The Expressive and Surreal Work of Mark Ryden

clipped from abduzeedo.com The Expressive and Surreal Work of Mark Ryden Mark Ryden is a great painter and one of the most celebrated artists of the Pop Surrealism movement. His pieces are stunting, expressive and they transmit a good feeling. His work takes us to a kind of parallel world, almost a deja vu. Ryden studied illustration and graduated at the Art Center College of Design, in Pasadena, in 1987. Find more about Mark Ryden and his work online at markryden.com.

clipped from izismile.com Dying Aral Sea (18 pics) Once the world's fourth-largest inland saline body of water, the Aral Sea has been steadily shrinking since the 1960s, after the rivers Amu Darya and Syr Darya that fed it were diverted by Soviet Union irrigation projects. By 2004, the sea had shrunk to 25% of its original surface area, and a nearly fivefold increase in salinity had killed most of its natural flora and fauna. The once prosperous fishing industry has been virtually destroyed, and former fishing towns along the original shores have become ship graveyards.

clipped from izismile.com 10 pictures you won’t believe are paintings Artists here made a really great job. I’m sure if you did not know that those pics were paintings you would have thought they were photos. Click more to see some other amazing paintings. 1. Shower Scene

clipped from izismile.com Stunning and realistic oil paintings by Adam Stennett (27 pics) Adam Stennett is an artist based in New York (born in Alaska, in 1972). Stennett has made lots of exhibitions and is known for his realistic works. If you want to see other cool realistic paintings that are not photoshopped, you can check our yesterday post named 10 Pictures you won’t believe are paintings!

clipped from izismile.com City of Detroit – the way it is (59 pics) Seven photographers were making the photo-project about Detroit for 5 years. The whole 5 years they were taking pictures that show the evolving of the city. Especially nowadays when not many people are satisfied of what Detroit is. The pictures aim to uncover the city, not what it has been before or what it should be today, but simply the way it is. Here are the names of photographers who took part in this project: Corine Vermeulen-Smith, Mitch Cope, Clinton Snider, Mark Alor Powell, Antonio Gomez, Ingo Vetter, Scott Hocking.