 Modernized Masterpieces - 8 Contemporary Takes On the Mona Lisa::The Mona Lisa, Leonardo da Vinci's famous masterpiece, still smiles her enigmatic smile in these eight modern works. The La Gioconda, as it is also known, was painted in the 16th century but is still popular… [MORE] |
 Guerrilla Glass Art - 'Bottle Banksy' Strikes England::A mystery artist, dubbed both the "Pic-glasso" and the "bottle Banksy," has been removing empty glass milk bottles from doorsteps in Stourbridge, England and then returning the bottles with elaborate pictures… [MORE] |
 Anatomical Emotions - Faux Medical Diagrams to Explain Feelings::Tom Giesler, an avid collector of anatomy books and drawings, has created a set of illustrations that are far from dull medical bland charts.
He wittily combines dull anatomical illustration styles with… [MORE] |
 Subway Street Art - The Take a Seat Project::The Take A Seat project is a series of guerrilla public art installations that aims to remedy the problem of a lack of available seating for subway commuters.
The project involves rescuing perfectly functional… [MORE] |
 Lipstick Drawn Self-Portraits - Kate Moss' Art Could Fetch $70,000::Kate Moss' first masterpiece is up for auction. Her self-portrait, painted with bold strokes of lipstick on a napkin, shows the supermodel smoking a cigarette. The napkin also bears blood stains from Pete… [MORE] |
 Grimm Fairytale Photography - Dead Princess by Bruno Vilela::Belgium based artist Bruno Vilela has taken these amazing photographs in which he poses models as dead fairytale heroines.
Alice in Wonderland, Snow White and Little Red Riding Hood belong to those who… [MORE] |
 Superimposed Naughtiness - ‘Guise’ Portraits by Deborah Oropallo::Deborah Oropallo is a contemporary artist whose installation involves the layering of images of contemporary women in provocative guises and revealing poses and famous 17th and 18th century portraits of… [MORE] |
 Eco Activist Art Recreations - "A Sunday Afternoon" Made of 106,000 Tin cans::Photographic artist, Chris Jordan, has recreated one of the world's most famous paintings using more than 100,000 tin cans.
This unique version of Georges Seurat's 1884 pointillist masterpiece, A Sunday… [MORE] |
 Foreign Policy Gift Shops - Philip Toledano’s Political Protest Art::This political protest art is the work of Philip Toledano. The items in the collection reflect his disapproval and discontent with American foreign policy.
The first image in the gallery, called the… [MORE] |
 $76,000 Neon Crystals - Daum's Chinese Zodiac Busts::The renowned crystal artists at Daum in France have been making high-end sculptures for collectors since the late 19th century.
Now, artist Chen Changwei has broken tradition, reinventing the Chinese… [MORE] |
 Living Jewelry - Bonsai Rings by Julia Goland::Julia Goland, an Israeli artist, makes amazing, wearable art jewelry including this bonsai tree. She crafts her art pieces using mostly leather but also includes wire, beads, fake moss, grass and other… [MORE] |
 Glowing Swings - Alexander Lervik Makes Gardens Fun::When I saw these pictures, I was totally swung off guard. I am massively jealous of anyone who has one of these glowing swings as they look amazing!
It was created by artist and designer Alexander Lervik… [MORE] |
 Guerrilla Artrepreneurs - Shepard Fairey's Radical Art::Shepard Fairey is a street artist that has become a hit because of his two-tone print of Barack Obama with single words "hope" and "progress." But Shepard Fairey has a long career as an underground artist.… [MORE] |
 10 Optical Illusion Wall Decals::Whatever your furniture and decor situation at home is, trompe l’oeil furniture stickers could be used in nearly every room.
Trompe l'oeil is French for 'trick of the eye,' and these stickers are such… [MORE] |
 Recycled Monitor Masterpieces - The 'Mauritian Sunset' Wall of Computers::Artist Sandy Smith has thought of a wonderful way to recycle old PCs and monitors. Smith designed a piece of art named Mauritian Sunset for the Great Artspectations Exhibit at Embassy Gallery in Edinburgh,… [MORE] |
 Wearable Papercrafts - Star Wars Stormtrooper Helmets::This Star Wars stormtrooper helmet is one of the better papercraft discoveries around. Paper, Scissors and Rock on!
