In The Name Of Art ↓

Incredible Sloppy Artwork

“It takes a special kind of person to actively pursue a messy career, be they a port-o-potty cleaner or a technician on an oil rig. Messy artists, you know, ones who cherish a sloppy line here and a paint splotch there, their canvases falling apart at the weight of their paint, belong in those ranks. And while the simple beauty of a clean line is certainly something to be cherished, so are the messy splotches of these dirty artists.” w/ photos

Time Lapse Mariachi Villain

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Prehistoric Cave Paintings

“For thousands of years, these artworks have been credited as the genius of cave men. Scientists believed these artistic visions were dreamed up and executed by male hands. But after more than 25,000 years, the results of a recent study have indicated prehistoric female artists also helped to create the famous ‘Spotted Horses’ cave mural and various others. After re-analysing the hand stencils inside the Pech Marle and Gargas caves in France, Professor Dean Snow from Pennsylvania State University said that ‘even a superficial examination of published photos suggested to me that there were lots of female hands there’. Male hands are clearly larger in size, however smaller prints could have been made by adult females or younger males or females. Professor Snow used digit ratios to try and determine who made the smaller prints. ‘The very long ring finger… is a dead giveaway for male hands. A long index finger and a short pinky is very feminine,’ he told National Geographic.” w/ photos

Dr. Manhattan TL Drawing

“Watch me ink the Watchmen. Time lapse video of myself slinging ink on a Dr. Manhattan Piece.” — soulcoredotnet

Recycled Toys Sculpture

“As every child knows, how good a present is can be judged by how big a box it comes in. By this fairly dubious measure, Cornwall father Robert Bradford must be one of the best dads in the world after combining thousands of toys into giant art installations. The father-of-two got so sick of discarding his kids’ unwanted toys that he decided to make good use of them, and now sells his creations – each containing up to 3,000 toys – for up to $18,000 each.” w/ photos

Making A Splash In The Art World

“They could be the latest Nasa photographs from the cloud systems of Jupiter, a new species of jellyfish, or microscopic views inside the human body. But in fact these amazing images are a whole new art form. The work of self-styled ‘aqua artist’ Mark Mawson, they are created simply by dropping paint into water. Splashing paint around has been a standard artistic approach ever since Jackson Pollock made his name with it in the 1950s. But by dropping the paint into water instead of onto a canvas, Mawson has arrived at a startlingly new look. The 41-year-old, from London, has been taking pictures for 22 years but only recently came up with the eye-catching way of creating stunning and beautiful abstract forms at random.” w/ photos

Paper Craft Castle

“I had the immense opportunity to see this wonderful paper craft art installation by a genius of the name of Wataru Itou, a young student of a major art university here in Tokyo. The installation is hand made over four years of hard work, complete with electrical lights and a moving train, all made of paper! Clearly, this man must have created one of the most stunning examples of Paper Craft in the world?” w/ photos

The Nose Painter

“A man in Hyderabad, India, has ‘mastered’ the unusual technique of nose painting.”

Cardboard Clouds

“Being that the exhibition is set to present brand new design objects, we decided to base the architectural concept on the thrill of unpacking. The installation consists of over 3,000 hanging cardboard boxes resembling a large pixilated cloud, hovering over the exhibited material. The construction creates a large variety of spaces, from cave like to lifted and open areas, inside the 350m2 exhibition hall. The objects and design concepts are exhibited both inside and outside the boxes. In an environmental perspective the ambition was to create an exhibition with focus on reuse and low material cost. The cardboard boxes will be recycled at the end of the exhibition, which only leaves wires as leftovers.” w/ photos

Nude Mona Lisa

“Leonardo da Vinci, in a Renaissance version of Mad Magazine, may have painted his famous Mona Lisa in a number of ways, including nude. Now, a painting has surfaced that looks much like the original, sparking debate over just how far the master took his iconic painting. The newly revealed painting, hidden for almost a century within the wood wall of a private library, shows a portrait of a half-naked woman with clear links to the famous (and clothed) Mona Lisa.” w/ photos