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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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Bizarre Paper Figures - DIY 'Foldskool Heroes' Includes Rotting Birds, Frankenstein and Cavemen (GALLERY) Bizarre Paper Figures - DIY 'Foldskool Heroes' Includes Rotting Birds, Frankenstein and Cavemen (GALLERY)

In an era of electronic gadgetry, one person refuses to go digital. Making his living from a dying medium, Marshall Alexander folds and combines paper into cereal-box-shaped creations. In fact, he’s made…

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Bubble Wraptography - Model Wrapped in Plastic Packaging as Artistic Fashion Statement (GALLERY)Bubble Wraptography - Model Wrapped in Plastic Packaging as Artistic Fashion Statement (GALLERY)

Bubble wrap has become couture fashion through the eye of photographer Natalie Rychetnikova. Although the beautiful model appears to be wearing little more than the clear protective packing material, these…

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Sweet Street Art - Maria Imaginario’s Gooey Lisbon Graffiti (VIDEO)Sweet Street Art - Maria Imaginario’s Gooey Lisbon Graffiti (VIDEO)

Lisbon walls have been invaded by a gang of sweets like ice cream, lollipops, sugary cakes, and cookies. Street artist Maria Imaginário (Imaginary Mary) is a passionate Lisbon lover and wanted to make…

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Graffiti Warfare - Weapon-Inspired Street Art (GALLERY)Graffiti Warfare - Weapon-Inspired Street Art (GALLERY)

The most positive thing about this trend is that most of not all of these pieces are making a statement against the use of guns on our streets. Of course, the pieces are awesome works of art in their own…

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Contact Dance Communities - Masters of Improvisational Movement Say It's Better Than Sex (VIDEO)Contact Dance Communities - Masters of Improvisational Movement Say It's Better Than Sex (VIDEO)

Movers, dancers and those seeking physical contact without sexual ties are forming contact dance improvisation communities around the globe. Contact improvisation is categorized as social dance, as anyone…

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Ninja-Inspired Thumbtacks - Throwing Stars Make Even the Lamest Cubicle Look Cool (GALLERY)Ninja-Inspired Thumbtacks - Throwing Stars Make Even the Lamest Cubicle Look Cool (GALLERY)

If the office atmosphere isn’t mad enough as it is, a company called Chromoly has designed a new unique style of thumb tacks shaped like Ninja throwing stars. These non-lethal weapons of poster-posting…

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Playful Pin-Ups - Fun and Fanciful Retro-Inspired ‘Modern Pin-Up Girls With Animals’ (GALLERY)Playful Pin-Ups - Fun and Fanciful Retro-Inspired ‘Modern Pin-Up Girls With Animals’ (GALLERY)

When I read the word “pin-up,” I immediately think of 1940’s and 1950’s glamour with a strong hint of sassy and chic; that is more or less what I get when I look at this lively, spirited ‘Modern Pin-Up…

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45 Deceptive Illusions To Freak You Out - These Graphics Aren’t What They First Seem (CLUSTER)45 Deceptive Illusions To Freak You Out - These Graphics Aren’t What They First Seem (CLUSTER)

These things will shock you, they’ll freak you out, some will captivate you, and many will make you do double takes… but when you take that second (or third) look, you’ll realize none of these images are…

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Headbanging on Hands & Knees - Hair-Swinging Ritualistic Photography by Norbert Briar (GALLERY)Headbanging on Hands & Knees - Hair-Swinging Ritualistic Photography by Norbert Briar (GALLERY)

These awesome headbanging pictures are shot by New York-based artist Norbert Briar. I like crouching women in the streets any time of day, but when they shake their heads and let their lovely locks fall…

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Camera Lens Calendars - Desktop Calendar is Perfect for Snap-Happy Photographers (GALLERY)Camera Lens Calendars - Desktop Calendar is Perfect for Snap-Happy Photographers (GALLERY)

World-renowned photographer Sharad Haksar has created the world’s first desktop calendar that looks and feels like a camera lens. The calendar is sculpted from a single block of aluminum, and the focus,…

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30 Artistic Celebrity Subversions - Famous Faces Used as Unusual Modern Art Muses (CLUSTER)30 Artistic Celebrity Subversions - Famous Faces Used as Unusual Modern Art Muses (CLUSTER)

For centuries, artists have used both famous and not-so-famous people as their muses. So who are the A-listers that are currently getting the creative juices flowing in the realm of modern art?

It’s no…

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Robots with Tentacles - Sculptural Bots Inspired by Nature and Biomimicry (GALLERY)Robots with Tentacles - Sculptural Bots Inspired by Nature and Biomimicry (GALLERY)

Today these are fantasy conceptions of robots, but eventually these creations of University of Tokyo professor and graphic artist Yoichiro Kawaguchi will become working robots. Recognizable as being based…

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Patient Petography - Posthumous Publication Shows Off Impeccably-Timed Shots (GALLERY)Patient Petography - Posthumous Publication Shows Off Impeccably-Timed Shots (GALLERY)

These may seen cutesy cutesy, but these images were a labor of love for wildlife photographer Jane Burton, who has since lost her battle against cancer. I think they are pawfect, in fact.

Any animal…

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Gothic Fairy Taletography - Germany’s ‘Wahre Maerchen’ Surreal Photo Exhibit (GALLERY)Gothic Fairy Taletography - Germany’s ‘Wahre Maerchen’ Surreal Photo Exhibit (GALLERY)

The renowned Strychnin Gallery in Berlin is about to mount a show of photos by photographer Annie Bertram. “Wahre Märchen” opens on Friday, February 6th, at 6 PM with a reading by German author Christian…

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Graffiti Notebooks - Scratchpad Features Blank NYC Walls for Your Street Art Homework (GALLERY)Graffiti Notebooks - Scratchpad Features Blank NYC Walls for Your Street Art Homework (GALLERY)

Due out in March 2009, the Walls Notebook is nothing short of a genius idea. It gives you clean New York city walls on which to draw, paste or doodle to your heart’s content. You can now be a badass graffiti…

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