googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(‘VN_PG_DTAT_ATF’); }); “I looked into a carpenter’s pencil and saw a tunnel.” That’s what artist Cindy Chinn told ViralNova when she was asked how she started carving intricate works of art into graphite. After leaving the corporate world behind, this creator began seeing art in everyday objects — tunnels, elephants, shoes, and trains […]
googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(‘VN_PG_DTAT_ATF’); }); Something fascinating happens when you put two things next to each other that otherwise exist on different planes. And that’s exactly what makes artist Stephen McMennamy’s work so great. By combining images into thought-provoking compositions, he gives new life to everyday objects. Donuts and bulldozers suddenly feel interesting and new when […]
We’ve seen plenty of incredible body art here on ViralNova, but this new trend is in a league of its own. And if you’re into nail art, you’ve probably seen one iteration of it before. The technique goes by the name of body marbling, and it took the festival scene by storm earlier this year. […]
It’s no secret that artwork is often symbolic of something much larger than itself. Artists have the unique ability to represent infinite ideas by creating something that’s decidedly finite — something that has boundaries and borders. While the finished product is often no less abstract than the idea it represents, something powerful happens when viewers […]
When it comes to embodying all things innocuous, toys reign supreme. Whether they’re fashion-savvy Barbies or Star Wars-themed LEGOs, playthings are consistently innocent. That’s kind of the point. While we deal with the incessant onslaught of adulthood and its many harsh realities, little ones get to whittle away the hours in the company of their […]