ART OF THE ANCIENTS.

First two: Nubians. Third image: Egyptian women.

MORE DUNYA ATAY: "ANIMALBOOK."

A duck's quack doesn't echo. Hearspray. Rats can't vomit. These are just a few of Dunya Atay's latest wisdoms shared through her "animalbook" project, which was published last February.

Dunya's work is a dream. No really, it reminds me of what I can recall from my dreams. She somehow captures familiar subject matter amidst phrases, texts, and objects that may not relate but overlap one another for unknown reasons. I'm a huge fan. Animalbook and Dunya's other mixed media work can be found in her Behance portfolio.

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DUNYA ATAY: VISUAL GENIUS.

Word on the street is Turkish mixed media artist Dunya Atay is pretty incredible. CAKE BATTER agrees. According to Trendland,

“Dunya Atay does not use any glue, scissors or photoshop! The Istanbul based illustrator uses only ink and markers on various fashion magazines to create her beautiful art.”

I flipped through her portfolio and was in love with both her old and new work. Her older stuff has a cartoon-like quality to them, whereas her recent pieces contain a lot of the original magazine elements. It's cool viewing the natural progression, see for yourself.

[Source: Dunya's e-portfolio.]

ANDY WARHOL POLAROIDS.

History lesson: Andy Warhol photographed portraits of athletes and other public figures. Por ejemplo:

More importantly, Warhol photographed still-life images of shoes, perfumes... You know. The important things in life. This one's my personal favorite, likely because I am a fragrance junkie. Nothing to be ashamed of.

Today, hipsters across the world seek to shamelessly mimic Warhol's classic polaroid shots. They are lost young souls looking for a niche in the left-of-center arts. CAKE BATTER is here to tell hipsters: knock it off.

[Source: Trendland.]