19th and early 20th century cabinet cards, deftly supered by artist Alex Gross, who (and this is but one minor part of his oeuvre) paints over the collectible photo portraits, transforming the subjects into superheroes and fictional beasts.
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The Face
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Imperfect, asymmetrical, minimal and rather excellent oil portraits of female celebrities by British painter Gill Button, aka, Button Fruit.
Name them dames, if you will.
A very impressive graduation short written directed and animated by Karis Oh. To wit:
A story about an artist who learns about the importance of the things unseen as she gets to draw a stranger’s portrait.
Portraits of Bolshoi ballerina Olga Kuraeva by Alexander Yakolev.
MORE: Ballerina Expresses Raw Emotions through Portraits of Delicate Dance Movements (My Modern Met
The eye candiful results of a two year film project by Parisian (therefore clearly biased but who could blame them) AV studio Cokau Lab.
Spectacular shots of waves in natural light on the New South Wales coast by Australian photographer Warren Keelan. Sez he:
I’ve always had a fascination with nature, especially the ocean and its ever changing forms, and I am compelled to capture and share what I feel are special and unique moments in the sea. I love the raw, unpredictable nature of water in motion and the way sunlight brings it all to life, from both above and below the surface. For me, the challenge is creating an image that hopefully tells a story or leaves an impression on the viewer.
The Lady
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All Lit Up
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The masterful portraits of Belfast artist Colin Davidson. Choppy, textured brushwork eliciting the appearance of light striking the angles of the faces of (above) Brad Pitt, Liam Neeson, Lisa Hannigan, Ciaran Hinds, Angela Merkel, Roddy Doyle, Gavin Friday and Sinead Morrissey.
More here.
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A project started in 2012 by photographer Julie Persons at her farm in Norridgewock, Maine.
A range of fluffy chick/tiny hat related geegaws may be purchased here.