Arts
In pics – Lightning strike hits the Burj Khalifa during recent storms
Dubai based photographer Teemu Jarvinen captures incredible photos of storms at night alongside the beautiful architecture of Dubai and Singapore
Artist creates Nestle’s logo with plastic waste from its products washed up on British beaches
Rob Arnold made his sculpture from the pieces of Nestle product containers he found on a beach in Cornwall
London artist wins international prize for ‘Metropolis London’ painting
London artist Caio Locke has scooped an international prize for his piece entitled Metropolis London which was painted in a 'para-realism’ style. Some 5,366 entries were submitted as part of a competition to win a share of £10,000 in prizes as well as the opportunity to exhibit work at the Affordable Art Fair Hampstead in May. First place in the Landscape/Cityscape/Seascape category was awarded to Caio Locke, from London, for his piece entitled “Metropolis London”, which is painted in a...
Images show kaleidoscope of colours bursting into bloom in Holland’s tulip fields
Holland's tulip fields turned the landscape into an incredible kaleidoscope of colours when the magnificent crop of tulips bloomed after the recent heatwave
Incredible pictures show HORIZONTAL lightning striking across Dubai’s skyline
Amazing images taken in Dubai show lighting striking horizontally across the skyline dodging some of the tallest buildings in the world
Fields of daffodils in a scene like a real-life William Wordsworth poem
The Romantic poet’s famous verse, Daffodils, described how ‘They stretch'd in never-ending line/ Along the margin of a bay’.
Cave paintings unearthed in Croatia ‘are up to 34,000 years old’
They depict wild bison, goats and perhaps even humans - and are among the oldest artworks known
Wire sculptures higlight plight of young homeless people
Sean Hayman, 24, puts the finishing touches to wire sculptures by the Lisbon-based artist David Oliveira, which go on display in Glasgow Central Station, Scotland, as part the #NOWYOUSEEME which aims to highlight the plight of young homeless people which are unable to find homes. April 9, 2019.
Grayson Perry explores Brexit and national identity in new art work
Grayson Perry has released a new iconic piece of art exploring Brexit and national identity. The Restituted British Head is an iron and ceramic sculpture which grapples with the idea of restoring Britain to its former greatness – examining notions of national identity, colonialism, industrialisation and what it means to be British as we approach Brexit. Perry has donated the piece to leading HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust. The sculpture will go under the hammer at Christie’s...