Saturday, September 18, 2010

Japanese cityscapes with monster-sized wildlife

Source: Pink Tenticle



Artist Shuichi Nakano's "Searching for Paradise" paintings depict Godzilla-sized animals towering over the urban sprawl of Japan.

These are so awesome! Japan should remake all the Gozilla movies with all the CGI available today. Doesn't even have to be Godzilla, could be these animals! Don't let Hollywood keep making cheesy movies!

















Sunday, August 2, 2009

CARS: Japanese Itasha Trend


Source: The Wonderous



Japanese always try to have new, unique and wonderful trends. Itasha is a trend to decorate car bodies with fictional characters of anime, manga, or video games. These characters are predominately “cute” female. The decorations usually involve paint schemes and stickers. Automobiles are called Itasha, while similar motorcycles and bicycles are called itansha and itachari respectively. Check out here what they have done with their vehicles.


WOW! That looks really pretty. Not sure I'd ride in such a car but one had to admire all the artwork. Anime fans really are one of the most loyal fanbases around!







See all the pictures HERE!

Sunday, July 19, 2009

Stunning Rice Paddy Art In Japan



Source: TheWondrous.com



Rice paddy art also called as rice field art has become very famous in all across the Japan. The largest and finest work is grown in the Aomori prefecture village of Inakadate, which has earned a reputation for its agricultural artistry. Farmers create the murals by planting different colors of rice plant


That's amazing! How can they calculate that. When I watch baseball games and see the grass designed to fit a teams logo it looks great already. This is 100 times that much.

See all the photos here.

Friday, July 10, 2009

Vietnamese Body Painting

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Source: VietNamNet



As one of the first artists in Vietnam to pursue body painting art, Ngo Luc said that he has had to overcome many obstacles to follow his passion. Luc shares his latest body paintings with the cooperation of models Hanh Quyen and Vinh Nghi.


That's looks like alot of work. I'm not sure I'm patient enough to lie there for hours to have someone paint me!

See All Pictures Here

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Thursday, July 9, 2009

A Zipper Pond!


Source: Toxel



Ju Chun, a renowned Taiwanese sculptor, created this breathtaking Zipper Lotus Pond for the Juming Museum, located just outside Taipei, Taiwan.





Wednesday, June 10, 2009

The Art of Manhole Covers in Japan

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Source: Gunaxin



The Japanese are famous for their creativity in almost anything. Even something as dull as manhole covers can catch your attention in Japan. Here is a collection of their wicked cool manhole covers.


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See all of them here!



I'm not sure I'd want to step on any of these. Especially the two cartoon firemen!

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Plastic Spoon Chandelier by Daisuke Hiraiwa

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Source: Cube Me




Japanese designer Daisuke Hiraiwa transforms everyday objects into striking examples of found design. Each Lamps are composed of clear plastic spoons that have been punctured with hundreds of tiny holes to allow light to filter through them in beautiful ways.


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