Under the rain with Gregory Thielker

Gregory Thielker is simply amazing. His oil on canvas artworks depict rainy days viewed from inside a car so realistically that you can almost feel the wet and cold weather, looking at them. The realism in his work is not just in his stunning technique, but also in the way the paintings can give you the peaceful and melancholic feeling of a car trip under a pouting rain. Welcome Autumn. “

Supakitch and Koralie in Action

Below we share a video of French urban artists Supakitch and Koralie in action at the Museum of World Culture (Världskultur Museet) in Göteborg, Sweden. The wall piece is part of the exhibition and part of their project Metroplastique. Video by Elroy. Music by DLid. Enjoy:

10 Epic Winning Photos of 2011 Displayed in a Mega Contest

Overall Winner and Illumination Category Winner Chris BurkardClose Up Category Winner Nathan SmithEnergy Winner Stuart GibsonExperimental Winner Daniel GrundCulture Winner Vincent PerraudNew Creativity Winner Eric BergerPlayground Winner Tim KorbmacherSequence Winner Miguel Angel Lopez VirgenSpirit Winner Adam KokotWings Winner Marcel Lämmerhirt

Strangest Jewelry You'll See Today (8 pics)

We thought we'd seen it all, when it came to jewelry, until we came across these strange pieces by Imme van der Haak. Using gold plated brass, he distorts his models faces, making us think twice about how and where jewelry should be worn.Just why does he do this? As Imme states, "In my work I try to discuss in a playful way the ideas which seem obvious about

23 Amazing Photo Manipulations of Smoke

I love the way smoke takes its shape in the air... There's something very mystical about it. It's because of this free-flowing effect that these images, created by the talented photoshoppers over at Worth1000, are so eye-catching. Collected here are 23 amazing photo manipulations of smoke. BonnySaintAndrew (top), fnsb13 (above) JO3d3sign csr1977 fnsb13 ilia84

Christophe Gilbert (5 pics)

"Christophe Gilbert is one the biggest and most famous photography manipulators of the 21th Century. Living and working in Belgium, Gilbert mixes advertising and conceptual photography in a fun and exciting way. His manipulations accentuate the humorous and original aspects of art." Christophe Gilbertvia whitezine

Powerful Photorealistic Oil Paintings (8 total)

Mexican-born painter Ana Teresa Fernandez holds a master's degree in Fine Arts at San Francisco Art Institute and has exhibited internationally in Mexico and South Africa. Her paintings attack the double standard imposed on women, showing them performing menial tasks like laundry and sweeping."The notion of trying to mop the beach, sweep the sand, it's like