Eugenia Loli manages to redefine what it means to be a collage artist these days. Her work is inspired by a surreal sensibility, and manages to convey a real message through something that might seem nonsensical at first. Before going into the art world, Loli worked in the world of technology. Eugenia Loli Here’s how […]
Origami is the art of paper folding… and if you’ve never tried it before, it’s really, really hard. That, however, doesn’t stop many people from perfecting the art and making tiny, delicate creations that will blow your mind. These works of art might not be very large, but they are jaw-dropping. Fiery dragon – Designed […]
At the top of a hill in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, stands a 100-foot tall statue of Jesus. The iconic statue is called Christ the Redeemer and is world renown by Christians and non-Christians alike. Recently, multiple lightning strikes chipped the fingers and head of the statue. Now, workers are attempting to fix this statue […]
The world famous blue pond in Japan receives tourists from around the world. Though you’ve likely never been here, we’re betting you’ve seen it before…and just can’t figure out where. Take a closer look for yourself and see if you can remember: It’s the Blue Pond background from the Apple’s OSX! The pond is actually a […]
Warning. This post will make your head spin. (Probably literally.) These optical illusions are serious business. Akiyoshi Kitaoka, a psychology professor at the Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto, Japan loves to create optical illusions. Kitaoka teaches visual perception, visual illusions, optical illusion, trompe l’oeil, and 3D. He puts this knowledge to work by creating trippy optical illusions that […]
When you run across a creepy, abandoned building, it’s hard not to take a peek inside. (It may actually be physically impossible.) A few years back, this Reddit user explored a strange abandoned building that was attached to his town hall. He never, in a million years, could have guessed what was inside. This building, […]
There’s nothing worse than losing a child, especially when they pass just after birth. Recently, a father lost his newborn daughter before he even had the chance to properly photograph her. What did he do? Check out his story below. Overcome with grief, this father took the only picture he had of his 6 week […]
When you have extra money to burn, it’s difficult not to spend it on stuff that’s just… cool. Stores like Sky Mall and Brookstone are full of strange gadgets that you’d probably never use, but want just the same. Some of these strange (and sometimes costly) tools could come it handy. However, it’s doubtful you’d use them […]
Every two years, people flock to Tarragona, Spain for the “Concurs de Castells.” At the event, which is a Catalan tradition that dates back to the 1700’s, teams compete against each other in using their own bodies to build human towers–some of them consisting of hundreds of people. Talk about being a pillar of your […]
If you were in Budapest earlier this month, you might have found an enormous stone giant heaving himself up from the very Earth in Széchenyi Square. But he was actually an invited guest, and a very popular one. László Balkányi for We Love Budapest The sculpture, whose title translates to “popped up,” seems to emerge in […]
