50 Satisfying Pics Of Intentional And Accidental Art, As Shared On “Lost Found Art”
Life would be so boring without art. Even mother nature occasionally likes to express herself by creating something odd and unusual, which catches our attention by being extraordinary. Artistic expression always finds a way to surprise us, and today we would like to introduce you to a very unique collection of art pics.
The Instagram account called lostfoundartny shares various antique finds or just the most unusual art-associated pics found on the internet. They might seem all random at first, but all of them share a common characteristic of uniqueness.
So without further ado, here is a list of the most interesting art pics you might have ever seen.
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“The Veiled Lady” By Raffaele Monti 1860
I can’t even begin to wrap my head around the skill that was required to execute this marble masterpiece. To create the illusion of transparency with the veil in this medium is unbelievable. Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This one always get me! So intricate and mind-blowing
Load More Replies...It was a style that was very popular among sculptors in the XVIII and XIX century. The early master was Giuseppe Sammartino, whose work in Naples basically started the trend. Later, the swiss Vincenzo Vela and the Italian Raffaele Monti (who were good friends and studied together) became masters of this style.
When I look at these statues in the age of lasers and computers, I think that's cool but not that hard nowadays. Then remember these statues are at least 100 years old and they used chisels and hammers. Absolutely amazing
"That Look Like Artistic Masterpieces" - this was in your title. this is the first post. this is an artistic masterpiece...
I thought this was scary at first but the more I look at it the more I love it.
Nah, it's easy. Take a big piece of marble and chip away anything that doesn't look like a veiled lady :)
The illusion of transparency created on marble!! It's just wow!!
The Largest Intact Mosaic. Antakya Turkey. Sixth Century
Spanning over 1200 sq meters and made up of geometric shapes and non-repeating figures. Was probably created as a public space at the time. One of the most fascinating aspects of this mosaic is curved rug like surface which grew curved as a result of earthquakes in 526 and 528 AD. Despite the earthquakes the mosaic never broke and survived to the present date intact and unbroken. It took 9 years to unearth.
As a tilesetter I’ve seen floors in houses come up after a year due to shoddy construction. The longevity of this mosaic being intact after so much movement is mind blowing and a testament to the craftsmanship.
Absolutely Amazing Spray Paint Art
I am sure here, at Bored Panda, there is no need to argue that art is essential. So I would like to take this post as an opportunity to remind us all why that is. First and foremost, it is a powerful means of self-expression. Through art, in any shape or form, anyone can convey their thoughts and emotions. Sometimes it is too difficult to express what you feel in a logical sense, and that is where poetry, drawing, or even sculpting comes in to help. The same goes for the receiver, who is observing the artwork; you can start feeling something you have never felt before. That can be a very powerful and enriching experience.
A Tree Saved By A Tree
When branches or roots from different trees are in prolonged intimate contact, they often abrade each other exposing their inner tissues, which may eventually fuse. This process is called inosculation, a natural phenomenon in which trunks, branches or roots of two trees grow together. It is biologically similar to grafting. Such trees are referred to in forestry as gemels, from the Latin word meaning “a pair”.
Kinda looks like they got in a fight and the bigger tree ripped the thinner tree in half
Gemel I'm guessing is where the spanish word for twin, gémelo, comes from too!
Looks like Aspen. Aspen sped thru their root system meaning that often in a grove like this they are genetically all one tree still connected by roots.
Burial Monument Masterpiece In Bronze Of The Calcagno Family. Created By Adolpho Appolini 1904. It Resides At The Staglieno Cemetery In Genoa Italy
This is crazy good I can't stop looking at it. The fabric on the steps is superb
The way it drapes over the ankle is almost difficult to comprehend.
I visited a cemetery in CT (US). It was really old and had some of the most beautiful statuary I've even seen. My favorite was above ground and had an angel draped over the tomb, very similar to this. His (her?) head was down, the arms outstretched, the wings were wilted and it just exuded abject sorrow. It literally brought tears to my eyes.
Lead Pencil Carvings
Always amazed at this skill, required patience and delicate hand needed to create these sculptures. I can barely see what I’m writing let alone even attempt something like this.
How do people accomplish miniature art? I am fascinated, and would love to understand the technique.
Good tools, even better lighting, a steady hand, and a love for all things tedious! I lack the steady hand, but find making tiny things to be quite meditative. I can't do anything this tiny though. Incredible!
Load More Replies...I don't understand how you can work with such a small area and get such detailed and fabulous art!
That leads us to communication. From feelings to cultural, historical, or societal experiences, art transcends language barriers and can communicate complex ideas and narratives very effectively. Historical and cultural art serves as a record of history, capturing the essence of different periods and societies and teaching us about the past. Art allows our future generations to learn from the past.
Amazing Mosaic Street Patches
I love this idea! It turns sad chipped away sidewalks into something people will appreciate!
As long as they do it right. Two things to think of, how slippery the tiles are compared to the street and whether they're the same height as the surrounding asphalt. If you get it wrong they're a slip/trip hazard.
Load More Replies...I think the mosaic part was put in to repair the damaged ashphalt.
Load More Replies...Adding colour like this is always a good idea! We need more of them. 🩷🤍💜🩶
Carved Stone Chain Link Column Dating Back To 1106. Found On The Facade Of The Collegial Saint-Lazare D’avallon In France
My first thought was that someone had a LOT of time on their hands.
Load More Replies...Looks like the demon tentacles in Princess Mononoke. maxresdefa...ee17ac.jpg
I dont think there are any good artist in the world who can do this type of presion work.
