All too many people associate subways with rats, garbage, noise and dirt rather than architecture. Error! There are quite a few subway stations in the world that are excellent examples of beautiful architecture and interior design.
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Just like the Museum of Illusions in Ljubljana, the premises of the Brussels art gallery ING Art Center and the ERES-Stiftung in Munich honestly play with human perception. This was done by Peter Kogler, a world-renowned Austrian artist who made you question your senses with his monochromatic graphics.
In the Portuguese capital, local artist Arturo Bordalo "Bordalo II" found a way to draw people's attention to the garbage that accumulates in the city. Bordalo II uses discarded car parts, scrap metal and trash to create colorful 3D animal paintings.
Some painters create such realistic and plastic pictures that it is hard to believe that they are not photographs. Alexa Meade does the opposite. Instead of canvas, she herself uses models that she colors with acrylic paints. Their skin is her canvas and the result is extraordinary. Although you may think that these are artistic pictures, they are "just" photographs.
33-year-old Thai artist Uttaporn Nimmalaikaew creates 3D images by layering thin mesh fabrics. He discovered the technique by accident in 2001 while studying at Silpakorn University in Bangkok, when he noticed a stain on a mosquito net. He soon got the idea that he could create a sense of depth and optical illusion by layering. You can see his interesting installations below.
Most artists go to an art supply store for painting supplies. Joanna Wirażka too, but she only buys art supplies and paints there, while she looks for her painting canvases in the forest or park. The Polish artist paints on leaves. But not on sheets of paper, but plant leaves, which now, in autumn, will be like leaves and grass. By turning them into extraordinary paintings, Wirażka makes sure that all this gift of nature does not go to waste.
Graffiti is most often associated with bad things, as various subcultures use it to express their rebellion. This does not mean, however, that we do not classify them as works of art. What's more, some graffiti is worth admiring.
Dinara Kasko, a 28-year-old Ukrainian baker, has set the bar in dessert baking a little higher than average. We're not talking about the taste, we're talking about the shape. Dinara Kasko attended the Faculty of Architecture in Kharkiv, the second largest Ukrainian city. This, of course, is reflected in her baking creations, which are second to none.
Artists often look for inspiration in nature. It calms the mind and thoughts and allows a person to relieve himself of the worries and responsibilities of everyday life. Let's discover for ourselves why Obala is the place where we often come for fresh energy. Let's drive to the place where the sea and the sky meet in the horizon.
Alejandro Duran is an artist who creates colorful landscape art from washed-up trash from more than 50 different countries.
30-year-old Jago Jacopo Cardillo from Italy taught himself sculpting - with tireless work and endless love for this art form. Cardillo is living proof that perseverance and patience can go a long way. Today, he creates incredibly realistic statues that even Michelangelo would be proud to sign. You can see them in the article.
Gustav Klimt's paintings, which he created during his "golden age" (between 1899 and 1910), are certainly the most famous paintings in the history of art. This is the era that gave birth to paintings such as The Kiss and Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I. Photographer Inge Prader brought Gustav Klimt to life by using live models to recreate his masterpieces. The results are fantastic.