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Mind-Blowing Dual Perspective Wire Art of Matthieu Robert-Ortis

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Métamorphose

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French sculptor Matthieu Robert-Ortis create mind-blowing optical illusion sculptures that look like two completely different images when viewed from different perspectives.

Take a look at more over at his YouTube page.

From an interview with Malay Mail:

I used to make small pieces, some are my own face. My mother saw one of it and she went, “Oh that’s my son” and asked me to give it to her. So I gave it to her. She displayed it at home so when a friend saw the sculpture, she told me that I could have an exhibition of my sculptures. So I listened to her and she helped arrange an exhibition of my work. That was three years ago. Here I am today.
I have now created about 42 wire sculptures of 30 anamorphose and 12 metamorphose. I have made the man-crab, elephant-giraffe, octopus-kangaroo and drone-eagles. I started making the metaphorphose only about nine months ago, some are larger pieces and some are smaller pieces. Each piece will have a number on the pedestal. I usually make a small prototype first and if I like the piece, I can create a big piece. From drawing, creation to finishing, it takes about one month or two months to create a big piece. It will take between two to three weeks to create a small piece but it also depends on what sculpture it is.


Bridge Painted to Look Like LEGO Bricks

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Street artist Megx (Martin Heuwold) painted the underside of the Schwesterstrasse bridge in Wuppertal, Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, to look like it's made of giant LEGO bricks!

via My Modern Met


Love in the Age of Smartphones

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Artist Ryan Harby of Honey Dill nailed it with this comic panel, aptly (or is it "app"ly?) titled "Can't Take My Eyes Off You,"

The couple's probably just AirDropping each other love memes.


How a Millennial Knows an Incoming Phone Call is Spam

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I'm not a Millennial, but my phone rarely rings, and when it twice this morning, both calls were spam. Twitter user @Raelet might be on to something!


How to Email Like a Boss

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???? I've been working on being more conscious of how I write emails, and made this handy printable guide! . I have a bad habit of overusing exclamation points, emojis, and qualifiers like "just" and "possibly" to sound extra-friendly and non-threatening in emails. (“Just wondering / just confirming / just checking / just making sure / just wanted to let you know”) . You are allowed to take up space. Your voice deserves to be heard. Your opinions matter. You don’t need to apologize for existing or asking for what you need. You are not “bossy” or “bitchy” for not sounding like a pep-machine 24/7. . If you act like a doormat, you better develop a taste for shoe leather. You have power too. Don’t be afraid to stand up for yourself— no one else is gonna do it for you. . Want to support my art, join our awesome Discord community, and get exclusive access to see new comics before anyone else? Link in bio ????

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Like many of us, designer and artist Dani Donovan often has trouble writing good emails. "I have a bad habit of overusing exclamation points, emojis, and qualifiers like "just" and "possibly" to sound extra-friendly and non-threatening in emails," she wrote in an Instagram post.

After a Twitter thread about how to write better email phrases went viral, Donovan decided to compile her best tips in this one Instagram post.

This will surely come in handy!

via Metro


The Perpetual Diamond Optical Illusion

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This optical illusion is a wily one.

Oliver Flynn and Arthur Shapiro created an illusion of continuous motion by changing the contrast of the thin border of the diamond and its background.

You know that the diamond is fixed in place, but your brain keeps telling you that it's moving.

Here's an interactive demo over at Shapiro's website that you can play with.

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Landscapes That Look Like Animal Faces by Fabien Barrau

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Welcome to Bear Creek! ???? Before humans arrive and come to destroy nature, legend has it that the bears gathered at the top of the hill to elect their leader who was always a female. . . Edit by me @fabienbarrau with @photoshop #photoshop #ps_animal . . OP @fabienbarrau + @unsplash + @shutterstock Crashed Plane by @kentoiemoto ???? . . #enter_imagination #photoshop_creative #awesomesurreal #creativeart #digitalart #edit_grams #manipulationclan #visual_creatorz #thegraphicspr0ject #thecreativers #droneoftheday #fromwhereidrone #dronestagram #ig_shotz_magic #moodygrams #creativegrammer #moodmagic #exploreourearth #creativeoptic #pr0ject_uno #instagood #visualambassadors #bear #thegraphicspr0ject #exploretocreate #edit_grams #igcreative_editz #edits_greatshots . @phanttoni @cinnaavox @johnagramz @learn__photoshop @beargryll @grizzlybearfdn @leonardodicapriofdn @wwf @wwffrance @wwfcanada

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French digital artist Fabien Barrau created fantastic artwork featuring faces (mostly of animals) on natural and man-made landscapes.