Branch Sculptures By Bob Verschueren
Going for an early morning walk through is and walking straight into a cobweb making you do moves that were last seen by a drunk uncle during a 1980's disco
Obviously, in most cases, art goes hand in hand with aesthetic appreciation and finding beauty in the world. That can even raise the question of why some things are beautiful while others are not as pleasing to the eye. By evoking philosophical and critical thinking, art has the power to challenge societal norms, question authority, and provoke change.
Antique Iron Bat Shaped Lantern. Said To Have Hung In Front Of A Cabaret In France Late 1800’s
This was made during the Belle Époque period of art, which was the precursor to art nouveau. Bats, insects (especially dragonflies), and snakes were among the decorative motifs drawn from the natural world. The jewelry from the Belle Époque is stunning. It's one of my favorite periods in the history of decorative art.
Now That’s Creative Snow Art!
Imagine waking up at 3 in the morning and this is what you see out your window.
Snake Bridge On Macclesfield Canal On Atsbury. England
It's so the tow horse can change sides without having to come out the harness
My deepest apologies because this is gorgeous, but I'm seeing a young boy in a wheelchair careening down this sloped walkway. I blame Paul Rudd.
... honestly, I just see the ancestor of a freeway interchange.
Load More Replies...The back wall is part of a normal bridge over the canal. It is here: https://www.google.com/maps/@53.1552716,-2.2040555,3a,75y,69.1h,90.17t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sAF1QipO4Cg-h5jXdBygvSzTgja0Cz70R3NkA28OB7bkf!2e10!3e11!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipO4Cg-h5jXdBygvSzTgja0Cz70R3NkA28OB7bkf%3Dw203-h100-k-no-pi-0-ya80.990425-ro-0-fo100!7i8704!8i4352?entry=ttu
Not an uncommon sight along the Macc Canal tbh. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roving_bridge#:~:text=A%20roving%20bridge%2C%20changeline%20bridge,when%20the%20towpath%20changes%20sides.
And lastly, art helps us to self-reflect. If we analyze why we like specific art, may it be music or anything at all, it can teach us a lot about ourselves and at what stage of life we are as individuals. So, yeah, I think art is pretty important, and as the old saying goes, earth without art is just ‘eh’.
1400 Year Old Ginkgo Tree Located In Xi’an China That Draws Thousands Of People Each Year From All Over China
The golden leaves start falling around mid November, turning the temples ground into a yellow ocean. This particular tree grows next to the Gu Guanyin Buddhist temple in the Zhongnan Mountains. The ginkgo tree, also known as the maidenhair, is sometimes referred to as a living fossil because despite all the climate changes, it remains unchanged for 200 million years. It’s a living link to the times dinosaurs ruled the planet.
Those stinky poopoo fruits hide an edible nut. Collect with gloves on, and give them a thorough wash.
Load More Replies...only female ginko trees produce these seeds that smeel of butanoic acid. But botanists to this day are unable to determine whether a ginko sapling is a male or female plant until several decades in when they start to grow these seeds. That's the reason why they despite of their resiliance aren't used as street trees.
I did landscaping work for an elderly gentleman who planted a ginkgo tree in his parkway decades before. He had been ASSURED by the nursery that he bought it from that it was a male tree, but it definitely was not. One of my tasks was to clean up all the disgusting fallen fruit.
Load More Replies...I just planted one in my backyard. It's my favorite tree. I even have gingko leaves tattooed on my collar bone
This Is What Happens When You Mix Star Wars With Alcohol
That's what I was thinking... yuck! Plus need salt on rim :)
Load More Replies...Detail Of The “Green Man” 1200’s Ad. Early Gothic. Bamberg Cathedral. Germany
Rosslyn Chapel in Scotland has many Green Men, it's probably the most pagan church in the world. Was built by the Templars to (allegedly) hide loads of their plunder.
Dan Brown's fictions are unworthy of being repeated even if (apologetic brackets) are used.
Load More Replies...Reminds me of Banteay Srei in Angkor, Cambodia. The name means "Citadel of Women", as it's said that a man's hand can not carve such elaborate and fine structures.
Beautiful sculpture, but I'm sorry to say I was expecting an ancient Jolly Green Giant based on the caption
Water Current Directing Drain In A Steep Slope In Taiwan. Almost Like Intentional Street Sculpture
I wonder if form followed function here, or function followed form...
Load More Replies...What function does this have in addition to the normal drain? It's rather lovely, but it's also a tripping hazard.
Exactly! I could almost FEEL 1 of my ankles twisting, just looking @ this.
Load More Replies...There Are 950 Species Of Sea Urchins That Inhabit A Wide Range Of Depth Zones In All Climates Across The Worlds Oceans
Or a poster. After I do my puzzles, if they're pretty enough, I put them in frames to use as art. I still have one I did back in 1985. So fun.
Load More Replies...Before reading the title, I thought they were decorative pumpkins...
Third from the top, fourth from the left is infamous for eating (destroying) what's left of the endangered kelp forests in the Monterey Bay area.
Question I have no idea Invasive species? Or evolution?
Load More Replies...You could lose ur foot, u could lose ur hand, u could lose ur hand trying to get it off of ur foot. I don’t like sea urchins.
Fidele The Most Famous Dog In Bruges. Fidele Was A Famous Dog And Tourist Attraction In Bruges, Belgium
The yellow Labrador Retriever lived at the Cote Canal bed and breakfast with his owner Caroline Van Langeraet. He could usually could be seen lounging half-asleep on a windowsill facing the Groenerei canal.
Damn, he's nearly world famous for sitting there doing literally nothing (except for looking like the bestest boy, of course). Why can't *I* be world famous for doing nothing?
