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Dirty Car Windows Artwork by Scott Wade

by Doroteja on August 14, 2009

in Street Art

Image via Wikipedia You know how you used to draw smiley faces and “Wash Me Please” doodles on dirty cars? Well, there is someone out there who makes art on dirty car windows. His name is Scott Wade and he creates intricate masterpieces and dirty cars are his canvases. From a portrait of Albert Einstein [...]

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Photojournalism Feature #1

by Doroteja on August 12, 2009

in Street Art

Image via Wikipedia Photojournalism is one of my favorite types of photography because it has the power to take us around the globe; to give us a taste of other cultures and countries from an unguarded and unstaged perspective. Photojournalism brings to me what I am unable to reach in this moment. And I always [...]

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Art murals by John Pugh, master of trompe l’oeil art

by Daria on August 11, 2009

in Cool designs

Trompe l’oeil art is French for “trick the eye” and an art technique that creates the optical illusion by using extremely realistic imagery. Depicted images appear in three dimensions and are often used in murals. Although the phrase originates in the Baroque period, trompe l’oeil art dates much further back, at least into Greek and Roman times. Art murals by John Pugh, astonishing trompe l’oeil art images painted on the sides of buildings, look so real that have tricked many…

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Street Art: Edgar Mueller

by Doroteja on July 28, 2009

in Street Art

Edgar Mueller is a famous German 3D street artist. He uses the street to give the inhabitants a new perspective on a common view they would normally take for granted. Since the age of 25, Mueller has devoted himself completely to street art and has taught workshops and was a co-organizer for numerous street-painting festivals. His artwork has brought him great media and public attention. And now, I hope you enjoy a bit of his fantastic work.

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Graffiti Art

by Doroteja on July 9, 2009

in Street Art

Perhaps you’ve never heard of him, but a famous English graffiti artist known only by the name of Banksy has been making headlines for some time now. His controversial graffiti has appeared all over Europe and America. Banksy even snuck some of his work into the Louvre Museum in Paris, France which upon…

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