Sensational Sculptures Made Using Matchsticks

UK-based artist David Mach used thousands of matchsticks to create incredibly detailed sculptures, then burns them and leaves them charred. Mach uses Japanese matchsticks because their heads come in all sorts of different colors, and color is definitely an important part of his works.
























Source: mymodernmet

Dream Big by Peter Fecteau

Dream Big was a year-long project in which artist Peter Fecteau created a mosaic of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. using 4,242 Rubik’s Cubes. Dream Big was on display for the 2010 ArtPrize competition in Grand Rapids, Michigan placing in top 50 out of 1,700 artists.

For a short time it was the world’s largest Rubik’s Cube mosaic. He created it with the help of YouCanDoTheRubiksCube, First Park Congregational Church, The Student Advancement Foundation and Cooley Law School.












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Rainbow Toy Car Installation

The Toy Atlas Rainbow is a wonderful installation of 2,500 old toy cars by UK artist David T. Waller, who won the People’s Award at the Arts Depot Open last year. The cars in the installation are arranged in a circular pattern according to their color, making a beautiful rainbow out of Hot Wheels cars.






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2011 National Geographic Photo Contest Winners

National Geographic has announced the winners of its 2011 Photography Contest, and the images are nothing less than stunning.

Shikhei Goh of Indonesia was named the grand prize winner for his image of a dragonfly entitled "Splashing." Goh will have his photo published by National Geographic and receive a $10,000 prize and a trip to National Geographic headquarters in Washington, D.C., according to a press release.

National Geographic reported that they received over 20,000 submissions from both amateur and professional photographers in over 130 countries. Submissions were judged in one of three categories: nature, people and places.






























Source: theatlantic

Reuters Best Photos of the Year 2011

From the uprisings across the Arab world to the devastating earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster in Japan, there was no lack of news in 2011. Reuters photographers covered the breaking news events as well as captured more intimate, personal stories. In this showcase, the photographers offer a behind the scenes account of the images that helped define the year.


















































Source: reuters