Dawid Planeta, the artist that illustrates his battle with depression
Polish artist and graphic designer Dawid Planeta, in his series of grayscale illustrations, summons gigantic beasts placed in a mysterious and unknown land. Titled “Mini People in the Jungle”, artworks […]
The trauma of divorce summed up in 7 very effective images.
Divorce is one of the most painful situations a family can go through, but unless you’ve experienced it first-hand, it’s very hard to imagine exactly how much damage it causes, […]
Roman Opalka: the artist who tried to paint the infinite
Roman Opalka (1931-2011) was a Polish conceptual artist, born in France, who spent his artistic career painting numbers, a functional activity for the graphic representation of the passing of time. […]
The first photograph in Paris it is also the first photograph in which Human Beings appear
Beyond the many stories that have built the city of Paris, the French capital also contributed to scientific innovations. Indeed, it was in Paris that the first picture of a […]
Fureai Sekibutsu no Sato: the creepy abandoned Japanese park with 800 statues.
Visitors would be forgiven for thinking they’ve entered in a set of a horror movie: hundred of statues stare straight forwards, some dressed in suits and others imitating Buddhist deities. […]
Beatrix Potter: from scientific studies to beloved children’s books
No children’s books has captured hearts quite like of these of Beatrix Potter, the beloved author inspired by flora and fauna found in the pictoresqua English countryside. She wrote and […]
Prague: the penguins at Kampa Park which share a serious message about the environment.
We are in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic and one of the most beautiful city in the world, a place which has long attracted artists and wandering spirits. […]
The watercolours paintings that documented Earth
A new website is digitising millions of watercolours, to make instantly available a wealth of incredible historic images. Watercolour World is the brainchild of former diplomat Fred Hohler, who embarked […]
Qatar’s Hamad International: the most luxurious airport of the world?
When we travel by plane, we know that it’s best to get to the airport at least two hours ahead of departure time. However, anyone flying via Qatar’s Hamad International […]
La Madone de São Paulo, Brasil: the giant mural in memory of our mortality.
We are in Brazil, in São Paulo’s city center: this giant mural of Santa Muerte reminds passersby of their own mortality. Painted on the side of a building in downtown […]
Shanell Papp: The artist who created a life-sized skeleton in crochet.
A life-size skeleton, complete with organs that faithfully reproduce the original ones. If you thought you saw (and realized) everything, you are wrong! The creation, somewhat bizarre, is made by […]
Concrete Traffic: an actual 1957 Cadillac De Ville is encased in 15 cubic yards of concrete~
Casual observers could be mistake this object, which is in a parking space in the University of Chicago’s Campus North parking structure, for a representational sculpture of a car. In […]
The Vampire Rabbit of Newcastle
We are adjacent to St Nicholas’s Churchyard in Newcastle Upon Tyne where, for over a hundred years, the Vampire Rabbit of Newcastle has perched above the ornate rear door of […]
Eduard Gordeev: an Impressionist Cityscape photographer
Eduard Gordeev, in russian Эдуард Гордеев is a really talented photographer who lives and works in St. Petersburg, Russia. He creates artistic landscape photo series of his beloved city St. […]
Woodstock Artists Cemetery~
A few minutes’ walk from the Woodstock Village Green, a zone often filled with lively music and art, there is a piece of green on a hillside filled with music […]
William Utermohlen: the artist who documented the progression of Alzheimer’s disease with harrowing self-portraits.
In 1995, at the age of 61, the American artist William Utermohlen was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. In response to his illness, the artist, who lived in London, began a […]
