“While most graffiti artists sneak around to find places where they can exercise their artistic talents, amateur artist Dmitry Bochkarev asked people’s permission before he began painting on their walls and doors. It all began 17 years ago, after Dmitry experienced clinical death. He had a vivid dream that helped him discover his talent for painting, and from then on he started painting the inside of his apartment building, in Moscow’s Biryulyovo district. Until then, the place was just a grey reminder of the Soviet era, and a victim of littering and ugly graffiti. But once colorful cartoon scenes and nature-inspired landscapes started appearing on the walls, it all stopped. Not even vandals have had the heart to ruin Bochkarev’s artworks, and neighbors say it’s the best thing that ever happened to their community. Residents started smiling to each other again, and they became so proud of their art-covered building that they even organize viewing tours for friends and family.” w/ photos

“These celebrities regularly provide eye candy to millions of people around the world. But one artist has decided to take that literally – by making their portraits out of sweets. Cristiam Ramos, 32, from Mexico City, has immortalised a number of the world’s biggest stars in sweets, including Marylin Monroe, Beyonce, Lady Gaga and Nicki Minaj. Mr Ramos uses Gummy Bears, liquorice, M&M’s, bubble gum and after dinner mints to help craft the iconic faces in his studio in Orlando, Florida. Each one contains more than 5,000 individual sweets – and takes hours of meticulous work to finish.” w/ photos

“Remember when you used to make words or shapes in the snow by stamping your boot tracks or lying in the snow? Well, you never created anything halfway as cool as this. Sorry. This just blows your stupid snow angels away. Simon Beck is a snow art boot tracking pro. I mean that pro part. This guy walked and walked and walked, creating each little pattern piece until he created these incredible gigantic Space Invaders on the side of a mountain.” w/ photos

“Motion and movement are always part of the equation with sculpture, even in its stationary variety. Being a physical medium, one that imposes itself on the viewer and its surrounding environment, motion is always an unspoken aspect of sculpture, but kinetic sculpture brings that element to the forefront and changes the dynamic between viewer and object. We’re no longer standing back and watching, we are actively engaged in the physical relationship that is playing out and changing before our eyes.” — TCP

“Swedish artist Michael Johansson has created a series of sculptures, which were assembled using a variety of different household items, stacked perfectly in a Tetris-like fashion. He considered form and function while putting these together. They each ended up as nearly perfect cubes, with different textures and materials.” w/ photos

“Watch stunning interactive visual experiences using interesting and unusual forms of lighting.” — TCP

“Johannes Cordes, from Meppen, Germany, somehow resists the temptation to stuff his face with the thousands of gummy bears in his studio and instead uses them to create unique works of art, including portraits and recreations of famous paintings. The idea of using the gelatinous medium came to Cordes by accident. A few years back, he was building a custom painting for a friend in his Nuremberg studio, but when he was done, it turned out the frame was too big for the artwork. He was disappointed, but when he spotted an open bag of gummy bears next to the now-seemingly useless frame he realized all the colorful treats would make a nice composition. So he started piecing together an image from the differently-colored sweets on a canvas, and put in on display in the window of his workshop. It was supposed to be a gag to amuse passers-by, but after a few days that ‘joke’ was sold, and JohannesCordes had found a unique art medium.” w/ photos

“Raquel Kogan’s installations respond to the viewers, whether it’s through self-reading books or living collages of their facial features.” — TCP

“Paul B. Davis, an 8-bit magician, video maestro, and self-professed nerd, is a humble but prolific pioneer in the world of new media arts. In an interview at a gallery showcasing his work, Davis explains his work, growth, and how ‘Kanye West ruined his show.” — TCP

“Chinese media artist Aaajiao combines visual and musical aspects to create works of art that imitate nature in thought-provoking new ways.” — TCP