Facebook’s Office Murals by David Choe worth $200 Million
Feb 04
David Choe, a graffiti artist who painted the graffiti murals for Facebook’s headquarters in Palo Alto, California, is now worth $200 Million. In 2005, Choe was approached by Mark Zuckerberg to paint murals on the walls of Facebook’s first office. When the project was finished, he was paid in shares instead of cash and those shares are now worth $200 million. Now his paintings were cut from...
A Cathedral Made from Led Lights at the Ghent Light Festival
Feb 02
This Light cathedral was made by Cagna Illumiations or Luminarie De Cagna from approximately 55,000 LEDs for the 2012 Ghent Light Festival. This would have been truly a sight to behold. The Italian company used Romanesque and Renaissance architecture as reference for the design of the cathedral which towers to a height of 28 meters. It good to know that the entire installation consumes only 20...
Finger Painting by Fabian Gaete Maureira
Jan 22
Fabian Gaete Maureira, also known as arte100cia is a painter from Spain who can astonishingly make a detailed finger painting of a landscape in just a minute or two. via: arte100cia Designer’s Depot: the best source for artists, designers and art...
The Scream by Edvard Munch (Animated Version)
Jan 18
Norwegian artist Edvard Munch described his well known painting like this: I was walking along a path with two friends – the sun was setting – suddenly the sky turned blood red – I paused, feeling exhausted, and leaned on the fence – there was blood and tongues of fire above the blue-black fjord and the city – my friends walked on, and I stood there trembling with anxiety – and I...
Fotoshop by Adobe by Jesse Rosten
Jan 16
Filmmaker Jesse Rosten decided to make a “Fake” commercial to criticize the beauty industry’s definition of beauty. The idea came to him while watching a beauty commercial and saw how similarly the after effect of the product is just like as if it’s been Photoshopped. via: jesserosten.com Designer’s Depot: the best source for artists, designers and art...
Covers/Versions by Luis Urculo
Jan 02
Covers recreates some of the iconic monumental pieces of architecture using books and other household objects. Some of the pieces covered are: John Hancock Center, Guggenheim Museum New York, National Congress of Brazil, Sears Tower, New Museum, Marina City Towers, Fallingwater House, Villa in the Forest, Farnsworth House and Wozocos. Designer’s Depot: the best source for artists,...