Giant Cactus In Oaxaca Mexico
honestly someone has something similar in their backyard but a bit shorter
Super Cool Design. Famed Motorcycle Builder Dirk Oehlerking Of Kingston Custom Crafted This Bike Called Good Ghost
Or something out of "Batman: The Animated Series".
Load More Replies...On the road, just fine. Parking might have been an issue.
Load More Replies...Had to look it up - it works out, but you can only use the rear half of the footrest, which is a bit weird design in my opinion BMW-R100-G...6f41bb.jpg
This hand-shaped art deco design is the last of the Phantom Trilogy, and now rests in the Hass Moto Museum and Sculpture Gallery, Dallas, TX.
Anyone know what year? It strikes me as being both art deco and sort of sixties. Very cool.
Probably worse wind resistance since none of the faring covers the rider.
Load More Replies...Worlds Largest Diameter Tree In The World. El Arbol Del Tule
(Spanish for The Tree of Tule) located on the church grounds in the town of Santa Maria del Tule in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. It was originally believed to be several trees but DNA tests have proven it’s one tree. The age of the tree is unknown but is believed to be 1200 to 3000 years old.
Lots of places *had* massive trees. The question is whether people thought they were worth cutting down. Way too many are gone and we'll never see the like again.
Load More Replies...On church grounds, eh? Surprised they haven't beatified it.................
It's an Ahuehuete, or Montezuma Cypress (Taxodium Mucronatum).
Load More Replies...No. Not Demons Being Cast Into An Inferno. What These Photos Show Are Masses Of Different Lava Flows That Have Dripped Into A Lava Skylight
They have formed a crust around the skylight likely due to a loss of heat around the area. What’s a Lava skylight? Molten lava can flow through underground channels called lava tubes. These tubes become visible when part of the roof collapse, causing a lava skylight.
I know - every time I see this photo I imagine myself getting dizzy, or catching my boot in an uneven bit, and toppling over...
Load More Replies...Evocative of medieval representations of souls being banished to hell.
Cue the 'Night on Bald Mountain' sequence from Disney's 1941 masterpiece, "Fantasia".
Load More Replies...all it takes is a little push a little slip a slight tumble or a startle and weeeeeeeeeeeeee down the whole you go - Vanished into lava such pain you will come to know.....................and though....... your friends may want to help you, but only stupid people go
Not worth the photo opportunity to stand there! Gives me the w*****s just looking at her and thinking she could slip.
Seriously BP? There's nothing that needs censoring about that word. "wil.lies = a strong feeling of nervous apprehension and discomfort."
Load More Replies...Dinosaur Being Delivered To The Museum Of Science. Boston Massachusetts 1984
Imagine just being on your way to work and all of the sudden a dinosaur flies over you
To make matters worse, this was during the Cold War so people were already expecting the world to end at any moment.
Load More Replies...It's the feathers. They assume you can fly on your own.
Load More Replies...In my mind, I had a completely different image of a flying Pterodactylus.
There's an artist that makes life sized dinosaurs down the street somewhere and we occasionally see them go by on trucks so that's pretty cool
one time, on our way to the airport, we saw two 18 wheelers carrying dinosaurs... I have no idea where they were going but I screamed in the car so everyone could see them
This "could've/ would've/ should've" been a new level of EPIC had they been transporting a Pterodactyl 😉
Strange Topiary. Like Green Popsicles
Landscaping brutalism, both stylistically and literally. Hideous.
Oh yeah, let my HOA see THAT! Take them down or you are out on your patooty!
For a second there I thought the chimney was another bush on the roof somehow
Traveling In Style. Machine Age Automotive Looking Strollers
Usually, collectors prefer an item in its original condition. Often restoration decreases the value. Automobiles are one of the few exceptions.
Load More Replies...Looks like you can loosen the handle and move it so you can use the stroller with the child either facing forward or facing towards the person pushing the stroller.
If they replaced them with jogger wheels it would be pretty great. Especially in bad weather
Load More Replies...I don't actually know how old this is, but it has a distinct 1950s vibe.
Like A Herd Of Cattle Or A Flock Of Geese Or A Pack Of Wolves, A Swarm Of Ladybugs Are Referred To As A “Loveliness”
In the Middle Ages after farmers found out that ladybugs helped wipe out swarms of aphids that were destroying their crops, they thanked the Virgin Mary and referred to them as the “beetle of our lady”. This was eventually shortened to “lady beetle” then to “ladybug” which stuck. In the UK they are referred to as “ladybirds”.
In French they're "bête a Bon Dieu" ( Good Lord's beast) as well as their more mundane name of "coccinelle". But as à swarm they ARE somewhat scary. Doesn't happen often, though.
In germany they are called Marienkäfer which also translates to mary's bug
I feel the same way! I really don't like lots of things in one place, whatever they are!
Load More Replies...A large group of snakes should be called a spaghetti or a Bolognese
All Of Use Who Grew Up Using Pink Pearl Erasers In School Remember Drawing, Mutilating, Stabbing, Pulling On, Breaking Throwing And Shredding These Erasers In Class. A Great Stress Reliever. Great For Everything Except Erasing. And The Smell…
I remember drawing little tanks on them and pretending to play video games with my friends during class
When I was in 5th grade I would turn mine into a lawn mower and erase my white board with the erase like I was mowing the lawn.
When I used to have to do pages and pages of addition or any math I would pretend I was a top secret spy secretary decoding phone numbers
Load More Replies...There were some cool ways of using these pink parts indeed, but the greatest mystery remains as to what the purpose of the infamous blue parts could have been.
