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Art is always one of the best sources of inspiration for designers.

January 2, 2015
Paper-cutting art with an amazing level of details
Paper-cutting art with an amazing level of details

Clumsy people like myself can only be impressed by paper-cutting artists. The skills, patience and dedication this type of art requires is just beyond anything I could imagine doing. No wonders I’m deeply impressed by the works of Hudson Valley based artist Maude White. The artist loves playing with negative space, cutting out some pieces […]

Street art inspired by its environment by JPS
Street art inspired by its environment by JPS

UK-based artist JPS likes to create street art in random locations, taking advantage of what he finds on the spot. Like many street artists he was inspired by Banksy and you can feel it in his work. It goes so far that JPS’ started to paint on walls after seeing Banksy’s museum exhibition. This even […]

December 29, 2014
Illustrator Sebastien Del Grosso interacts with his drawings
Illustrator Sebastien Del Grosso interacts with his drawings

French illustrator Sébastien Del Grosso did an awesome series of illustrations combined with photographic self-portraits. These pictures, in which he really interacts in a humorous way with the drawings, are a great way to express the artist’s love/hate relationship with his drawings. The artist, who is also a good photographer, even took the time to […]

December 28, 2014
Recycled textiles sculptures by Hoda Zarbaf
Recycled textiles sculptures by Hoda Zarbaf

Hoda Zarbaf is an artist based in Toronto. Her work involves a lot of recycled textiles like old crochets, used socks, pre-owned t-shirts and more to create organic looking sculptures and installations. In his recent series of work, the woman is always at the center, often in intimate positions. Hoda shows these women in different […]

December 27, 2014
Samsung ad that claims it will take your selfies to the next level
Samsung ad that claims it will take your selfies to the next level

This advertising campaign for Samsung rides on the popularity of selfies. The text and images that most cell phones and cameras will just let you take shitty selfies, and that their camera will turn your self-pictures into real portraits. For that, they took some of art history’s most famous paintings and recreated how the setting […]

December 25, 2014
Photography project: The impressionist experience
Photography project: The impressionist experience

Rightfully titled “The impressionist experience”, this project succeeds at giving a beautiful visualization of what a combination of painting and photography could look like. It was created as a collaboration between photographer Richard Forestier and art director Aurélien Bigot. The two artists recreated the style of impressionism paintings to create the first impressionist photos. The […]

Incredibly detailed paper sculptures by Justine Khamara
Incredibly detailed paper sculptures by Justine Khamara

What happens when photography meets papercutting and sculpture? If made by a talented artist like Justine Khamara, you get a wonderful looking art made of photos cutted and assembled to look like amazing sculptures. The Australian artist gives her photographic work a new life by distorting it and giving a whole new life. A great […]

December 21, 2014
Spectacular papercut works by Elsa Mora
Spectacular papercut works by Elsa Mora

Elsa Mora creates gorgeous papercuts that pop out and tell you a real story. You can see some of her new work on her new portfolio site.

December 20, 2014
Landscapes made of industrial food
Landscapes made of industrial food

These unusual still life made with industrial food are the creation of Barbara Ciurej et Lindsay Lochman, an American artistic duo who started out in the 1980s. This project aims to create landscapes out of processed food by displaying it, putting on some lighting, and make it look like landscapes from the American West.

December 18, 2014
Imaginary porcelain animals by Duo Anya Stasenko And Slava Leontyev
Imaginary porcelain animals by Duo Anya Stasenko And Slava Leontyev

The Ukrainian artist duo composed of Anya Stasenko And Slava Leontyev creates some lovely imaginary creatures in porcelain. The animals’ shapes are already a good reason to love them, but the stunning part in my opinion is the use of natural textures and matching colors. You can find more pieces on the artists’ website.

December 15, 2014
The Apocalypse and the Book of Miracles
The Apocalypse and the Book of Miracles

The Book of Miracles was rediscovered a few years ago. It is considered as one of the most beautiful illustrated books of the early Renaissance. It was published in Germany around the year 1550 with acrylic and watercolor paintings. The 169 pages book uses illustrations from the Bible, legends, ancient traditions, or medieval chronicles that […]

December 14, 2014
3D street art that seems to float in the air
3D street art that seems to float in the air

Portuguses street artist Odeith really took the art of the graffiti one step further. Some were already experimenting with 3D effects, he just takes the whole painting out of the wall. Now take a moment and look at the craft involved on the creation of these amazing pieces of street art.

December 13, 2014
Wonderful collages by artist Oddly Head
Wonderful collages by artist Oddly Head

This series of recent collages by artist Oddly Heads was released under the title “This must be earth”. The tons of details included in the collages are heavily influenced by pop-art and street art.

December 12, 2014
Spectacular caves sculpted by a single artist
Spectacular caves sculpted by a single artist

If you are an artist, you will need talent to create art with value. However, to create a masterpiece, you will need more than that, you will need talent and dedication. Paulette Ra has both. For ten years, the artist has been digging and sculpting in caves in the sandstone cliffs of Northern Mexico. You […]

November 29, 2014
Beautiful drawings that combine the human body with nature
Beautiful drawings that combine the human body with nature

Italian artist Nunzio Paci created a set of gorgeous drawings that blend nature and the human body. A very pleasing organic take on anatomical drawings.