Monika has been writing about trending artifacts across diverse platforms for over three years. Her all-time fascination with both traditional and non-traditional artworks led her to explore the world of art and humanities. She founded EdgyMinds in 2016 to discover emerging artists and indulge her passion for creativity. Connect with her at Facebook I Twitter I G Plus
While most painters opt commonly used paints such as acrylics, oils, watercolours and pastels to create their stunning artworks, Canadian artist Steven Spazuk refines the art of painting with fire and smoke. For the past 16 years, this brilliant fire artist has been making impressive works of art using soot left behind from candle flames.
Animals are the true masters of disguise, when they are hunting or avoiding being eaten by predators. The cunning animals very well know how to adapt to their surroundings and go absolutely undetected. No one can really beat animals when it comes to disguising in nature, as they have the biological advantage of camouflage. Here are few photographs of animal camouflage, making it hard to...
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Nature has been a perennial source of inspiration for many – be it artists, architects or designers. However, Ukranian tattoo artist Oshin Timoshin is trying to reconnect people with nature through permanent ink. Inspired by the beauty of nature, 23-year-old artist is making timeless tattoo designs that celebrate the beauty of nature, which has existed before us and will exist after us.
With increasing number of e-book readers, the hard-bound books have become a little antiquated in the digital era. But artists have found a brilliant way to transform old books into incredible works of art. French Canadian artist Guy Laramée is one brilliant sculptor who carves sprawling mountains, beautiful landscapes, and other intricate 3D sculptures out of vintage books.
Ballpoint pen is not just a medium of writing anymore, as over time we have seen talented artists use this writing tool to create surreal portraits and drawings. Recently, we featured the stunning ballpoint portraits by Ralvin Dizon on EdgyMinds. Now we came across another brilliant sketch artist Alfredo Chamal, who creates incredibly detailed lifelike drawings using only ballpoint pens.
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Being an independent artist is a huge challenge in Indian music industry, as it revolves around Bollywood. So, it can be really hard to create a fan base without a strong label promoting you. But there are prolific musicians like Shubhank Sharma, who are making impressive music on their own terms despite all the challenges.
While most people create paper art for decorative purposes, Filipino artist Patrick Cabra aims to raise awareness for endangered species through his series of intricate animal papercuts. Created delicately with multiple layers of paper, each artwork features unique natural characteristics of the animal such as sharp canines, fierce eyes, warm fur, etc.
Ballpoint pen is a simple writing instrument for most of us, but can be used to create magical art pieces if it’s in the hands of the right artist. Philippines-based talented artist Ralvin Dizon creates striking photorealistic portraits that are drawn using ballpoint pens.
Paper artist and graphic designer Yulia Brodskaya creates colourful quilled paper portraits, which seem to be the hybrids between painting and sculpture. Paper quilling is the centuries-old art form of filigree in which strips of paper are rolled, shaped and glued together to create various decorative designs.
Over the years, graffiti art has become much more accepted around the world. Today, many graffitists are being commissioned by many design studios and advertising agencies to give an artistic touch to both private and public spaces. One of the talented graffiti artists in India is Prakhar Verma from Kotdwar, Uttrakhand.