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Matchbox Illusion
2007-08-16 10:20:00
Matchbox IllusionHere are some images of the cards, which have been collected from miniaturist magic of the matchbox label created by unknown artists all over the world.These images are a unique art form of topsy-turvy faces.These match boxes & now these cards can be viewed upside down or right side up or may be the other way around, either way a face appears. Noses become forehead creases, mustaches become sweet little curls on a girl's head.Though some of these images we had come across as illusions but never knew these were actual on the match boxes of gone by era.Click on the images to enlarge.SourceRelated Posts:Visual Illusions Illusions Of FacesCool Magazine Illusions ...

Geek Tattoos
2007-08-16 10:09:00
Geek Tattoos"Eccentricity has always abounded when and where strength of character had abounded; and the amount of eccentricity in a society has generally been proportional to the amount of genius, mental vigor, and courage which it contained" - John Stuart MillSome people feel the real desire to make a permanent mark themselves with the things, which profoundly effect their lives. Here we have some Geek tattoos or to be precise we have Apple tattoos. Source: 1, 2 & 3Other Posts:Unbelievable X-rays Related Posts:Eyeball Tattooing Tattooed Women ...

Linux Ad: Truth Happens
2007-08-16 10:02:00
Linux Ad: Truth HappensHere is this Linux ad which beautifully shows: first they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win inspite of ignorance, ridicule & opposition, the truth happens.Watch Linux Ad: Truth Happens Video on YoutubeSourceRelated Posts:Toyota's ad - It's a trap Levi's Ads Never Fail To Amaze!Creative Ads: Life Is Too Short For Wrong Jobs ...

CPU In A Car
2007-08-16 09:49:00
CPU In A CarThis is really a cool mod. We are unable to trace the source or the creator of this mod. Only once its creator is known, we will be having further details & the technical data. If anyone knows who has done this, pl drop in a line in the comments or mail us.SourceOther Posts: How Creative Can You Get With An A4 Paper!Interesting License Plates Related Posts: A Perfect Mod Case! ...

Articulated Singer Insect
2007-08-16 09:40:00
Articulated Singer InsectAll images used here are with the consent of the artist.Antique mechanical parts & vintage Singer sewing attachments by Christopher Conte gives us this cool looking Articulated Singer Insect.Here is something really interesting about Christopher Conte: he began drawing at the age of 3 & at the age of 6 he started taking college art classes at Hofstra University following a recommendation from his first grade teacher. Some people are really dedicated to their goals & dreams.SourceOther Posts:Solar Photograph PaperAccidentsRelated Posts: Miniature Motorcycles ...

Paper Artwork
2007-08-15 09:28:00
Paper Artwork Have you ever felt bedazzled seeing paper artwork? If no, then its time that you check out these Jen Stark's amazing artwork. And what makes it even more special is the use of regular multi colored construction paper.Click on images to enlarge.All images used here are with the consent of the artist.SourceOther Posts:High Speed Photography Related Posts: How Creative Can You Get With An A4 Paper!Is This The World's Most Complex Origami? ...

Miniature Motorcycles
2007-08-15 09:25:00
Miniature MotorcyclesHere are some cool bike sculptures made from waste watch pieces by this amazing sculptor Jose Geraldo Reis Pfau."These miniature motorcycles look very much real. Metal, glass, aluminium plastic, silver and even gold pieces are put together, creating very different forms.He owns more them 200 miniatures at the moment. In the beginning the pieces were applied on wood frames to be hung on walls. They then became three-dimensional pieces, developing into sculptures. His work of art has been exposed to the public in jewelry fairs, and he also intends to expose in the major Brazilian cities and also in other countries."Source: pfau Via presurferOther Posts:Typewriter ArtVisual IllusionsRelated Posts: IC & Old Transistors Got a New Use ...

Sugar Coated HumVee
2007-08-15 09:22:00
Sugar Coated HumVeeAll images used here are with the consent of the artist.This is creation of Heidi Hesse."This life-sized gum-ball covered HumVee comments on pop culture and reminds us of soldiers handing candy to children in far-flung countries at raw with us". SourceOther Posts:Illusions Of Faces Spoon ArtEyeball Tattooing ...

