PSYOP for Emerald Paint Collection

Moved by color and motion, Psyop and McKinney bring consumers along an epic journey of exploration through bold and beautiful shades from Sherwin Williams’ Emerald Paint Collection. The team looked to fine art for inspiration, drawing from Mark Rothko and Georgia O’Keeffe as inspirations. “What’s important about looking toward these artists in our process is that their art brings to the table another era, another way of thinking about and creating great graphic design,” director Lauren Indovina explains. Thinking differently is just what they did.

http://vimeo.com/121926922

Vintage Ring Boxes Turned Into Detailed Historical Dioramas By Talwst

Toronto-based artist Talwst has created a series of miniature dioramas inside of antique ring boxes that capture a wide array of scenes from various historical periods. “I want the viewer to open the box and feel they have been transported to another world,” says Talwst

Canvas Joy by Julia Nechaeva

Russian artist Julia Nechaeva recreates digital lifestyle on canvases and put no special reason for it. Just for fun, keeping simplicity and minimalism of the original pictures.

NUDE Cafe & Wine Bar Moscow by Form Bureau

"Located in a 1930’s residential building in the very heart of Moscow is Nude Coffee & Wine Bar, a small family establishment that was completed in 2014 by design studio Form Bureau. Taking advantage of the building’s existing materials, the designers decided to partially chip away multiple layers of plaster and paint to reveal the original brick walls, to expose all the beautifully aged textures and colours that were hidden beneath. To complement the graceful decay of the walls, simple and rough materials such as concrete and wood were introduced for the furniture, together with small brass accents and a stark black-and-white pattern on the floor. The dining area is separated from the kitchen by a concrete bar top that is comfortable enough for eating, while a storage area is concealed behind the eye-catching menu display board. Carefully planned lighting design adds spark and lightness to the space, while the illuminated logo over the bar (designed by Denis Sharypin) tops off the strong identity and character of the venue." text via Yatzer

Photos by Asya Baranova

Formento + Formento

We have spotted the photographic works of BJ and Richeille Formento few years ago, and now it is a time to check their new updates. "Photographers BJ and Richeille Formento met exactly a decade ago, while working on a common assignment, and have been partners in both life and work ever since. Together they travel around the world, creating highly inspirational visual series that treat the human persona as prime matter that can be re-shaped through the most unconventional of scenarios. These are usually set in a surreal environment that is saturated in an abundance of contrasting references involving everything from culture and sex to high-fashion and technology." text by Yannis Tzannis via Yatzer

"In contrast to their work, the reason that pushed the photography duo in the direction they followed was anything but surreal. It all started with the recession in 2008 and the subsequent collapse of the American Dream. Simply getting by in New York wasn’t enough for the Formentos and soon life found them travelling across the US in a 27-foot Airstream, in an attempt to capture this newly-found reality through photographing women they would meet along the way. The result of this five-month trip was Circumstance: America Down on Bruised Knees, the duo’s first conceptual series and big breakthrough." continue reading on Yatzer

Art of Johnny Morant

Young figurative artist Johnny Morant is steadily making a name for himself as an accomplished painter of the built environment and the people within it; "Playing on the border between clarity and suggestion my work prioritises the intuitive application of paint with an aim to capture the viscosity of light and insecurity of form."

Underground River by Xiang Pu Zhu

Channeling the meditative quality of flowing water, Xiang Pu Zhu has animated a battery of colorful fluid animations in a project called Fu Liu.

http://vimeo.com/120817873

Mural Portals created by 1010

"Over the last year or so, German street artist 1010 created several of his fantastic spray paint portals in locations around Germany, Panama, and the United States. 1010 brings surprising layers of depth to drab facades and blank gallery walls by painting concentric layers of color. The artist most recently had a solo show at Hashimoto Contemporary in San Francisco titled Limbus." via Colossal

Hsiao-Ron Cheng Digital Art

Sensual digital art created by Hsiao-Ron from Taipei, check her Selected Portraits below and don't hesitate to study a full portfolio on Behance as well

Cardboard Furniture Unfolds Like a Pop-Up Book

"The cardboard furniture sets designed by Liddy Scheffknecht and Armin B. Wagner can be opened and closed like a book offering up a makeshift office or dining room nearly anywhere with ample square footage." via Creators Project

Floral Portraits by Marcelo Monreal

Faces [UN]bonded - A surreal and impressive series, signed by the talented Brazilian artist Marcelo Monreal (Instagram, Facebook).

