This Is Not a Photograph

May 18th, 2012 by Tomas | No Comments | Filed in Design

It’s hard to believe, but the picture above is not a photograph! It is a photo-realistic oil painting by Teresa Elliott called “Deliverance” – one of three Grand Prize Winners of the second annual America China Oil Painting Artists League competition. For more hyper realistic art, make sure to check out these Hyper Realistic Paintings That Look Like Photos that we’ve posted earlier.

This Is Not a Photograph originally appeared on Bored Panda on May 18, 2012.

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The Climbing Up Tights

May 17th, 2012 by Lina | No Comments | Filed in Design

These super cool “Climbing Up” tights depicting a tiny man climbing up the back seam were designed by Kenan Do?ulu for a Turkish company Penti. They are so sweet that animator Dunken K Bliths even did an animated GIF version of them making the seam-climbing guy swing. You can buy the tights here. (Image credits: combo-monster)

The Climbing Up Tights originally appeared on Bored Panda on May 17, 2012.

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Blow Job by TADAO CERN

May 16th, 2012 by Tomas | No Comments | Filed in Design

Last Friday, during the Design Weekend in Vilnius, Lithuanian photographer Tadas ?erniauskas held one of the craziest photo shoots we’ve ever seen. Visitors to the TADAO CERN studio were invited to participate in an unprecedented photo session called “Blow Job” where a strong current of air was blown into their faces creating some incredibly funny facial expressions.

“I wanted to do something very fun for myself and the visitors, just laugh and have a good time. I was surprised that there were so many laid-back people who were not afraid to look funny! Spacious studio was bursting at the seams and everyone was crying with laughter, laughing at themselves and at each other. Everyone (and there were more than one hundred!) who dared to stand up in front of my lens that evening will remember this photo shoot for a long time and have an extraordinary shot in his album,” said Tadas ?erniauskas.

For more TADAO CERN projects visit tadaocern.com, for more faces see this facebook page.

Blow Job by TADAO CERN originally appeared on Bored Panda on May 16, 2012.

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Transparent House in Japan

May 15th, 2012 by Lina | No Comments | Filed in Design

If you say you have nothing to hide, try spending a few nights in the see-through house located in Tokyo, Japan. Built by Sou Fujimoto Architects, this 914 square-foot transparent house was inspired by our ancient predecessors who inhabited trees. While so-called “House NA” offers plenty of daylight, expect no privacy here.

“The intriguing point of a tree is that these places are not hermetically isolated but are connected to one another in its unique relativity. To hear one’s voice from across and above, hopping over to another branch, a discussion taking place across branches by members from separate branches. These are some of the moments of richness encountered through such spatially dense living,” says Sou Fujimoto.

Architect: Sou Fujimoto Architects

“The white steel-frame structure itself shares no resemblance to a tree. Yet the life lived and the moments experienced in this space is a contemporary adaptation of the richness once experienced by the ancient predecessors from the time when they inhabited trees,” says Sou Fujimoto.

Photographer: Iwan Baan

Transparent House in Japan originally appeared on Bored Panda on May 15, 2012.

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Non Classical Portraits of Classical Musicians

May 14th, 2012 by Tomas | No Comments | Filed in Design

If you were asked to create a portrait for a classical musician, what would the picture look like? I guess even if you did the job perfectly, the result would still look boring!

Denmark-based photographer and cellist Nikolaj Lund decided to reinvent the portraiture of classical musicians by taking the subjects out of their natural environment – the orchestra pit – and asking them do strange poses in places like streets, oceans and deserts. The results are beyond amazing!

“Nikolaj is incredibly able to make photos “speak”; from the atmosphere he creates in the photos, it is really easy to travel into the picture and become part of it! I believe this is essential when portraying musicians; the lack of sound is totally compensated by the breathing atmosphere.” said violinist Isabelle van Keulen  after the shoot.

Website: nikolajlund.com

Non Classical Portraits of Classical Musicians originally appeared on Bored Panda on May 14, 2012.

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Laser Cut Seaweed for Sushi Rolls

May 11th, 2012 by Tomas | No Comments | Filed in Design

To help boost the weak sales of Japanese nori manufacturer that was affected by the 2011 tsunami, I&S BBDO, a Japanese ad agency, developed a series of intricately laser-cut seaweed. Each sheet from “design nori” series – Sakura (Cherry Blossoms), Mizutama (Water Drops), Asanoha (Hemp), Kikkou (Turtle Seashell), and Kumikkou (Tortoise Shell) – is based on Japanese history or symbology and represents happiness, good fortune, and longevity.

“Japanese people are eating less seaweed than before and I wanted to do something about the decline in demand, make some waves in a positive way. I wanted people to know how interesting and appealing seaweed is, not to mention delicious,” said the creator and Seaweed Shop owner Umino Hiroyuki (32).

For up to date information and inquiries you can check their Facebook page.

Sources: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Laser Cut Seaweed for Sushi Rolls originally appeared on Bored Panda on May 11, 2012.

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Satirical Illustrations by Pawel Kuczynski

May 10th, 2012 by Tomas | No Comments | Filed in Design

Polish illustrator Pawel Kuczynski cleverly uses satire to portray today’s social, political and cultural reality.

At first sight, his illustrations might seem funny, but when you look closer, they actually show some serious problems of today’s world.

Born in 1976, Pawel is a graduate of Fine Arts Academy in Poznan. The artist began drawing satirical illustrations back in 2004, and so far has been “rewarded with 92 prizes and distinctions“. In 2005, Pawel Kuszynski received “Eryk” award from Association of Polish Cartoonists for getting a record number of awards in international competitions

You can order his posters in high quality at toonpool.

Website: pawelkuczynski.com

Satirical Illustrations by Pawel Kuczynski originally appeared on Bored Panda on May 10, 2012.

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Amazing Macro Shots of Dew-Soaked Dandelions

May 9th, 2012 by Lina | No Comments | Filed in Design

UK-based photographer Sharon Johnstone uses her macro lens like a key to open the fascinating world of little things. She comes back with a beautiful collection of macro photographs showing tiny drops of dew on dandelions.

“With macro photography I escape to another little world. I love exploring the tiny details in nature that often get over looked. I love finding beautiful colours and abstract compositions within nature and can even get passionate about photographing moss or a blade of grass. I think I am at my happiest when I am crawling around on my hands and knees exploring a small patch of moss dripping with sparkling dew in the early morning sun.”

Her macro photography equipment includes a Canon EOS 7D digital SLR camera, Canon EFS 60mm f2.8 macro lens, Canon Macro Twin Lite MT-24EX flash, Canon Extension Tubes EF25 II and Lensbaby Composer Lens with macro kit.

Website: sjfinearts.com

Amazing Macro Shots of Dew-Soaked Dandelions originally appeared on Bored Panda on May 9, 2012.

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If You Could Photoshop the Real World

May 8th, 2012 by Tomas | No Comments | Filed in Design

Inspired by Cracked.com’s article “If You Could Photoshop the Real World”, the most depressive humor site on the net “Sad and Useless” made their own version of this idea.

And what about you? What would you do if you could use Photoshop in real life?

If You Could Photoshop the Real World originally appeared on Bored Panda on May 8, 2012.

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If You Could Photoshop the Real World

May 8th, 2012 by Tomas | No Comments | Filed in Design

Inspired by Cracked.com’s article “If You Could Photoshop the Real World”, the most depressive humor site on the net “Sad and Useless” made their own version of this idea.

And what about you? What would you do if you could use Photoshop in real life?

If You Could Photoshop the Real World originally appeared on Bored Panda on May 8, 2012.

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