Vintage Dictionary Page Art Prints

American Artist Jean Cody says that she loves to create art in her studio in Oregon where she combines original and vintage prints, printed on vintage dictionary pages.  Enlarge the images to see them clearer (press them to enlarge, not the first one).

Vintage Black and White Photo in real Life

We have posted drawing cut-outs in real life situations before, but this is the first time that we have seen this done with vintage Black and White Photographs.  Yorch Miranda cleverly positions them in funny or interesting situations, using them to tell as story for which he gives a title and the image, the rest is for us to imagine.

Modern Technology with a Vintage Look

The title says it all, these images were taken from various competitions on worth1000, concentrating on links between new technology and the vintage or old way of doing things.  Like the Tin Can Phone above.  Let us know which one is your favourite, in the comment section below.

Vintage Typography

We have tendency to think that typography (drawing letters in an artistic form) is a modern invention.  These images were Printed by Charles Joseph Hullmandel a lithographer (early form of printing that used stone or metal on which images or letters or a combination of the two were reproduced using ink and paper) sometime between 1819 and 1850.  It looks like the artist that created at least some, if not all of the letters, was L.E.M. Jones, have a look at the inscriptions under the letters A, C, D, I, K and Z.  These wonderfully detailed imaged are now kept at the British Museum. You can enlarge them by pressing the images, not the first one.  How do you think these compare with their modern equivalent?  Let us know in the comment section at the end of the article.

Vintage Looking Beer and Water Paintings

All the best artist start with a simpler medium and then with experience and time, progress to more difficult and complex ones. Karen Eland is a bit different in her choices, as she started with coffee and then moved on to painting with beer.  We have included below a video where Eland tells us a bit more about her history and her technique.  The paintings are painted only using water and beer, at various states of dehydration, the less water content, the thicker and darker it becomes.  Using water to dilute it, she can get many different shades of brown giving her paintings depth and that beautiful old / vintage sepia look.

Vintage Matchbook Drawings

American Artist Jason D'Aquino describes himself as a miniaturist.  He draws these lovely miniature art, mostly set in the last century, based on, films, famous people, art, novels and much more.  We have shown a selection of his work and hope you like them as much as we did.

Black & White Vintage Photography

Beautifully Vintage Black and White Pictures by Lost and Found Gallery (GalleryLF), a small photo studio in Las Vegas.  We have showcased a small amount of the huge collection GalleryLF have.  We have concentrated on the funny / weird and the historic images that give you a glimpse into how things were at that time.

Vintage Camera Sculptures Made of Books and Maps

Born in Taiwan and now living in California, in the US, Ching Ching Cheng, has always had an interest in machinery and the way they work.  She has now found a way to combine her interest in machinery with her love for art, in these sculptural recreations of camera equipment made of paper.  Cheng uses paper from recycled books, maps and film negatives, all glued together, to form the interesting retro Camera sculptures.

Vintage Sci-Fi Postcards

Italian Illustrator Franco Brambilla collects vintage postcards from a selection of countries around the world and gives them a Sci-Fi feel.  He uses as his inspiration, Sci-Fi films, television series and cartoons, most of which are becoming vintage themselves.  The title of this body of work is called “Invading the Vintage”.  Most of the images we have chosen to display are the Star War themed ones, that most of us can relate to, but we have also included a few other Alien related.  To appreciate all the details you have to enlarge the images, you can do this by press them (not the first one).  Is there a favourite Sci-Fi not featured here that you would like to see?  Let us know in the comment section, below the article.

Miniature Vintage Match Book Drawings

Beautiful drawing, scenes from movies, actors, artists and so much more, drawn on small surfaces.

Upcycled Vintage Armchairs & Chairs

RescuedRetroVintage is a company that has a presence on Etsy, where they sell their Upcycled Vintage Armchairs & Chairs.  They use different types of materials to bring back to life, these antique and vintage pieces of furniture.  We are covering (no pun intended) the ones that use coats or uniforms to breath life into these beautifully crafted and unique Armchairs & Chairs, like the ones above.

Vintage Comics in Hyper-Realistic Painting

Yes, as you may have guessed by the title, these are not photographs, but very realistic paintings, by talented artist, Doug Bloodworth.  He was heavily influenced by American Western Classics, from a young age, which he is now able to express, together with pop culture, in his realistic paintings.  Throughout his carer, he has worked trough several genres of art, that span form painting caricatures to billboards.  He is now concentrating his art, around this fascinating and realistic art form, mixed with a bit of nostalgia. Time-lapse video of one of his pieces, below.

Film Noir and Vintage Packing Tape Art

An artist that we last visited at the beginning of the decade.

Vintage Tiny House with a Modern Twist

A covered wagon, that has has amazing views of its surroundings.

André Studios Fashion, Vintage Illustrations and Drawings from the 1930s

Fashion students and art lovers prepare for a trip back in time.  More in the post...

Vintage and Retro Objects in Photo Realistic Drawings

An artist with a fantastic attention to detail, that chooses beautiful objects to recreate.

Interior Design and Vintage Furniture

Rooms, great armchairs and hopefully, some inspiring components, you might want to integrate in your decor.

Zentangle Drawings on Recycled Vintage Book Pages

Exploring this new form of art and how artists, are adapting it to make it stand out, by injecting their own vision of it.

Architecture with the Vintage looking Tiny House on Wheels

A home that infuses comfort with the materials it's built with and the hugging size and shape of the building.

Recycled Toy Sculptures

Derek Scholte works with items that other people throw away or sell in flea markets.  He loves the aged look of metals which he incorporates into his art without disguising them,  leaving all the imperfections rust and blemishes.  We have included the materials used in every sculpture, as listed on Scholte's site.  Very clever move on his behalf, as it adds so much more to the finish product.  His inspiration comes from Steampunk and the film industry, Tim Burton, Jean Pierre Jeunet, Rat Rods, Mad Max.
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