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Serene Marine Illustrations

Whales, dolphins, seals, sharks and a variety of other wildlife that are possibly on the brink of extinct thrive in the gentle blue watercolors cascading on her paper.

Fleur’s drawings reveal the gentle beauty of these creatures, their sheer size mistaken for aggression, and paints them with a curious and playful rendition.  Frolicking in clear blue hues, depicting the sea and sky, the form of these animals become clear. Fleur revels in their majestic stature, while journalling the unique species of whales, dolphins and other aquatic wildlife has become the artist’s speciality.

Dive into the rich depths of Fleur’s art here.

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Blooms Embedded In Ice

Photographer Bruce Boyd and artist Tharien Smith collaborated together for a photography project called 0˚C, where they portray the short lived beauty of flowers in a unique way.

The duo wants to break the cliches associated with flower photography by introducing ice, a medium that is paradoxical in itself. According to their website, ice preserves the beauty of the flowers that are encapsulated in it, only to wilt and destroy its fragile splendor upon melting.

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3D GIFs: The Next Big Thing

Vertical lines transform ordinary animated images into 3D GIFs. Read more to know how.

Animated  GIFs on the internet has been our source of entertainment for the last few years, its endless loop making our eyes stay glued to the screen. But, few GIF creators have decided to take the game one step ahead by making them in 3D.

By carefully placing a couple of white vertical lines, to the moving images, an incredible three-dimensional effect is made. It will make you feel as if the characters are moving from the background to the foreground in the blink of an eye!

Enjoy them here!

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Tales of Treasures Found in Nature

Raku Inoue has been experimenting with elements of nature for her latest series.

Apptly titled as “Natura Insects”, in this compilation, she composes flower arrangements in the form of various insects, found all around us. The result of using  delicate blooms and leaves is very brightly colored arrangements, exuding  a sense of joy. The best part about her series it that it will remind you how it is now summer and that spring too shall arrive soon, a time of rejoice and effervescence in the natural world.

Based in Montreal, Canada, Inoue portrays the intricate details of stag beetles, butterflies, and other insects, using an eclectic mix of flower species to add multitude of hues and you can view this, along with her other creations here.

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Breakfast in The Form of Food Art

The artist creates adorable toast art from colorful ingredients, painting sushi, bananas, cherries, caviar and many more on the spread itself, using jam, mango paste, sesame seed for the desired visual effect. Mori has just began making toast art earlier this year, and has since fallen in love with the process.

Go through her Instagram feed to checkout all the delicious food art that will surely make you hungry.

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GOT Season 7 Inspired Artwork

Digital artist named Alagan illustrates the characters from the Game of Thrones in anticipation of the upcoming season.

Unique to his own signature style, the artist has captured the intense fight that fans of the show are expecting to see next season, where each of the houses are armed and prepared to wage in an epic battle. In the first of the series, Daenerys Targaryen, the mother of the Dragons is depcited with her allies and friends;  she is accompanied by her Dragon, her trusted adviser Tyrion Lannister, Sir Jorah of the Andal, Grey Worm and the others, all sitting on her throne, waiting to take what she claims to be hers.

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In the second, Sansa Stark and Jon Snow, joined by the houses that have sworn to be by their side are seen. To oppose them is standing Cersei, the Queen Regent of the Seven Kingdom, backed up by the Royal Army. And the last digital art has been dedicated to the Night King and his foreboding Army of the Dead, ready to wipe off anyone on their way.

Checkout other works created by the Taiwanese artist here.

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Surreal Art by Ronald Ong

The 19 year old from Malaysia sees the world as if it is a giant blob of magic, where everything and anything is possible. A lone explorer surfs the simultaneous wave with the gigantic whale, where he and his aquatic friend are seen enjoying the tide against the scenic sunset. In another composition, the dots on the deer’s skin are scattered into the night sky, becoming one and the same with the stars shining bright. It is as if Ong is urging us to escape into the otherworldly scenes and to take on the whimsical ride where the line separating surrealism and reality are blurred into one.

Enjoy them all here.

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Disembodied Subjects In Photography

Didonato style involves rearranging the regular physique, to be disjointed and dysfunctional from its current reality and then cleanly spliced into the environment. Without expression and interaction, her subjects become props and furniture - an interesting furnishing to trees and walls around the lens.  The notion of the human psyche, without the emotional eccentricities, becomes a far fetched and terrifying existence in Didonato’s visual narration.  

Find out more here.

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Whimsical Cutouts Taking Over The World

Photographer Rich McCor, the artist behind the quirky series juxtaposes paper silhouettes between his lens and the famous landscape, in an effort to showcase his humour through his artworks. It is almost as if the world is a big playground where he is the giant seen to be interacting with the landmarks.

His series has taken him his hometown of London, as well as in Toronto, and even to the streets of South Korea, McCor trying to leave a mark in this chaotic world.

Watch his works here.

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Illuminated Paper Sculptures

The two depicts elaborate visual tales of mystical forests, of wild animals roaming in the jungle and of beautiful flowers blooming here and there. These intricate paper creations are made by layering papers first and then meticulously cutting them to form these stunning silhouettes. Their delicate artwork reflects a showmanship like no other, indulging the audience in a little game of light and shadow as the compositions come alive once they are placed atop a lamp.

If you are keen to learn more their elaborate process, view it here.

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Inked Paperbacks

This Germany based illustrator goes by the name of 10amcoffee, who flocks to flea markets looking for old books or “hidden treasures”, as she likes to call them. Having a thing for aged and vintage things, the artist, when stumbled upon old books, began a journey where she wanted to show a different use for books; she took out her pen started doodling on the pages. “Turns out, I really enjoyed the way words and art merged together creating something new entirely,” says the artist.

Each of her creations is an adventure where the characters are seen juxtaposed in a mystical setting. View them all here to immerse into a world of fantasy.

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Calligraphy Inspired By Ancient Arabic Text

Accents of the ancient language which still persists in modern day is interpreted in Lampas’ fashion and contemporary art. The typography is a blend of if the distinct curvatures and strokes found in the Arabic alphabet, which is then woven into concentric patterns, creating a similar effect to the Islamic and Persian geometric art. A primitive energy is present the indecipherable strings of words drawn by Lampas, where under the modern interpretations an artist reveals his nature to unravel mystery and work with history under one canvas.

Lampas has a huge calibre for calligraphy. View it here.

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Zodiac Traits Revealed In Surreal Oil Paintings

Vivien Szaniszlo depicts Zodiac signs like never seen before.

Her bold brushstrokes and use of vibrant tones, coupled with her concept marks the artist as a maverick, pushing her own artistic boundaries with the series. Whether we believe in astrology or not, we all love to indulge in reading about the traits each that each Zodiac sign holds and Szaniszlo uses surreal portraits of women to reflect their true characters.

Despite the difference in each of the oil color paintings, few elements remain constant; all of her muse wear plethora of expressions on their faces, revealing their deepest darkest secrets, that we often bury deep within ourselves.

Checkout the visual portrayal of your sign here.