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7 secrets of famous works of art

Did you know that in the right eye of the Mona Lisa are hidden the initials of the author of this most famous painting in the history of fine arts, Leonardo da Vinci, or that the painting Primavera (Spring) by Sandro Botticelli includes 500 types of plants? Learn about other secrets of famous works of art.

Architecture & Interior

A floating pier on Italy's Lake Iseo ready for walking on water

On Italy's Lake Iseo, everything is ready to bring to life the project created by the Bulgarian artist Christo and baptized as the Floating Pier. It is a 4.5 kilometer long installation that connects the town of Sulzano and the island of Monte Isola. It will be open to the public from June 18 to July 3, 2016.

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The world's first selfie statue

Art is considered to be an expression of its time, so it is logical that we are also the world's first selfie statue. It was placed next to the city hall in the city of Sugar Land, Texas (USA). People are disgusted, but what counts these days is the number of likes on social media, and we have no doubt that you would get quite a few if you took a selfie next to a selfie statue!

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The canvas is her dance floor, and the dance movements are the moves on it

Artist and dancer Heather Hansen has combined her love of art and dance into one. Her dance performances are something completely different. Her every dance move leaves a mark. Not only symbolically, but also physically, on the canvas, which is her dance floor. See her wonderful art and dance creations and performance.

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Glasses on the floor of the museum – proof that art can be anything these days!

"Today we live with the awareness that an art object can be anything and an artist can be anyone," said academic sculptor Marjan Drev. Like him, we also disagree with this, although today there are no more boundaries, because if art can be a snow shovel and a urinal, art can be anything! The latest such example is a scene from the Museum of Modern Art in San Francisco, where teenagers secretly placed glasses on the floor, and visitors mistook them for an art installation and reacted as expected. No, they didn't get angry, but rather tried to immerse themselves in this "artistic" work, and some of them even enthusiastically photographed the "work".

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A giraffe or an elephant: a work of art that changes before your eyes

Matthieu Robert-Ortis has created an interesting 3D wire sculpture that is a giraffe from one point of view and an elephant from the other and changes like an optically variable character on an ID. The artist named his work La révolution des Girafes or The Evolution of the Giraffe and it will absolutely captivate you.

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Jacqueline Rush Lee - Art Sculptures From Books

Most of us see the true value of books in their content. But not artist Jacqueline Rush Lee. He creates incredible sculptures of organic and abstract shapes from books (old and in poor condition). Excellent!

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The beach – as an art project

As part of the collaboration between the French artists Céleste Boursier-Mougenot and Smarin, the beach was created - as an art project. In fact, it is a set of modular and hybrid floating parts, whose appearance resembles groups of raw concrete blocks, which are otherwise surprisingly soft to the touch.

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Destroyed Apple products as an art project

Apple lovers, look away! We are usually used to writing that Apple once again destroyed the competition with its latest product, but this time it tasted the other side. Admittedly, it was not destroyed by the competition, but by Michael Tompert, who did it for an art project.

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Sou Fujimoto x COS – an imposing light installation for the new collection

COS, the fashion brand that lives under the same roof as H&M (except in a penthouse), joined forces with Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto to present a new collection at the Milan fashion show. COS x Sou Fujimoto is a combination that did not disappoint.

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Uttaporn Nimmalaikaew: 3D paintings on mesh fabric

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.

Film & Tv

Movie scenes inspired by artistic paintings

Did you know that many movie scenes were inspired by famous art paintings? That Francis Bacon's painting inspired Christopher Nolan to create the Joker in The Dark Knight? Or is Ophelia painting a scene in Lars von Trier's Melancholia? Many famous film scenes and costumes that you came across are actually the director's tribute to the art of painting! See movie scenes inspired by art paintings.

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