Like the architecture of dreams, these images are seamlessly integrated, yet structurally surreal ... and, like waking up: they hard to recall when you look away.

Traditional paintings of serene Chinese scenery are, upon closer inspection, completely infested with factories, machinery and other man-made structures.

An eyeball parts to reveal a set of teeth in this surreal, hyper-realistic lip makeup job complete with false eyelashes by artist Sandra Holmbom.

The dissonance between looking at something that must be a photograph, and realizing it was actually created by hand, makes Hyper Realistic art jaw-dropping.

Annemarie Busschers is an artist from the Netherlands who creates portraits that beautifully captures the raw emotion of her subjects, often photorealistically.

These papercut city maps are more than just visual representations of cities; the designers got to know each locale intimately to capture its essence.

In this series of epic involuntary collaborations, boring garage-sale landscapes get transformed into strange and inspired monster mashups.

An illustrated calendar inspired by the Mayan apocalypse hysteria examines twelve common superstitions, like avoiding black cats and carrying rabbit feet.

A pair of German artists lay on the streets of Berlin, slain by an absurdly large weapon made of cardboard, in their urban art installation 'The Knife.'

The London Olympics this year marked another round of global competitions, and while some people follow specific sports, many are enthralled by country level rankings.