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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but we don’t always seek out beauty. Horror films, true crime documentaries, and a towering, freshly grilled burger are all “beautiful” in their own way, but perhaps not universally appealing. So it’s not surprising that some artists would choose to create works that stimulate us precisely by avoiding conventions. 

This internet group gathers examples of “strange, weird, unique” art from around the world, from drawings to sculptures and art installations. So scroll through and upvote the pieces you find the most interesting. And if you feel like sharing, let us know in the comments about what you enjoyed and why. 

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When Death Fell In Love With Life, Graphite And Colored Pencil On Paper, Sergey Zagarovski, 2021

When Death Fell In Love With Life, Graphite And Colored Pencil On Paper, Sergey Zagarovski, 2021

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow, I did not expect the emotional reaction I just felt. Really awesome.

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    The “Unusual Art” internet group is one of many places online where people can share and discuss various artistic endeavors. While the topic is somewhat niche, it boasts a healthy 59 thousand users, all interested in the “weirder” side of art. Some artists who end up having their works rejected from other groups will also post them here, so give “Unusual Art” a follow, if that sounds right in your wheelhouse.

    While perceptions of beauty will vary, we do have a fascination with the unusual. In the early 20th century, when artists started to experiment with more “strange” styles and images, there was pushback from some segments of society. People, used to generally realistic images of nature, people, and so on were now encountering abstract and sometimes unsettling images that were downright hard to label. 

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    #4

    Moonrise, Phyllis Shafer, Oil On Canvas, 2015

    Moonrise, Phyllis Shafer, Oil On Canvas, 2015

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    #5

    Woman With Schizophrenia Drew What She Saw On Her Walls

    Woman With Schizophrenia Drew What She Saw On Her Walls

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    Agnes Jekyll
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    she is a talented artist---I hope creating this helped her and helped others understand her

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    #6

    My Over The Garden Wall Fanart, Ballpoint Pen

    My Over The Garden Wall Fanart, Ballpoint Pen

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    Artists pushed back, as many believed that photography had made “realistic” painting completely unnecessary. So the role of the artist was to create art, not just a visual depiction. Clement Greenberg, an American essayist, summed it up nicely in a 1960s article: “Realistic, naturalistic art had dissembled the medium, using art to conceal art; modernism used art to call attention to art. The limitations that constitute the medium of painting—the flat surface, the shape of the support, the properties of the pigment—were treated by the Old Masters as negative factors that could be acknowledged only implicitly or indirectly. Under Modernism, these same limitations came to be regarded as positive factors, and were acknowledged openly.”

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    #8

    Made From Recycled Skateboards By Disabled Skater (Me)

    Made From Recycled Skateboards By Disabled Skater (Me)

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    starsailor (they/he)
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i don't mean to be rude, this is a genuine question, but how would skateboarding while disabled work? i'm genuinely curious

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    Most people see this debate as a question of beauty, and modern art no longer values beauty is the traditional response. However, this overlooks the reality that even the “old masters” could and would depict events that were hardly beautiful in any sense of the word. Francisco Goya, who painted in the 17th century, depicted, for example, French soldiers shooting Spanish captives

    #10

    I May Have Ruined Christmas Lunch By Saying That I See A Dinosaur In My Brother-In-Law's Expensive Painting. Now It's All That Anyone Can See. Do You See It Too?

    I May Have Ruined Christmas Lunch By Saying That I See A Dinosaur In My Brother-In-Law's Expensive Painting. Now It's All That Anyone Can See. Do You See It Too?

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    For A Minute There I Lost Myself By Gaia Alari

    For A Minute There I Lost Myself By Gaia Alari

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    This just goes to illustrate the difficulty we have when it comes to accurately describing beauty and how it makes us feel. It's “in the eye of the beholder," yet most people can find common elements that they find visually appealing, like turquoise water on a clean, sandy beach. But at the same time, tastes will differ in nearly every aspect of our lives, from music, to film to literal taste. 

    #14

    R/Art Rejected This So I Thought Y’all Would Like It

    R/Art Rejected This So I Thought Y’all Would Like It

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    Power Of Imagination, Me, Watercolor And Ink, 2017

    Power Of Imagination, Me, Watercolor And Ink, 2017

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    But these sorts of debates on beauty overlook the fact that art doesn’t just exist to reveal beauty. In some sense, this is an egoistic way to see it, as often enough we just happen to be observers of what an artist has felt compelled to create. Some researchers argue that to create is just human nature, as we are the only animal that just does it. There are examples in nature of animals creating non-functional structures, but these tend to be part of a mating ritual. But who is to say that impressing others wasn’t the origin of our own artistic drives? 

