 Deer Cupcakes - Sweet Bambi Sculptures::“Twinkle Twinkle Baby” is the name of Andrea Canalito’s delightful sculptures. The yummy looking and gigantic cup cakes complete with sprinkles were the bodies of baby deer. Only the fawns’ cute heads… [MORE] |
 Remixed Renaissance Art - 10 Mona Lisa Parodies::Lunatica Desnuda recently compiled an amazing assortment of Mona Lisa inspired art. Shown here are just 10 of them as space allows.
On the blog are links and information on the many parodies of this… [MORE] |
 Fabric Graffiti - Historically Inaccurate Toile Art::The pastoral scenes in toile fabric make for whimsical patterns but this decorative art form has been made funnier with deliberate graffiti.
Historically Inaccurate Decorative Arts have embellished old… [MORE] |
 Skulls Made of 200,000 Cigarette Packs - Killer Art by Chris Jordan::Chris Jordan has done it again by creating art with a message... using a medium that is part of the message? Yeah, I don't know how to really describe the use of cigarette packaging as a medium to create… [MORE] |
 Supermodel Pharaohs - $2.7 Million Gold Kate Moss 'Siren' Statue::Supermodel Kate Moss has been immortalized in a £1.5 million ($2.73 million U.S.) solid gold statue. The artistic exhibit of Moss was unveiled in the British Museum today.
The piece, from Marc Quinn,… [MORE] |
 Viral Hoaxes as Art - Gallery Sells Prints of $999.99 iPhone App::We've seen this image before, when Armin Heinrich swindled a handful of rich folks into shilling out $999.99 for the non-functioning, useless I Am Rich iPhone app. The app was taken down by iTunes, but… [MORE] |
 Designs To "Free" Light - The (DE)light::(DE)light is a project by Cristina Ferraz Rigo that challenges the traditional concept of light and the way we view it. Cristina reinterprets our relation with light by freeing the light from its cage… [MORE] |
 Art Made of Blankets - Conny Kuilboer's Sculptures::How can old blankets become great, timeless art? It's a thought that never really occupied my mind until I found the work of European artist Conny Kuilboer who uses felting techniques in his art.
It brings… [MORE] |
 Artistic Bicycle Racks - David Byrnes' NYC Sculptures::Artistic bicycle racks like these by David Byrne are what make living in the city so exciting.
Number one: People can, and do, ride bikes to get from point A to point B
Number two: artists show their… [MORE] |
 Sculptures Made of Styrofoam - Anti-Monuments by Folkert de Jong::I've never built a house, but if I do, I'd probably need certain materials, yet Styrofoam isn't the first thing I think of. I've also never made any sculptures, and Styrofoam as a medium doesn't enter… [MORE] |
 Couture Wallpaper - Nama Rococo Hand-Printed Wallpaper::You've heard of couture runway clothing, but couture wallpaper? That's the concept behind Nama Rococo wallpaper, comprised of hand-painted and hand-printed designs, many of which are one-off creations.… [MORE] |
 Deconstructing Watches - Cool Classic Motorcycles Reconstructed::Some dude with a huge amount of talent and a bunch of old watches took a lot of time and imagination to recreate classic motorcycle styles from the watch parts.
It’s amazing how some minds work. Looking… [MORE] |
 3-D Light Graffiti - Illuminated Calligraphy Art::French calligraphic artist, Julien Breton and his photographic collaborator, Guillaume J. Plisson have created some pretty amazing light calligraphy. Their work could also be called illuminated 3-D space… [MORE] |
 Movie Family Portraits - The Griswolds, Lundegaards, Torrances::Family portraits are always a bit unsettling. They represent fleeting moments in time where, for just a moment, no one was arguing, embarrassing anyone else, or flirting with the babysitter. These cult… [MORE] |
 Glam Rock Portraits - Rafael Nadal Splurges on "Marilyn Rock" Painting::New world No. 1 tennis pin up Rafael Nadal recently spent more than $7,950 on a painting of Marilyn Monroe. Rafael Nadal said he doesn’t know much about art, but was dazzled by the gold, jewels and other… [MORE] |
 Artistic Tributes To Water - The Waterdrop Installation by Héctor Serrano::One of our most precious and natural resources, water, will be paid tribute to by the company Roca, at 100% Design London 2008, September 18-21, in Earls Court, London. The centerpiece will be the Waterdrop… [MORE] |
 Rubber Wedding Gowns - A Dress Made of 1400 Rubber Gloves::British artist's Susie MacMurray's bridal dress is made from 1,400 inverted rubber gloves - yes, just the common household variety for doing the dishes.
