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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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Urban Art & Music Flights - Vueling by MTV (GALLERY) Urban Art & Music Flights - Vueling by MTV (GALLERY)

EasyJet was probably the first airline to use its aircrafts as giant brand billboards, and now it seems aerial advertising is starting to hit the skies hard. We have already seen Armani and Versace transform ordinary aircrafts into superb pieces of design, now MTV is taking off with the idea too. Vueling, a low-cost Spanish airline, has customized two of its airplanes in a cross-promotion with MTV. The product of the alliance will be seen as early as this summer in Spain, and spreading later to… [More]



Viral Street Performers - Johan Lorbeer Hangs in Mid Air (VIDEO)Viral Street Performers - Johan Lorbeer Hangs in Mid Air (VIDEO)

Johan Lorbeer is a German street performer who has gained fame for hanging several feet in the air in seemingly impossible positions. The YouTube video and gallery stills show Lorbeer doing a performance he calls the "Tarzan". In the video, Lorbeer casually hangs in mid-air several feet above th… [More]









Hand-Drawn Fashion - Illustrated T-Shirts (GALLERY)Hand-Drawn Fashion - Illustrated T-Shirts (GALLERY)

Send your t-shirt along with some information about yourself to Dave is Drawing and he will hand draw on the tee for you. Dave is not a teenager with a hobby for drawing, he is a professional designer / copywriter / illustrator, with clients including the New York Times, Sundance Channel and Vice.… [More]



Animated Fashion Designers - Marc & Karl on the Simpsons (VIDEO)Animated Fashion Designers - Marc & Karl on the Simpsons (VIDEO)

First Karl Lagerfeld was featured in Grand Theft Auto IV, and now the Chanel designer has been forever immortalized as a Simpson, alongside fellow designer Marc Jacobs. Both are known for their quirky personas, and Matt Groening did a fantastic job capturing their colourful characters. The images … [More]



Physical Websites - Art Installation Becomes World's First 'Analog Website' (GALLERY)Physical Websites - Art Installation Becomes World's First 'Analog Website' (GALLERY)

With everything in the world becoming digital, artist Ingo Schmid has something to say. His 'Web is Nut Enough' performance art piece is billed as, "The first analog website in the world." It is a statement and social commentary about our obsession with all things digital. Yanko Design explains,… [More]



Untooning (Part V) - Stewie, Peter Griffin, Marge Simpson, Betty Boop, The Little Mermaid (GALLERY)Untooning (Part V) - Stewie, Peter Griffin, Marge Simpson, Betty Boop, The Little Mermaid (GALLERY)

Several weeks ago, Trend Hunter started breaking the news about Untooning, the process of transforming cartoons into art. Now, there is a rash of untooning going on in the blogosphere. Lucky for us all, Worth1000 decided to launch Untooning as a contest. The result is that a whole bunch of very… [More]



Human Camouflage as Art - Worth1000 Showcases People Blending with Environment (GALLERY)Human Camouflage as Art - Worth1000 Showcases People Blending with Environment (GALLERY)

The graphic design website worth1000, which I visit often, ran a contest recently they called Human Camouflage. The contest had people submit entries where they were required to create scenes where humans successfully blended in with their surroundings. I am including some of the entries in the gall… [More]



Mutated Humans as Art - Lucy and Bart (GALLERY)Mutated Humans as Art - Lucy and Bart (GALLERY)

People, get ready for the future! Lucy and Bart is a collaboration between brilliant artists Lucy McRae and Bart Hess which they describe as an instinctual stalking of fashion, architecture, performance and the body. They both share a fascination with genetic manipulation and expressions of beauty… [More]



Kid Drawings Made Realistic - The Monster Engine (GALLERY)Kid Drawings Made Realistic - The Monster Engine (GALLERY)

The Monster Engine harnesses the purest creativity found in children and transforms their scribbles and art work into more professional looking paintings. Instead of just seeking inspiration from, or reinterpreting, their work, Dave Devries asks, “What would children’s drawings look like if the… [More]



Untooning (Part IV) - How Sonic Would Look Alive (GALLERY)Untooning (Part IV) - How Sonic Would Look Alive (GALLERY)

With the help of computer graphic technology, cartoon characters are "coming to life". First it was the Simpsons, then Jessica Rabbit, Bowser and Mario. Well, now its Sonic the Hedgehog's turn to be converted to realism. The design by Marcus Blättermann (essenmitsosse) depicts how Sony's Sonic wo… [More]



3-D Paper Figurines - Bert Simons' Sculptures (GALLERY)3-D Paper Figurines - Bert Simons' Sculptures (GALLERY)

Bert Simons makes incredible 3-D paper portraits, some of which are photo-realistic as you can be seen from the fourth image in the gallery. I really love the other female human figures and the camouflaged head among the greenery. Simons is a Rotterdam-based artist who does graphic, product, inter… [More]



Giant Dutch Street Art - Henk Hoftra's Art Eggcident (GALLERY)Giant Dutch Street Art - Henk Hoftra's Art Eggcident (GALLERY)

The fake giant river painted on Dutch streets a few months ago must have been a hit, because now another giant street mural has been created in the Netherlands, this time featuring images of giant fried eggs. The Art Aggcident will be on display in a giant urban square for the next six months in L… [More]



Modern Art Hotels – HOMA Libre (GALLERY)Modern Art Hotels – HOMA Libre (GALLERY)

The HOMA Libre, or Hotel of Modern Art in the Yanshan District of Guangxi, China can well be described as extreme eclecticism in terms of architecture and design. With bedrooms featuring giant silver, padded headboards, the HOMA Libre mixes ultra modern furniture with rugged, Tarzan-style canopies… [More]



Ballet Meets Kung Fu Stop Motion - Omadaka Kyoteizinc Techno Dance (VIDEO)Ballet Meets Kung Fu Stop Motion - Omadaka Kyoteizinc Techno Dance (VIDEO)

Omadaka has created a new video for the chiptune disco track “Kyoteizinc,” featuring the computer tweaked dance moves of Masako Yasumoto. The Omodaka creative project adopts a process which they describe as “trial and error process of mutational fusion of music and motion graphics". The so… [More]



Cartoon Hero Fashion - Superhero Style (GALLERY)Cartoon Hero Fashion - Superhero Style (GALLERY)

BAM! If you want fashion with punch, you'll love these fashion designs. Inspired by comic book super heroes, these styles echo the recent fascination with the Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy exhibit at the Met in NYC as well as the influx of action movies on the big screen. Featured in the galler… [More]



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