Art is all around us. While you may expect art to come from the talent and genius of a gifted human being, it turns out that the forces of nature are a rival to any of the creative giants that we have produced, and in some cases, even better!
Following on from a previous post, we here at Bored Panda have compiled a list of our favorite artworks created by Mother Nature, those accidental masterpieces that are a serendipitous result of the laws of physics and gravity, and the whims of light, wind and color. Scroll down below to check them out for yourself and take a closer look around you, you never know where accidental art might be hiding!
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Art Only Nature Can Create. My Fence This Morning After A Snowy Night On Terschelling, The Netherlands
looks like artic organ pipes, that would play music to chill the soul.
Morning Frost Looks Like It’s Painted
Just like spectacular sunsets... meant to be enjoyed, but only for a brief moment in time.
In Cute Cat News, My Mom Put Up An Easter Decal On Our Front Door And It Makes Gigi Look Like A Dr. Seuss Character
Oranges Photographed Through The Glass Panes Of A Greenhouse
Sunset Reflected In A Broken Mirror
This one actually isn't "accidental art" - Credit should be given to photographer Bing Wright who created a series of images "Broken Mirror/Evening Sky". The prints of the images are very large – 4′ across and 6′ tall. They used to be on display at the Paula Cooper Gallery in New York.
I Dropped Some Water, Opened The Table Extension To Dry And A City Landscape With Temples And Pinnacles Appeared
Something Bumped Against A Wall At Work And Made A Painting Of A Snowy Town
This Colony Of Moss Growing Inside A Bike Seat
Mud Spatters On The Car Window Created An Accidental Monet On My Friend's Outback Road Trip
After I Poured Milk Into My Coffee, I Found Snoopy On The Doghouse Under The Moon
Volcanic Explosion On A Lid
The Swirls On This Log
the lighting of this picture looks like it was taken in autumn, i LOVE autumn, you get some warmth left over from summer, but a hint of the winter to come.
A Tree Pattern Inside A Tree
The Snow Has Settled Only On The Outline Of The Bricks On My Friends Driveway
Blue With A Touch Of Yellow. Unstirred Paint
This is beautiful. It looks like those aerial pictures of rivers and deltas.
The Way This Wood Split Looks To Me Like A City Skyline
The Tapestry Above My Bed Made A Pretty Sweet Reflection In My Coffee This Morning
Bark Of A Snow Gum Tree Looks Like A Painting
The Shadow From The Dirt On My Window Looks Like Mountains
This Car Door Looks Like An UFO Above The Forest
My Friend Took A Picture Of Her Cat With A Crappy Cellphone Camera Through A Dirty Window Frame And It Looks Like A Painting
This Aerial Photo Of A Garden Looks Like A Surrealist Painting
The Spilled Ink On My Finger Looks Like A Forrest Fire Have Taken Place
The Frost On My Window Looks Like Birds Flying Off A Pine Tree
Fine Art
Was Coloring Eggs With My Niece When She Accidentally Made A Dragon Egg
This Coffee Stain That Resembles A Map On The Inside Of My Cup
The Camera Focused On The Reflection Of The Tree Instead Of The Watch
My Coworker Spilled Wine In The Office So I Turned It Into A Spazzy Cat, He Loved It
Found This Smeared Paint On The Window Of A Vacant Store That Looks Like A Classical Chinese Watercolour Painting Of A Horse
The Ice Pattern Outside Of My House Looks Like A Wolf Spirit
Algae On A Chinese Lake Looks Like An Impressionist Painting
The Way This Ice Froze Looks Like A Topographic Map
From The Engine Room At Dusk
This Van, Covered In Dirty Snow, Looks Like A Bob Ross Canvas
Ok, for today's painting we're going to need Titanium White, Cad. Yellow, and Van Dyke Brown. First, take your 2-inch brush with Titanium White and lets put a happy little Chevrolet right here in the middle.
The Underside Of My Yogurt Lid Looks Like A Haunted Graveyard
I Cracked My Screen Protector And It Created A Beautiful Piece Of Landscape Art
My Friend's Dirty Car Looks Like A Painting
The Spray Pattern On This Wall From A Plumbing Exaust
Drone Photo Directly Above Bowls Club. Looks Like A Surreal Painting
Purple Swirl. Unstirred Paint
maybe our sky is just an unstirred pot of paint and one day all will be mixed and we'll then be able to see the real painting that is our life?
The Pattern Formed By These Tables And Their Shadows
A Face Was Scuffed Into My Car After A Minor Car Accident
