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More Incredible Camouflage Art by Liu Bolin

February 23rd, 2011 by Bored Panda | No Comments | Filed in Design

Before viewing this article, make sure you’ve seen part I, featuring 20 of Liu Bolin’s earlier camouflage pictures.

Born in 1973 in Shandong and a graduate of Shandong Art College and Beijing’s Central Academy of Fine Arts, Liu Bolin became popular for his mastery at the art of camouflaging himself against virtually any background.

One single photo takes up to 10 hours to prepare – Liu uses himself as a blank canvas, and with a little help from an assistant, he paints his body to merge as seamlessly as possible with what is behind him. The results are incredible – sometimes passers-by don’t even realize he is around until he moves.

While his camouflage artworks are really mind blowing, he’s here with a message: “The situation for artists in China is very difficult and the forced removal of the artist’s studio is in fact my direct inspiration of this series of photographs, Hiding In The City…I am standing, but there is a silent protest, the protest against the environment for the survival, the protest against the state.” (Sources: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6)

Supermarket

Pile of Coal

Dragon

Temple of Heaven

In the Woods

Ancient Arena

Venice

National Day

Sawmill

Camouflage Art by Liu Bolin (Part I)

More Incredible Camouflage Art by Liu Bolin originally appeared on Bored Panda on February 23, 2011.

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Realistic Crocheted Portraits By Jo Hamilton

February 22nd, 2011 by Bored Panda | No Comments | Filed in Design

Jo Hamilton, a Portland-based artist, creates realistic images of people and her environment using the unexpectedly domestic medium of crochet. Her formative training at the Glasgow School of Art was in painting and drawing but, by her own admission, she was never entirely comfortable with the traditional approach.

“My house is filled with balls of yarn, all arranged by colour on shelves. I can pull them out as I need them for my palate. A portrait can take anything up to forty or fifty hours, but I haven’t actually counted, and I spend just as much time looking as actually crocheting. The pieces evolve from the inside out. I make no graphs, plans or charts; it’s a row-by-row organic process in which I don’t always know the outcome, but have learned to trust my way of working,” says the artist.

Her method of working is more like a painter with their box of paints than a person taking out their crochet for a few hours of relaxation.

Website: johamiltonart.com

Realistic Crocheted Portraits By Jo Hamilton originally appeared on Bored Panda on February 22, 2011.

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Back to The Future with Irina Werning

February 17th, 2011 by Bored Panda | No Comments | Filed in Design

It was interesting comparing Before And After Makeup Photos done by Vadim Andreev but the greatest and the ultimate make-up artist is time. It does its job seamlessly, and we never seem to notice the slight changes in our faces when we look at a mirror every day. Only old photographs constantly remind us that we’ve changed.

Irina Werning, a photographer born in Buenos Aires, started an interesting project called “Back to The Future” where she takes someone’s old photo and recreates the same old scene with the same person many years later. While it might not sound too complicated, she is unbelievably accurate – it seems that she just found some old and young look-alikes and shot two pictures on the same day.

I love old photos. I admit being a nosey photographer. As soon as I step into someone else’s house, I start sniffing for them. Most of us are fascinated by their retro look but to me, it’s imagining how people would feel and look like if they were to reenact them today… A few months ago, I decided to actually do this. So, with my camera, I started inviting people to go back to their future..by the way, this project made me realise Im a bit obsessive…

Website: irinawerning.com

Pancho in 1983 & 2010, Buenos Aires

Cecile in 1987 & 2010, France

Nico in 1986 & 2010, Buenos Aires

Nico in 1990 & 2010, France

Damian in 1989 & 2010, London

Matias in 1977 & 2010, Uruguay

Ian in 1984 & 2010, London

Lucia in 1956 & 2010, Buenos Aires

La Negra 1980 & 2010, Buenos Aire

Ato 1992 & 2010, Buenos Aires

Mechi in 1990 & 2010, Buenos Aires

Benn and Dan in 1979 & 2010, London

Tommy in 1977 & 2010, Buenos Aires

Lulu & G in 1980 & 2010, Buenos Aires

Nico in 1990 & 2010, France

Marita & Coty in 1977 & 2010, Buenos Aires

All Photographs © Irina Werning

Back to The Future with Irina Werning originally appeared on Bored Panda on February 17, 2011.

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Shanghai: 1990 vs 2010 [Pic]

February 16th, 2011 by Bored Panda | No Comments | Filed in Design

(Image credits: xitek.com | skyscrapercity.com)

Unbelievable change in only 20 years – a picture taken in 1990, Shanghai compared to 2010 version of the same location.

