Category: Art

Embroidery, often associated with our beloved grannies. But the combination of these two art forms are a match made in heaven. Both involving the use of needles, but seemingly worlds apart. But no more. An old art form put in a modern jacket. The results speak for themselves. The rich,…

During the 1930s, a “Be Kind To Animals” week was organized by the American Humane Association where they shared posters of animal caregivers. These cute posters were done by artist Morgan Dennis, known for his drawings, especially of dogs. Each poster had an example of an animal being taken care of by…

Roberto Benavidez is a contemporary artist from southern Texas whose art is a fusion of both his own roots and images from the distant past. He creates piñatas using monsters from medieval works of art, such as the work of Hieronymus Bosch, as their basis. According to his website, he…

Paramedic Chris Porsz spent hours walking around the city of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire (Great Britain) in the late 1970s and 80s, taking candid shots of punks and policemen, siblings and sweethearts, traders and teenagers. More than three decades later, Chris has reconstructed a handful of his favourite photos from his collection.…

Would you ever get a tattoo without knowing what to expect?  An acclaimed New York tattoo artist who mainly operates out of his Williamsburg, Brooklyn shop Saved Tattoo, has gained international recognition for his most recent project. Why? Because his tattoo subjects get their ink for free. The catch? They…

The thing about being into art and design is that it always gives you something to talk to strangers about. Stuck next to a cousin’s ex’s babysitter at a wedding? Gerhard Richter to the rescue! Trapped in a malfunctioning lift with a broken intercom system and facing the possibility of…