Art

This Student Organization Showcases the Beauty of Microbiology Through Art

Agar art, aka germ art, is a form of art that uses microbes to create artwork. Microbes such as bacteria, yeast, and fungi can be chosen for their natural colors or can be engineered...

Russian Artist Creates Risky Performance on a Building

Some artists remain attached to canvases and brushes, other love to craft, while one artist from Samara, Russia is into risky art. Arseniy is an artist who came up with an idea to create...

Designer Makes Unusual Cross-Stich Designs That Are Hilarious

Katerina Lukashina is a Russian-American designer from Los Angeles who makes funny, sassy cross-stitch designs which will make your guests laugh. Better known as OhWowStitch, the artist shares her creations on her Instagram account...

This Cartoon Museum Displays Original British Art From Past To Present

The Cartoon Museum is a museum for British cartoons, caricatures, comic strips, and animation. Located in London, UK, it has a library of over 5,000 books and 4,000 comics. "It is dedicated to preserving...

24-Year-Old Artist Draws Cute Animal Portraits

Joseph Woodcock is an illustrator who draws animal portraits. The 24-year-old artist, who is also known as Joseph Woodcock Draws on Instagram, has been living in Manchester for over a year now and before...

Shawna X’s Art is an Explosion of Color

It's hard to stay indifferent to Shawna X’s artwork. An explosion of color, her paintings and installations take some time to digest. But it's time well spent. Describing her style as “pretty carefree and...

These Pen Illustrations Are Simply Endearing

Joana Avillez took to drawing as a form of communication. “I started drawing because of my father,” she told It’s Nice That. “We drew constantly together… It was how we communicated and laughed and...

This Artist Dedicates Her Embroideries to Houseplants

What is it about millennials and their houseplants? If they aren't musing about succulents they're likely pouring over plant illustrations on Instagram. With more than 500k followers on Instagram, New Hampshire-based fiber artist Sarah...

Artist Paints Pop Culture Trends Onto T-Shirts

Daria Kurtulmus is a Turkish artist who uses clothing as her canvas. She seeks inspiration for her designs from current trends like music videos, movies, celebrities, and Instagram. She paints on t-shirts, hoodies, and...

Chester Holme’s Illustrations Are Our Idea of a Good Time

Chester Holme's cartoon-like illustrations are very much endearing. Focused mainly on sports, his drawings are full of expressive characters with a humorist edge to them. “I am pretty obsessed with sport, but the vast majority...