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    #16

    Last Light By Kim Dorland

    Last Light By Kim Dorland

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    Möbius Ship

    Möbius Ship

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    #18

    Happy Little Accident. Blender Collision Simulation Acted Weird And I Got This Result By Accident

    Happy Little Accident. Blender Collision Simulation Acted Weird And I Got This Result By Accident

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    #19

    [oc] I Paint These Eerie Cats!

    [oc] I Paint These Eerie Cats!

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    #21

    Artist Unknown. Found This In A Box In The Basement

    Artist Unknown. Found This In A Box In The Basement

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    #22

    I Like To Paint Over Thrift Store Artwork. Finally Got Ahold Of A Norman Rockwell.

    I Like To Paint Over Thrift Store Artwork. Finally Got Ahold Of A Norman Rockwell.

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    #23

    Dance Of The Dandelion, Salvador Dali, Oil On Canvas, 1944

    Dance Of The Dandelion, Salvador Dali, Oil On Canvas, 1944

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    #24

    Two Of Swords, Digital Artwork By Anna Christenson, 2021

    Two Of Swords, Digital Artwork By Anna Christenson, 2021

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    #25

    Sis, Get Out The Way I Wanna See The Rainbow, By Marie Ève Richard, Oils 2022

    Sis, Get Out The Way I Wanna See The Rainbow, By Marie Ève Richard, Oils 2022

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    #27

    Tattoo Design Venetian Doctor

    Tattoo Design Venetian Doctor

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    #28

    Oc

    Oc

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    Will Cable
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How most of us feel when we go in a store, the music is loud and they have moved the stock around.

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    #29

    Western By Me Anoxical

    Western By Me Anoxical

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    Verinder of the Valley
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    love it! Have you watched Butch Cassidy and the Sundance kid by any chance? What about you, pandas?

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    #30

    Strawberry, Me, Ink And Digital Color, 2022

    Strawberry, Me, Ink And Digital Color, 2022

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    #31

    I Draw On Post-It Notes

    I Draw On Post-It Notes

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    #33

    The Strings

    The Strings

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    #34

    I've Been Repainting Unsolicited Pics And Sending Them Back The The Person

    I've Been Repainting Unsolicited Pics And Sending Them Back The The Person

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    #36

    I Make Preserved Spiderwebs! *no Spiders Are Harmed Making These*

    I Make Preserved Spiderwebs! *no Spiders Are Harmed Making These*

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    #37

    I Made A Flyer To Advertise Luxury Cave Apartments

    I Made A Flyer To Advertise Luxury Cave Apartments

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    #38

    My First Post! I Have No Clue What I’m Doing

    My First Post! I Have No Clue What I’m Doing

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    terene webb
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Bursting with colour and many wierd and wonderful expressions ...love it

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    #39

    Does Anyone Know Where I Can Find More Art Like This?

    Does Anyone Know Where I Can Find More Art Like This?

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    #43

    "The Way I Want To Dance"

    "The Way I Want To Dance"

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    Laugh or not
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    On one hand, I love the drawing. On another Hand, my back hurts looking at it.

    #45

    The Star, By (Me) Brock Springstead

    The Star, By (Me) Brock Springstead

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    #46

    Shadow People By Me

    Shadow People By Me

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    #47

    Death, Me, Mixed Media, 2022

    Death, Me, Mixed Media, 2022

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    #48

    Boney Guy Shopping For A Friend, Thoughts? Oc

    Boney Guy Shopping For A Friend, Thoughts? Oc

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    #49

    I’m Somewhat New To Reddit But I Was Told My Art Would Be Appreciated Here. These Are Some Slimy Brain Shelves My Wife And I Painted Together

    I’m Somewhat New To Reddit But I Was Told My Art Would Be Appreciated Here. These Are Some Slimy Brain Shelves My Wife And I Painted Together

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    #50

    My Grandma's Last Fight

    My Grandma's Last Fight

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    #51

    Illustration By Andrew Blucha

    Illustration By Andrew Blucha

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    #53

    A Few New Blacklight Monsters I’ve Made Recently. Thanks For Looking!

    A Few New Blacklight Monsters I’ve Made Recently. Thanks For Looking!

