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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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Cell Phone Cell - Artist Mocks Tech Addictions (GALLERY) Cell Phone Cell - Artist Mocks Tech Addictions (GALLERY)

Talking on your phone in public is rude, disruptive and disrespectful... but we all do it. With that in mind, artist Nick Rodrigues built the Cellbooth headpiece for mobile phone owners who like to speak in public, to function as a privacy shield or quarantine box. "The sculptures that I make are my way of talking about the issues we all see but cannot… [More]



German Magazine Marketing - Fairytale CampaignGerman Magazine Marketing - Fairytale Campaign

Germany's biggest publishing house, Gruner & Jahr, has launched a fantastic campaign in which promoters dressed in fairytale costumes invade the streets of some of the country's major cities. The decline… [More]









Headless Livestock on So Cal Beach - Decapitated Animals at Laguna BeachHeadless Livestock on So Cal Beach - Decapitated Animals at Laguna Beach

Sounds a lot like “The 12 Days of Christmas": two headless goats, three decapitated chickens, a beheaded rooster and a dove … "The headless goats were found inside a purple burlap sack on the sand… [More]



Top 9 Skull Innovations (SUPER GALLERY)Top 9 Skull Innovations (SUPER GALLERY)

Trend Hunter has seen a lot of macabre art, specifically luxury skulls. "Macabre is a term applied to a type of artistic or literary works, characterized by a grim or ghastly atmosphere," Wikpedia explains.… [More]



Painting of Hundreds of People - It's Like Where's Waldo For CelebritiesPainting of Hundreds of People - It's Like Where's Waldo For Celebrities

Interested in modern art with a twist of history? Here is a painting (titled Famous People in One Painting?) that features a slew of famous (and infamous) personalities. Gandhi, Lincoln, Lee, Einstein,… [More]



One Room Everland Hotel (Follow Up) - Now Rooftop in Paris (GALLERY)One Room Everland Hotel (Follow Up) - Now Rooftop in Paris (GALLERY)

This is one of the coolest & certainly most exclusive hotel rooms in the world. The £313 one-room designer prefab room only contains a mini bar and double bed, and stays are limited to a single night.… [More]



Pop Art Perfume - Andy Warhol Silver FactoryPop Art Perfume - Andy Warhol Silver Factory

What does pop art smell like? According to a newscom.com press release, it has a "smooth, smoky, spicy blend of incense, wood resin and amber, with a heart of jasmine, iris and violet" smell. Whew! It… [More]



$100 Baseball - Unforgettaballs (GALLERY)$100 Baseball - Unforgettaballs (GALLERY)

It starts with paintings done by Emily M. Wolfson and ends up printed directly on the cover of an all-American baseball. Unforgettaballs offers these unique items for about $15 USD. The balls feature many… [More]



Subcultural Art in Buenos Aires - Odisea 20 Cultural Slum (GALLERY)Subcultural Art in Buenos Aires - Odisea 20 Cultural Slum (GALLERY)

In the city of Buenos Aires, like in other Latin American cities, there are settlements of impoverished people called "villas" (slums) because the savage capitalism has wreaked havoc on them. Social… [More]



Meat-Inspired Home Decor - Furniture Looks Like Skinned Animals (GALLERY)Meat-Inspired Home Decor - Furniture Looks Like Skinned Animals (GALLERY)

Artists! You gotta love 'em. Without them, just think how ordinary our lives would be. Here's a guy that decided vegetarians should have no standing in the world, so he designed a meat chair to challenge… [More]



$200,000 Lamborghini Canvas - Custom Auto Paintjob (VIDEO)$200,000 Lamborghini Canvas - Custom Auto Paintjob (VIDEO)

I've always wondered what artists do when they mess up a brush stroke after 6 hours of working on a piece. Do they make it work or trash the whole thing and start over? There is no starting over with this… [More]



Shoe-Tying Art - 15 Tennis Shoe HacksShoe-Tying Art - 15 Tennis Shoe Hacks

Keita from yousaytoo.com displays 15 different ways to tie up your shoe laces that completely changes the look of them. The guide describes how to manipulate the shoestrings and even shows images of the… [More]



Shadow Art - Lunch With A Helmet On (VIDEO)Shadow Art - Lunch With A Helmet On (VIDEO)

Shadow sculpturing is an art-form that manipulates items to create a shadow image. Shigeo Fukuda is well known for his work in this area. "Lunch With A Helmet On" is a piece of art made from 848 welded… [More]



Terror Fashion (Revisited) - Anticon Hoodie, For the Funky Terrorist (GALLERY)Terror Fashion (Revisited) - Anticon Hoodie, For the Funky Terrorist (GALLERY)

More than a year and half ago we were jumping for joy when UK-based Anticon revealed hooded sweatshirts (which Trend Hunter termed 'Terror Fashion'). Freaking out your neighbours has never been more… [More]



Light As A Brush, Night As A Canvas - Light Scrawling Freezes Time (VIDEO)Light As A Brush, Night As A Canvas - Light Scrawling Freezes Time (VIDEO)

A subculture of graffiti artists is emerging, armed with only a performance camera and a Maglite. At night, they take to the dark corners of the parks and streets; however, unlike their aerosol-wielding… [More]



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Modern Art, Visual Culture, and Graffiti
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