”Faces I always drew attention. And if i stressing? If the let loose from the rest of the body, which would be within? Well, to me, still I think that people have a little bit of beauty within them by more that this is saved and only revealed in rare moments. The result of this reflection gave rise to this series called: Faces [UN]bonded.” – Marcelo Monreal

Lydia Kasumi Shirreff

3D paper modeler, illustrator and set designer Lydia Kasumi Shirreff (Tumblr) creates festive and imaginary worlds using primarily paper and a youthful love for craft.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gna9yJbw8_c

Ultra HD Video depicting Himalayas Above 6KM

The aerial cinema experts at Teton Gravity Research release the first ultra HD footage of the Himalayas shot from above 20,000 ft. with the GSS C520 system, the most advanced gyro-stabilized camera system in the world.Filmed from a helicopter with a crew flying from Kathmandu at 4,600 ft. up to 24,000 ft. on supplemental oxygen, these are some of the most stable, crisp, clear aerial shots of these mountains ever released, which include Mt. Everest, Ama Dablam, and Lhotse.

http://vimeo.com/121045965

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Chubbhead

Somebody is having a lot fun on Instagram by chubbing heads of famous people

50 artists reimagine classic film posters

Singapore-based creative agency Kult commissioned over 50 artists from around the world to reinterpret classic movies.

At a time where the golden age of Hollywood seems to be a thing of the past and tired ideas are being rehashed, the team at Kult said they wanted to remember some of the classic films that influenced a generation. Featuring classics such as Jaws and Madmax through to Pulp Fiction and Silence of the Lambs, the collection is intended to inspire today’s generation to re-visit and discover some truly world-class movies. The illustrations were created for Kult magazine issue 16, titled Film which is being released in conjunction with new independent cinema The Projector, located at Singapore’s Golden Mile Complex. Poster prints are priced at SGD100 each and can be bought online.

via Digital Arts

Ran Beneli

Instagram artist Ran Beneli manipulates photographs to look like perfect minimal shots

Sponsored by Depositphotos: Famous Images Recreated in Joakim Cortis & Adrian Sonderegger’s Project

Our friends and sponsors Depositphotos launched a brand new blog "Bird" dedicated to the world of Photography. They asked us to come across their latest content presented both on Russian and English and select the interesting portfolio for our readers. Welcome Joakim Cortis & Adrian Sonderegger. Joakim was born in Aachen, Germany, Adrian is from Bülach, Switzerland. Both graduated from Zurich University of the Arts.

We both make our living through photography; we do commission works, but two years ago we decided to do something for our own pleasure. The “Icons” project started with Andreas Gursky’s photograph “Rhein II” that was at that moment the most expensive photograph in the world. Initially, we had an idea to recreate only the most expensive photographs. Then we realized that it is too difficult – it is too much hard work trying to recreate a human from a picture by Cindy Sherman or Jeff Wall, for example. Besides, the choice of simpler images is not so big.

Jean-Philippe Lebée

Super talented lifestyle and fashion photographer and director Jean-Philippe Lebee will overdose you visually from personal website, Tumblr, Instagram and Behance

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Beautiful Bucharest Bookstore

This bookstore is located in Cărtureşti Carusel, Bucharest in a XIX century piece of architectural art in the Old Town. Of all the possible uses for beautiful old buildings, a bookstore is the most elegant and atmospheric. It looks like the library of some eccentric explorer lord or a Bond villain.

In the 1900s, the place housed Chrissovelloni bank, which closed down in 1948. It then became a men’s clothing store, was converted into another store during the Soviet years, and was finally restored by Jean Chrissovelloni (a great grandson of the XIX century banker). He leased the building out to Carturesci, a chain of bookstores. It is their biggest and most ambitious store yet.

via Demilked

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