Old story: At ~5yo I learned how to clean my eraser's edges, but the dirty flat sides bothered me. Got the blade out of a Gillette shaver & went to work. Blade slipped & sliced through the base of my index finger. Oodles of blood. I wrapped the blanket I was sitting on tight & squeezed. After a few tries the bleeding stopped & I went to wash & get a bandaid. Yes, few things fazed me, even as a kid. Mom found the bed looking like a crime scene & screamed. I ran back & she wouldn't believe it was just my finger (very sharp blade & wound was almost invisible), pulled on it & more blood gushed out. More screams. I rolled my eyes & started over. Could have used a stitch or 2, but it was OK. Mom never forgave me.
I remember making them into a magic 8 ball of sorts, you would ask it something and then throw it into the air, the sides would have yes or no on them, you get the idea.
Wonderful Antique Pig Shaped Mesh Purse
Oh I so want this! I adore pigs, and I have many, many figurines & statures, but something I could use everyday? I would probably give my left ear for this!
Load More Replies...The piggy bank’s origin began in the Middle Ages, when pots and other containers, including those used to hold money, were usually forged from an orange-colored clay material called pygg. Over time, money jars became known as “pygg pots.” Then, when the English language evolved to “pygg” being pronounced as “pig,” a play on words was born. In the 19th century, people began requesting that English potters make their money jars into pig shapes—and thus, the modern piggy bank was born.
I now have an image for the old adage about turning a sow's ear into a silk purse. Replace silk with mesh....
If this is gold it sure would cost a pretty penny. Beautifully made!
Trees Struck By Lightning. The Temperature Of A Lightning Strike Is 5 Times Hotter Than The Sun, Causing An Internal Pressure That Can Cause The Tree To Explode From Within
"Hotter than the sun" usually refers to the SURFACE of the sun. Deeper in, the sun is some million degrees hot. Unmatched by any chemical reaction, we need to go deeper in here...
Actually a cup of sun core is not hotter than a lizard (square cube law / stefan-boltzmann). It is due to it's extreme size the sun gets so hot. If you packed together 6,000,000,000,000,000 lizards you'd get the same power output.
Load More Replies...How did you photograph a thing which is 5x hotter than the sun inside?
Over the years, several trees on the family farm were struck by lightning. Some had minimal damage, whereas others exploded sending branches and wood shrapnel in all directions.
We saw the same on ours. One tree exploded with so much force it drove splinters into other trees 50 yards away. A couple others "just" had a scar where it blew a strip of bark off that traced the path of the lightning to the ground.
Load More Replies...This Streamlined Dymaxion Car Was Designed By The American Inventor Buckminster Fuller During The Great Depression And Was Featured Prominently At The Chicago Worlds Fair In 1933-1934
Fuller built three experimental prototypes with naval architect Starling Burgess using donated money as well as an inheritance. Not as an automobile per say but as a vehicle that one day might be designed to fly, land and drive.
Little known fact: The Dymaxion was heavily inspired by the ALFA "Aerodinamica", a special chassis built by coachmaker Castagna on the chassis of a Alfa 40-60 HP (a racing model) in 1914 for the Count Marco Ricotti of Milan. The shape -the very first instance of the "Droplet" aerodynamic concept in cars- was inspired by dirigibles, and it was built by hand by skilled metalworkers. At tests, it reached 139 km/h, 10 km/h more than the standard model in racing setup. The car is at the Alfa Romeo museum. https://www.museoalfaromeo.com/en-us/collezione/Pages/A-L-F-A--4060-HP-Aerodinamica.aspx
It has kind of a Bioshock / Fallout vibe to it. The "future" as envisioned by old timey people.
You should read some '30's to '60's sci-fi pockets. (I collect them) They're wonderful, outrageous, horrendous and/or weird. Some are virtually unbearable. But some are true gems.
Load More Replies...Marvelous machine, but it never really got beyond the prototype as when it was revealed at the fair, someone crashed into it, causing a death. Put the public right off the idea of it, even though it was entirely the other drivers fault.
Another little-known fact:it was a flimsy cart (totally unlike the gussied-up car shown above) and dangerously unstable. The hole project bordered on soap opera, and the facts of the fatal crash in Chicago were repeatedly falsified by Fuller.
Tortoise Shaped Bar In The Desert. Bayanzag, Mongolia
I once stayed in a hotel shaped like a crocodile! It's eyes light up at night!
Or.... did they build a bar under a giant petrified tortoise?....
Circa 1950’s Bumper Cars At The Height Of Their Style
With massive over-pronounced chromed out grills. Note only the top right one has a padded steering wheel protector. So if you got slammed straight on your whacked your noggin pretty against the steering wheel.
Dunmore Pineapple House. Built In 1761 In Sterlingshire Scotland By The Earl John Murray For His Wife Charolettte
Attributed to the architect Sir William Chambers. It is considered one of the most bizarre buildings in the country. Pineapples were first brought to Europe by Christopher Columbus from the Caribbean island of Guadalupe in 1493. Pineapples became a rare delicacy in Europe with associations of power, wealth and hospitality. The pineapple structure is 46 ft high and constitutes a stunning example of the stonemason’s craft, being a remarkable depiction of the fruit. The pineapple became a universal symbol of welcome and hospitality.
I don't think Charolettte was ever a real name though. Must be a typo.
Pierre Passebon Paris Apartment. Jacques Grange Design
Delivery For Bugs Bunny
Before the 16th-17th century almost all cultivated carrots were purple with mutated versions in yellow and white. Orange carrots are believed to have been cultivated by Dutch growers who took mutant strains of the purple carrot and developed them into the modern day orange variety. The Dutch are also credited with selling the seeds to the British who then brought them to early America. Orange carrots get their bright orange color from beta-carotene. The origins of the cultivated carrot is rooted in the purple carrot in the region around modern day Afghanistan.
