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Expect new twists on old traditions as new tools and unique techniques allow artists to draw, paint and illustrate in radically different ways. From coffee-cup pen artists to people who paint whole rooms with colored markers, here are some seriously innovative creatives. The digital age has put on dramatic new spin on the the world of art, from three-dimensional realism to fresh forms of abstraction. Here you will find some of the most creative and innovative forms of computer-generated expression and futuristic artistic representation.

Disorienting Perspective-Shifting Animations by Dirk Koy Might Make You Dizzy

Some of Dirk Koy’s videos should come with warnings before viewing, but not for the usual reasons. If you’re at all prone to motion sickness, just watching a few seconds of these disorienting ...

Antistructures: Photo Series Exaggerates Architecture to Impossible Proportions

Stretched and exaggerated almost to the point of absurdity, otherwise ordinary architecture takes on a bit of an uncanny feeling. Digital artist Alex Lysakowski describes it as “imaginary ...

House Inside a Rock Takes Inspiration from Ancient Sandstone Tombs

Humans have been carving architecture into rock for nearly our entire history on this planet, so it's a little surprising we don’t see more modern marvels mimicking spectacular ancient wonders ...

Street Tree Pods: A Creative Proposal to Add More Housing to London

Like urban treehouses, each of these “street tree pods” rises from a parking space to nestle within the branches of a tree, providing compact, low-cost living space for people in need of ...

Iconic: Animated Pop-Art Graphics of Bowie, Darth Vader and Daft Punk

Architecturally inspired animated 3D scenes pay tribute to David Bowie, Darth Vader and Daft Punk in a striking new series by Vincent Viriot. The direction and motion designer created the ...

Street Films: 7 Top Urban Transit Design Videos from Amsterdam to Zurich

Amsterdam, Zurich, Tokyo, Buenos Aires, Vancouver, Oslo and more are all great cities of the world which are succeeding in making the lives better for their residents via innovative ...

Getting Real: Placeholder Graphics Lead to Literal Architectural Renderings

Architects are sometimes criticized for taking creative liberties with their artwork, setting unlikely green scenes or populating their rendered scenes with an improbable array of happy ...

Found Victorian Photographs Transformed into Pop Culture Trading Cards

Victorian-era photographic subjects are transformed in ways they couldn’t possibly have imagined in a series of modified cabinet cards by artist Alex Gross. A buttoned-up young woman becomes ...

Daily City: London Architect Drafts 365 Urban Plans, 1 Day & Design at a Time

A London architect has is working to sketch a new city each day, mining his imagination and experience for fresh ideas for a full year, a practice inspired in part by the failures of modern urban ...

Daring Glass Observation Deck Opens Atop 77-Story Tower in Bangkok

Over 1,000 feet above the streets of Bangkok, thrill-seeking tourists creep out onto the glass floor of an observation deck at the top of a futuristic-looking tower. The new observatory is the ...

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