Fruit is nature's candy and it's pretty sweet. But when you combine it with an incredibly talented sculptor, you've hit the jackpot. Vincenzo Scuruchi is a self-taught, Italian sculptor who creates beautifully intricate carvings inside fruit and veg and the results are beautifully mesmerizing. From Michael Jackson in an apple to a lizard inside an avocado, Scuruchi's talent is truly mesmerizing. Check out some of his works of art below!
People love bringing art to life. Whether it's through imagining what historical figures would look like today, or turning classical art into memes, the possibilities are endless, and especially now that we have all this extra time on our hands at home, people are getting extra creative. An Instagram challenge using the hashtag #TussenKunstEnQuarantaine, which means 'between art and quarantine' is encouraging people to reenact famous paintings and the results are brilliantly creative and utterly ridiculous. What a way to pass the time! Check out some of the best ones below.
Each week we bring you a talented female artist who creates incredible quality content and this week, we've picked Becca Saladin, the graphic designer behind Instagram account @royalty_now_. Becca's combined passion for making history come alive and photoshop means that she is able to "Photomanipulate how historical figures would look if they were alive today", according to her Facebook page. Check out how Becca's interpretation of what royalty from the past would look like today comes to life in her pictures below. Once you've enjoyed her brilliant creations, check out last week's female artist of the week in case you missed it.
Like many other professions, hairdressers are really taking a hit in the current climate, as they shut up shop and socially isolate themselves. But one hairdresser decided that she wasn't going to let it stop her from doing the thing she loves best. Heidi Lee Oley from Atlanta, Georgia has been practicing her hairdressing skills on her boyfriend Geoff, who she is quarantining with at her family's cabin in north Georgia. Her designs are both elaborate and classy, with a touch of humor and sass. From recreating the iconic hairstyles of Princess Lea to George Washington to Amy Winehouse, Heidi's designs are both elaborate and classy, with a touch of humor and sass. Geoff has taken it like a champ and the pair are truly couple goals. Check out Heidi's talent below.
I am a pasta lover. Personally, I consider it the food of the gods and I eat it at least three times a week, in all its glorious variations. Sadly, pasta has become somewhat of a commodity nowadays, since supermarket shelves are being cleared out due to panic-buying. The silver lining? Now is the perfect time to try and make your own, especially with all this extra time on our hands. Yes, you could follow a recipe book, but what if you could take a live-streaming video class from an 84-year-old Italian nonna, using a generations-old recipe? Well luckily for you, you can! Nonna Nerina (Nonna means grandma in Italian), who usually hosts pasta-cooking classes in her home is now running them online due to the coronavirus containment measures in Italy and it's wonderful. Forget your online fitness classes; this is much more fun! Here's how it works...
Everyone loves cake (right?). Not everyone loves Drake (for some reason). But what happens when you're a genius and combine the two — surely there's nothing NOT to love! That's exactly what @joythebaker did and her Instagram account Drake on a Cake is full of her beautifully decorated cakes each with a Drake lyric on top. The self-taught professional baker, food photographer and cookbook author combined two of her favorite things and all I can say is, I'm grateful for it. Check out some of her incredible creations below and when you're done, here are some more decadent delights.
As if parenting wasn't hard enough, throw the world into lockdown and it's a whole different ballgame. Kids are cooped up inside with nowhere to let out their energy, which means tantrums are more likely to happen, especially when it comes to food. Children are picky eaters at the best of times. You know the drill... they ask you to make them something, and once it's ready after you've slaved away at it, they're no longer in the mood for it. Why? Who knows. My Kid Can't Eat This is an Instagram account that collects pictures of perfectly good food submitted by parents, along with the reasons their kids came up with for why it was not edible. All of them, of course, totally ridiculous. If they're not too triggering for you, take a look at some of our favorite ones below and see if you can relate!
