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Brilliant Hand Paintings by Guido Daniele

Milan-based artist Guido Daniele knows all about illusion. He has garnered much attention and praise for the skill involved in creating hyper-realistic illustrations since 1972.  He developed a body painting technique in 1990,…

Paper Animal Sculptures by Anna-Wili Highfield

Paper Animal Sculptures by Anna-Wili Highfield

Sydney-based artist Anna-Wili Highfield creates beautifully crafted paper animal sculptures by sewing together painted archival cotton paper.  She worked as a scenic artist for Opera Australia before realizing her paper and copper pipe animals. …

Origami Animals by Sipho Mabona

Origami Animals by Sipho Mabona

Intricate representational origami designs of various animals by Luzern-based Swiss origami artist Sipho Mabona. He was the invited guest at Japan Origami Academic Society (JOAS) Convention 2008 and was the first foreigner whose…

Tiger on the Loose in Paris

Tiger on the Loose in Paris

A 'Golden Tiger' was on the loose in Paris! Don't fret, it's a street mapping project by French design collective le3paris. If you are intrigued by this type of animal-on-the-loose illusion, don't forget to…

More Pixilated Sculptures by Shawn Smith

More Pixilated Sculptures by Shawn Smith

My work investigates the slippery intersection between the digital world and reality ~ Shawn Smith American artist Shawn Smith's most recent work is currently on view at Craighead Green Gallery, November 19 – December 29….

Paper Animal Sculptures by Diana Beltran Herrera

Paper Animal Sculptures by Diana Beltran Herrera

Exquisite paper sculptures by Colombian artist Diana Beltran Herrera.     via PINE

origami animals by Quentin Trollip

Origami Animals by Quentin Trollip

Quentin Trollip was born in South Africa and started folding from a Robert Harbin book at age 10. He has developed a unique style of designing and folding, combining realism, complexity and aesthetics…

Underwater Garden Project by Gisela Stromeyer & Daniel McCullock

Underwater Garden Project by Gisela Stromeyer & Daniel McCullock

Underwater, life is different. Some people love to be a bird and see the world from that perspective, which is nice but to be able to live underwater, is a dream come true…

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Red Horse Sculpture by Shih-Pin Hsi

Remember those horse sculptures Shih-Pin Hsi (席時斌) created for HERMÈS Taiwan?   The Taiwanese artist has also created a red version of the Horse of Knowledge, which originally appeared in modest brown at the French high fashion house….

Strandbeesten, a portrait of Theo Jansen

Strandbeesten, a Portrait of Theo Jansen

German filmmaker Alexander Schlichter spent five years shooting and perfecting a 32 minutes documentary called "Strandbeesten".  It is an intimate portrait of the Dutch kinetic sculptor Theo Jansen, who has been creating wind-powered…

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The Most Unlikely Animal Friends

Lab Mom to Orphaned Rabbits Koa : a 6-year-old Labrador named Koa has willingly taken on the role of mom to the two orphaned baby rabbits.  “They hop all over her and always find their way…

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Wildlife Paper Sculpture by Calvin Nicholls

Canadian paper sculpture artist Calvin Nicholls's experiments with paper sculpture began in 1984 and before long paper sculpture became an important part in most of his design clients' projects and campaigns. It was a…

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Horse Sculptures by Shih-Pin Hsi

Taiwanese artist Shih-Pin Hsi (席時斌) has created a series of horse sculptures for French high fashion house HERMÈS in Taiwan.   Using metal and wood, Hsi has created a horse show that pays tribute to the Hermes…

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The Giant Sleeping Cat Couch

This giant sleeping cat was one of the artworks exhibited in a site-specific project called HABITAT back in 2010.  Artists from around the world occupied eight apartments in an empty building in Belgium,…

Cattle Sculptures by Miina Akkijyrkka6

Cattle Sculptures by Miina Akkijyrkka

Finnish sculptor Miina Akkijyrkka has a career spanning more than 30 years.  Her range as an artist from traditional sculpting to performance, from bronze to scrap metal has finally been recognized by the Ministry…

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Digital Origami Tigers by Laboratory for Visionary Architecture

Commissioned by the City of Sydney, Australia via their renowned Customs House and created by LAVA (Laboratory for Visionary Architecture), the Digital Origami Tigers were adopted by the WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) in…

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The Big Yellow Rabbit by Florentijn Hofman

The Big Yellow Rabbit is a temporary 13 meter high sculpture. It's a enlarged cuddle toy made out of swedish products thrown against the statue of Engelbrekt. The work can be seen this…

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Lookout Rabbit by Florentijn Hofman

The Lookout Rabbit is a temporary 12 meter high sculpture. It's a rabbit with a red dot which you can enter and have a look out over the river the Waal. The work…

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