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Abandoned 100-Year-Old Church Transformed Into A Graffiti Themed Skate Park This unusually colorful church now houses the Kaos Temple. That’s the name given to the murals adorning a Spanish church converted by street artist Okuda San Miguel. This 100 year old church had already been converted to a skate park by La Iglesia Skate earlier this year. The 1912-built church is now built with bright geometric paintings. Verkami describes Okudas work as follows: “His iconic artistic piece Kaos Star represents a colorful and isometric rose of the winds that tries to tell us that it does not matter were you are, or what you are doing, what matters are your own goals....

Adorable Photobooth Portraits Help Shelter Dogs Find Permanent Homes Cats are undeniable kings and queens of both cute and internet, so they have easier time when it comes to adoption. But dogs need a little help – sometimes from photographer Guinnevere Shuster. Previously having helped black dogs get adopted ( Hound of the Baskervilles has done a lot of damage for their image), she now helps the Humane Society of Utah with other mutts....

Artist Connects Random Things To Create Fairytale-Like Places Istanbul-based visual artist Hüseyin Şahin creates more than photo collages; he creates alternative realities. Hüseyin has perfected the craft of layering elements of different images and has taken photo manipulation to another level. His secret ingredient? Imagination. Everything results in irresistible landscapes that look like the wildest dreams. Şahin goes by the handle art.side on Instagram, and has so far gathered more than 57,000 followers....

Artist Grows Crystals On Discarded Books To Show Their Fragility People will spout about impermanence of digital records, but books are really fragile, too. Alexis Arnold from San Francisco wanted to illustrate that with her project The Crystallized Book: collecting books and growing Borax crystals on them. Books range from literature classics to magazines, and there’s even a mysterious and arcane tome called “Linux: The Complete Manual”. “The Crystallized Book Series addresses the materiality of the book versus the text or content of the book, in addition to commenting on the vulnerability of the printed book” Alexis writes on her website....

Artist Managed To Capture A Girl In A River, And People Are Amazed By His Talent Kei Mieno is a Japanese artist who was born in Hiroshima, he specializes in realism, and when you see his work it’s hard to believe that this is not a real picture. Kei has received a lot of attention after he shared an image of a woman laying down in the river, people were surprised to know that the image in front of them is actually a painting....

Artist Takes On A Challenge To Draw Herself As 30 Different Cartoon Characters, And You’ll Wish You Had That Much Skill Hannah Dunn, using her middle name Jai for her art, is a 20-year-old Australian artist, who has been drawing her whole life. She is currently on her final year of university in NSW, Australia. After seeing another artist complete a similar series, she decided to take one on herself and for drew herself as different cartoon characters for 30 days....

Artist Transforms Buildings Into Living Art By Painting Stunning Murals (30 Pics) In the realm of urban landscapes, where concrete jungles often dominate the scenery, the work of artist Millo emerges as a breath of fresh air, transforming buildings into living canvases that tell vibrant and compelling stories. With his unique blend of imagination and skill, Millo has created a distinctive mark in the world of street art, leaving an indelible impression on both the art community and the urban environments he graces....

Artist Turns Ancient Greek Statues Into Star Wars Characters Not so long ago, in the very same galaxy we’re at, artist Travis Durden has come up with a sculpture project, where he would replace the heads of classic Greek sculptures with the ones of the Star Wars characters. To make it as believable as possible, Durden actually went to Paris’s Louvre Museum, where he took pictures of the original statues which he then shared with a 3D modeler....

Beijing Bans 5 Million Cars On Alternating Days, Sees Clear Skies For First Time In Ages Having clear skies over Beijing is a simple matter of grounding 2.5 millions cars. That’s how China ahieved blue skies in time for a military parade commemorating the 70th anniversary of victory over Japan in WWII. For two weeks, factories in the region had to cut down their emissions. Meanwhile, the city would ground half of the cars, totaling in about 5 million, on alternating days....

Best Places in India to Witness the Bloom of Spring “Spring” deduces pictures of clear blue skies, multi hued botanical blossoms, and the new dewy grass. In any case, we scarcely get the chance to welcome a perspective of the lovely daisies, tulips, and blossoms in anyplace close to the concrete jungles we are living in, unless we take an outing! For the individuals who are looking to really absorb the spirit of Spring and welcome the season, can tally themselves fortunate, for India is honored with a horde of hill stations and mountain extends that can be the perfect destinations for any nature lover....

