“That is the most talented thing I’ve ever seen.” — AustraliaFour

“You can tell from the smile on this art lover’s face that she isn’t really in any danger from the pouncing lion that appears within striking distance of her. And the fact that the lion is leaping from a red wardrobe, inspired by the Chronicles of Narnia, tells you something fantastical is occurring in the art world. As ‘realistic’ as it may look, this incredible painting is simply part of a new exhibition of four dimensional art in North East China. The collection of paintings, on display at a contemporary art exhibition in the Jilin province, uses techniques similar to the ‘stand-up’ advertising hoardings that are sometimes painted on the edges of sports pitches. With cunning use of shadow they trick the eye into believing that the images are leaping off the canvas, that arrows are firing towards the viewers gaze from the bows of cherubs, or that Pinocchio’s nose is protruding wildly from the frame. The pieces are a huge hit with spectators who have already shown a talent for interacting with the works to become part of the art themselves.” w/ photos

“Superb film, superb art. I don’t know much about the local art scene but this Phlegm guy did a load of stuff in the Old Market in Rotherham didn’t he? I recognize him from their videos.” — Neil Brewitt

“Labradors, bull terriers, dalmatians, bulldogs, spaniels, collies and pugs… Dogs come in all shapes and sizes, as San Francisco-based artist Samuel Price knows better than most. Price is a collage artist who specializes in creating portraits of pets, but is probably best known for immortalizing pooches on canvas for their owners — as well as the dog-loving eyes of the World Wide Web. You name the breed, and Price has probably captured its likeness. But the best bit is that the artist uses stacks of recycled magazines as a palette of colors that he anticipates using for each artwork — painstakingly cutting out hundreds of squares by hand, assembling them into something new and, in the process, doing his bit for saving the planet’s trees.” w/ photos

“This is one of the best sand animation performances I have ever seen. It conveys a lot of emotion and can bring you to tears.” — cybervanig2000

“Outstanding – that is probably the one word which can be confidently used to describe selective color photography. It was developed specifically so that one part of a photograph could draw the viewer’s eye and become the focus of attention. It might look horribly difficult to achieve but in fact – if you know your software packages – it is comparatively straightforward. It is a post-processing technique whereby the larger part of a photo is converted in to black and white. Some part or part of the photograph is left in color.  This is more often than not done by using layers and masks in photo editing software. Although many are used to achieve this sometimes startling effect, the more popular are applications like Adobe Photoshop, SilverFast, or Fireworks. As you will see from this marvellous set of photographs selective color processing has a number of applications, from landscape photography to portraits – in fact these more often than not are the beneficiaries of this technique. It is also qidely used in macrophotography, to detail the detail as it were.” w/ photos

“A black and white forest is colored in vibrant hues under our eyes except for one sad little panda, which sets off the compassion of an imaginative little boy.” — AKAMA

“In 1951 the Festival of Britain showcased the best of British and gave the nation an excuse to have a jolly good knees up and forget about the hardships the previous decade had wrought upon them. That was sixty years ago. 2011 will see a multitude of celebrations of the Festival’s anniversary. Among them is Urban Fox… He is certainly proving to be one of the most head turning of the new installations at the center. He has only been up a day but has acquired a nickname already – Wicker Fox, which unquestionably puts the idea in to this writer’s head to send out a search party for Edward Woodward. However, he is created from bales of straw so however fun the nickname, it is misleading. Knowing Londoners, it will probably stick anyway! Some have speculated that this fox looks rather doleful. However, to my eye he seems as much urbane as urban. Should the balmy spring weather continue no doubt this fantastic Mr Fox will become yet another popular tourist attraction in London.” w/ photos

“Makes me think about gravitation, the universe, and sacral geometry. Genius yet simple machine.” — Sebo Tonin

“A group of 40 knitting enthusiasts have spent months painstakingly using their skills to recreate some of the world’s most famous art masterpieces. Using knitting, embroidery and crochet the ‘Materialistics’ tackled works ranging from The Scream by Edvard Munch, to the famous Vincent Van Gogh sunflowers. Each Saturday morning the craft-lovers would meet at the The Customs House art center in Tyne and Wear to plan the ‘A Grand Tour’ project which is now on show. The then used their needles to recreate their textile versions of things like  the famous Marilyn Monroe series by Andy Warhol… or should that be Andy Woolhol.” w/ photos