Artist Henry Hargreaves crafts American presidential silhouettes out of jello, compiling all 44 portraits into a festive infographic. In addition to the red and blue colors of the Republicans and Democrats, the key also indicates that left-facing presidents served one term only, the smaller silver stars indicate they died in office and the jell-o splatters signal their assassination.
See more HERE, including photos of just how Mr. Hargreaves crafts the portraits.
Artist Adam Makarenko crafts tiny backdrops for his photo project entitled ‘Green Refuges’ – a series of miniature dioramas focusing on ideas of preservation. Mr. Makarenko’s love and concern for honeybees inspired these images here – look at just how tiny these beehives are:
Find more of Adam Makarenko’s award winning miniatures HERE
Kristen Cumings is a talented artist of many mediums – you’ve likely seen her spectacular works of art using thousands upon thousands of jelly beans. Here are just a few of the pieces that Mrs.Cumings has created for the Jelly Belly Candy Company:
Recreation of Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa (4′ x 5′)
Recreation of Vincent van Gogh’s The Starry Night (4′ x 5′)
Recreation of Johannes Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring (4′ x 5′)
Recreation of Katsushika Hokusai’s The Great Wave Off Kanagawa (4′ x 6′)
See more on kristencumings.com including a video of the artist in action.
Who doesn’t love a good diorama? This is one we made today using a French template from 1934 - “La Vieille Russie” or “The Old Russia” (via pillpat). Print, cut and enjoy!
U.S.A.
Hot dogs, ketchup, and mustard or cheese
Vietnam
Rambutan, lychee, starfruit
Brazil
Banana leaf, limes, pineapple, passion fruit
China
Pittaya/dragon fruit and star fruit
Italy
Basil, pasta, tomatoes
India
Curries, rice, pappadum wafer
Japan
Tuna and rice
Thailand
Sweet chilli sauce, shredded coconut, blue swimmer crab
Lebanon
Lavash, fattoush, herb spring
Australia
Meat pie and sauce
Greece
Kalamata Olives and feta cheese
South Korea
Kimbap and sauces
United Kingdom
Scone, cream, jams
Too pretty to eat? These national flag-inspired food designs were designed by Whybin/TWA for the 2009 Sydney International Food Festival.
The work of John Dilnot .
In his installation A Butterfly’s Eye View, artist Eiji Watanabe “frees” carefully cut butterfly images from field guide books and pins them in mass around the room.
Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama transformed a completely white room, including furniture, into a spectacle featuring her signature dots, helped by children who visited the exhibition over two weeks and placed brightly coloured stickers throughout the installation at the Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane.(via The Guardian)