While most of the world is isolating at home (well, they should be anyway. If you're not, please do), celebrities are no different. And while it's probably not very difficult to self-isolate in a massive mansion with a pool and a gym, it seems that all the material wealth in the world isn't enough to stop them from getting bored, just like the rest of us. Ellen DeGeneres is posting videos on her Instagram account showing us all the ways she's trying to keep herself busy while she isolates herself at home and they're the perfect mix of hilarious and relatable (sort of). Thanks, Ellen for always keeping us entertained, no matter the situation.
Each week we bring you a talented female artist who creates incredible quality content and this week, we've picked Samantha Raye, the graphic designer behind Instagram account @tasteofstreep. This is a page dedicated solely to combining pictures of Meryl Streep with delicious-looking food, which is not only original but kind of genius too. Samantha painstakingly ensures that Meryl's outfits are matching every meal, showing off her photoshop skills and creativity and making you love Meryl even more than you probably already do. In fact, she looks good enough to eat in most of these pictures. From lounging around on a piece of sushi to taking a bath in a bowl of macaroni cheese, check out some of our favorite pictures from her collection below. Once you've enjoyed Samatha's brilliant creations, check out last week's female artist of the week in case you missed it.
Artist Danny Evans has created incredibly realistic pictures of what Hollywood stars would look like if they were normal people (and it was still the 80s). Not only do they show us how money and fame can make you look like anything you want, but Evans also hopes to draw attention to the unrealistic standards of perfection that we hold celebrities to. Check out the brilliant pictures below, and then head over and see some more of his masterwork here.
Instagram is an endless scroll of cliched photos: duck faces, Starbucks coffee cups, gym selfies, you name it. Making fun of them and the people who post them (mostly influencers and bloggers, but sometimes us as well), is a sport in itself and that's exactly what Satiregram does. The hilarious Instagram account is dedicated to exposing the behind-the-scenes nonsense behind the making of these picture-perfect, overdone Instagram pics that we're all guilty of taking. The mastermind behind the account is Euzcil Castaneto, who markets it as "The epitome of a typical Instagram user". Quite frankly, it's brilliant. Here are some of our favorites.
Overheard LA is an Instagram account with 1.5 million followers and posts some of the comically absurd conversations overheard in LA and its trendy neighborhoods. Turning the eavesdropping into an art form is the genius behind this account and some of the exchanges really give you a taste of what life is like in the city. The account has even branched out to Overheard New York, London and a bunch of other major cities, the contents of which are reflective of their places of origin. And now, with Coronavirus being the hot topic of conversation, here are some of the funniest exchanges overheard regarding Covid-19.
Artist Stephen McMennamy creates the most spectacular pieces of artwork but combining two unrelated everyday objects in one photo. As the mastermind behind Combo Photos, Stephen has a knack for predicting which objects work well together, editing them impeccably to create a seamless picture. He also pens extremely witty captions to accompany each picture he creates (which we've included under the pics as well), making his Instagram page a hilarious read as well as a treat for the eyes. Check out some of Stephen's pieces of genius below.
Each week we bring you a talented female artist who creates incredible quality content and this week, we've picked Amber Share, an illustrator and hand lettering artist. She creates "illustrations of America's lovely national parks, along with a line from a real 1-star review of that park." These brilliant posters, with hilarious captions, can be found on @subparparks and show us that "apparently even mother nature is subject to the wrath of the internet." Once you've enjoyed Amber's brilliant creations below, check out last week's female artist of the week in case you missed it.
We're used to seeing celebrities looking perfect. expecting them to be flawless - after all, they have budgets of millions of dollars to help them do so. And whenever a celebrity dares to venture out their house without makeup, like a gasp ordinary person, it sends the media into a frenzy and we lose our minds, shocked that they might not wake up looking like an Instagram filter. We treat celebrities like demi-gods and New York City-based artist and writer Danny Evans wanted to draw attention to the unrealistic standards of perfection, that we hold them to.
He started Planet Hiltron, photoshopping pictures of Hollywood celebrities to give us a glimpse of what they would look like as ordinary people. His talent is incredible and makes it clear that with enough money, anyone could look like a Hollywood celeb! Check out some of his masterpieces below.
