Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer who was born in the late 18th century. He is well known for composing beautiful piano masterpieces such as Für Elise and Moonlight Sonata, but few people know that at the age of twenty-five, a romantic young Beethoven composed the piano accompaniment for a love poem called Ich […]
SoulPancake explores the effects that forgiving others has on a person’s level of happiness. Check out more videos on the Science of Happiness or read this study to find out more. Feel like a cheer up? Watch A Capella Road Trip and Boobies and Kittens to catch that smile.
Hailing from the age celebrated by steampunk artists, Rex Whistler’s optical illusion portraits give a glimpse into the mind of this exceptionally talented artist. Though he didn’t live long (1905-1944), whistler created an enormous amount of drawings, paintings and other creative projects such as set designs for school plays and illustrations for books. Rex Whistler’s […]
Petra Hlaváčková is a tattoo artist from Prague in the Czech Republic. She works at the Bobek Tattoo studio, producing both tattoos and fine art paintings with an abstract watercolor style. Her paintings cover a wide range of subjects and include a variety of different symbols in the form of animals, people, flowers and weather […]
ASAP Science explains the science behind emotional pain and its similarity to physical pain. Interestingly, the same region of the brain is stimulated by both physical and emotional pain, and in this video, ASAP Science explores why this is. Watch more whiteboard animation and science and psychology videos by ASAP Science on their Youtube channel. […]
Marion Bolognesi is a New York-based artist who divides her time between designing fashion accessories and painting her expressive watercolour portraits. Bolognesi favors watercolor effects like splatters, splashes, blotches and drips of color. She especially enjoys allowing the watercolor paint to drip down the faces of her female figures to create the impression that the […]