“With steady hand and painstaking concentration, this artist applies the finish touches to his latest spectacular work. But this sculpture of an eagle is created using a medium many conventional artists may not have considered – fruit and vegetables. Using a mixture of fruits, the bird was created by Russian vegetable carver Vadim Nefedjev during yesterday’s round of competition at the first ever European carving competition in Leipzig in eastern Germany. The competition, which has 26 individual competitors and 11 teams, is part of the ‘Gaeste’ Trade Fair in the city – which caters for the restaurant, hotel and catering business.” w/ photos

“The marriage of Kate Middleton and Prince William was the event that captivated the whole world. And now this dazzling 3D image showing April’s Royal Wedding has been plastered on a Sydney pavement to encourage more Australians to visit the UK. British street artist Joe Hill has been allowed to work on a large area close to the city’s Harbour Bridge dedicated to our most iconic items, events and places. From our red post boxes to the Center Court at Wimbledon the pair have used all their skills to make them come alive in the Australian sunshine at the famous Circular Quay. These have been done as part of the VisitBritain tourism campaign. For seven years Joe has traveled to huge cities like New York and Shanghai creating unique 3D street art as well as completing many projects in their home city of London.” w/ photos

“A photographer has created a bizarre exhibit featuring naked models being covered with body paint to look just like wild animals. Lennette Newell’s daring pictures show models posing covered in paint as zebras, elephants, baboons and cheetahs next to their real life counterparts. The San Francisco photographer’s display, called ‘Anti-Human’ was devised out of Lennette’s childhood desire to become one of the animals her father used to treat as a vet. Her strikingly colourful set aims to mark the difference between humans and wild animals. All of Lennette’s ‘Anti-Human’ collection pictures were taken in Los Angeles, California.” w/ photos

“You wait ages for a bizarre bus stop protest – then two come along at once. Artists turned these Manchester shelters into mini houses to highlight how families may lose their homes to banks in the financial crisis.” w/ photos

“Imagine if that was on your bed.” — gwmkwan

“9,217 natural wine corks recycled into 1 portrait. The final 50 hours of a 200 hour project. 1 photo taken every minute.” — Scott Gundersen

“It’s a good yarn: They came bearing knitting needles – and left the bull and bear statues outside the Frankfurt stock exchange with a bright and woolie new look. The clan responsible for the flouro-bombing – the Munich Guerrilla Knitting Group – were in the German town as part of an art festival called ‘Playing in the City’ and decided the huge bronze statues needed a touch-up. A red muzzle was placed on the bear to keep it quiet, while the bull got two caps and a tassel for his horns. The rest of the square was then covered in a spiderweb of brightly colored yarn. Led by artist Stephanie Mueller and Klaus Erich Dietl, 60 volunteers helped weave the ‘masterpiece’ that left a few suited stock brokers in a spin.” w/ photos

“How much do you love hamburgers? Do you dream about them? Do you see them everywhere you look? Well, check out these versions of hamburgers and see which ones flip yer patty!” w/ photos

“They look like modern art prints or an expensive advertising campaign. But these photographs of water droplets were the painstaking work of a macro-photographer with an interest in all things small. Talented Brian Valentine took the incredible shots by placing a magazine advert behind grassy water droplets in his back garden. Retired Brian, who specializes in macro photography, also used a pot of Colman’s mustard and tin of cat food as props in his quirky collection.” w/ photos

“Having grown up on a farm, Stan was familiar with tractors and all the farm gear he needed to actually manipulate the terrain and turn into a giant work of art. It took him around three or four years to develop his techniques, but now, 35 years later, he is a world-renown crop artist with dozens of impressive projects under his belt. His rich portfolio includes works ranging from a white rose in honor of a Cuban poet to a giant bottle of Absolut Vodka.” w/ photos + video