Fascination bleeds into fixation in this wonderful ongoing series of illustrations by a graphic designer who enjoys the nuances of fenestration in his favorite city.

Human bodies are transformed into three-dimensional living canvases, becoming cars and exotic animals, or disappearing into intricate backdrops.

An update on a 19th century optical drawing tool lets artists trace the real world around them. The NeoLucida will soon be available for just $40.

When something evolves to have such a long history as the art of painting, it falls on out-of-the-box thinkers to question the most basic elements of creation: tools.

Artist Kumi Yamashita winds a single black sewing thread around a grid of galvanized nails on a wooden board to create intricately detailed portraits.

Artist Hasan Kale paints incredibly intricate scenes from his native Istanbul onto delicate butterfly wings, narrow cactus spines and tiny grape seeds.

Street art uses roads, sidewalks, walls and infrastructure as canvasses, but one of the brightest and blankest slates of all may be the spaces in between.

A disorienting sense of intoxication amidst the frantic, vivid life of the city is captured in these kinetic oil paintings by Alexandra Pacula.

Like a flip book, there is no text, and each page of these volumes contains a slightly different scene. But that is where the similarities end and the fun begins.

A talented cast, backed by brilliant directors and writers, makes you feel like part of the action - not just through the actors telling a story. But spaces help, too.