Japanese artist Yuken Teruya turns a McDonald’s paper bag into art. Wow.

Sculptor and designer Daniel Ritthanondh has made a ceiling lamp fixture inspired by the “barnacle” from the Half-Life video games. Link here.

TUKCOM I.T. mall Sriracha, Thailand by Supermachine Studio. ‘The 1,200 square meter façade is undulated and divided into 765 economical triangular pixels. The black, white and mirror finished aluminum composite panels are distributed through outs in random algorithm.

Alice Bartlett created these truly unique nail dioramas. She cut some pieces of green flocking to fit over her fingernails where she staged and photographed this collection.

” One could read those burned matches as worn-out or burned-out human beings. The installation can appear like a battlefield or just like some playground where someone played around with matches and dropped them. All the heads I’ve used so far are from Chinese people. This sometimes leads to the assumption that this is a criticism of the Chinese government. One can read it that way, but I think this metaphor could be used for any western system as well. The matchboxes could be simply seen as formal elements within the installation, as coffins or simply as matchboxes. I actually like to keep it open since I don’t like art that leaves no space for one’s own imagination.” – Wolfgang Stiller

Photorealist painter Robert Gniewek creates some very nice paintings.. his portraits I especially like. Check out the rest here.

The Pigeon Post is a kit by the LWA to send a plastic carrier pigeon through the mail. ‘Place your message in the supplied pouch, put the stamps on it, and pop it in the blue mail box on your corner! The bird will arrive at its destination to the delight and awe the recipient.’

” My goal as a painter is to create space, whether the table top space in a still life work or the more shallow space of a trompe l’oeil composition. Illusionism, especially the heightened mimesis found in trompe l’oeil, invites the viewer to enter the space of the piece and then persuades them to linger and explore the meaning of the work. A final aim is first to delight the eye, and then intrigue the mind.” – Sharon Moody.

What a nice surprise to discover the work of Italian illustrator Carmine Bellucci. I am enamoured of it’s jewel-like beauty and it’s deeper meanings. Check out his website now, for it’s a treasure trove of goodness.