Hitler's Favorite Painter

The Isle of the Dead

Arnold Bocklin was a 19th century symbolist painter whose work influenced and inspired Salvador Dali, Sergi Rachmaninoff, Marcel Duchamp and H. R. Giger. Adolph Hitler owned eleven of his paintings and cited Bocklin as his favorite painter.

More images come from this great Japanese site devoted to Bocklin's work. LINK: Boingboing

Recycled Treasures Converted Into Inspired Art

“Wait - before you toss that into the garbage, can it be recycled? Many things obviously can in traditional ways, but an artist often sees beyond the obvious. With a creative eye and artful touch, art can be created with nearly any medium. Innovative artists can transform what you might consider trash into amazing art.”