Bruno Walpoth uses simple carving tools to turn pieces of wood (lime and walnut) into human sculptures with detailed features that seen from afar look incredibly life-like. He has been sculpting since the '70s, and his talent shows in these amazing carvings. Warning: Some of these images may be NSFW.
Everyone has at least one talent that they are really good at. For this guy, it's this. (via reddit.com)
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I don't know art, but I know what I like. Using a technique similar to pointillism, multimedia artist/YouTube sensation Phil Hansen transforms banana skins into his canvases, recreating some of art history’s most famous works with a push pin.
Culture Buzz Art doesn't have to be towering to create a large impact. Artist Nick Joly's detailed itty-bitty Under Foot series is delightful. (via beautifuldecay.com)
Style Buzz How long until we see these on Lady Gaga and/or Nicki Minaj? Designer Elroy Klee is tempting me to pull out my old blocks and give this a try.
Celebrity Buzz Not going to lie: a few of these are totally disturbing. Who would buy these things?
Culture Buzz Thank goodness somebody found a use for floppy disks.
Design Buzz Absurd Overheard takes some of the ridiculous (or genius?) things said on Twitter and turns them into simple, hilarious illustrations. I mean come on, dog chew toys really should come in the shape of dapper pipes!
Food Buzz Cakeland is a sculptural installation resembling a collection of perfectly decorated, delicious cakes with an evil twist.
Haters gonna hate, indeed. It's the little details that make Joey Spiotto's record art. He truly gets the Internet.
Politics Buzz The Arts & Labor Working Group sends out PR as the Whitney, promising all kinds of future changes for the museum. It's actually the second time they've done this. [Updated below.]
Culture Buzz Shut up…it's art. This is from Urs Fishcer's “Madame Fisscher” exhibit at the Palazzo Grassi in Venice, Italy. I hope she wasn't too cold.
Sports Buzz Have you ever dreamt of having a giant painting of yourself? Well some people (dictators, Knicks stars) don't have to dream.
Movie Buzz But which species most accurately reflects Black Widow and Hawkeye? Terryl Whitlatch partially redeems herself for creating Jar-Jar Binks by giving us the Avengersaurusi.
Artist Chris Gilmour creates these stunning sculptures using only cardboard and glue. He must have had an awesome Arts & Crafts teacher in grade school. (via b3ta.com)
Design Buzz Despite her signature artistic style (rainbow and animals, oh my!), photos of the actual artist are hard to come by. Here's a rare look at the lovely Lisa Frank.
Culture Buzz Using Google Street View, artist Krista Charles visits businesses from all around the country, drawing what she finds online inside corresponding vintage matchbooks she has collected throughout the years. The resulting works are whimsical miniature drawings which charmingly chronicle America's changing commercial landscapes.
Design Buzz These cute little foods take the term “finger foods” quite literally: the following sculptures of food items by Shay Aaron are about the size of a penny. (via booooooom.com)
Design Buzz Ever wondered what's inside of a letter form?. Andreas Scheiger reveals that it's muscles, tendons, and bone—just like you suspected. (via welovetypography.com)
Culture Buzz Artist Andy Bell calls the piece “a symbol of what happens when you let fear rule your life.”
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Cat ladies are crazy and hard core Little Monsters could be considered crazy. Combine them and you get…this.
Culture Buzz You know…for Easter. Here are behind the scenes photos from the workshop of artist and “amateur taxidermist” Charlie Tuesday Gates. This is her Easter project, “Like A Lamb To The Slaughter.” WARNING: Graphic images.
Animals Buzz Or does art imitate cats? Here are 21 pictures to help you decide.
Tech Buzz Things this guy can make himself look like with a Kinect: The Michelin Man, Animal (the muppet), a waterlogged corpse, Bigfoot, a baby, a Minecraft level, a man taking a bubble bath, smoke.
This is apparently an artistic performance entitled “One More Kilometre” by John Wood and Paul Harrison. Art? Maybe. Awesome? Definitely.
Design Buzz Nearly 18 years after the death of Kurt Cobain, five works of art by the performer have been unveiled by The Fix. I wonder why no one ever choose his Nirvana “Crack Babies” drawing as an album cover? (via ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com)
Culture Buzz Aperture Science: The art of tomorrow…today! If you were waiting for the perfect wallpaper to fall from space, you are in luck!
Culture Buzz “Still Life With Meadow Flowers And Roses” was thought to be the work of an unknown artist until x-rays recently revealed an image underneath that proved the piece is an authentic Van Gogh. Looks pretty good, right? More info at CNN.