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People Stuck at Home are Recreating Famous Paintings and Its Awesome

April 28, 2020April 28, 2020 NewsEditorart 2, art gallery, Challenge, museums, Paintings, recreate, remix, top

During this time of isolation, art lovers around the world have found a way to unite and stay creative: by recreating classic artworks using whatever they can find at home. Several social media ‘challenges’ have gone viral online by institutions like the Getty Museum, Rijksmuseum, and Tussen Kunst & Quarantaine on Instagram. I’ve compiled some of my personal favorites below. But you can find many more submission on Twitter, Instagram (here too), Facebook, and reddit! 1. Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci Recreation via Krlmhl on reddit 2. Arnolfini Wedding…

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Banksys Working From Home and Says His Wife Hates It

April 19, 2020April 19, 2020 NewsEditorart 2, banksy, street art

Banksy, whose only official social media outlet is Instagram, recently revealed that he’s in isolation like the rest of us. In true Banksy-fashion, he communicated this through his art and dry sense of humour, simply adding: “My wife hates it when I work from home.” [via Banksy on Instagram] Read more: https://twistedsifter.com/2020/04/banksy-is-working-from-home-and-says-his-wife-hates-it/

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In 2018, Kobe Bryant Won an Academy Award for this Animated Short Film

February 14, 2020February 14, 2020 NewsEditoranimation, art 2, award winning, Basketball, films, Kobe Bryant, Oscars, short film, sports 2, top

Dear Basketball is a 2017 American animated short film written and narrated by Kobe Bryant and directed and animated by Glen Keane, with music by John Williams. The film is based on a letter Kobe Bryant wrote to The Players’ Tribune on November 29, 2015 announcing his retirement from basketball. #MambaForever Read more: https://twistedsifter.com/videos/kobe-bryant-animated-short-film-dear-basketball/

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A photo a day only it has been for 20 STRAIGHT YEARS

February 13, 2020February 13, 2020 NewsEditorart 2, compilation, photo series, selfie, timelapse

Noah Kalina has taken a photo of himself every day for the last 20 years. Here’s a mesmerizing compilation from January 11, 2000 – January 11, 2020. 7,263 days, and he’s still going.. Music: â€œCircadianâ€ by Carly Comando Read more: https://twistedsifter.com/videos/photo-a-day-for-20-years-by-noah-kalina/

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This Super Trippy Edit Was Made By Some Kind of After Effects Sorcerer

February 6, 2020February 6, 2020 NewsEditorAdobe, after effects, art 2, digital art, Editing, surreal, trippy

Check out this trippy visual made by motion graphics artist, AgustÃn Vidal Saavedra. This animation of church ceilings was created using Adobe After Effects. For more edits like this, check out his work on Behance and Instagram. Read more: https://twistedsifter.com/videos/ecstasy-of-saint-francis-by-agustin-vidal-saavedra/

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The Animation in Disneys Hand-Drawn 1940 Film Pinocchio is Amazing

December 31, 2019December 31, 2019 NewsEditoranimation, art 2, Disney, drawing, films, history 3, illustration, top

Read more: https://twistedsifter.com/videos/the-animation-in-disneys-pinocchio-is-amazing/