The Unknown Artist: Adolf Hitler
2007-08-14 10:12:00
The Unknown Artist: Adolf Hitler"The paintings in the collections I bought over the years were never acquired for private purposes, but always exclusively for the establishment of an art gallery in my native town of Linz. It is my heartfelt desire that this legacy be fulfilled." -- Adolf Hitler, from his Last Will and Testament, April 29, 1945.Schloss Lamberg Steyr/Enos (Lamberg Castle). This aquarelle medium-sized frame filler signed A. Hitler in script, not dated, circa 1910-1912 of the Vienna Period.Peter Jahn recalls of this particular painting, "The painting depicts the front view of the old Schloss Lamberg and is of the highest artistic quality and aesthetic beauty. I recall during my second interview with Hitler in Munich that he described his visit to Steyr where a number of clients commissioned paintings from him, among them the Lamberg Family".Germania. Rendered in red pencil, this is a Vienna Opera House Figure Study, signed Hitler Adolf.Vienna Opera House. This is an aquare ...

Accidents
2007-08-14 09:55:00
AccidentsHere are some photos of accidents from The Museum of Accidents. It's not always possible to avoid accidents, which are caused by the nature, but still we can try to avoid the accidents created by us. Least we can do is to avoid deliberate accidents.Natural AccidentsOn July 31, 1993, Highway 40 was flooded as it headed into the Chesterfield Valley in Missouri, United States. Some 3 million people were without power across Canada on January 9, 1998, as power lines were crushed with the weight of four days accumulated frost in Boucherville, near Montreal.A powerful earthquake measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale on January 17, 1995, Nishinomiya, Japan collapsed an elevated highway.Industrial Accidents Fire caused by a conflagration in a Chinese restaurant of New York City's Garment district on March 1, 1996, New York, United States. Fire in Palais de Chaillot, the French Monuments Museum on July 22, 1997, Paris, France.Environmental Pollution"March 7, 1997, Amazonia, Brazil Defo ...

Visual Illusions
2007-08-14 09:41:00
Visual Illusions George W. Bush Illusion They may look a bit different, but we don't think they should seem too odd & in the second image one can see the faces right side up & the difference. "Most people are quite surprised by the pictures when they see them right side up. The illusion illustrates the fact that right side-up and upside-down faces are processed differently, which some people take as evidence that parts of our brain are specialized for (normal, right side-up) face perception."There is another one:A Distance-Size IllusionNow look at the image given below & can you make out who is taller of these two?"Most people think the woman on the left looks considerably taller, yet if you click on the image you'll see that parallel lines can connect the tops and bottoms of the two figures, revealing that they're exactly the same size. This illusion illustrates the fact that the actual size an image projects onto your retina isn't the only thing that affects perceived size. The o ...

Typewriter Art
2007-08-13 09:06:00
Typewriter ArtCan you believe that this art was created using a typewriter? Paul Smith, the man with extraordinary talent was born in Philadelphia on September 21, 1921 with severe cerebral palsy. Not only had Paul beaten the odds of a life with spastic cerebral palsy, a disability that impeded his speech & mobility but also taught himself to become a master artist as well as a terrific chess player even after being devoid of a formal education as a child."When typing, Paul used his left hand to steady his right one. Since he couldn't press two keys at the same time, he almost always locked the shift key down and made his pictures using the symbols at the top of the number keys. In other words, his pictures were based on these characters ... @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) _ .Across seven decades, Paul created hundreds of pictures. He often gave the originals away. Sometimes, but not always, he kept or received a copy for his own records.As his mastery of the typ ...

Concepts
2007-08-13 08:56:00
Concepts All images used here are with consent of the artist.The creator of these concepts is Philip Straub."Philip's luminous and meticulously detailed digital and traditional oil paintings have classical influences but are purely based on the fantastic. Many images are derived from the ever present surreal worlds that play out in his mind like lucid dreams throughout the day. His visions are inhabited by unique characters and filled with imaginative architecture and lush vegetation that seems to come to life, bursting with vibrant colors and dramatic lighting. Philip's use of traditional media with 3D and 2D software to create his illustrations, has garnered him international acclaim among a variety of artistic circles. He has been a featured artist numerous times in several publications including; The Society of Illustrators NY and Los Angeles Annuals, Spectrum Fantasy Annuals, Expose' digital fine art book, and on dozens of digital art websites and forums."SourceOther Posts:Top ...

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