If I had a printer, I'd probably download and assemble these right now, as I think they… [MORE] |
 LEGO Politician Portraits - The LEGObama::The fascination with presidential candidate Barack Obama has not waned a bit. Here at Trend Hunter, we’ve already seen Obama as a doll, a piñata and even a sock monkey. Now we bring you a unique Obama… [MORE] |
 8 Unorthodox Guitar Designs::This collection of 8 unusual and amazing guitars show some incredibly innovative design concepts, and some equally impressive artwork.
Ranging from bizarre to beautiful, the collection includes everything… [MORE] |
 Womb Casting - Personalized Vagina Molds as Art::Jamie McCartney is the only artist in the world offering an internal vaginal casting service.
During the project’s early days, McCartney used his knowledge of sculpture and advice from a doctor who’d… [MORE] |
 Candy-Colored Floor Decor - Trippy Vinyl Tape Art::Scottish artist Jim Lambie's medium is miles and miles of colorful sticky vinyl strips. His geometric patterns have been painstakingly installed in various art galleries, filling the floor space with vivid… [MORE] |
 Animated Anatomy Art - Cartoon Skeleton Sketches::What would an archaeologist make of the remains of Marvin the Martian, Charlie Brown or Betty Boop? Artist Michael Paulus' collection of cartoon skeleton sketches examines this intriguing issue.
His extensive… [MORE] |
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 Giant Vehicular Robot Art - Project Transformers::For his Project Transformers, Swiss and French artist Guillaume Reymond literally orchestrates a veritable fleet of cars, buses, ambulances, and fire trucks to form various Transformers. The artwork was… [MORE] |
 Deconstructed Appliance Art - Photos of Disassembled Gadgets::Brittny Badger's unique prints are made by taking household appliances apart, arranging them and then photographing the results.
It is interesting to see how much better the appliances look in bits. An… [MORE] |
 Risque Political Sculptures - Bare-Chested Michelle Obama Bust::Sculptor Daniel Edwards has created a bare-chested bust of aspiring first lady, Michelle Obama, that has raised some eyebrows.
The bare-shouldered sculpture, called Michelle Obama’s Makeover for America,… [MORE] |
 Strange Ceramics - Siri Brekke's Unique Tableware::Norwegian Siri Brekke’s ceramic tableware varies in style from project to project, but each piece is equally eye-catching.
1. There are white plates printed with lifelike images of the world’s four most… [MORE] |
 Micro City Papercraft - Dotonbori Street in Osaka::There are artful paper dioramas, and then there’s artist Yumiko Matsui’s outstanding diorama of Dotonbori Street in Osaka, her hometown.
Every detail of Dotonbori Street is faithfully reproduced in this… [MORE] |
 Braille Textured Home Decor - The Love Is Blind Vase::This beautiful vase by artist Jessica Marie Lertvilai features Braille translations of love letters for a sleek yet romantic piece.
This simple concept subtly puts forth the message that love is blind.… [MORE] |
 Video Game Needlepoint - Subverted Stitched 70s Scenes::Becky Schaffer's traditional needlepoint scenes aren't what you might expect. She's taken traditional 70s-era kits and pimped them out using modern-day icons such as Lara Croft.
At first glance, these… [MORE] |
 Nature-Inspired Wool Art - Felt Animal Sculptures::For an alternative to traditional taxidermy, check out Yvonne Bavman's felted wool animal sculptures. The bear rug has a really whimsical feel about it and the pigs are so lifelike and look so cute I wont… [MORE] |
 Bug Art - Tiny Glass Insect Sculptures::Wesley Fleming's glass insects feature an incredible level of detail. Take a look, for example, at the amber claws on the fire stag. It's astounding, especially considering that most of these pieces are… [MORE] |
 Desert Outdoor Art - Cadillac Ranch::This strange outdoor art project takes place in the middle of the desert, and is comprised of ten half-buried Cadillacs covered in graffiti. These cars are known as the Cadillac Ranch, founded in 1974… [MORE] |
 Personalized Kitchen Floors - Vinyl Contact Paper Makes Any Surface Your Canvas::Swedish artist Olle Hemmendorff has created a unique flooring solution in his home. He didn’t want wooden floors, but also didn’t want to remove them either as this would make his flat lose value. Rather… [MORE] |
 Anatomy-Inspired Home Decor - Urinary Tract Wallpaper::Wallpaper Number One (2006) by Shannon Wright takes an obsession with the anatomy to new heights. I would love to have some, but if I did I know I would hate it. It would always guarantee a talking point,… [MORE] |
 Peculiar Portrait Photography - Mr Means::At the risk of making Trend Hunting look easy (it's not) I simply stumbled across the site of a photographer known as Mr Means and was totally struck by the style of his work and the portraits in his portfolio.… [MORE] |
 Domesticated Superheros - Gregg Segal's Super Photography::This set of photographs by Gregg Segal, entitled “Superheroes,” is nothing short of brilliant. The images are witty and visually striking. They just rule!
He shows that ever Superman has to clean the… [MORE] |
 Prostitution as Art - Amsterdam’s Red-light District Entering National Gallery::In a move that is likely to cause controversy, a room of the National Gallery will be transformed to resemble Amsterdam’s illicit red-light district.
Visitors walking through the succession of re-created… [MORE] |
 Artistic Outhouses - Visually Pleasing Portable Toilets::For most of us, the portable toilet’s that have offered us relief at outdoor events are hardly worth raving about. But not all portable toilets are bland and dreadful. In fact, some portable toilets are… [MORE] |
 Paper Napkin Art - Bus Shelter Coffee Ads::10 artists were commissioned to create 30 original art work using just paper napkins to promote Robert Harris Coffee Roasters, New Zealand’s largest coffee brand. All the art pieces were mounted in successive… [MORE] |
 Text Lights - Nathan Coley's Floating Text Messages::These light text installations are by UK artist Nathan Coley. The messaging in these pieces is neither negative nor positive which is one of the things I love about them. I also love that they look really… [MORE] |
 Mixed Media Taxidermy - Sequined Dead Animals::These mixed media taxidermy pieces from Angela Singer are nothing short of brilliant.
At first they're slightly repelling as it looks like their blood and guts are spilling out, but if you are brave enough… [MORE] |
 Offbeat Luxury Auctions - Sotheby’s Hirst Art Tops $125 Million With A Pickled Shark, Embalmed::In London, a sale of pieces by provocative British artist Damien Hirst has raised more than US $125 million. According to Sotheby's, the sale smashed the $20 million record for an auction of works by a… [MORE] |
 Guerrilla Rubber Duckies - Famous Paintings "With Extra Ducks"::Some of the world's most famous masterpieces have been given a super cute added feature; a yellow rubber ducky.
The photographs, published in a group called ‘With Extra Ducks’, were created by Tina Hannan,… [MORE] |
 Giant Guerrilla Toilet Paper Rolls - Dulcolax Laxative Ad::Toilet paper rolls have fascinated the TrendHunter community season after season. We can't get enough of Custom Toilet Paper or Toilet Paper in-A-Tube trends, even if we tried.
Some artists have taken… [MORE] |
 Animal Hand Paintings - Hanimals::These hand paintings from conceptual artist Mario Mariotti (1936-1997) are quirky and creative. His pieces have come to be known as Hanimals.
He is famous for his amazing hand paintings, and I particularly… [MORE] |
 Shredded Book Art - Literary Masterpieces Shaped by Scalpel::If Scottish artist Georgia Russell needed another career she could choose to be a surgeon, for her work shows her great skill with sharp scalpels turning books, pictures, music sheets, maps and even currency… [MORE] |
 Cigarette Art - 12 Cancer Stick Creations::It's all smoke and mirrors. Tobacco companies have used these tactics for decades to keep the addiction to cigarettes legal.
You might become addicted to cigarettes as art after looking at this collection.… [MORE] |
 Architectural Fantasy Exhibits - NL Architects at Venice Biennale::Dutch Architects, NL will be exhibiting their vision of virtual architecture at the 11th International Architecture Exhibition (Venice Biennale) “Out There: Architecture Beyond Building” in the Italian… [MORE] |
 Optical Illusion Decor - Felice Varini’s 3D Rooms::Swiss artist, Felice Varini does not digitally manipulate pictures. What he is incredibly good at is painting walls, ceilings and floors such that optical illusions form when viewed at certain angles.… [MORE] |
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