Co-Workers Dress Up In Different Funny Costumes For Their Zoom Meetings (30 Pics) Even though Zoom has become a blessing for companies during the quarantine, it also became a curse for their employees. Just think about it: you’re comfortably working from home wearing your grease-stained t-shirt and sweatpant combo, when suddenly you have to make yourself look presentable just because you have a scheduled call with your boss – ugh!...

Colorful Paris Storefronts And Their Owners Reveal The True Story Of The City Instead of looking for the historical landmarks around the city, photographer Sebastian Erras has turned to the incredible variety of the Parisian storefronts to tell the tale of one of the most iconic cities in the world. Collaborating with Pixartprinting Erras has made his idea into a project called Paris Re-tale , in which he documented the colorful storefronts and their proud owners who aren’t lacking in color themselves....

Company Asks 100 People To Draw 10 Car Logos From Memory, Receives Hilarious Results How well do you know car logos? Sure, you may remember the simple ones like Audi or Mercedes but what about the more complicated ones like Alfa Romeo or Vauxhall? UK user van retailer Van Monster wanted to see just how well people remember car logos and asked 100 people to draw them from memory. They challenged and rated the results of 46 men and 54 women and the results ranged from “pretty accurate” to “absolutely terrible”....

Converse Launches A Line Of Sneakers Covered In Flowers And They’re The Perfect Summer Shoes Converse has recently revealed a line of colorful, flower embroidered sneakers called “Floral Parkway” and we couldn’t help but fall in love with them. The shoes have a really vintage vibe about them and we’re sure you’ll want a pair when you see them. They come in a high-top and low-top models and are based on the vintage style Chuck 70 sneaker....

Creative Snow Sculptures Appear In Streets Of Japan After A Heavy Snowfall Heavy snowfall is upon the lands of Japan and the locals are making the most of it by turning snow into the sculptures of beloved characters from Studio Ghibli movies, Pokémon or even viral videos. It’s not uncommon to see amazing snow sculptures in Japan, but they’re usually seen during the annual Sapporo Snow Festival, which draws thousands of spectators who get to pick their favorites out of thousands of sculptures....

Crushed Soda Cans Made Of Ming Dynasty-Style Porcelain Drinking Tea is the name of an unusual and eye-catching ongoing project by Chinese artist Lei Xue. The sculptor, photographer, painter and video artist uses porcelain to create sculptures that resemble crumpled and discarded soda cans, and as you can see from the pictures below, the result is both intriguing and mind-boggling. The white porcelain adorned with blue patterns is clearly inspired by the style typical of the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644), and the use of traditional ceramics to create contemporary pieces of art creates an interesting fusion between the old and the new....

Dad Turns 6-Year-Old Son’s Doodles Into Hilariously Creepy Illustrations 6-year-old Dom has over 8,000 followers on Instagram, which is pretty impressive result for a stream of child’s doodles. But ok, there might be another side to it… The account is managed by his dad, who’s made himself a hobby out of recreating his son’s drawings into realistic digital art and posting it side-by-side. The result is one of a kind mix of hilarious and creepy....

Emails From Terrible Clients That Designers “Love” More Than Anything People in creative industries are constantly faced with folks who under-valuate their work. Joshua Johnson of Creative Market has collected some examples of undervaluation from people who are supposed to be paying you. Naturally, these are some tongue in cheek, generic emails, but they do reflect the issues facing many people in the design world. Technical illiteracy of the clients, unwillingness to pay, and inability to understand the amount of work needed to make changes are all too common....

Flora In Rustic Form Painted On Canvas By A Late 1800s-Born Female Artist A popular painter at auctions, Camilla Göbl‑Wahl is celebrated for her still life paintings featuring vivid botanical scenes, distinguished by soft pastel tones and a rustic charm. Born in Vienna in 1871 and raised in Austria, Göbl‑Wahl’s work is remarkable because of her signature style of using oil paint on canvas—a departure from the more common watercolour or gouache works preferred by botanical artists....

For Those Who Worry About Pickpockets In Barcelona, Here’s A Solution Barcelona’s pickpockets have made a name for themselves among the tourists from around the world. But the guys at Obvious Plant have no intention of giving their hard earn cash without a fight. So to combat the long fingers of pickpocketers they’ve devised an easy-to-follow tutorial of how to trick them. “ The result is this decoy wallet that has a couple of diabolical secrets hidden inside....