“Joel Brochu was fascinated by the use of everyday objects in art. He first experimented with M&Ms to create images, but their size was a major hurdle. Brochu found that he had to stand several feet away from the completed image to actually view it as a whole. He then happened to notice sprinkles. Sprinkles, otherwise known as nonpareils, are tiny colored balls of compressed sugar. They are used in the decoration of cakes, cupcakes and other confectioner’s items. Brochu immediately chose these as his medium, to create a beautiful work of art.” w/ photos

“In 1989, the artist Zhang Baohua created a new painting method that uses fingers and palms instead of a brush. This type of painting is characterized by its concise, lively style and its sense of reality. It is a perfect combination of the spirit of Chinese painting and the structural features of Western painting. These paintings have been well received by art circles and the common people alike after being released.” w/ slideshow photos

“Designers Pamela Campagna and Thomas Scheiderbauer take up to a month to work on each of their complicated artworks, but the outcome is certainly worth the time they put in. After analyzing an old photo they begin hammering nails into the canvas until they come up with a pixelated outline of the artwork, after which they start connecting the dots with thread. That’s easier said than done, and looking at how clean yet detailed their portraits turn out, they must have a great deal of patience.” w/ photos

“Jefta Hoekendijk is a young artist who lives and works in Mons in Belgium. We recently came across his work and were compelled to share this exciting art with you. Active in the digital art arena, Jefta has been a photo and videographic artist for four years. His work is based essentially on humanity and the human condition. He attempts to reveal what being human is through our various body parts, it movement, repetition and deconstruction. Here are some of our favorite pieces of his work.” w/ photos + video

“Just before Mechi starts to paint, she gets excited and can’t wait to put her lips to paper. The Mesker Park Zoo keepers have been painting with the rhino since she came to the zoo three years ago.” — incrediblefeatures

“This artistic performance is an interplay between contemporary dance and computer-generated imagery aimed at conveying the feelings of a person through sound, dance and video.” — mappingfestival

“Today Reebok CrossFit, a revolutionary strength and conditioning programme, teamed up with artists 3D Joe and Max to break the Guinness World Record for the largest ever 3D street art. The painting measured an impressive 1,160.4m² and was unveiled at London’s West India Quays, Canary Wharf. Here the public were invited to take part in a Reebok CrossFit WOD (workout of the day) on the spectacular artwork.” — Reebok

“Artist Ted Harrison scattered over 5,000 poppies on the floor of St. Paul’s cathedral, in London, creating a giant artwork that highlight the involvement of children in armed conflict around the world. Seen from ground level, Ted Harrison’s art installation looks like a bunch of randomly scattered poppies, but looked at from the Whispering Gallery, under the dome of St. Paul’s cathedral, the flowers form an image of three child soldiers, one from World War 2 and two from more modern conflicts. The installation is part of the St Paul’s Cathedral Arts Project.” w/ photos

“This installation by Erik Kessels is on show as part of an exhibition at Foam in Amsterdam that looks at the future of photography. It features print-outs of all the images uploaded to Flickr in a 24-hour period… As you might imagine, this results in a lot of images, that fill the gallery space in an avalanche of photos.” w/ photos

“The most beautiful and inspiring video I’ve witnessed in a long time. Effective.” — Liu