Art

A painting by the mysterious street artist Banksy self-destructed after it sold for $1.4 million. Some experts say the stunt boosts the artwork's value.

Seattle band Thunderpussy recently released the video for their (very good) song "Torpedo Love," which they filmed at the base of an abandoned nuclear power plant cooling tower. Listen to what a snare drum...

For fans of art this is awesome: Five Decades of Met Publications on Art History to Read and Download for Free! Enter the book of marvels here! Enter the book of marvels here! Follow us: Facebook and Twitter

Archaeologists have unearthed in sand dunes along the central California coast a large and intact sphinx head, weighing a whopping 300 pounds, that was used as a prop in the 1923 silent film "The...

"Snowflake, snowflake, little snowflake. Little snowflake falling from the sky." I am sure you all know that these are the first words of an original nursery rhyme. Yes, a song for kids! But it...

A French photographer placed a mirror in the jungle of Gabon. This is how animals reacted in front of it. There can be no better or worse sight than your own reflection, but some of these...

Expect the unexpected in the videos by artist Daihei Shibata. They mess with viewers’ expectations of what’s going to happen, and the unexpected ways they play out are even more satisfying to watch. Here the artist's...

For passengers, it’s not easy to shoot footage from your plane’s tiny window. But for a pilot, it's something else. And sometimes, when the sky is clear, a plane pilot may capture some amazing aerial...

'Levitation' is a collaborative performance by Sila Sveta and Anna Abalikhina shown on the TV show 'Big Ballet'. All visuals were rendered in real time without any post production. Follow us:  Facebook  und  Twitter

Remarkably, soap bubbles can be blown in very cold temperatures, freeze and remain intact if they are strong enough. And the results are out-of-this-world. Enjoy. Here's how to make your giant soap bubble solution: 3 cups water 1...

Well that's terrifying and beautiful. Watch these majestic pictures of the Grand Canyon lit only by lightnings. Well it seems that a coyote had a pretty bad day: All pictures of this eletrifying lightning storm at Grand Canyon...

What is this mysterious underwater artifact discovered at the bottom of Kootenay Lake in British Columbia? This underwater sculpture looks like some sort of native art or ancient ceremonial site... What do you think this is? This strange rock formation...

Agate is a popular gemstone. This finely-grained quartz is known for its vibrant colors and patterns like mountains, rivers, and skies... Watch some amazing pictures of so-called landscape agates. There’s an incredible variety of landscape agates, appearing in...

A human like Angel has fallen out of the skies over Texas. Yes these photographs show a real-life fallen angel that was captured after it dropped from the skies... Really? So do you think these photographs...

I've been listening to vinyl for years and years and it still blows my mind that we can make that make sound... Watch this incredible microscope view of a vinyl record playing in slow motion! Wow....

Throat singing is a method of using the human voice to produce two different tones at the same time. It sounds alien to Western ears but has been practiced in several cultures, particularly in Eastern...

Look at these freaky cacti blooming and their beautiful colors of Spring! A firework of nature! Awesome! What's better to forget the long dreary winter? The beautiful colors of Spring! Since they haven't arrived yet, I share this...

Watch these cranes dancing with synchronized moves! They are powered by a beautifully-made electromagnetic box that acts as their stage. Amazing! The next time we start folding origami cranes, we’re going to be tempted to give them...

Each year in a handful of cities across America, a team of artists turn 20 million pounds of frozen water into incredible ice castles straight out of a Disney film. Now, for the first time...

This is just a solid-state Tesla coil... Singing! And yes, it is the actual high voltage sparks that are making the noise. Every cycle of the music is a burst of sparks at 41 KHz!...

The Theremin is probably one of the coolest instruments ever invented. This fascinating instrument is the world's very first electronic instrument. What makes it so amazing is that the Theremin is played without being touched!...

On full moon days, I love reading poems. Today, I've selected for you the beautiful and sad poem called Tristesses de la Lune/ Sadness of the Moon by Charles Beaudelaire. And added poetic pictures of a woman playing...

In fireworks these things are called girandolas. And this Thai amateur spinning wheel rocket is amazingly cool! They are large horizontal wheels that rotate quickly enough to rise into the air. Once it reaches its...

This is sound visualisation! Artist Kim Kichul is obsessed by sound and creates sculptures and installations that materialize noise vibrations. Results are awesome! Did you also see human beings dancing at 1:58? There is not much...

What is the mysterious ticking noise? A cool Potter Puppet Pals show in which Snape hears a strange ticking sound. Love ensues. I do like  puppet shows! I fell like being a child again! Ever heard the Haunting Polyphonic...

This is the most amazing visual representation of music I've ever seen. Nothing in this cymatics video is CGI, all effects are real. This amazing video by Nigel John Stanford was shot over 2 days in...

Sounds propagate in waves. These waves can be manipulated. This interactive sound installation will hypnotize you! Waves is a kinetic sculpture by Daniel Palacios showcasting a series of waves floating in space, as well as producing...

The huge stone heads on Easter Island have buried bodies! I actually didn't know! What about you? But when you look at them for the first time who would even think about that? You have probably all...

That new instrument really has a wide range of definitely mysterious 'intonations'. I hear a violin or mandolin mixed with a harp and some sort of '90s sound synthetic sound effects. Absolutely brilliant! The Yaybahar is...

For the 25th anniversary of the Berlin Wall fall, the historical divide between East and West will be temporarily brought to life using 8,000 luminous ghostly orbs, in a show called 'Balloon Event Berlin'...

This couple turns plastic into Art. Since 10 years, Richard Lang and Judith Selby Lang have been traveling almost every day to the same 1km beach in Northern California to recover as much plastic as they...

You wanna create terrifying ghost holograms for Halloween? This digital decoration called 'Ghostly Apparitions' is perfect for your Halloween party. Projecting the "Ghostly Apparitions" dvd onto a semi-transparent mesh fabric hung in a doorway...

Have you ever seen 3D photos of unborn animals in their Mothers's womb? Look at the following, they are so beautiful. Peter Chinn, producer of National Geographic’s “In The Womb: Extreme Animals” series, makes...

Afterglow, the new promotional clip for Philips TV and Atomic Skis features several skiers wearing multi-colored LED light suits as they traverse mountains at an Alaskan ski resort at night. The brightly lit suits create...

In his Atlas Of Prejudices, Yanko Tsvetkov maps stereotypes. This is how the world looks like to Americans according to graphic designer. The US for Americans is the coolest country. Bulgarian graphic (Yanko Tsvetkov) had fun illustrating...

Listen to polyphonic overtone singing by Anna-Maria Hefele! Literally breathtaking! It's an almost inhuman ability to create two tones at a time in a single breath. It's mind-blowing! Humans are incredible and can do amazing things...

This chemical reaction video is stunningly beautiful! And probably one of the best link to click when you are stoned! Enter the fantastic chemical world of changing colors, textures, and geometric shapes. Chemistry isn't just something...

Welcome to Nagoro, Japan, a place where old residents are being replaced by life-sized dolls. For those who die or move away, Ayano Tsukimi is making lifesized dolls and scatters them around the whole valley...

This is Cancun’s Incredible Underwater Museum! The crystal clear waters of Cancun are not only home of large sea creatures. It also hosts one of the largest art sepulture in the world. This incredible underwater museum is...

Enjoy the strange and haunting sounds of the Spacedrum in this amazing video! The melody of this metal percussion designed in France will free your body and soul. The Spacedrum® belongs to the Trinidad steeldrum and Hang...