Shanghai: 1990 vs 2010 [Pic] originally appeared on Bored Panda on February 16, 2011.

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Another 35 Funny Graphs And Charts

February 15th, 2011 by Bored Panda | No Comments | Filed in Design

Do you remember 35 extremely funny graphs and charts we posted last year? They were so popular that you left us no choice but to do this again! We kept following this cool project, called Graphjam, and manually handpicked another 35 funniest graphs and charts based on social stats and a bit of our personal taste.

For those who didn’t know, GraphJam.com explains daily life, music, songs and pop culture in charts and graphs. Readers can even submit their own graphs based on their own experiences and observations.

According to its founders, GraphJam is the unholy love child of bored office workers, music and pop culture. The mash-up of graphs and music did not originate here, but their inspiration came from their friends at JamPhat. Others say that GraphJam also might want to attribute the Something Awful forums, who did this originally (and from which some of the JamPhat images were taken).

No matter what, you’ll definitely laugh out loud at another 35 funniest graphs from GraphJam!

1. Art

(Image source: Graphjam.com)

2. The Meaning

(Image source: Graphjam.com)

3. Reasons

(Image source: Graphjam.com)

4. Facial Expression

(Image source: Graphjam.com)

5. Relationships

(Image source: Graphjam.com)

6. Halloween

(Image source: Graphjam.com)

7. Jail vs. School

(Image source: Graphjam.com)

8. Languages

(Image source: Graphjam.com)

9. The Date

(Image source: Graphjam.com)

10. Difference

(Image source: Graphjam.com)

11. Lady Gaga

(Image source: Graphjam.com)

12. Website Evolution

(Image source: Graphjam.com)

13. Architects

(Image source: Graphjam.com)

14. Sleep

(Image source: Graphjam.com)

15. Cinderella

(Image source: Graphjam.com)

16. Just Friends

(Image source: Graphjam.com)

17. Photographers

(Image source: Graphjam.com)

18. Fart

(Image source: Graphjam.com)

19. Cats

(Image source: Graphjam.com)

20. The Meaning of “Maybe”

(Image source: Graphjam.com)

21. Sticky Tape

(Image source: Graphjam.com)

22. Facebook

(Image source: Graphjam.com)

23. Smoke Alarm

(Image source: Graphjam.com)

24. Amazing Things

(Image source: Graphjam.com)

25. Soccer Injuries

(Image source: Graphjam.com)

26. Like a G6

(Image source: Graphjam.com)

27. Girls Online

(Image source: Graphjam.com)

28. Number Of Legs

(Image source: Graphjam.com)

29. When I Can’t Hear

(Image source: Graphjam.com)

30. On My Way

(Image source: Graphjam.com)

31. Nutella

(Image source: Graphjam.com)

32. Boyfriends

(Image source: Graphjam.com)

33. Personal Challenge

(Image source: Graphjam.com)

34. Facebook Status Updates

(Image source: Graphjam.com)

35. Chance

(Image source: Graphjam.com)

Another 35 Funny Graphs And Charts originally appeared on Bored Panda on February 15, 2011.

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Tiny Sculptures Made From A Single Toothpick

February 11th, 2011 by Bored Panda | No Comments | Filed in Design

Steven J. Backman, a San Francisco native, makes incredible tiny sculptures using only one toothpick, a straight edged razor blade and glue. It all began in elementary school when Steven made a Science project of DNA molecules from ordinary toothpicks and beans.

While attending San Francisco State University in the fall of 1984, where Steven later received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Industrial Arts, he decided to design a San Francisco cable car for an art project using toothpicks and glue. This was one way in which he knew how to show his appreciation for these mobile historical landmarks. Shortly after, Steven established his toothpick art business named “Landmarks of San Francisco,” which he still presently operates.

Steven’s motto, “The Essence of Patience,” truly exemplifies his drive and determination towards creating unique and unforgettable one-of-a-kind pieces of art. Steven feels that making these sculptures is as relaxing as lying on a secluded island at peace with himself and his surroundings. He is truly a perfectionist at heart and takes much pride in his toothpick sculptures.

Website: Toothpickart.com

Eiffel Tower

Burj Khalifa

Golden Gate Bridge

Meydan Grandstand

Transamerica Pyramid

White House

Empire State Building

Brooklyn Bridge

All sculptures above were made using only one toothpick, a straight edged razor blade and glue.

Tiny Sculptures Made From A Single Toothpick originally appeared on Bored Panda on February 11, 2011.