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    #55

    Cyberethereal, Me, Procreate, 2022

    Cyberethereal, Me, Procreate, 2022

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    Weird Stuff By Me

    Weird Stuff By Me

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    Mags Perold
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Love the Spy vs Spy type character. This is a really cool style.

    #57

    I Don't Know If This Is Considered "Unusual" But I Made These. I'll Delete If It's Not Fitting!

    I Don't Know If This Is Considered "Unusual" But I Made These. I'll Delete If It's Not Fitting!

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    #58

    I Myself Am.... Strange... Unusual. So It’s Only Natural That My Pieces Turn Out The Same Way! 2020. Copic Markers. 11” X 14” Strathmore Mixed Media Paper

    I Myself Am.... Strange... Unusual. So It’s Only Natural That My Pieces Turn Out The Same Way! 2020. Copic Markers. 11” X 14” Strathmore Mixed Media Paper

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    #60

    The Will, Enrique Martínez Celaya, Oil And Wax On Canvas, 2022

    The Will, Enrique Martínez Celaya, Oil And Wax On Canvas, 2022

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    #63

    An Unusual Guitarist

    An Unusual Guitarist

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    #64

    Onward By Parker Steven Jackson

    Onward By Parker Steven Jackson

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    #66

    Wip, Portrait Of My Parents, Mixed Media On Canvas, 3 X 4 Feet

    Wip, Portrait Of My Parents, Mixed Media On Canvas, 3 X 4 Feet

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    #67

    Check It Out. Submitted This To The Pabst Blue Ribbon Contest Guess They Didn’t Like It Too Much. All Good

    Check It Out. Submitted This To The Pabst Blue Ribbon Contest Guess They Didn’t Like It Too Much. All Good

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    #68

    My Sister Works In Customer Care Over The Phone. She Draws Pictures Of What She Thinks The Person On The Other End Of The Line Looks Like Based On How They Sound. This Was Today’s

    My Sister Works In Customer Care Over The Phone. She Draws Pictures Of What She Thinks The Person On The Other End Of The Line Looks Like Based On How They Sound. This Was Today’s

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    #69

    Someone Suggested This Subreddit, Hope You Like It

    Someone Suggested This Subreddit, Hope You Like It

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    Verinder of the Valley
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ghostly. Like we are seeing them as they are called back into a void, where they came from. It's up to the viewer to decide where they are going.

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    Original Art By Me

    Original Art By Me

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    Verinder of the Valley
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love the way you did his eyes, solemn and soft and black, with hints of youth.

    #71

    Iceberg Cat Painting By Me. Acrylic On Paper

    Iceberg Cat Painting By Me. Acrylic On Paper

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    Emotions

    Emotions

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    #74

    I Can't Draw Realistic To Save My Life, But I Have Developed My Own Style, And Maybe You Like It?

    I Can't Draw Realistic To Save My Life, But I Have Developed My Own Style, And Maybe You Like It?

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    #75

    Ten Years Ago My Girlfriend At The Time Gave Me A Painting Her Aunt Did In The 70s. It's Hung Proudly Over My Toilet Ever Since

    Ten Years Ago My Girlfriend At The Time Gave Me A Painting Her Aunt Did In The 70s. It's Hung Proudly Over My Toilet Ever Since

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    #76

    Sedentary Animal, By Me, Ceramic Sculpture, 2020

    Sedentary Animal, By Me, Ceramic Sculpture, 2020

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    #78

    Giant Cheese Slice Painting, Acrylic On Wood

    Giant Cheese Slice Painting, Acrylic On Wood

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    #81

    I’ve Had So Many Requests To Recreate Coraline In My Style Over The Years. This Was The Result. (Oc)

    I’ve Had So Many Requests To Recreate Coraline In My Style Over The Years. This Was The Result. (Oc)

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    #82

    Jardinone, Mini Pop Art, Acrylic And Spray Paint, 2019

    Jardinone, Mini Pop Art, Acrylic And Spray Paint, 2019

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    #83

    Heal, ... End The Cycle

    Heal, ... End The Cycle

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    #84

    I Was Hired By Cheech & Chong To Design A Surreal Themed Poster. Here It Is!

    I Was Hired By Cheech & Chong To Design A Surreal Themed Poster. Here It Is!

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    Someone Told Me My Painting Belongs Here, So Here It Is!

    Someone Told Me My Painting Belongs Here, So Here It Is!

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace