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Visual Bits #393 > Inspiration In Illustrations
Nature vs Man: Cross Section Diagrams of the Future
Most of us have heard the thought-provoking words by Environmentalist Terri Swearingen, “We are living on this planet as if we had another one to go to.” Some are moved to make changes; others just shrug thinking “They’ll figure something out.” But what if scientists are right and the polar ice caps do melt and cause the seas to flood the lands? What might the world look like? Oregon based artist Josh Keyes shares his predictions in a unique, textbook diagram style. His paintings show cross section slices through possible future scenes with land animals wading through water next to an octopus, 3 headed tigers, and circus animals roaming the graffitied streets. [Read more...]
Fluorescent Animals Painted On Celestial Maps
“In my world the animals are God-like, sublime and ethereal in their luminescence” states London-based artist Louise McNaught. Though all of her work shares a common faunal theme, each piece is refreshing and bold. She chooses neon acrylic coloring so that the viewer’s eyes are immediately drawn in awe to the beautiful creature before them. By elevating the status of animals in her work, McNaught hopes to inspire people to think about mankind’s delicate relationship with nature. [Read more...]
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Hand-Painted Russian Nesting Dolls- Star Wars Style
If you love collecting Star Wars memorabilia, but are running out of space, then you will love this new collection by Andy Stattmiller. The San Francisco based illustrator/graphic designer has hand-painted these amazing sets of nesting dolls- 8 characters each that fit perfectly inside one another. He has one set for the good guys, and one for the dark side. The largest figures, Chewie and Darth Vader, are 8″ tall and the smallest, R2D2 and Jawa, are just 0.75″ tall. Stattmiller chose to use only characters from Episode IV A New Hope. [Read more...]
Artists Create 1000 Portraits of a Young Girl
Many people are thrilled to have someone paint or draw an image of their child… but imagine having 1000 portraits created of your precious little creation! That’s about the gist of this very cool project featuring adorable 3 year-old Adora Levin (aka NyuNyu). Her father, Hanan, had the idea of having artists from around the world create their own interpretation of images he’s posted of Adora, and the results are highly entertaining. The stack of art is piling up… with over 500 artists having already participated. [Read more...]
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Oil Paintings of Astronaut in Pop-Culture settings
Scott Listfield paints Astronauts. And sometimes dinosaurs. Chiefly drawing from elements of pop culture, media and film, Listfield creates scenes on the canvas that make a visually stimulating end result. One of his most consistent characters is an astronaut in the form from Stanley Kuprick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey. Instead of the astronaut exploring the depths of space, he is exploring the present. [Read more...]
Visual Bits #386 > Fun Photos From A Bygone Era
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Visual Bits #385 > Make It, Mix It, Mash It: Movie Art
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Visual Bits #379>Living In A Hyperreal World:Paintings
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Decorating Nature: An Alternate, Painterly World
People often talk about nature ‘decorating’ itself as the seasons change: leaves change colors in the fall, the world turns white in the winter, and things green back up in the spring. But what if nature actually did decorate itself in an artistic fashion? Artist Norm Magnusson has been experimenting with that idea, painting objects he finds in the natural world and through that creating something highly imaginative and fantastic. [Read more...]