Very impressed with the skill in loading this truck - work of art. Two thumbs up to the farmer.
I wonder how long it took them to figure out how to do that?
Load More Replies...Yep, full of sugar so can upset their stomach. Carrot tops are fine though. Not that I ever buy carrots with the leaves attached just so I can feed the green bits to my bunnies or anything.. nope..not me..honest.
Load More Replies...Abandoned. Let Nature Take Over
19 Year Old German Actress Brigette Helm On The Set Of Metropolis In 1927
The costume was made of what was referred to as a new form of malleable “plastic wood”. The costume was extremely uncomfortable and sitting in it was difficult. At the time it was the most expensive movie ever made which at the time was aprox $1.2 million dollars. Brigette complained about the many retakes Fritz Lang was known to request saying “no one will even know it me in the costume”. To which he replied. “I’ll know”
The Maschinenmensch robot or "maria", was the direct inspiration for C3P0. :)
Load More Replies...In case you are curious it would be about 17 million dollars in today's money.
It is an awesome movie. I think parts of it are lost though
Slope Point Is The Southern Most Point Of New Zealand’s South Island
The wind is so intense and relentless that the trees are bent, warped and twisted forever along the direction the wind blows. That is because the region is constantly being hit with fierce cold winds that blow up from Antarctica. Slope Point is predominantly used for sheep farming. Aside from a few sheep, no humans or other animals live on that part of the island. In photos 2 and 3 you can see abandoned shacks that built under the protection of the windswept trees. But even those could not stand up to the wind.
We were stationed in the Antelope Valley in Southern California; took us a while to figure out why all of the trees leaned in one direction. Not quite this bad, but close.
When Your Donkey Has Dreams Of Being A Pegasus
All that donkey is dreaming about is where it's next meal is coming from. It looks tired and hungry, poor thing.
Faced Home
Does anyone know those pixar shorts of a blue umbrella flying past houses turned faces, in a way? One of those house face pareidolia things was the spitting image of this one.
No matter how hard the strain, never. can. quite. see. who's. entering.
The Organic Twig And Sapling Sculptures Of Patrick Dougherty
Doesn't look that much different than the grape, honeysuckle, and bittersweet vines that took over a corner of my back garden.
Perfect Winter Wedding Dress
I think it's 3 snowballs and she's standing behind them. That and their expressions are very funny.
Their grandchildren built the snowperson then made them take a commemorative photo.
He may have just decapitated a woman and put her head on a snowman to "marry" his true love.... come on... he looks the type
Picture Of One Of The Most Beautiful Manhole Covers I’ve Ever Seen. It’s Great That Whatever City Commissioned These Gave The Designer Such Artistic Freedom
When I was very young our city painted all the fire hydrants to resemble different historical figures from the American Revolution in honor of the Bicentennial. I think our street got Betsy Ross. The world needs more whimsy nowadays.
This makes me uncomfortable. What's that called? The aversion to things like this?
Researchers Believe This To Be One Of The Oldest Prosthetic Devices
A 3000 year old wooden toe prosthetic discovered on an Egyptian mummy. The wooden toe was refitted several times. Based on the meticulous construction of this ancient prosthetic. It was determined that the wearer, a priest’s daughter wanted the toe to look natural and be as comfortable as possible.
Must have been hard to walk with, though. Your toes bend when you walk normally. It looks like it's made of wood. She would have had to kind of "clomp" around with it, seems like.
Might have actually helped. Losing a big toe is bad for balance. It takes a lot of load when walking.
Load More Replies...Maybe I don't know enough about the purpose of toes, but why get a prosthesic? It seems more trouble than it's worth? Was it for aesthetics, or needed to keep sandals on?
For balance, apparently without a big toe it’s difficult to stay upright..
Load More Replies...Did they need to include the rotten mummy toes?...but did they?...
Interesting the color of the wood is probably closest to her skin tone too
Donetsk, Ukraine By Viktor Macha. Love The Way The Piping Looks So Figural. As If It’s Embracing The Structure
Wow, nice to see my picture here! Feel free to see other images from this location and way more on my website: www.viktormacha.com
Thanks for adding your website. I looked around a little - very cool! I'm going to explore some more on there. Always been fascinated by the smelting and forging of steel, as well as by huge machinery.
Load More Replies...This reminds me of a level in "Banjo and Kazooie " for N64. Yes, I'm old.
Grasshoppers Dream Cafe. Jeongseon South Korea
Constructed of two converted train cars, the upper level serves pasta while the lower level houses a coffee shop.
I wonder if its like howle's moving castle, will it hop away with people inside?
Italian Lifestyle In The Post War Years. A Vespa Acma 51 With Steib Sidecar
Open Wide. Production Designer Joe Alves Making Repairs To The Mechanical Shark In “Jaws”
Affectionately named Bruce on Martha’s Vineyard in 1974. Interestingly the shark in Pixar’s “Finding Nemo” name is Bruce. Another fun fact someone just added in the comments. Seems Spielberg named the shark after his lawyer Bruce. Hence the joke: Why don’t sharks eat lawyers: Professional courtesy.
I was on the ride in Florida (either disney or Universal studio, I'm old don't judge) and I knew it was fake, but still scared the bejeezes out of me.
