Art inspired by nature

Andy Goldsworthy is a British sculptor, renowned in his field, that creates temporary installations out of sticks and stones, and anything and everything else that he finds outside. The son of a mathematician, Goldsworthy grew up working on farms before eventually getting his BA from what is now the University of Central Lancashire. "A lot of my work is like picking potatoes," he told the Guardian. "You have to get into the rhythm of it."

“The embroidery is growing and the tangles in the pieces make evident the constant transformation of nature.”

Montreal-based fashion designer and creative Raku Inoue (previously) continues his Natura Insects series with a focus on brilliantly colored moths and butterflies. The delicate insects were created from seasonal leaves and blooms, with pastel petals and green leaves composing those made in late summer, and warmer tones and brown leaves forming the works made in mid-fall. TheContinue reading "New Flower Arrangements Formed Into Exotic Butterflies and Moths by Raku Inoue"

Really tall original monotype paintings by UK printmaker Rebecca Vincent. Originals sold, limited edition prints available

Ecuadorian artist Beto Val alchemizes vintage illustrations into bizarre compositions that blend fruits with fowl and aquatic life with land animals. Using imagery available through the public domain, Val cuts and repositions fins, wings, and scaly talons into surreal creatures: round owl faces peer out from pineapples, autumn leaves sprout from tropical birds, and aContinue reading "Digital Collages by Beto Val Splice Vintage Illustrations into Surreal Hybrid Creatures"

Nike trainers sprout plants and French perfumiers inspire by mysterious scientific icons in Katie Scott’s visions that take botanical illustration into the digital age

These pictures, by The Sketching Backpacker, are uniformly amazing.

Jason deCaires Taylor casts giant cement sculptures that weigh thousands of pounds — and then sinks them into the ocean. His idea: to create a unique underwater gallery that algae, corals and…

Scottish artist, Rob Mulholland, places human shaped mirrors in the woods - a creepy effect but very cool.

Nature meets geometry in my latest creation! 🦌 Inspired by the majestic beauty of wildlife and the crisp elegance of geometric shapes. It's a visual reminder that there's art in every corner of the natural world. 🌿🎨 #GeometricArt #WildlifeArt #DigitalArt #ArtistOnInstagram #ArtOfTheDay #NatureInspired #CreativeLife #InstaArt #ArtistsToWatch