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Animal Lipstick Art by Paige Thompson

February 9th, 2011 by Bored Panda | No Comments | Filed in Design

Although surfing through DeviantArt.com feels like you’ve just built a time machine which brought you back to the early days of the Internet, here you’ll always find lots of artistic geniuses that will blow your mind. And this is exactly what happened this time, so I’d like to introduce Paige Thompson, better known by the nickname of Viridis-Somnio, a body paint artist from United States.

First of all, she has a killer set of lips, and while this is already a half way to success, Paige came up with an original idea of transforming them into cute animals. Second, she has a mole next to her lips, which is like a trademark, and you just can’t stop giggling while reading her post called “Yes. I have a mole near my mouth.“

Her fantastic lips, incredible idea and painting skills combined with her lively personality makes a killer combo, so we are more than proud to present Animal Lipstick Art by Paige Thompson here on Boredpanda.

Bumble Bee

Panda

This is our favorite one! Don’t ask why

Fox

Chameleon

Crab

Bidoof

Black Cat

Pikachu

Animal Lipstick Art by Paige Thompson originally appeared on Bored Panda on February 9, 2011.

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Crazydog Free T-Shirt Giveaway (Ended)

February 7th, 2011 by Bored Panda | No Comments | Filed in Design

If you like t-shirts and you like free then you’ve come to the right place! Five lucky pandas are going to receive a cool graphic t-shirt of their choice from CrazyDog (valued at $19.99 or less).

Three Ways to Win:

1. Leave a comment below telling us what your favorite t-shirt from CrazyDog is (view their selection HERE and come back with a link)

2. Tweet this contest by clicking the tweet button on the left or copying and pasting this line into twitter. RT @boredpanda Crazydog Free T-Shirt Giveaway http://bit.ly/eilwFn

3. Leave a comment on Facebook under our giveaway entry with a link to your favorite t-shirt design from CrazyDog.

The giveaway contest will end on 13th Feb’11. We will choose five random winners and post here on Monday the 14th.

Make sure you enter a valid email address. Good luck!

Update:

Thank you all for all your comments, and now it’s time to announce the winners chosen with the help of random.org.

Congratulations to:

1) Candis Ali: One Tough Cookie Shirt (Facebook)

2) Magdalena Franczyk How I Roll Muffin Shirt (Facebook)

3) Maxim De Smet: Zombies just want a hug t shirt (BoredPanda)

4) Kristal: Proper Fist Pump Technique T Shirt (BoredPanda)

5) Josh McKible (Twitter)

P.S.: if you are on the winners list, and haven’t received an email from us yet, please inform us through our contact form.

Make sure you enter a valid email address.

Crazydog Free T-Shirt Giveaway (Ended) originally appeared on Bored Panda on February 7, 2011.

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Book Origami By Isaac Salazar

February 4th, 2011 by Bored Panda | No Comments | Filed in Design

Isaac Salazar, an accountant born in Texas, brings back life to old books by creating interesting pieces of book origami. It’s his way of recycling a book that might otherwise end up in a landfill.

Isaac has been creating these for almost 2 years now. His books first started out simple and have recently become more intricate.

“I see my work as a way to display a meaningful piece of art onto a book that would otherwise sit on a shelf and collect dust… The words or symbols I use are drawn from anything that invokes inspiration or encouragement, such as “Read”, “Dream” and the Recycle symbol. If my work also makes people look at a book and even art in a new light then the piece has done its job,” says Isaac.

Websites: Flickr | Etsy

1. Read

2. Create

3. Dream

4. Love

5. Corrie

6. M

7. Sue & Tom

8. Peck

9. Twilight

10. Sunny

Book Origami By Isaac Salazar originally appeared on Bored Panda on February 4, 2011.

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16 Van Gogh’s Paintings Get Tilt-Shifted

February 2nd, 2011 by Bored Panda | No Comments | Filed in Design

Most likely you’ve already seen a lot of great tilt-shift photography examples lately, but you probably haven’t seen it done with paintings yet! If you are new to this, “tilt shift” is an effect that gives a real-world scene an illusion of being a miniature model. It can be achieved in two ways : optically (with a special lens) or simulated in Photoshop, by adjusting a photograph’s contrast, color saturation and depth of focus.

“It works quite well with regular photographs, so we decided to try it using paintings to see what would happen…” Serena Malyon, a 3rd-year student at art school, took some of van Gogh’s most beautiful paintings and altered them in Photoshop to achieved this amazing tilt-shift effect.

“Nothing in any of these paintings been added or removed or had its proportions changed. The effect is achieved simply by manipulating the light in the scene and adjusting the areas of the image that are more and less in focus, as you will see. This is all being done in fun, so don’t take it too seriously.” says the artist.

Websites: artcyclopedia.com/.. | demilked