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Twin brothers and Brazilian artists Octavio and Gustavo Pandolfo, known together as Os Gemeos, just finished their latest project – a colossal mural covering six industrial silos on Granville Island in Vancouver, Canada. The mural, which is part of the Vancouver Biennale, depicts six vividly colored 70 foot (23 meter) tall characters. The six silos are wrapped all the way around,giving it a total area of 23,500 square feet (7,200 sq meters).

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18 Jun 2015 15:26:00,post received 0 comments

Touching Surreal Paintings by Robert Dowling Jr

Maine-based Robert Dowling Jr. creates wonderfully whimsical stories with a slightly surreal touch. The self-taught artist, who works primarily in acrylics and oils, often paints characters with their faces covered or turned away. Love art like this that both children and adults can enjoy in their own unique way.

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10 Jul 2013 13:37:00,post received 0 comments

Wow Glass House by Harumi Yukutake

This project features a house covered (inside and out) with thousands of round mirrors that makes it nearly camouflaged. The round mirrors have different shapes and size because each one was handcut by the artist. Visitors are in for a unique experience when the mirrors interactive with nature, glistening as it reflects sunlight while gently flickers when the wind blows.

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25 Jan 2014 17:05:00,post received 0 comments

Fact Storm Blankets São Paulo in Marble-Sized Hail

A man carries a block of ice left behind by a hailstorm in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on May 19, 2014. (Photo by Nelson Antoine/AP Photo)

A man carries a block of ice left behind by a hailstorm in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on May 19, 2014. After the severe overnight hailstorm a layer of hailstones as deep as 20 centimeters covered streets and parks, drawing people to make snowmen and play in the ice, an unusual scene to the city. (Photo by Nelson Antoine/AP Photo)

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20 May 2014 10:34:00,post received 0 comments

Fact Watching the Partial Solar Eclipse

A partial solar eclipse is seen in a break in the clouds during rush hour in downtown Wichita Kan., Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014. (AP Photo/The Wichita Eagle, Travis Heying)

A partial solar eclipse is seen in a break in the clouds during rush hour in downtown Wichita Kan., Thursday, October 23, 2014. A partial eclipse occurs when the moon covers a portion of the sun as seen from the Earth. (AP Photo/The Wichita Eagle, Travis Heying)

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24 Oct 2014 12:38:00,post received 0 comments

Fact Abandoned Mental Asylum

An exterior view of Rauceby, an abandoned mental asylum in Lincolnshire, UK. (Photo by Simon Robson/Caters News)

An exterior view of Rauceby, an abandoned mental asylum in Lincolnshire, UK. These haunting photos show the collapsing remains of a derelict mental asylum. The pictures show the ruined former hospital building and chapel, now covered in dust and graffiti. Few signs remain that reveal the site as a former home of mentally ill adults and children. (Photo by Simon Robson/Caters News)

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30 Sep 2016 09:10:00,post received 0 comments

Wow Straw Sculptures in Japan

At the end of rice harvesting season, the folks of the Kagawa and Niigata Prefectures in Japan hold a straw festival to celebrate the abundance of the harvest. Dried straws cover wooden frames to form larger-than-life sculptures from animals like sharks and gorillas to vessels such as ships and tanks. The family-friendly event invites visitors of all ages to engage, interact, and play on the enormous structures.

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27 Jun 2015 09:01:00,post received 0 comments

Fact Keira Knightley – Mert & Marcus Photoshoot 2012

For the April cover shoot of Interview Magazine, photographers Mert & Marcus (Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott; Mert (from Turkey) and Marcus (Welsh from the UK) are one of the premier photographers in the world) captured the stunning Keira Knightley in an attractive black and white photo spread. Rocking pieces from Louis Vuitton, Balenciaga, DVF, and YSL, Knightley looks hot and seductive with a cigarette hanging from her boldly painted lips.

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06 Apr 2012 19:56:00,post received 0 comments