Take a look at his Instagram page for more neat pareidolia-inspired creations.

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96-Year-old World War II Veteran Pete DuPré Played the National Anthem on a Harmonica

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Before the soccer match between the US Women Naational Team and Mexico on May 26, 2019, the national anthem was performed by a 96-year-old World War II veteran Pete DuPré on a harmonica.

You've got to watch DuPré's performance - it'll give you chills.


Finger Kaleidoscope

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I can barely do a high five, so I'm utterly impressed by the dexterity of the Xtrap Dance Crew who performed "finger kaleidoscope" dances. Amazing!

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What Magic Is This? See How This Russian Artist Creates a Gorgeous Ring as if by Witchcraft

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We are completely mesmerized by this mind-boggling clip from Pasha of podarokneotdarok, who makes jewelries that are out-of-this-world gorgeous. How'd he do that?

Pasha wrote:

Dear friends, I am glad to present my first experiment with stop-motion animation. More than a thousand frames were taken for just one video

Pop Songs Reimagined as Pulp Novels

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In his "cultural mashups and midcentury madness" work, artist Todd Alcott reimagines pop songs as marvelous covers of 1950s pulp novels, comic books, retro posters, and more.


This Steak Is Not Real

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Looks delicious, right?

Unfortunately, that hot steaming steak isn't real. It's an ultra-realistic painting by Japanese artist Yoshinobu Saito.


Tennis For Two: World's First Video Game Built for the Fun of Playing Video Games!

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In the dawn of time, there were no video games. Then, in 1958, a nuclear scientist took an oscilloscope, and created the first video game. Before this time there was only OXO by A. S. Douglas , but, that was just Tic-Tac-Toe, and not counted by most as the world’s first video game. The creation of Tennis for Two was different. Now you could play tennis on a screen! The world and people at the Brookhaven National Laboratory were amazed. Over sixty years later, the video game world has exploded, to everything from a Russian group of falling blocks to an agile Italian plumber. Where this fantastic world of video games will take us next no one knows.

Can you imagine, kids in the fifties never had video games. The only thing even close to modern video games were locked inside giant computers the size of rooms. Mere mortals couldn’t play with those computers. These computers were used for important calculations, like nuclear testing and the first mission to the moon. In fact, the first video game was made as an insignificant side project.

The game Tennis for Two was created by William Higinbotham in 1958 at the Brookhaven National Laboratory in Long Island, New York. Most people call this the first video game even though it used an oscilloscope and not a traditional screen. The reason this is considered the first video game and not OXO, is that OXO was created purely for academic purposes. Tennis for Two was created for fun. What makes a video game a video game is that it is a controllable game, made for entertainment, that runs on a computer, and is projected on a display screen. Therefore, following this definition, the first video game intended for entertainment was Tennis for Two.

Thanks Zach!


May the 4th be With You Tribute to Star Wars Cosplayers

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Our friends over at Geeks Are Sexy have been covering pop culture conventions for many years, and this May the 4th, they've got a tribute to Star Wars. Take a look at some of the neatest Star Wars cosplayers who have been featured on their site over the past nine years.


3 Pro Soccer Players vs 100 Kids: Who Wins?

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Japanese pro soccer players Hotaru Yamaguchi, Hiroshi Kiyotake and Yosuke Ideguchi went head to head against 100 kids. Who do you think will win?

Do you think 3 pro soccer players can beat a swarm of kids? Wait till you see how the kids guard the goal ... I won't spoil it for you - you've just got to watch.


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