Painted onto elegant swan quills, these beautiful examples of feather-art really are fit for a Queen.

Painstakingly created by English artist Ian Davie, each individual piece painted over the royally protected bird's feathers can take up to one week to complete. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

Artist Robert Sherer said he uses HIV positive and negative blood to bring attention to the AIDS epidemic. picked by moe 2 years ago

A legendary Los Angeles graffiti artist has been hospitalized for over two years with muscle atrophy from Lou Gehrig's Disease. Progress has been made on eye tracking technology that would essentially enable him to be able to eventually paint again using only eye movements. picked by bingo 7 months ago

People over the years have found many uses for Jell-O, some more vulgar than others, but artist Liz Hickok has created an entire scene of San Francisco out of Jell-O. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

Professional comic book artist Joel Micah Harris is running a unique promotion on his website. For the month of July, he is willing to "Zombify" anyone who sends in a photo of themselves to him, absolutely free of charge. There is no catch- Harris himself says "...it's just something fun to do. The people who I've already zombified seem to get a big kick out of it". picked by Bingo 5 months ago

Cartrain, a graffiti artist similar in style to Banksy has included images of one of Damien Hirst's artworks which sold for £50 million. Mr. Hirst is suing Cartrain, demanding Cartrain pay Hirst the £200 he has earned picked by bernardblack 12 months ago

No people, no animals, no movement. Spanish artist José Manuel Ballester (Madrid, 1960) cleared every living creatures from some of the most famous paintings . picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

A Houston police artist says she has positively identified the sailor kissing a nurse in a photograph that has become the iconic image of World War II's VJ Day. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

You may love him or hate him but he is definitely an artist. Part of his mystique was his anonymity - until now. picked by BernardBlack 1 year ago

Austrailian artist Stelarc — formerly Stelios Arcadiou — spent 10 long years searching for a surgeon willing to perform a controversial operation to implant a third ear onto his forearm ‘in the name of art,’ which was created in a lab from human cartilage. picked by deepchill 2 years ago

"See if you can match the paintings to each artist...a lot harder than the first 2!" picked by power832 2 years ago

Artist Frank Boelter set sails in his lifesize paper boat as he leaves a shipyard in Lauenburg, Germany. He constructed the 9-metre vessel from 'Tetrapack' and fearlessly sailed it up the Elbe, despite the fact the light material is more commonly used for packaging milk. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

These are some of my favorite pin-up artist. Art Frahm is great in his detail of drawing movement. Hope you enjoy.

NSFW - Here Be Nipples picked by willster09 2 years ago

A British artist is to give away 1000 of his works by leaving them around London for anyone to find. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Picking up where the Vacanti mouse left off, Australian performance artist Stelarc went through with his plans to implant a cell-cultivated ear beneath the skin of his forearm earlier this year, and he's now showing off the results for the world to squirm at. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

An artist has collected thousands of lost hub caps from roadsides across Britain and turned them into spectacular animal sculptures. Official website picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

The American artist who created them - Kurt Wenner - is a former Nasa illustrator who began street painting in Rome in 1982, inspired by Renaissance frescos and sculptures. More images here. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

From pebbles, to biro, to carpet. Each material is yet another way for Levi van Veluw to use on his skull which acts as a canvas.

The Dutch artist, posing in the same position, has managed to turn his head into a mini forest and a snowscape.

Other eye-catching pieces see him covering his face and shoulders in ink patterns, tree bark and hair. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

An artist from India named Ani K uses his tongue to paint pictures. He was inspired by watching another artist who paints with his foot. Supposedly he has excellent taste in subjects. picked by Mitzuzake 2 years ago

A Malaysian welder had to have a nut removed from around his penis after an attempt to lengthen it before he gets engaged next week. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago