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Phone Book Carvings
July 29th 2011 06:23
As seen on the Web Designer Depot (link above to original article), Alex Queral is a Philadelphian sculptor best known for using old phone books to carve their pages into celebrities faces.
Patrick Swayze
Some of the celebrities he’s made sculptures of include Barack Obama, Jack Nicholson, Frida Kahlo and John Goodman.
Jack Nicholson
The process takes at least a couple of weeks to complete.
He begins by sketching the famous person’s face on a piece of paper and laying it over the phone book, after that he uses a razor blade, patiently carving away at the thousands of pages that lie within phone book to create the 3D portrait.
He then paints each face with a monochromatic wash to distinguish the portraits from the pages.
Willie Nelson
Queral says that creating these portraits is a very tense process because it takes so long to do, and if you “cut something away you can’t get it back again.”
Barack Obama
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Civil War Posters
June 15th 2011 04:21
In the mid 1800s posters were about the only option for mass media advertising appealing to the masses.
It's interesting to see the marketing techniques used back then and compare them to modern times.
These posters would be far too wordy and less colorful and catchy than contemporary versions.
It's interesting to see the marketing techniques used back then and compare them to modern times.
These posters would be far too wordy and less colorful and catchy than contemporary versions.
eward poster for the capture of the men responsible for President Abraham Lincoln's assassination, April 1865.
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Sci-Fi & Fantasy Statues Around The World
April 25th 2011 01:38
There are many famous statues in existence today, from the Statue of Liberty to Christ the Redeemer or even Michaelangelo's David.
However, statues in honour of well know fictional characters are also common place. As seen on Blastr, below are some well known examples. See the full photoset here.
Yoda is enshrined as part of a fountain at the Letterman Digital Arts Center in Presidio, San Francisco, home to Industrial Light & Magic, LucasArts and other components of Lucasfilm Limited.
Located just outside the Baker Street station in London, the statue stands 9 feet tall and was installed in September 1999.
The people of Vulcan, keenly aware of the connection of their town's name and the Star Trek franchise, put up the sculpture to attract tourists. In addition to other attractions, and a local Star Trek convention, it pulls in fans from all over the world.
Lewis Carroll's creation of Alice, the Mad Hatter and the White Rabbit has been given sculpture treatment in New York City's Central Park. Based on the original book's illustrations by John Tenniel, the statue was built by José de Creeft in 1959, commissioned by George Delacorte.
However, statues in honour of well know fictional characters are also common place. As seen on Blastr, below are some well known examples. See the full photoset here.
Yoda
Yoda is enshrined as part of a fountain at the Letterman Digital Arts Center in Presidio, San Francisco, home to Industrial Light & Magic, LucasArts and other components of Lucasfilm Limited.
Sherlock Holmes
Starship Enterprise
Godzilla - Chiyoda, Japan
Alice in Wonderland
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Little People
April 13th 2011 06:55
The "Little People Project" has been abandoning little people on the streets of London since 2006.
Some of the scenes are extremely clever as can be seen below.
Click the top link above to visit the project's website[ Click here to read more ]
Some of the scenes are extremely clever as can be seen below.
Click the top link above to visit the project's website
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How Muppets Work
February 28th 2011 02:04
The Muppeteer or Muppet master always holds the Muppet above his head or in front of his body, with one hand operating the head and mouth and the other manipulating the hands and arms, either with two separate control rods or by "wearing" the hands like gloves.
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American Brands in China
February 23rd 2011 03:44
As reported on UPI, trends are changing in China as a nation of young shopaholics is born. Salaries for young, urban Chinese have almost tripled in less than a decade. This new generation is embracing some popular American brands in their own country.
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Post-it Notes
January 5th 2011 02:48
As reported on Newsweek, this year the humble post-it note turns 30.
Below we take a look at the product's history, and its cultural influence.
Read the full article here
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Below we take a look at the product's history, and its cultural influence.
Read the full article here
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How Life Should Be
September 22nd 2010 04:46
“In a perfect world” is what artist Catrin Dulay has tried to express using illustrations with fun and creative messages.
View the full collection on This Blog Rules here.
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View the full collection on This Blog Rules here.
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Visions of the Apocalypse
September 6th 2010 05:37
Visions of the Apocalypse by Steve McGhee
As everyone knows by now after the movie 2012. The Mayan calendar precincts the end of the world will be upon us very soon[ Click here to read more ]
As everyone knows by now after the movie 2012. The Mayan calendar precincts the end of the world will be upon us very soon
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Police Sketches
August 23rd 2010 04:01
Police sketches are facial composites of an eyewitness's memory of a face, as recorded by a composite artist. In modern times advanced software can be used instead of a trained artist. Facial composites are used mainly by police in their investigation of (usually serious) crimes.
The sketches can be seen at post offices, newspapers, tv and internet reports around the country.
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The sketches can be seen at post offices, newspapers, tv and internet reports around the country.
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Egg Art & Emotions
August 9th 2010 02:13
Egg Decorating has been a popular art/craft form for centuries because of the attractive, smooth, oval shape of an egg.
TheWondrous.com put together this clever collection of eggs displaying emotions when faced with everyday situations and dangers[ Click here to read more ]
TheWondrous.com put together this clever collection of eggs displaying emotions when faced with everyday situations and dangers
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The Impossible Photography Of Li Wei
June 9th 2010 01:49
Li Wei is a contemporary artist from Beijing. His work often depicts him in apparently gravity-defying situations. Wei started off his performance series ‘Mirroring’ and later on took off attention with his ‘Falls’ series which shows the artist with his head and chest embedded into the ground. His work is a mixture of performance art and photography that creates illusions of a sometimes dangerous reality. Li Wei states that these images are not computer montages and works with the help of props such as mirror, metal wires, scaffolding and acrobatics.
Below are some of Li Wei's most imaginative and gravity defying images. More can be seen here
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Below are some of Li Wei's most imaginative and gravity defying images. More can be seen here
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