Top 5 Friday : May 17, 2013

Liu Bolin

1. Often referred to as The Invisible Man, Chinese artist Liu Bolin, paints himself into the scenery, a metaphor for ‘…those who are rendered invisible by the Chinese government, by consumer culture or simply by the circumstances of history.’ 2. Are you a New Yorker? Do you sound like a New Yorker? Well, If These…read more…

Top 5 Friday : May 3, 2013

Alex Coppel

1. Scientific illustrator and artist Cornelia Hesse-Honegger has collected over 16,000 insects near nuclear plants and fallout sites. Her watercolor series, Fallout Alarms, captures those insects affected by low-level radiation. The malformations become eerily beautiful albeit in a disturbing way. 2. Captured at the South Coast of New South Wales in Australia by photographer Alex…read more…

Top 5 Friday : April 26, 2013

Alain Delorme

1. Australian artist Jeremy Geddes creates astounding photo-realistic oil paintings of figures free-falling or bursting through mid-air. It takes Geddes about one to six months to complete a single painting. Some people are just born with talent. It kills you, right? 2. Draw animals with the help of an iPhone or iPad and the newest…read more…

Top 5 Friday : April 19, 2013

Matej Peljhan

1. Le Petite Prince depicts a 12-year boy named Lukas performing ordinary activities like dancing, swimming and playing basketball, things he cannot do in real life due to his muscular dystrophy. Created by photographer and psychologist Matej Peljhan, Le Petite Prince is a part of an ongoing practice that Peljhan utilizes in his photographic therapy.…read more…

Top 5 Friday : April 12, 2013

Fong Qi Wei

1. Russian artist Yulia Brodskaya creates incredible works art using coiled paper known as paper filigree. No paint, film or Photoshopping skills required. But you may need patience and talent. 2. Japanese photographer Yuki Karo travels to various places around Maniwa and Okayama regions in Japan to capture the wondrous swirl of mating gold fireflies…read more…

Top 5 Friday : April 5, 2013

David Orias

1. Irving Harper : Works in Paper showcases the industrial designer’s massive collection of paper sculptures, a stress-relieving hobby he started in 1964, around the same time he was designing for Herman Miller. How incredible is this owl?! 2. See what international airports look like from up above. Aerial shots of airplanes on the tarmac?…read more…

Top 5 Friday : March 22, 2013

Pierre Pellegrini 2

1. Ugh, snow. In the city, the white stuff turns black and slushy almost instanteously. The beauty of it dies the moment it hits the cement and starts melting. But photographer Don Komarechka makes you realize every flake is, in itself, something extraordinarily beautiful. Mother Nature, you win. 2. Don’t fuck with your wives. Seriously,…read more…

Identities by Photographer Ana Oliveira

Ana Oliveira 2

London-based photographer Ana Oliveira chronicles the passing of time with her Identities II series. Oliveira positions her subjects in similar poses as their ‘before’ portraits to give us a full sense of the aging process. Time is cruel, but lovely and necessary, isn’t it? Every year that passes embeds into our being and into the…read more…

Top 5 Friday : March 15, 2013

Fabian Oefner

1. From Academy Award-nominated director Richard E. Robbins, Girl Rising tells the global story of what happens when girls demand an education, one that releases them from child marriage, sex trafficking, and hard labor. If we educate our daughters, we change the world. It’s a profound ripple effect. 2. Oh color, you make me so…read more…

Toy Stories by Photographer Gabriele Galimberti

Gabriele Galimberti 2

Italian photographer Gabriele Galimberti traveled across the globe, not to capture the sights and sounds he encountered, but to take a visual history of kids with their toys. Do you remember your childhood favorites? I have a fond memory of the Magna Doodle. I didn’t know how to draw very well. I just like seeing…read more…