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Photography Contest : The world we look from the sky is totally different from when see from ground. Photographers who have another vision or have another perspective vision of their photographs, can apply for this contest. This contest is open
Independent Photographer invites all photographers from across the world who have a passion for color photography. Their aim is to bring exposure to talented and unique photographers from all over the world. The Independent Photographer wants to highlight photographer's creative research and share their best work. Did you know that the choice of colors and shade for photography, changes the entire perception of the viewer. So if you have a creative eye and a passion for color photography submit your entries now. Whether in landscape, portrait, street, conceptual...
Architecture Design : Crystalline Cube is the pet project design by Kieran Timberlake. It's a 65-metre-tall, 12-storey cube building which has reflective glasses, which changes according to the weather and sunlight. The odd looking design has been built to sustain modern day security systems and to projects the emotions of openness. The sides of the buildings have been coated with a transparent film of ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE), which is similar to the ones used in their Eden Project. The cube designed building is currently sitting on an...
A Madurai Boy Sells His Paintings For ₹50,000 and Donates Them to Charity
Rithun Kunal celebrated on December 27, his seventh birthday. His parents on the same day evening organized in their house lawn a surprise gathering. There were friends and acquaintances to see his 50 paintings that Rithun had drawn in the lockdown 8 months period. All the paintings got sold within four hours. Rithun, the child artist, did not understand what was going around. Rithun’s mother, Preethika Gandhi Kunal, spotted the penchant of her son for vibrant colors at the age of two-and-a-half years. She said his fondness for patterns and shapes showed...
A research team at UC Berkeley has now developed an artificial intelligence algorithm that can convert paintings into photographs and much more. Using ‘image style transfer’ their AI can convert Monet’s impressionist paintings into a much more realistic image that comes close to photo quality. In addition to this it is capable of changing winter to summer in an image of a Yosemite scene, turn apples into oranges and horses into zebras. And it’s also possible to transform regular photos into Monets, Van Goghs or Cezannes. The research...
There’s been a shake up this year in A’ Design Award’s 2020 World Design Ranking (WDR)! China surpassed the United States of America to rank number 1 among 108 represented countries. The U.S. took the number 2 spot followed by Japan, Italy, Hong Kong, Great Britain, Taiwan, Germany, Turkey and Australia. The 2020 design rankings of countries is based on the number of design awards won at this world renown international juried design competition. There were 86 platinum design awards won globally and two new countries are included in the rankings...
Charlie Waite is the founder of the 'USA landscape Photographer and he is one of the most reputed landscape photographer in the world. This contest focuses primarily on American landscapes, but anyone who lives out of US also can participate. Here is your chance to portray the beauty of American culture and showcase your talent as a photographer. There are seven categories including classic view, Black and white, Urban Landscape, Environmental value and My USA. The contest opened the entries on July 15th and the last date for entries is 15th september 2016....
Famous Indian Artist Illayaraja passed away due to covid - The King of Hyper Realism Artworks | Tamil nadu
Illayaraja born in Tamil Nadu is quite popular for his oil paintings which focus on south indian culture. Most of his oil paintings are set on village themes. Women doing their daily chores, cooking, temple visits, women creating art and more. Women are portrayed as strong and independent women. Ilayaraja was born in Sembiyavarambil village near Kumbakonam. He had graduated with a degree in fine arts from a notable college from Chennai. His fine art oil paintings and illustrations have been published in popular lifestyle magazine " Ananda Vikatan"....
To represent the viewpoint of women photographers, Picfair is organizing the exclusive competition for the women behind the lens. As we look into the wide majority of images in professional domain of photography it is dominated mainly by men. To encourage the women in photography and to give them an international exposure Picfair calls for women photographers of all level of experience to showcase their talents. The competition is open to all women irrespective of age, geographic location and level of experience. There would be professional panel of judges...
Voies Off is conducting its 22nd annual edition from July 3rd to July 8th, at the heart of the Rencontres d’Arles. This festival mainly focuses on emerging photography trends and is open to all amateurs, students and photographers from around the world. The contest has started accepting online submissions. Atleast 60 photographers will be selected and their works will be screened during the festival nights, which is largely beneficial for the photographers since they get an international exposure.The Voies off award has announced prizes worth $5200 for the...
Sony goes creative with technology by introducing 3D into smartphone industry. So far there is nothing much apart from 3D games for smart phone users but now sony has started the new trend, 3d photography with a smartphone. The latest Xperia XZ1 smartphone brings a truly amazing 3D-scanning feature which is one of its kind in the smartphone industry. This is obviously a groundbreaking idea to play with objects in the real and virtual world without much knowledge about hardware and software applications. Highlights: It lets you create a 3D avatar of yourself...
Enormous vulva sculpture in Brazil inciting controversy
The Prize for the most controversial public sculpture 2021 has been claimed by a newly installed 33m high concrete crimson vulva in Brazil. Recessed onto a hillside within a sculpture park in the northeastern state of Pernambuco, Diva, by the Brazilian artist Juliana Notari, intends to question the "problematisation of gender" and change perspectives on human relationships that create an "unequal and catastrophic world". These issues are "increasingly urgent", referring to the country's political climate under the...
15 Excellent Award Winning Sea Animal Photographs from Ocean Photography Contest
Oceanographic magazine presented the Ocean photography awards to honour the photographers, is “a celebration of our blue planet and a platform to shine a light on the threats facing the ocean,” explain the organizers. The awards consists of six categories that includes Ocean conservation, Ocean exploration, Ocean adventure, Young ocean photographer, The collective portfolio award, The community choice award, and the overall winner, the Ocean Photographer of the Year. The overall winner, declared Ocean Photographer of the Year, is...
Francis Newton Souza(1924 -2002) is one of the rare artists, where you either end being taken aback by his paintings or fall in love with it totally. Francis Newton Souza is the founder of India’s Progressive Art Movement. Francis Newton Souza famously said, "Renaissance painters painted men and women making them look like angels. I paint for angels to show them what men and women really look like." His paintings portray a...
The COVID-19 pandemic has reminded all of us on the importance of personal hygiene. Scientists believe that washing your hands frequently can slow down and also prevent the spread of corona virus. With several campaigns on the significance of personal hygiene, Bompas & Parr has come up with an idea to involve millions of creative designers who are forced to work from home in light of the pandemic. The contest Fountain of Hygiene: Sanitiser Design Competition encourages the design community to create inspired takes on the sanitiser pumps now on counters...
The 10 Expensive Jean Michel Basquait Scribble Artworks sold at auction
Graffiti artist Jean-Michel Basquiat is regarded as one of the world’s most successful street artists, and one of the most successful African-American artists. His career spanned barely 10 years but Jean-Michel Basquiat remains one of the most influential and important contemporary artists today. His street art-style paintings can fetch up to nine-figure sums and his collectors include Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa and actors Leonardo DiCaprio and Johnny Depp. Here, we list Basquiat’s top-sold paintings at auction. 1.Untitled...