Sculptures Made From Recycled Automobile Parts by Tom Samui

Swiss artist Tom Samui has been creating junkyard wonders for the last decade or so. He works with a team of 15 people creating these amazing sculptures. Tom has created hundreds of these sculptures, entirely made out of scrap car and motorcycle parts.

You’ll find animals, vehicles, people, creatures from fantasy and even some furniture in his collection. Many of the sculptures aren’t small, either. His T-Rex is about 28 feet in height. The build process involves collecting cars from a junkyard, then sorting through the parts. Then they are cleaned, and welded together, then polished and lacquered. Nothing is wasted. It takes about 400 hours to complete a large sculpture. This translates to about two to three months.

Field Of Light Installation by Bruce Munro

Lighting artist Bruce Munro has unveiled his latest light installation at Holbourne Museum in Bath, England. The field of more than 5,000 Christmas lights atop acrylic stems sprawls across the museum grounds intending to mimic the way a barren desert bursts into bloom after a brief rainfall. The artist was inspired to create the fantastic installation after a walkabout in the Australian desert landscape after rainfall.


















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Portraits of Former LA Gang Members

Brooklyn, NY based photographer Adam Amengual recently worked with Homeboy Industries, a non-profit outreach program which aims to redirect the lives of former LA gang members. Adam photographed memebers of Homeboy Industries for a portrait series called Homies. Hit the thumbs to see a powerful collection of images from Adam and feel the vulnerability of those looking to change their lives for the better.




















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Sculptures Made From Chicken Wire by Ivan Lovatt

Born in Nairobi, Kenya, Ivan Lovatt spent his childhood in Africa, England, Wales and Germany. When not outside enjoying the natural environment, Ivan was drawn to all forms of artistic expression, and began drawing birds and African wildlife. As an adult, Ivan worked mostly in construction, but art was always an important part of his life. Ivan would spend all of his spare time learning about art, experimenting and trying to explore each medium to its potential. Ivan exhibited his sculpture and paintings in group exhibitions at the Guildhall Grantham, before emigrating to Australia in 1994.

The World’s Largest 3D Street Art

Street artists 3D Joe & Max created the world’s largest and longest 3D street art in London. The 12,490 square foot painting took seven days to create. The project was sponsored by Reebok. The 3D anamorphic painting was created at the Canary Wharf district of London and Guinness World Record representatives confirmed the record breaking feat on November 17, 2011.
















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Anamorphic Medusa

Medusa is a horrific creature from Greek mythology. The story goes that if you look into her eyes you’ll be turned into stone. This challenging anamorphosis was created by two members (Ninja1 and Mach505) from the Italian visual communication studio Truly Design. It is located in an abandoned factory in Turin, which also hosted the Sub Urb Art. This anamorphic street art version of her can be seen only from a certain viewpoint.