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Delicate artistic paper masks of animal faces full of colours and beauty

Paper masks by Mlle Hipolyte

French artist Mlle Hipolyte’s colorful paper masks feature intricate, origami-like designs to form whimsical animal faces that people can really wear. Feathery paper triangles stacked in layers create a rich texture that resembles fur. The artist skillfully chooses and arranges slips of complementary shades of paper to create a sense of depth. The masks include some of the most adorable and beloved creatures in the animal kingdom, such as raccoons, foxes and tigers. They can offer an imaginative outlet for a child’s playtime, and they’re good for grown-ups, too: Imagine the possibilities for costume parties and whimsical home decorations.

Although primarily an illustrator, Hipolyte branches out into three-dimensional art through his paper creations He’s also known for adorable paper-animal wall hangings and magnificent free-standing animal sculptures made entirely out of paper.

Gorgeously Surreal Sculptures Intricately Fuse Animals with Nature

Surreal Sculptures Intricately Fuse Animals with Nature by Ellen Jewett

Artist Ellen Jewett fuses plants, animals, and man-made devices to create fantastical portraits of animals. These hand-crafted hybrids, which she refers to as “natural history surrealist sculpture,” mimic the bodies of the creatures, but they deviate from the norm in usual ways. A rabbit’s fur is replaced by twisted branches and vines, and accentuated by tiny butterflies. And while three crows have some semblance of feathers, Jewett attached small trees that rise above their forms. You can even see sets of gears tucked into their branches.

Jewett’s extensive background helps her form these stunning sculptures. She is knowledgeable in anthropology, medical illustration, exotic animal care, and stop motion animation. These seemingly disparate fields all come together to support her artwork. They’ve not only taught her about anatomy and creating life-like animals, but allow her to go beyond realism and explore abstraction.

Jewett also chooses to abstain from materials that are known to have toxic properties, such as clay, paints, and glazes. She explains, “This, unavoidably, excludes most of what is commonly commercially available, and has sent me on a journey of unique material combination and invention.” The result is a complex, unusual beauty that makes her work incredibly unique.

Spectacular Floor Installations Made of Candy and Other Colorful Objects by Pip & Pop

Operating under the name Pip & Pop, Australian artist Tanya Schultz uses a combination of colorful candy, glitter, sand, toys, beads, and other bright objects to create gloriously dreamy, intricately patterned floor installations.

Viewers experience the thrill of a sugar rush as they feast their eyes on Schultz’s spectacularly fluorescent works of art. Sweetly girlish and visually dynamic at the same time, each piece is a whirlwind trip to neon-colored dreamscapes and candylands filled with saturated rainbows and sensory overload.

Pip & Pop began in 2007 as a collaboration between Schultz and fellow artist Nicole Andrijevic. In 2011, Andrijevic left the duo to pursue a different path, while Schultz has continued to create elaborate installations both individually and collaboratively with other artists and friends.

Seattle Artist Creates Beautiful Collages with Flowers and Plants

Using a vivid imagination and a sharp eye for gathering plants, Bridget Beth Collins turns relics of nature into beautifully lush collages that form delightfully whimsical scenes.

The Pacific Northwest artist forages materials for her pictures from the area surrounding her Seattle home and arranges the pieces into intricate shapes that create a distinctive sense of depth. With her touch, flower petals can transform into regally feathered birds, berries can become sea creatures, and leaves can turn into human faces.

Collins’ love of nature was fostered at a young age, when she traipsed through magnificent mountain meadows during backpacking trips and let her imagination run free in her backyard every afternoon. She pretended she was a fairy and gathered plants to press in books at home. Now, as an adult, Collins continues to be inspired by nature. She says ideas for new pictures constantly jump out at her as she goes about her day. “I go for a walk in my neighborhood or bring a bouquet home from the market and I see a whale’s tail in a shamrock leaf, or a snake’s scales in the sedum,” she says.

Pools of Recycled Motor Oil Reflect Spectacularly in Switzerland’s Bellelay Abbey

Pools of Recycled Motor Oil Reflect Spectacularly in Switzerland’s Bellelay Abbey

Inside Switzerland’s Bellelay Abbey, two intriguing pools of recycled motor oil create serene, unbroken reflections of soaring architecture. The chapel’s ornately decorated arches and vaulted ceilings are mirrored in vivid detail on the oil’s rich, glassy surface. Unlike reflections in water, the oil pool minimizes glare and lets viewers gaze deeply into the images.

The addition of the oil pools to the chapel is interesting because it contrasts light and dark in a striking juxtaposition. The oil’s shimmering black surface boldly complements the chapel’s pristine, white-washed walls. The pools were added to the church as part of an art installation by Swiss artist Romain Crelier in 2013. Along with creating a feeling of augmented spaciousness, the reflection pool offers another serene element that inspires introspection.

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Amazing bodyart by Shannon Holt

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Lo Cheuk Lun’s creative talent

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Lo Cheuk Lun turns the common salon scene of shampooed hair into swirling designs of abstract art.

