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Art is always one of the best sources of inspiration for designers.

October 21, 2014
Incredible spinning glass sculpture
Incredible spinning glass sculpture

This sculpture by Thomas Medicus is absolutely fascinating. When it rotates, each side let you see a different animal. Each animal is made of small image strips that only merge visually from a specific angle. The best part for me is to watch the animated version though, where the strips merge together to form the […]

October 18, 2014
Historic photos where guns are replaced by flowers
Historic photos where guns are replaced by flowers

Blick, a French creative artist, had fun with old war photos and made a pacific statement by exchanging guns in the pictures with flowers. Some powerful images.

Wooden cityscapes By James McNabb
Wooden cityscapes By James McNabb

From furniture design to sculpture, James McNabb didn’t really know where to draw the line. In this series he explored architectural shapes by creating cityscape furnitures and sculptures. This work is currently on show at Metros in Miami until October 28. More on the artist’s site.

October 16, 2014
Print love: new fine art prints published this week
Print love: new fine art prints published this week

Poetic, funny, witty, or just beautiful, new art prints are published online every day. With this new weekly feature, I’ll try to share the best of new digital printmaking projects on a regular basis. The great escape by Christian Schloe. Always happy by Teo Zirinis. Midlife by Matthieu Bourrel. 31 Days of Halloween, Day 11 […]

October 14, 2014
Spectacular black & white illustrations by Nicolas Delort
Spectacular black & white illustrations by Nicolas Delort

Nicolas Delort is a Canadian and French illustrator and artist who works in Paris, France. I don’t know if he takes inspiration from him, but Delort’s work on scratchboard immediatly made me think of Gustave Doré‘s work.

October 12, 2014
Creepy hairy digital portraits by Can Pekdemir
Creepy hairy digital portraits by Can Pekdemir

Turkish artist Can Pekdemir has created a series of truly creepy creatures portraits. The digital artworks, that look like photos of sculptures, look very organic and straight out of a David Lynch movie. Artist’s website: http://www.can-pekdemir.com

October 8, 2014
Typographic art by Wayne White
Typographic art by Wayne White

Big colorful words on traditional landscapes, Wayne White’s work is immediately recognizable. Make sure to also check out his portfolio to see more twisted letters, but also his other work, like sculptures. Artist’s website: http://waynewhiteart.com

October 7, 2014
Stunning collages by Handiedan
Stunning collages by Handiedan

Handiedan is an Amsterdam-based artist who creates spectacular intricate collages that look like a mix of Art Nouveau prints and astronomical illustrations. He is currently on show at the Roq La Rue gallery in Seattle. Artist’s website: http://www.handiedan.com

October 5, 2014
Surreal photo collages by Matthieu Bourel
Surreal photo collages by Matthieu Bourel

French artist Matthieu Bourel takes classic actors photos and turn it into surrealistic collages. The resulting artworks are quite funny.

October 2, 2014
Spectacular illustrations by Jakub Rozalski
Spectacular illustrations by Jakub Rozalski

A few examples of the stunning artworks of Jakub Rozalski, a concept artist based in Hamburg, Germany.

September 30, 2014
Multi-layered wood laser cut sculptures
Multi-layered wood laser cut sculptures

Using several layers of laser-cut wood drawings, Britain-based artist Martin Tomsky creates spectacular pieces of art. Forest landscapes meet ghosts and fantastic creatures in a beautiful world.

September 29, 2014
Tiny paintings by Mesut Kul
Tiny paintings by Mesut Kul

The Internet has made me an hard-to-impress kind of person, but the level of precision required for the making of such paintings is just amazing. Mesut Kul is a Turkish artist who choses the smallest possible surfaces to create landscapes.

Spectacular 3D Paintings Sculptures
Spectacular 3D Paintings Sculptures

For these 3D sculptures/paintings, Paul Louise-Julie was inspired by recent trips to West Africa. He mixed several techniques to create artworks that pop to your face.

September 28, 2014
Surreal photography by Hossein Zare
Surreal photography by Hossein Zare

Some clever photo manipulation by illustrator and photographer Hossein Zare. In these pieces, the artist combines both of his arts to add some surreal elements.

Ink Drawings on Vintage Book Pages by Loui Jover
Ink Drawings on Vintage Book Pages by Loui Jover

Loui Jover, a self-represented full time artist from Queensland, Australia says, “I paint, I draw, and I do it every day.” Apart from arts and cartoons, Jover wanted to do something creative and he finally came up with making ink drawings on adhered together sheets of vintage book paper. It’s the field of his interest […]