Load More Replies...Bruce was unreliable, it failed more than it worked. Spielburg had to work around the failures and that meant filming sections with little or no shark appearing in shot. The total time for Bruce in shot is 4 minutes, less than 3% of the film. It doesn’t put in an appearance until 1hr 21mins into the film because it wasn’t working properly until that point of the shooting, they’d rewritten the whole film to accommodate the lack of shark. Bonus useless fact, the line ‘you’re gonna need a bigger boat’ was not written for the film, it was a improvised moment by Roy Scheider. I have many more useless facts in Jaws, it’s one of my favourite films and it’s a great book too.
In my opinion the lack of visible shark for most of the movie is a good thing really ramps up the tension
Load More Replies...Saw and fell in love with JAWS when it first appeared (1975, I was 11). Spent that whole summer in Holiday Inn pools (long story, parents in a band, blah, blah) re-enacting Chrissie's opening scene death. I was a weird and lonely child. Still my favourite movie!
I saw "Jaws" when it first came out. It RUINED me for being at the beach. My husband & I lived in San Diego for nine years. Not once did I put so much as a toe in the water.
I’m Stuck On You Babe! Love Is In The Air. Or Is It In The Trees?
Spooky! i just finished reading a book that mentioned a tree that had grown around a bike.
That's the tree and bike from one of Berkley Breathed's Christmas stories. I can't remember the title, but it's about a lonely Santa that's hard of hearing, and a boy with determination.
It's also possible that someone replaced the front tire somewhere along the line to preserve the aesthetics. On my way home from work sits the remains of a Model T Ford which smashed into something probably 80 years ago. It is very near to the road and at some point the property owners installed a reproduction chrome radiator surround and headlight bezels on it and put their house numbers in the middle of the grille. Sometimes things just go from being trash into being local landmarks.
Load More Replies...Strangely Colorful And Beautiful Molds Grown In Petri Dishes Using An Agar Base And Adding Pigments
Look at that lovely shade of red. And the brown/yellow patch looks almost like rings of a tree trunk. The greenish patch at the top looks like hills seen from an airplane. There's beauty, if one just looks at things with a different perspective.
Load More Replies...A Teacher At A School In Melbourne Australia Has Gained Fans Around The World After Making Stuffed Animals For Each Of Her 22 Students Based On Their Drawings Of Their Dream Monsters
That's a cool idea, it'll make the kids lose their fear of the monsters
That's so cool! Now we need a BP article about people trying this and failing, please!
Coral Mushroom (Ramaria Acrisiccescens) North America. Mother Nature Grows The Darnedest Things. Looks Like A Fungi Chandelier
Old Vintage Disguise Toy Kit. Lots Of Great Eyeglasses. Wonderfully Graphic Display That Must Have Drawn Kids Like Magnets. They Just Don’t Make Them Like They Used Too
Is it me or does the one in the centre look like Serj from System of a Down?
How do you think they made the video for Lie Lie Lie?
Load More Replies...Incredible Hand Forged Custom Made Steel Door And Gate In Front Of A Brownstone On The Lower West Side Of Manhattan
Inspirers by the 1902 short french film “A Trip To The Moon” by director Georges Melies. Which itself was inspired by Jules Verne’s 1865 novel “Earth To The Moon”
If it's on the lower westside, then it may be near where Biograph studios stood. Biograph studios was the first movie studio in the US, long before Hollywood took over.
Well, people only moved to Hollywood bc Thomas Edison kept hiring goons to trash their sets...
Load More Replies...Brutalist Home In Iceland Designed On The Form Of A Flipped Container
I was wondering how you'd cope with a glass walled swimming pool in Iceland when I spotted the palm trees in the background. I'm willing to bet real money this isn't Iceland. ETA: it is designed in Iceland, but doesn't actually exist. This is a just a 3D computer model. https://lyx-arkitekter.se/detail/113/45-brutalist-house
Ahaaaaaa. Oooooh. Plastic Containers
Carved Column With Tortoise. Sagrada Familia By Gaudi In Barcelona
Poor rock tortoise and turtle. Want to release them from their duty of holding up the column
If you want to look at gorgeous architecture then go no further! Gaudi architecture is phenomenal! I've loved it since I saw the church in Barcelona about 25yrs ago!
Dead Man’s Finger Mushrooms
(Xylaria polymorpha) are a saprobic fungus. Common inhabitant of forests and woodland areas, usually growing from the base of rotting trees or decaying wood. They are fairly common in the UK, Ireland, mainland Europe and parts of North America. The entire mushroom is poisonous. Containing oenanthotoxin. A highly unsaturated higher alcohol and powerful convulsant. Not surprising by the look of these.
Streamlined Design At Some Of Its Best. 1936 Stout Scarab Van
Tipi Sultans Mechanical Tiger
It represents a tiger attacking a British soldier. This large almost life size wooden automatron represents his hostilities to the British rule. It’s life size creation of a tiger digging his teeth into the neck of a man in European clothing. There is a crank protruding from the side of the tiger that causes the man’s arms to go up and down. While a set of bellows inside the tiger to growl and the man to emit distressing cries of agony. A flap on the tigers side can be opened to reveal a small organ that can emit 18 notes. Circa 1792. Victoria and Albert Museum.
I love that this middle finger to the British is in a British museum.
If you show the British Museum the finger, they will take that as well.
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Hag Stones
Another one of mother natures art projects. Any stone that has natural occurring holes. Said to have sacred and magical powers by that who possess them. The holes are caused by either the boring of a bivalve mollusk or by course sand or smaller stones grinding into into a stones surface.
I love my small collection of hag stones! I look for them everywhere I go outside, especially in the creeks!
