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Trapped Inside Paper
(One hour ago)
A bit spooky, isn't it? Columbia-based fine artist Hernan Marin created this simple yet incredibly haunting image using just graphite on paper. It almost feels as though someone is trapped inside the paper, begging to get out.via [Standing at a…
Bluebird Made of Tiny LEDs
(One hour ago)
Japanese artist Makoto Tojiki loves bringing light sculptures to life. We first became entranced by his work The Man with No Shadow and now we've come across his beautiful blue bird. Using just copper wire and tiny LEDs, Tojiki creates these magical sculptures that make us feel like we're looking at…
Mumbai's Floating Balcony Pools
(One hour ago)
Cyber architect James Law designed an unbelievable skyscraping residential complex for real estate company Wadhwa Group in Mumbai, India. One of the most outstanding and eye-popping features of the facility includes a series of swimming pools placed within each balcony. These pools appear like floating gelatinous molds extending at the edge of each…
Ethereal Paper Sculptures Float Inside a Church
(One hour ago)
Peter Gentenaar isn't any ordinary paper artist. He creates extraordinarily beautiful paper sculptures that have an ethereal quality to them. His exhibition at the abbey church of Saint-Riquier church in northern France proves this point. It's where he hung more than a 100 paper sculptures in the church's grand halls. (What a perfect backdrop.)On his…
Free Sexy Girl Vectors
(9 hours ago)
Seems another lucky day for everyone loving freebies. The same as yesterday, our team managed to prepare several cool vector girl illustrations for you. Again, original artworks for Cruzine readers only … for personal as well as for commercial use. Enjoy! Download Vector Set Download Vector Set Download Vector Set
Cool Dieselpunk Artworks
(11 hours ago)
Today we’ll be featuring another type of PUNK artworks after our steampunk adventure from last week. So what kind of? Well, you may look forward an amazing set of dieselpunk artworks. Dieselpunk combines the artistic and genre influences of the interbellum period through World War II (including pulp magazines, serial films, film noir, art deco, [...]
Daily Inspirations no. 366
(11 hours ago)
We’ll start today with several cool animal photos. Take a look at the majestic sitting lion photo called Lion in Danish Zoo by Mark Bridger and we’ll stick with predators on the other one too. Just few photos below you’ll find a nice wolf photo. If you’re more into illustrations, you’ll be quite amazed .. [...]
World's Most Spectacular Opera Stage on the Lake Constance
(12 hours ago)
It seems that artistic people will do everything these days for the sake of uniqueness and art. Here, in front of you, lays one of the most bizarre and most spectacular opera stages you'll ever see. In the close nearby of the Festspielhaus on the shore of Lake Constance (also known as Bodensee) lays one of the world's most amazing floating stages which is used for performing operas.
Pow Wow / Live Paint
(19 hours ago)
I have a ton of photos from the Pow Wow opening on the way, here’s a quick shot from the live paint that went on all night. I got to jam with Derek Weisberg, Will Barras, Kamea Hadar, and Aaron De La Cruz on this piece. I snagged this shot from instagram, if it’s yours let [...]
Mint Julep / To The Sea
(20 hours ago)
“To The Sea”, by Mint Julep. Directed by A Nice Idea Everyday. Watch the music video below!
Antwon / Helicopter
(21 hours ago)
San Jose rapper, Antwon just released a new video for “Helicopter”, by Bay Area director Brandon Tauszik. He’s one of those undiscovered gems that’s on the rise in the hip hop scene, so consider this as premature bragging rites! The song “Helicopter” is the single off his Fantasy Beds Mixtape which you can pick up for [...]
Fantastically Original Street Art Creatures
(23 hours ago)
While most graffiti work displays bold and definite contours, street artist Shida employs a more sketch-like technique. The Australia-based artist produces colorful and highly imaginative wall murals that look like hand-drawn illustrations. Shida has taken his brand of visual art around the globe, from Australia to the Americas. It appears as though the pages of a creative sketchbook were…
Maddie the Coonhound Standing On Things
(2 days ago)
I would love to have this dog as my own best friend! Traveling alongside owner and photographer Theron Humphrey, Maddie the coonhound is finding things to balance on in all 50 United States. In 2007, Humphrey got his MFA in photography. He worked in a commercial studio for a few years and then in 2011, he woke up one morning and hit the road. He decided that he wanted to…
Google's Colorful and Creative Zurich Headquarters
(2 days ago)
Studies indicate that the productivity of employees, “Is in direct correlation to how comfortable they feel while in a working environment.” I can only assume that the Google employees in Zurich, Switzerland are some of the most productive employees around! This bright, fun, colorful working space surely encourages nothing but creativity and enthusiasm from its…
It’s Not Too Late to Change Your Habits
(2 days ago)
Post written by Leo Babauta. A (slightly) older reader wrote to me recently, wanting to know how to change her bad habits ingrained after so many many years of doing them. She wanted to know, “Is it too late to change?” And I can understand the feeling. Doing bad habits for years makes them deeply [...]
