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Modern art is exploding into mediums never before explored. We’re obsessed with innovative artists, leading edge designers and individuals who exude ultramodernism.


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Visual culture is the field of study that relates to all aspects of visual imagery, which can include traditional art, video games, comics, media, advertising and anything that has a visual component.


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Graffiti artists like Banksy prove the point that artistic movements often ignite from counter culture expression. By tracking the counter culture, you can find out what’s on the cutting edge of cool.


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Augmented Reality - Real And Virtual Actors In One Show (VIDEO) Augmented Reality - Real And Virtual Actors In One Show (VIDEO)

The Norwegian Museum of Cultural History will be implementing Augmented Reality in which virtual characters from the 17 century will be visualized in current surroundings. A real person will also interact with them as a tour guide. The overall experience will show how virtual and real actors can mix together. To watch the experience, visitors require "magic glasses". Obviously. [More]



Top 20 Innovations in Graffiti - From Graffiti Chocolate Bars to Graffiti Robots (GALLERY)Top 20 Innovations in Graffiti - From Graffiti Chocolate Bars to Graffiti Robots (GALLERY)

If your a regular at Trend Hunter, you'll probably guess that I love graffiti. Accordingly we've featured dozens of posts in the category from Banksy to technologies like the GraffitiWriter Automated Graffiti Robot. This list features the top 20 innovations in the world graffiti, contributed by … [More]









MOBA - Museum of Bad Art for 'Art Too Bad to be Ignored' (GALLERY)MOBA - Museum of Bad Art for 'Art Too Bad to be Ignored' (GALLERY)

Searching the web looking for The UncoolHunter I was pleased to find MOBA, The Museum of Bad Art . MOBA, located in Dedham, Massachusetts, USA, is the world's only museum dedicated to the collection, preservation, exhibition and celebration of bad art in all its forms. This private museum features… [More]



Fake Book as a Shelf - Your Books Floating on the WallFake Book as a Shelf - Your Books Floating on the Wall

Self Shelf is the name of the shelf that looks like a book and makes your books look like they are floating on the wall. A great concept that results amazing when you put your books on it. If you are a book lover, you´ll love to showcase your books in this original way. This small shelf has the app… [More]



Voodoo Doll Speakers - Mini Gods Make Art Out of Speakers (GALLERY)Voodoo Doll Speakers - Mini Gods Make Art Out of Speakers (GALLERY)

Just when you thought all speakers designs were either boring or corporate, Mini Gods have stepped into the picture. The artist, Marka27, has created Mini Gods as individual works of art. Marka27 told me, "The first release will be at the end of July at the San Diego Comicon ToyTokyo booth and als… [More]



Environmental Nudity - 'World Naked Bike Ride' in Support of the Environment (GALLERY)Environmental Nudity - 'World Naked Bike Ride' in Support of the Environment (GALLERY)

That’s right the World Naked Bike Ride (WNBR), is a series international events bringing together environmentally conscious nudists from the world over to protest oil dependency, in major cities, by biking in the buff as a mortified public gapes on. Bike riding would have to be pretty high up the… [More]



Glow in the Dark Tattoos (GALLERY)Glow in the Dark Tattoos (GALLERY)

Have you always wanted a tattoo but were afraid of what your boss will say? With glow in the dark tattoos you can cover yourself in body art and no one will be the wiser (unless they see you with the lights out). The new technique uses black light reactive ink, which is reactive to UV light. As… [More]



Death By Cotton Candy And Other Food Obsessions By Visual Artist Daniela Edburg (GALLERY)Death By Cotton Candy And Other Food Obsessions By Visual Artist Daniela Edburg (GALLERY)

Visual artist Daniela Edburg has created a gallery of work entitled "Drop Dead Gorgeous" to showcase our obsession with and love of food. There is an in-depth interview regarding this work at The Morning News website, but basically her work shines a light on the feelings one is consumed with when a … [More]



Swizzle Stick Lighting For Your Walls - Zig and Zag (GALLERY)Swizzle Stick Lighting For Your Walls - Zig and Zag (GALLERY)

The Zig and Zag lights designed by Jean Francois Crochet for Terzani give a whole new meaning to the word minimalist. These lights take up a fraction of the room a wall lamp or track lights would on your walls. They are made with a satiny-nickel exterior and fissures have been created in the stem t… [More]



Peep Show Wallpaper - Holes to Showcase Your Old WallpaperPeep Show Wallpaper - Holes to Showcase Your Old Wallpaper

This wallpaper idea has got more than a few holes in it. It's the wallpaper peepshow by designer Gijs Bakker, but I prefer to call it the artsy-fartsy slacker paper. Why? Because this is wallpaper that you just layer on overtop of your old wallpaper so it will show through all the holes, creating an… [More]



Gumball Dispenser Wall ArtGumball Dispenser Wall Art

Gadgets.co.uk is now selling this unique piece of bubblegum dispenser wall art. The frame is a nice stylish silver and a three dimensional gum dispenser pops out from the center with a mirrored image inside so it looks like a fully-rounded gumball machine. Inside the frame there is a compartment to … [More]



Flick a Day - Chronicle Your Life and Turn it Into a WidgetFlick a Day - Chronicle Your Life and Turn it Into a Widget

By now everyone has seen Youtube videos and website that chronicle a person's life with a daily photograph. If you want to do it yourself, it'a alot of work to take the pictures, load them, and organize them day by day for however long you want to make your video for, and then of course there's maki… [More]



500 Years of Art in a Few Minutes - Teaching Art History Through Morphing Technology (VIDEO)500 Years of Art in a Few Minutes - Teaching Art History Through Morphing Technology (VIDEO)

Whether you're lazy or just strapped for cash, this lightening--and enlightening--tour of 500 years of women in Western art is the new approach to art history. Traditional art historians may shudder at this innovative trend, but, heh, if it gets more people interested in art than that's a good thin… [More]



The Robotic Hand Pianist Plays Cool Classical MusicThe Robotic Hand Pianist Plays Cool Classical Music

Love classical music? Wish you could play some yourself but don't know how? Then you will love The Pianist Hand Concert. It has a set of gears and levers inside of it that move the fingers interactively to the classical music it emits, mimicking the notes from Beethoven's "Fifth Symphony", Scott Jop… [More]



Balloon Art From Around The World (GALLERY)Balloon Art From Around The World (GALLERY)

Balloon enthusiasts and artists from all over the world have contributed photos to Inspired Underground that are out of this world! The site has more pictures than I can post here so you should really go over there and check out the rest of these super cool works of art. These balloon artists prove … [More]



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Modern Art, Visual Culture, and Graffiti
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