It will be featured in New York's Museum of Art… [MORE] |
 Time-Shredding Calendar - Chrono-Shredder by Susannah Hertriech::Susannah Hertrich’s calendar does indeed make time tangible. You can literally see the past day disintegrate and perhaps wonder if you did anything worthwhile in the past 24 hours!
It is a hybrid between… [MORE] |
 Impressionist Paintings From Rubbish - Monet From Old Rope::If you have 'Monet' to waste then you may want to buy this copy of Claude Monet’s White Water Lillies by US eco-artist Tom Deininger. His piece is total rubbish — literally. It’s made entirely from things… [MORE] |
 Religious Juxtaposition - A Bookshelf for the Religiously Confused::Religion is so complex. That's why the Juxtaposed bookshelf designed by Mike and Maaike is so important. It helps you simplify religion by bringing together all the world's most important religious texts… [MORE] |
 Camouflague Body Painting - Body Art as a Disguise::This camouflage body painting is simply amazing. If you look closely, you can barely see the outline of the human body. I don’t actually like the style of the paintings, as they seem a bit like paintings… [MORE] |
 Insects From Found Objects - Insect Art by Chris Goodwin::Chris Goodwin made these little insect sculptures out of found objects - anything from screws to razor blades. One of these bugs could take him about four hours to figure out how to fit the pieces together… [MORE] |
 Natural Smoke Art - Smoke Photography by Irene Muller::Irene Muller is a Scot living in Germany who takes sublime photographs of natural smoke just as it is with no Photoshop assistance.. Her work is fascinating as she shoots the swirls of smoke as they curl… [MORE] |
 Satirizing Surveillance - Camerahead Project Watches, Criticizes::Between public security cameras that track our every move to Big Brother-esque e-mail filtering at work and the omnipresent celebrity paparazzi, it's easy to detect our surveillance-happy society. The… [MORE] |
 Micro Carving - Tooth Picks Sculptures and Fruit Stone Art::I am totally in admiration of the artist behind these micro-sculptures. I can't even use a tooth pick without the darn think breaking in half in my mouth. I raise my hat to Bob Shamey, of Ligonier, PA.… [MORE] |
 Bones as 3D Typography - "Hurry Up" Floating Text::For obvious reasons, this piece of 3D typographic art reminds me of the Natural History Museum in London.
The Hurry Up is a piece created by Fail Harder which was on display at the W+K Lobby (224 NW 13th… [MORE] |
 Cameras Made of Garbage - Miroslav Tichy's Trash Cameras::Czech photographer Miroslav Tichy’s images of Czech women are impressive in their own right. What’s even more fascinating are the handmade cameras fashioned from pieces of discarded trash that Tichy uses… [MORE] |
 Bamboo Snow Equipment - Monument Snowboards::This winter will offer you an opportunity to hit the slopes, glide the rails, scale brick walls and logs, and defy physics in style... if you become the proud owner of one of these *krazy kewl*, designer… [MORE] |
 Coffee Table Art Books - Gary Fernandez Draws Women, Future Landscapes & Birds::Most assuredly, when Gary Fernández, co-founder of VelvetBanana T-Shirts(R), releases his book, Introduction to Fantastic Girls, Future Landscapes, & The Most Beautiful Birds Ever Seen, it will adorn coffee… [MORE] |
 Skeletons of Cartoon Characters - 'Animatus' Pop Palaeontology by Hyungkoo Lee::Animatus is the brilliant work of Korean artist Hyungkoo Lee. He produced a science style exhibition of his skeletons of cartoons, as if they were truly real animal species! His work has been described… [MORE] |
 Underground Art Galleries - The Platform at Degrave Street Subway Station::Art is everywhere. It'[s on the streets, in our local coffee shops and now even on the tube.
The Degrave Street subway station surpasses the average tube line, thanks to its art deco attributes like… [MORE] |
 3-D Art Made of Books - Su Blackwell's Book-Cut Sculptures::Traditionally, books and sculptures are thought of as different fields within the general category of art. UK artist Su Blackwell blends the two in 3-D works that are both literature and sculpture. Blackwell… [MORE] |
 Microsoft-Style Windows for Your Home - Fenestra 3.1 Window::John Nouanesing is a popular concept designer who has been featured before on Trendhunter.com, and no wonder! Take a look at his Fenestra 3.1 Window design which is no ordinary window. It looks just like… [MORE] |
 Photo Style Public Street Art - JR's Outdoor Portraits::JR, a French photographer turned street artist, has grown famous for his giant black and white portraits. His work has appeared all over the world, from painted shanty towns in Rio to portraits in public… [MORE] |
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