Realistic Oil Paintings by Alyssa Monks
An artist has created a stunning set of aquatic portraits which look just like photographs.At first glance, you could be forgiven for believing that these images look like an intimate set of snapshots...
View Articlebras hanging basket
At first glance, these may look like your average hanging basket.However, a closer look reveals the more inventive ways in which would-be gardeners are displaying their blooms.Jill Thomas decided to...
View ArticleThe Stained Glass Windows of Grossmünster Cathedral
At first glance, these appear to be conventional stained-glass windows with a modern design, but the components of the windows are a bit unusual: The site of the Grossmünster has been a place of...
View ArticlePenguin huddle secrets revealed
Scientist discover penguins’ secret to staying warm in the biting cold of the Antarctic. One glance at a colony of penguins standing together amidst t…
View ArticlePuppy Playing Bowser
At first glance, it looks a little mean, but the dog can’t be all that upset if his tail is wagging that much, can he? Link
View ArticleRon Arand Bike
At first glance, Ron Arand’s designer bike looks like a typical unusable art piece. However, the bike is actually completely rideable and up for auction by the Elton John AIDs Foundation. 18 strips of...
View ArticleHuman Body Sponge Sculptures
At first glance, these sponge sculptures by Etienne Gros might make you blush, screaming things like “Not Safe For Work!” or “Kids, Look Away!” But they’re sponges, people, not naked bodies, so don’t...
View ArticleMonkeys Grooming Other Animals
We’ve all seen pictures of monkeys grooming each other. At first glance, it appears that it’s a tradeoff -you groom me, I’ll groom you. But monkeys will groom cats, pigs, deer, all kinds of fur! It...
View ArticleKooky Classroom Posters From The 70s
Straight from 1974, these classroom posters are nicely illustrated yet not captioned, so take a glance through the gallery and see if you can come up with some captions of your own. It’s like story...
View ArticleBicycle Taxidermy
If you’re a bicyclist, these are probably either really cool or really disturbing at first glance. Regan Appleton doesn’t mow down bicyclists and collect their handlebars as trophies. He memorializes...
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