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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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Artistic High Fashion Mashups - Collage of Spartacus Chetwynde's Art and Ben Toms' Fashiontography (GALLERY) Artistic High Fashion Mashups - Collage of Spartacus Chetwynde's Art and Ben Toms' Fashiontography (GALLERY)

These brilliant dynamic pieces of mutated artworks are the outcome of a collaboration between the artist Spartacus Chetwynde and the photographer Ben Toms. It is a fashion photography shoot experiment…

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Fashiontography Exhibitions - Photos of Fabulous Famous People at The Village, London (GALLERY)Fashiontography Exhibitions - Photos of Fabulous Famous People at The Village, London (GALLERY)

The ‘New Fabulous Fashion Exhibition’ celebrates some of the most fabulous people and their fabulous lives through a unique collection of photography picked out from the Getty Images photo library.

This…

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Nanoparticle Photography - Mini-Fiber Mechanics on Display (GALLERY)Nanoparticle Photography - Mini-Fiber Mechanics on Display (GALLERY)

The discoveries of scientists experimenting with the thinner-than-a-human-hair fiber-like structures of nanotechnology have been documented in some amazing photographs. Captured are fibers that are self-twisting…

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Lacquered Trophy Wives - Dave Cole’s Sculptural Alternatives Look Good and Don’t Speak (GALLERY)Lacquered Trophy Wives - Dave Cole’s Sculptural Alternatives Look Good and Don’t Speak (GALLERY)

These sculptural mixed-media forms were created by Dave Cole. Taken as a group, they are called “The Trophy Wives.” Cole doesn’t say much about his intent, so it’s left to the observer to decide what he…

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Heavy-Duty Knitting Equipment - Super-Sized Needle Arts Made Manly (UPDATE) (VIDEO)Heavy-Duty Knitting Equipment - Super-Sized Needle Arts Made Manly (UPDATE) (VIDEO)

Boston artist Dave Cole describes his super-sized work as “combining the feminized domestic American tradition of knitting with the grandiose gesture of construction.” We’ve written about Cole’s work before,…

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Scented Jigsaw Puzzles - 'Duft' Puzzles by Lupu Challenge All of Your Senses (GALLERY)Scented Jigsaw Puzzles - 'Duft' Puzzles by Lupu Challenge All of Your Senses (GALLERY)

Lupu, a Danish jigsaw puzzle company, has developed a series of scented ‘Duft’ puzzles. The puzzles shown above each emit the odor of their respective images.  The featured scents are coconut, chocolate,…

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Perversely Pretty Photography - Sarah Sitkin's 'Morbid Sense of Humor' Exhibits Just That (GALLERY)Perversely Pretty Photography - Sarah Sitkin's 'Morbid Sense of Humor' Exhibits Just That (GALLERY)

Self-described as the lovechild of “Tank Girl” and Cindy Lauper, Sarah Sitkin’s photographs are sure to elicit a reaction. It might be the discomfort of feeling like a total creepster voyeur, but at least…

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76 Unique Lamps - Bright Ways to Light Up Your Home (CLUSTER)76 Unique Lamps - Bright Ways to Light Up Your Home (CLUSTER)

If you want to light up your life with an innovative new design for your home, check out this cluster of unique lamps!

Don’t limit your decor to the things at Ikea; although we’re fully supportive of…

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Call Girl Obsessions - Natalia Fabia's Art Blends Working Girls and Childhood Fantasy (UPDATE) (GALLERY)Call Girl Obsessions - Natalia Fabia's Art Blends Working Girls and Childhood Fantasy (UPDATE) (GALLERY)

The paintings of Natalia Fabia evoke a mixture of sex and fantasy; they include works like a painting of a hooker cuddling a unicorn toy.

In fact, a lot of Fabia’s work seems centered on hookers, with…

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Futuristic Houseboats - Espin Erikstad's 'Loup de Mer' is a Floating Duplex (GALLERY)Futuristic Houseboats - Espin Erikstad's 'Loup de Mer' is a Floating Duplex (GALLERY)

This futuristic ‘Loup de Mer’ houseboat is a design concept by Espen Erikstad. Is this what is to replace apartment living on the coastal cities in the future?

The 3D renders are very nice, and the textures…

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Icing-Inspired Paintings - Allison Schulnik’s Unusual Thickly-Painted Canvases (GALLERY)Icing-Inspired Paintings - Allison Schulnik’s Unusual Thickly-Painted Canvases (GALLERY)

I immediately fell in love with the beautifully executed thickly-painted canvases by Los Angeles-based artist Allison Schulnik. A Cal Arts graduate in Experimental Animation, Schulnik has surpassed painters…

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Swank Piggy Banks - The 'Pogo' Piggy Bank Helps the Whole Family Save Money (GALLERY)Swank Piggy Banks - The 'Pogo' Piggy Bank Helps the Whole Family Save Money (GALLERY)

Don’t feel like trusting the banks lately? You can always go back to basics and do so in absolute style. The ‘Pogo’ concept reintroduces the good old piggy bank in a version of fine design and advanced…

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Moving Presidential Body Paint - Group Illusion Reveals Obama’s Face From the Proper Angle (VIDEO)Moving Presidential Body Paint - Group Illusion Reveals Obama’s Face From the Proper Angle (VIDEO)

Trend Hunter has not been shy about featuring the many, many manifestations of President Barack Obama’s likeness within popular culture. And to continue with that popular theme, a group of people have…

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Global Gay Galas - Grand Finale of Carnival in Rio Features Parade of Feathers + Glitter (VIDEO)Global Gay Galas - Grand Finale of Carnival in Rio Features Parade of Feathers + Glitter (VIDEO)

Rio de Janeiro’s viral 2009 pre-Easter Carnival wrapped up with the annual grand Gay Gala Ball.

This is a similar, but more lavish celebration than Mardi Gras in North America. This year, more than a…

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29 Number and Texttoos - From Megan Fox’s Ex Boyfriend Tattoo to Collaborative Story Tattoos (CLUSTER)29 Number and Texttoos - From Megan Fox’s Ex Boyfriend Tattoo to Collaborative Story Tattoos (CLUSTER)

Megan Fox broke off her engagement with her fiance, but her body will be forever stamped with his name—or leave her scarred for life.

Megan Fox had ‘David Silver’ (yes, of 90210) tattooed on her hip,…

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Japanese Art Retrospectives - Takashi Murakami Honored at the Guggenheim Museum (GALLERY)
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Self-Photoshopping - Pierre Beteille Digitally Modifies His Own Portraits (GALLERY)
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