The “Doorkijkkerk” Or “Reading Between The Lines” Church Located In Belgium
Designed by architects Pieterjan Gijs and Arnout Van Vaerenberg. Made up of over 30 tons of laser cut sheet steel with a spacing of 1 centimeter of metal to every 9 centimeters of open space.
Ghost Apples Appear After Ice Forms Around An Apple And Remains In Place Even After The Apple Has Rotted And Fallen Out
More ice then forms where the ice exited and the shape stays in place for as long as the temperature remains below freezing.
Fermentation causes heat. They were rotting already most likely, but the heat comes from the inside. They slip out the bottom after becoming goo, then additional ice starts to form around the empty "mold" of the apple.
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Pubic Wigs Called Merkins Were Worn By Prostitutes As Early As The 1450’s
The reason for this accessory was that pubic hair was considered popular and attractive, but sex workers shaved their lower parts to avoid penicillin lice and used a merkin to cover up STD’s from their clients.
This picture is part of an art project: https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/arts-letters/articles/an-artist-of-the-yiddish-never-world
Vintage Photographs Of Some Of The Hundreds Of Covent Garden Market Porters In London In The 1930’s Who Transported The Many And Varied Forms Of Garden Produce From The Market Buildings To Their End Users In Baskets Stacked On Their Heads. Just Don’t Sneeze
Wild Looking Animal-Like Vintage Brass Pitcher
Artist Kathleen Ryan Creates Large Sculptures Of Rotting And Moldy Fruit Using Glass Beads And Semi Precious Stones
Most people don’t realize the scale and size of her work. The lemons for example are roughly 36” wide.
Vintage Futuristic Looking European TV Tower Models
the one on the most right side is the Heinrich-Hertz-Tower in Hamburg, germany
Vintage Futuristic is a nice oxymoron. The future as seen from the past...
We have an actual tower that looks a LOT like one of those! It was used for telecommunications, though I think it's since been decommissioned.
Outrageous And Creative Vintage Bulldog Fashioned From An Ordinary Foot Stool
Suitcase Display At Anthropologie
Luigi Lineri Age 81 Has Built A Massive Rock Collection Over The Past 52 Years Making His Finds Along The Adige River In Verona Italy
He does not alter the rocks at all. Many resemble faces, fish and animals. In his quote that many of us collectors can relate to but on a smaller scale. “At first I thought a few stones of each different shape would be enough and then I understood that in their thousands they give a sense of community. For me the quantity is sacred. It takes a lot to build a cathedral” Go to love the enthusiasm!
American Leather Teaching Aid Doll. Used By Children To Learn How To Tie Their Shoes. Patented By Gussie Decker 1902
learn to tie your shoes or the leather aid doll is going to get you tonight
Way Before Little Princesses And Super Heroes You Had To Make Your Own Masks
These early images of mostly homemade Halloween masks are scarier than most horror movies today. You have to love and admire the time, patience and ingenuity required in that make-do generation compared to our buy it, use it once and throw it away generation.
Unintentional Art. Telephone Poles That Served As Free Communal Advertising And Help Wanted Posts
When You Just Can’t Throw Out That Precious Stuffed Animal. Excerpts From The Wonderful Book “ Much Loved” By Mark Nixon
My childhood panda bear looks like that. I'm 40 and still have him. I will take him to my grave :) most precious, most loved
Aw! Does your panda bear have a name? I still have my stuffed German Shepherd from my childhood as well. Got him when I was 4 and I’m 41 now. He’s scuffed as hell, but I’ll never toss him :)
Load More Replies...A Brown Velvet Hat That Belonged To A Street Dentist Or Traveling Tooth Puller In London In The 1820’s-1850’s
It is decorated with 88 decayed human teeth from former patients, each drilled with a hole and attached with twine. In the days before anesthesia, this cap was meant to reassure potential clients that the dentist had magician like skills and could remove a rotten tooth without pain or infection. The procedure was anything but painless and infections were quite common. I’m not sure how reassuring it was to be looking up at the fellow wearing this trophy/ adverting cap with a pair of primitive pliers descending into your mouth. Anesthesia was introduced in 1844 by a dentist, Horace Wells who had his own third molar removed after inhaling nitrous oxide. It wasn’t until 1846 that Oliver Wendell Holms the famous Supreme Court justice first suggested the term anesthesia to describe the state produced by ether. Cuming Collection Southwark Heritage London.
I picture the Tooth Fairies of our childhoods wearing these hats… XD
Load More Replies...Snappy Leather Figural Leather Shoes By Pierre Cardin 1986
74 Year Old Man Plays Pokémon On 64 Cell Phones He Has Rigged To His Bike
Chen-San-Yuan a Taiwanese grandfather was introduced to the game in 2016 by his grandson. By 2018 he had upgraded his set up to 8 phones and became a local celebrity known as “the Pokémon go grandpa”. He says he doesn’t participate in battles as he has an unfair advantage. He just wants to collect rare Pokémon.
“Long Term Parking” Sculpture Created By Armand Pierre Fernandez In 1982
Located in Joey-en-Josas France. This 60 foot sculpture consists of 60 mostly French cars is set in 40,000 pounds of concrete.
Vintage Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parades Over The Years
Why did Raggedy-Ann get kicked out of the toy box? She kept sitting on Pinocchio's face and yelling "Lie to me! Lie to me!" Sorry, couldn't help it, lol
X-Ray Of A Cat Sarcophagus With A Cat Mummy Inside Found In Egypt
Mummified animals have been found in underground catacombs across Egypt including cats, birds, dogs, snakes, rodents and crocodiles. Animals played a huge role in Egyptian culture. The mummified animals were considered sacred gifts and were used as offerings. Sometimes they were buried with their owners, or as a food supply for the afterlife. But the most common animal mummies were offerings brought to temples to present to the gods.