Mother Photographs Her Flying Baby
(2 days ago)
By now we've all seen proud parents take some pretty amazing photographs of their babies or kids. Who could ever forget Jason Lee's unforgettable images of his daughters or Finland-based Adele's daydreaming baby?Last…
Incredibly Ornate Paper Bird Sculptures
(2 days ago)
Using rare and fine paper from around the world, Julie Wilkinson and Joyanne Horscroft of The Makerie create incredibly intricate 3D paper sculptures, the likes we've never seen. The London-based creatives say that they're inspired by "forgotten worlds, rare prints and the beauty of details" which becomes abundantly clear once you look through their portfolio. In particular, their…
25 Stunning Examples of Shape-Shifting Smoke Art
(2 days ago)
Disclosure: This post is coming to you from MiO. Change your water. Change your day. What do you want to change?After looking at some fantastic photo manipulations of water, we thought we'd turn our attention to the art of…
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Cool Free Waves Vector Set
(2 days ago)
Kind of thought we are ready for today, but I was obviously mistaken. We got a real surprise for you guys! Our designers prepared an amazing free, but first of all ORIGINAL waves vector set. You may use it for personal as well as for commercial use … there are no limits. Just do not [...]
(Really) Funny Photo Manipulations
(2 days ago)
Instead of another serious article, we decided to publish something lighter today … to get some endorphins flowing. Anyway, we prepared cool and first of all funny photo manipulations. As you are used to, the artworks featured were handpicked by our talented co-workers … which means the quality is guaraneed :). Guys enjoy .. and [...]
Daily Inspirations no. 365
(2 days ago)
Good morning ladies and genlemen! :) Today we’ll begin with a nice rollercoaster photo … something like that would surely wake us up. From the illustrations section I like two artworks especially … the first one is the Inca by STEVE SIMPSON .. love the Inca style btw; the other one is The Glass Butterfly [...]
Tank Created with Over 5,000 Egg Cartons
(2 days ago)
Using 5,016 egg cartons, 26 liters of glue, 10,100 nails, 15 liters of paint, 80 square meters of steel and 5,013 staples, sculptor Stuart Murdoch took an astounding 512 hours to create a life-size replica of a Challenger II tank. The tank was built to raise money for the UK charity, Help The Heroes, and their Eggs for Soldiers‘ national egg and spoon race on March 4 in…
Sleeping Karate Kids
(2 days ago)
Have you ever dreamt that you could do karate? If Ninseikan Karate School's ad campaigns ring true, you'll be karate chopping in your sleep! Tokyo-based ad agency GREY produced these hilarious ads for the children's karate school in Japan, suggesting that the precious tots will receive such acclaimed training that they'll continue practicing, with their newly gained…
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Norwegian Library's Modern Ribbed Interior Design
(2 days ago)
Norwegian architecture firm Helen & Hard, led by architects Siv Helene Stangeland and Reinhard Kropf, adjoined an existing community house, learning center, and public space to create the Vennesla Library and Cultural Center. The newly renovated community complex in Vennesla, Norway boasts a clean, accessible, and energy-saving design, welcoming citizens to crowd the…
Meditation and Motherhood: Finding Stillness and Making It Work In Your Life
(2 days ago)
by guest blogger Angela CheeLife moves fast and we’re all busy. We have our work, our families, and responsibilities – then on top of that, keeping up with friends, our social networks, technology, our hobbies, and everything else. It can be exhausting.One of my goals this year is to be more peaceful, more zen, if [...]
Hundreds of Threads Create Rainbows
(2 days ago)
We all interact with the world and our surroundings in unique ways. Irish installation artist Mark Garry is interested in this process of how humans navigate the world. In many of his installations, he uses pins and beads to attach hundreds of tiny threads to the walls and floors of a space, creating very delicate installations that flow with the space and geometry of a…
Neon Signs Tell a Complex Story
(2 days ago)
These neon signs are not your everyday signs that invite you in to an open shop or direct you to the nearest exit. Rather, visual artist Tim Etchells uses more complex text in the form of neon lettering to create a public deconstruction of language. Each simple, glowing phrase invites the viewer into a fragmented narrative and, “The viewer becomes implicated in a situation that’s never fully…
Alex Thomson Walks the Hugo Boss Keel
(2 days ago)
At first glance I was skeptical about this photograph but after further investigation I found this whole story to be completely captivating…and insane! Alex Thomson is a talented sailor from Britain. In this photograph, dressed in his most fashionable Hugo Boss attire, he performed a risky stunt that most people would never dream of doing. If you don’t believe it, then check out…
Question and Answer Time – Part 2
(3 days ago)
Do you feel like it is easy to manifest the small things... but those bigger things you want are avoiding you? Here is part 2 from our last question ....
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Micro Collages are Photos Shredded Then Reassembled
(3 days ago)
Look closely at Korean artist Keun Young Park's works and you'll wonder how she created her weightless, floating figures. Park starts with an original photograph, changes its color, and then shreds the photo by hand into thousands of tiny pieces. She then reassembles them into mesmerizing micro collages. In each detailed photo, you can actually see where the pieces come together…