Art / Design / Handicraft
Indian artist duo, Nayan Shrimali and Vaishali Chudasama, creates an intricate series of handcrafted paper cut portraits of some iconic personalities from cinema, history, as well as, mythology. Hailing from Ahmedabad, the largest city in the state of Gujarat, India, both these talented artists have been experimenting with paper cut art since last one year. The end results are absolutely pleasant and bear a close...
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Art / DIY / Handicraft
Avocado lovers can now wear a part of their favourite fruit as a pendant, all thanks to Irish artist Jan Campbell. While most people throw away avocado pits without giving a second thought, this brilliant artist sees these pits as a unique canvas to carve tiny faces of forest spirits and other creatures. It’s absolutely amazing how she turns avocado pits into a beautiful series...
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Art / Design / Handicraft
Visionary artist Chris Isner uses ancient woodworking technique to record his, as well as his client’s, visions into unique wood sculptures. You’ll be amazed to know that Isner got to know about this age-old woodworking method through his visions. Yes, you read that right. During an Ayahuasca ceremony, he received clear instructions about this technique, and since then, he is using it for creating stunning...
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Art / Handicraft / Painting
At first glance, these colourful cityscapes created by Polish artist Albin Talik look like oil paintings with bold, irregular brush strokes. But these are actually collages made out of torn scraps of paper. The technique is called paper painting in which thousands of pieces of cut paper are taken in a whole array of colours and further arranged on a canvas using glue.
Art / Handicraft / Photography
Brazilian artist Aline Brant has beautifully combined hand-stitched embroidery with photographs in her latest project. Portraying feminine side through each image, she has used the ancient form of art, embroidery, and tried to refract it through modern art form, i.e., photography.
Art / Design / Handicraft
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.
Art / Handicraft
For most of us, a handkerchief is a mere accessory of daily use. But in Chamba, a mountainous town in Himachal Pradesh, it is an integral part of the local heritage, history, and art. The art of making Chamba Rumal (means handkerchief) dates back to the 17th century. Back then, the Himalayan embroidery was done on two to four square feet piece of cloth by...
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Art / Handicraft
Utilizing unused materials is not just a way to reduce waste, but also a clever method to create something aesthetic and functional for daily use. Recently, we came across incredibly detailed steampunk sculptures by Lithuania-based artist Artūras Tamašauskas. The talented artist uses antique stuff and other recycled metal pieces (that otherwise regarded as trash) to create these art pieces with painstaking detail.
Art / Handicraft / Offbeat
Instead of throwing away old newspapers as garbage, Tokyo-based artist Chie Hitotsuyama turns these pieces of paper into three-dimensional animal sculptures. The textured sculptures are made out of a technique that involves rolling strips of wet newspaper. The densely rolled newspaper strips are carefully moulded to replicate creatures from the animal kingdom.
Art / Design / Handicraft
Nature meets sportswear in the series of embroidered brand logos by Iceland-based artist James Merry. Adding nature’s touch to famous brand logos, the creative artist puts delicate floral stitching over sharp lines of sports logos such as Nike, FILA, Puma, Umbro and more.