They farmed cats as offerings and killed them as soon as they weren't kittens.
I'm not so sure they needed to "farm" them-- cats produce plenty of kittens all on their own. Unfortunately, they didn't have a better way to control the population (spaying/neutering), so they came up with a solution that still honoured the cats and didn't anger the Gods. They might have even believed that the cats produced so many kittens for that express purpose.
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One Of The “Kodra Houses” Or Talking Houses In The Town Of Civita Italy
A sort of homage to the Albanian painter Ibrahim Koda. These are very small houses with windows and chimneys resembling faces.
During The Early 1920’s In Germany, Avant-Garde Couple Lavinia Schultz And Her Husband Walter Holdt Created And Performed Expressionist Dances In Abstract Costumes
Considered at the time an accessible form of expression for women, dance had fast become a component in their repertoire for modern living. In a style build on varying intensities of creeping, stamping, squatting, crouching, kneeling, arching, striding, lunging and leaping in mostly diagonally spiraling patterns. These fantastical costumes transformed the dancers into hybrid artwork. Somewhat like Nick Cave has done today. Lavinia’s seriousness and intensity was well documented. She was the duos leader. She directed the costume making choreography of the dances. 6 months after the black and white photos were taken in 1924, she shot her husband and then killed herself. The costumes survived and at the Hamburg Museum of Arts and Crafts.
Sculpture Made From Horses Bridles, Halters And Reins
Very unique! I like it. It would be an interesting decoration for a barn or tack room, hung up on the wall!
Sculpture Bench. Located In Jerusalem
You can associate this great piece with any disagreement today or ever. Political, religious, personal or social.
Working On Book On Antique Hands Using My Collection And Pieces From Fellow Collectors
The Art Of Artist Nick Cave
He is best known for his Soundsuits. A series of costumes that completely cover the individuals body, that camouflage the wearer’s shape. Enveloping and creating a second skin that hides gender, race and class, Compelling the audience to watch without judgement. He first started making them in 1992. He usually makes the Soundsuits out of sisal, dyed human hair, beads, buttons, wire, feathers, sequins and everyday objects. He uses these everyday objects to construct an atmosphere of familiarity with the rearrangement of the items into understandable representations of both material and social culture. The pillars of his work are mostly race, gender and identity. His work has been recreated in mosaic murals in the subway system at 42nd and 43rd streets in Manhattan.
This is work from the American sculptor Nick Cave, not to be confused with the singer, writer, musician Nick Cave from Australia.
oh good i was wondering if it was the same nick cave lol!
Load More Replies...Very Rare Vintage Photo Of A Prohibition Era Illegal Baby Juggling Competition In 1929
During the Great Depression, those looking for cheap and shady distractions found it in this, least spoken about and most secretive world of underground baby juggling. Women in dire straits and desperate for money would compete in dimly lit dusty back room bars and shanties across the country. Of course there was rabbit juggling and alligator juggling , but none had the compelling draw like baby juggling. Struggling mother’s from nearby towns and villages would often sneak their children in under their coats or baskets to be juggled for a meager portion of the prize money. Women would compete to see who could juggle the most babies and for the longest time and bets were made. Records were sketchy at best because this activity was frowned upon by the majority of well heeled society. Men were not allowed to participate because it was proven that only women had the right maternal instincts which gave them a better feel for the babies rotations when juggling. Written records and accounts of the events were few and far between. but according to leading expert and historian on the subject, Louis R. Diaperina in his book “The Dark Art of Baby Juggling” claims that the record is said to have been 7 babies for 38 seconds set by Edith Dumas a poor young out of work seamstress in Port Edna Georgia in 1931. Eventually these sinister Baby Juggling” rings were shut down and made illegal by a joint act of congress with the “Baby Protection Act” in May of 1931. George Santos, newly elected congressman from NY claimed his mother was a baby juggler.
It IS photoshopped art and the description is bulls*it. There is no records of a “Baby Protection Act” from May of 1931. The George Santos cited here was born in 1988, way too late for her mother to even be born before 1931. No records for the name of the author nor for the book (DIAPERina? Seriously?). No other occurrences of this story out of this post and its source. High and uneven compression of the image does not hide the artifacts from image manipulation. C'mon, don't be so gullible guys.
Read comments too late. Tried this with my babies. The youngest is 47 and 6'4". It did not go very well.
I'm a bit concerned about the commenters taking this even the slightest bit seriously 😅
Not getting an obvious joke is an all too common thing here at BP.
Load More Replies...Absolutely Impossible, those things weigh too much to be juggled like that. The force needed to launch one into the air would mean she’d have to kick it so hard it would be flailing about in distress, not floating with a smile. Probably also be bleeding and crying if kicked about with those hard leather soled shoes, or any shoes, or even just bare feet. This is a joke.
do you know what "looks like" means. that would imply they are not masterpieces and simply "look like" one....
Jeese people, lighten up! The point is: viually satisfying art, intentional or accidental, exquisite or just plain curious, is everywhere. A mind open in wonder, rather than limited with opinionated narrow-mindedness, has much more fun. Never waste a minute of this thing called life!
do you know what "looks like" means. that would imply they are not masterpieces and simply "look like" one....
Jeese people, lighten up! The point is: viually satisfying art, intentional or accidental, exquisite or just plain curious, is everywhere. A mind open in wonder, rather than limited with opinionated narrow-mindedness, has much more fun. Never waste a minute of this thing called life!
