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Artists Makes Real People Look Like Paintings – And the Effect Is Way Eerie [PICTURES]

Dylan Schenker — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 16:15:02 +0000

How would you react if a painting suddenly came to life? Alexa Meade‘s painted people look like works of art but move like humans — making for an eerie sight.

Whereas most artists would just paint their subjects on a canvas, Meade actually turns her subjects INTO the canvas. She creates life-size installations that are shockingly exact in their similarity to actual acrylic paintings. Upon first glance it’s almost impossible to tell that there are real people under all that paint.

Artist Brings Dead Trees Back to Life With Technicolor Paint Job

Dylan Schenker — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 15:58:56 +0000

Artist Curtis Kilhorn is making it his mission to restore beauty to dead trees in the Colorado wilderness. Kilhorn paints their remains in a rainbow of bright colors, turning a dried-up tree skeleton into a technicolor conversation piece, and will install his creations in customers’ backyards. He says the intention of the installations is to remind people “of the splendor of the world around us” but we think it’s a righteous way to recycle. Mother Nature would be proud.

Best Dad Ever Paints 'Calvin & Hobbes' Mural On His Son's Wall – Watch a Time-Lapse Video of His Process

Chip Sandalwood — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 19:24:10 +0000

In a move that demonstrates some seriously pro parenting, this savvy new Dad has paints a wall-size ‘Calvin & Hobbes’ mural in his son Ryan’s playroom. It’s hard to get too upset about that monster in your closet when there’s a lovable tiger on your wall, right?

This terrific time-lapse video documents the reproduction of cartoonist Bill Watterson’s iconic characters from start to finish. Let’s just hope Ryan doesn’t get the wrong idea about drawing on the walls.