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This Gigantic Face Represents Women’s Rights In Holland

This Gigantic Face Represents Women’s Rights In Holland

Alex Wain May 10, 2013 2

Cuban-American artist Jorge Rodriguez-Gerada is world renowned for his terrestrial artworks. Recently collaborated with Mama Cash (a feminist foundation based in the Netherlands) to create a giantic portrait of a female face in Zeeburgereiland, Amsterdam. “Using fertile soil to create

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This Hospital Has A Wonderful Secret Lullaby Factory

This Hospital Has A Wonderful Secret Lullaby Factory

Alex Wain May 8, 2013 0

Going to hospital, either as a patient or visitor can often be a strange and stressful time. Stark waiting rooms, fluorescent lighting and a fear of the unknown come together to often create an

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Charred & Burnt Matchstick Heads Reveal Human Faces

Charred & Burnt Matchstick Heads Reveal Human Faces

Alex Wain May 6, 2013 1

German Visual artist Wolfgang Stiller is the individual responsible for these impressive over-sized matchsticks sculpted out of giant pieces of lumber. But it doesn’t stop there. Rather than just create a bigger version of an object

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Astonishing Hyper-Realistic Scenes Made With LEGO

Astonishing Hyper-Realistic Scenes Made With LEGO

Alex Wain April 17, 2013 3

It’s rare that a collaboration can produce such magnificent results as this. Nathan Sawaya (known to many as ‘The Brick Artist’ these days) is the ingenious sculpture behind some of the most impressive LEGO works you’re ever

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Discarded Lottery Tickets Turned Into Extravagant Items

Discarded Lottery Tickets Turned Into Extravagant Items

Alex Wain April 16, 2013 0

There are millions a stake, but ultimately millions upon millions never win – that’s the reality of playing the lottery. In fact, it has been said that playing the lottery is for people who

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Old Typewriters Ripped Apart, Turned Into Human Forms

Old Typewriters Ripped Apart, Turned Into Human Forms

Alex Wain March 18, 2013 2

We’ve previously given you glimpse into the world of yesteryear technology ripped and stripped down to its bare skeleton, but rather than breaking down products & devices to their most basic parts, how about reconfiguring

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Religious Institutions Built Out Of Ammunition & Guns

Religious Institutions Built Out Of Ammunition & Guns

Alex Wain February 26, 2013 1

Religion and war are sadly inextricably intertwined and linked together. The Muslim conquests, the Crusades, the Reconquista, and the French Wars of Religion are frequently cited historical examples least we forget the past decade of troubles in the Middle East

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Elegant Animal Sculptures Made From Broken Glass

Elegant Animal Sculptures Made From Broken Glass

Alex Wain February 10, 2013 0

You’ve rarely seen animals so elegantly recreated as those by Polish sculptor Marta Klonowska. From across the room, her creations look like little furry transparent animals, but upon closer inspection you’ll see that they are painstakingly

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Simply Beautiful Floral Skulls Stitched From Leather

Simply Beautiful Floral Skulls Stitched From Leather

Alex Wain February 7, 2013 1

Jacky Tasi is already a house-hold name in the UK, best know for designing the timeless floral skull pattern for fashion icon Alexander McQueen. But he’s not rested on his laurels, he’s kept creating,

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Compelling Yet Horrifically Gory Ceramic Figurines

Compelling Yet Horrifically Gory Ceramic Figurines

Alex Wain January 21, 2013 1

When you think about ceramic figurines, you might be reminded of the strange trinkets, characters, animals and perculiar items you grandparents have collected over their years, no doubt proudly displayed on their mantle piece.

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