Creative Taj Mahal with match sticks

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White tree tower

White tree tower, France

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Lovely stone path

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Unconventional Christmas Trees which you have never seen

Ocean Shell Christmas Trees 8 15 Artistic Christmas Tree Decorations

Ocean Shell Christmas Trees (Image Soure: Nicedecors.com)

Tissue Paper Trees 9 15 Artistic Christmas Tree Decorations

Tissue Paper Trees by Nicedecors.com

Stepladder Christmas Tree 10 15 Artistic Christmas Tree Decorations

Stepladder Christmas Tree by nicedecors.com

Strip Christmas Tree 12 15 Artistic Christmas Tree Decorations

Strip Christmas tree by nice decors.com

Used Wine Corks Christmas Tree 13 15 Artistic Christmas Tree Decorations

Used Wine Corks Christmas Tree by nice decors.com

Amazing Wall Collection Tree 14 15 Artistic Christmas Tree Decorations

Amazing Wall Collection Tree by nicedecors.com

Fruits and Vegetables Tree 2 15 Artistic Christmas Tree Decorations

Fruits and Vegetables Christmas Tree by nicedecors.com

Floating jumble Christmas Tree 5 15 Artistic Christmas Tree Decorations

Floating jumble Christmas Tree by Nicedecors.com

Christmas Tree with jumble 7 15 Artistic Christmas Tree Decorations

Christmas Tree with jumble by Nicedecors.com

Recycled Materials Christmas Tree (Image Source: news.xinhuanet.com)

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Moutain Dew Cans Christmas Tree. (Image Source: Mountain Dew Tree)

Gold Tree

Pure Gold Christmas Tree. (Image Source: Today)

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Glass Christmas Tree. (Image Source: Laura Bielecki)

Cork Tree

Wine Cork Christmas Tree. (Image Source: Pinterest)

Books Tree

Bookshelf Improvisation Christmas Tree. (Image Source: Juniper Books)

Ribbon Tree

Ribbons Christmas Tree. (Image Source: WhipperBerry)

Merry Tree

Mirrored Christmas Tree. (Image Source: Michael Johansson)

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Balloon Christmas Tree. (Image Source: Milk Magazine)

Recycled Tree

Recycled Paper Craft Christmas Tree. (Image Source: Interior Provisions)

Sushi Tree

Sushi Christmas Tree. (Image Source: Walyou)

LED Tree

LED Christmas Tree. (Image Source: ZedoMax)

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CD & Cassette Christmas Tree. (Image Source: Gadget Review)

Teddy Bear Tree

The Rocks Christmas Tree. (Image Source: The Rocks)

Pacman Tree

PAC-MAN Christmas Tree. (Image Source: Favim)

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Mobile Phone Christmas Tree. (Image Source: VeryVietnam)

Hubcap Tree

Hubcaps Christmas Tree. (Image Source: Worleygig)

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Steel Christmas Tree. (Image Source: PBase)

Heineken Tree

Heineken Beer Bottles Christmas Tree. (Image Source: Oddity Central)

Teddy Bear Tree

Teddy Bear Christmas Tree. (Image Source: Sparklette)

Beirut

Christmas Tree In Beirut. (Image Source: LA Times)

Swarovski Christmas Tree

Swarovski Crystal Christmas Tree. (Image Source: Luxuo)

Madrid Christmas Tree

Christmas Tree In Madrid. (Image Source: Enric Archivell)

Varna Tree

Christmas Tree In Varna. (Image Source: Panoramio)

Brazil Tree

Christmas Tree In Brazil. (Image Source: CBS News)

Hillside Tree

Hillside Christmas Tree. (Image Source: CatholicVote)

Building Tree

Illuminated Building Christmas Tree In Tokyo. (Image Source: The Telegraph)

Germany Tree

Christmas Tree In Germany. (Image Source: LA Times)

LEGO Tree

LEGO Christmas Tree. (Image Source: The Verge)

Sprite Bottle Tree

Sprite Bottle Christmas Tree. (Image Source: Demilked)

Traffic Light Tree

Traffic Light Christmas Tree. (Image Source: William Warby)

Money Origamy Christmas Tree. (Image Source: Homemade gifts made easy)

Wrapping Paper roll Christmas Tree (Image Source: www.dogsdonteatpizza.com)

Bookshelf Christmas Tree (Image Source: stylefrizz.com)

Rubber Pipes Christmas Tree (Image Source: inhabitat.com)

Christmas tree made of dining cups & plates (tranxene via Reddit)

Fruit Art Christmas Tree. (Image Source: Sociedad Argentina de Horticultura)

Buttons Christmas Tree. (Image Source: Sociedad Argentina de Horticultura)

Book Pile Christmas Tree (Image Source: www.archioo.com)

Book Pile Christmas Tree (Image Source: booknerdreviews.com)

Food Art Christmas Tree by www.gemrielia.ge

Cookies Christmas by www.kalld.com

Ginger bread Christmas Tree by www.domesticsluttery.com

Wine Bottle Christmas Tree by www.recyclart.org

Timber Sticks Christmas Tree 1 15 Artistic Christmas Tree Decorations

Timber sticks christmas by nicedecors.com

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Newspaper Christmas Tree 15 15 Artistic Christmas Tree Decorations

Newspaper Christmas Tree by amazinginteriordesign.com

Tyre Christmas tree via flickr.com