Articles by Sophie Kruse

Painting

Beautiful dream-like paintings by Erica Wexler

Erica Wexler has created a series of surreal paintings that have a very dreamy element to them. “As an artist, I try to develop paintings that speak to me and to others, through colors and compositions, about the beauty and strength...

By Sophie Kruse · Oct. 06, 2020

Photography

Tiny animals photographed with tiny street signs

In a photo project campaign put on by CLINIC 212, a creative agency based in Vilnius, Lithuania, the artists are encouraging others to think of the smaller animals in their community. “Tiny Road Sign” is a photo project that...

By Sophie Kruse · Oct. 01, 2020

Photography

98 different foods obsessively cut and arranged into a neat pattern

Lernert & Sander has created an incredible photo featuring a wide array of foods meticulously cut and arranged. The studio used 98 different types of food, including fruits, vegetables, and meat. To create the subject of...

By Sophie Kruse · Sep. 28, 2020

Creativity

Colorful hairstyles inspired by classic pieces of art

Ursula Goff is a hairstylist from Kansas who uses a different kind of medium as her canvas — a head of hair. Each of here unique styles seems to play tribute to a different piece of classic art, including pieces like Starry Night and...

By Sophie Kruse · Aug. 28, 2020

Creativity

Batman characters used in clever set of nesting dolls

Using characters like Batman and Robin, an artist has created a new take on the classic Russian nesting dolls. Inspired by the live-action Batman TV show from the 1960s, Andy Stattmiller has created a set of the dolls based on the...

By Sophie Kruse · Aug. 27, 2020

Photography

Two artists recreate Garbage Pail Kids 30 years in the future

The Garbage Pail Kids were a series of trading cards created in the 1980's that featured a collection of unkempt children. Art director Jake Houvenagle and photographer Brandon Voges have created a series of "where are they...

By Sophie Kruse · Aug. 13, 2020

Painting

Artist creates incredible illusions using hand as canvas

Using his hands as a canvas, makeup artist Luca Luce has created a series of incredibly mind-bending illusions. From depicting a missing puzzle piece, a creature living inside his skin or a simple, more “classic” illusion,...

By Sophie Kruse · Jul. 26, 2020

Art

Cute drawings reimagine classic Disney characters with new style

Who doesn't love a unique, reimagined Disney character? Demetria Skye, an 18-year-old self-taught artist has drawn her unique take on Baymax, the star of Disney's Big Hero 6. For her series, Skye has portrayed the character as...

By Sophie Kruse · Jul. 22, 2020

Video

Hilarious short film shows reality of Roller Coaster Tycoon

In a satirical video by Andrew McCurry of AndrewMFilms, viewers are shown an animated reality of the video game Roller Coaster Tycoon. “A Fun Day in Roller Coaster Tycoon” will speak to all kinds of players of the game. ...

By Sophie Kruse · Jul. 14, 2020

Photography

Amazing book of photos honors artist’s late mother

Kirsty Mitchell is working on released “The Wonderland Book”, which is photo book in memory of her late mother. “She was an English teacher, and her life’s great passion was literature and storytelling,” she said. “It...

By Sophie Kruse · Jul. 05, 2020

Photography

Photos reveal the grace of ballet dancers

What better way to get a glimpse of the life of a ballet dancer than by looking at a photo series created by one? Darin Volkova, a Russian ballet dancer who performs with the Theatre of St. Petersburg, has captured a series of photos...

By Sophie Kruse · Jul. 02, 2020

Photography

Stunning birds-eye-view of NYC

For a series of unique New York City photographs, Navid Baraty takes to new locations to shoot the popular city streets from an angle most don‘t get the chance to see in the series “Intersection”. The photographs show...

By Sophie Kruse · Jun. 26, 2020

Photography

Beautiful photos show trip through Pacific Northwest

In a beautiful series of photos, freelance photographer Jaka Bulc has captured the scenes he saw on a three-week road trip through the Pacific Northwest. He writes, “These photographs were taken on a three-week-long road trip...

By Sophie Kruse · Jun. 14, 2020

Architecture

Amazing projections use 16th-century church as a canvas

For a recent charity event at the University of Cambridge, Miguel Chevalier created a series if immersive projections that complimented the programming from the event. The canvas for the projections was the King’s College...

By Sophie Kruse · Jun. 12, 2020

Photography

Incredible dancer appears to levitate effortlessly in every day spaces

Mickael Jou has combined both of his passions — photography and dancing — into a unique take on the popular "365 Self-Portrait" project. Jou intends on taking a self-portrait every day for a year, but has taken his project to...

By Sophie Kruse · Jun. 10, 2020