Seeking a pet project to lift his sullen spirits, self-taught origami artist Cristian Marianciuc proposed to fold 100 paper cranes in 100 days. But after finishing, it seemed a shame to stop there and he was driven to keep making cranes. One hundred cranes became one thousand. And eventually, his hobby turned into a rare…

An Italian artist with a penchant for pets and paint has made a name for himself with his magical, hyper-realistic portraits of animals on rocks and stones collected from nature. Roberto Rizzo, 50, was born in Naples, Italy. He attended the European Institute of Design in Milan after high school and started working as an…

Art made with nature can be marvelous and surprising. (Video courtesy of Justin Bateman) …

Priam Farrel is a celebrated artist but a social recluse. When his valet dies of a sudden illness, a mix-up leads to the body being identified as Farrel’s. The timid artist then assumes the identity of his former servant, but finds himself faced with constant dilemmas as a result. Credit: Public Domain Movies – Feature…

It is the night of December 25, 1776, and ice fills the Delaware River. The men of the Continental Army shiver as they cross under cover of night, on their way to engage Hessian troops at Trenton, New Jersey. Standing in the boat is a resolute George Washington, face steeled for the battle to come….

A pretty young circus trapeze artist is pushed by her domineering aunt to be the best aerialist in the world. When she begins to fall for one of the two men in her act, her mother determines to break up the romance. So does the other trapeze artist, who is also in love with her….

“Their roar is around me. I am on the brink of the great waters—and their anthem voice goes up amid the rainbow and the mist.” —Excerpt from “Niagara,” Grenville Mellen, 1839 In the 19th century, realistically painted works of the Romantic period offered viewers in America, and across the Atlantic, the chance to glimpse the…

A self-taught artist has crafted a colorful menagerie of fanciful and realistic origami creatures. Some are palm-sized, some life-sized, and all represent the artist’s personal philosophy: “If it makes you feel happy, go for it!” Romanian artist Patrick Alberto Vraja, 25, grew up in the city of Sighetu Marmației and recalls being entranced by paper…

Here’s an artist whose paintings definitely won’t stand the test of time — but that doesn’t worry him. He paints murals on huge, natural rock formations outdoors using biodegradable paint that washes away with the rain. Serious artists know it’s not the art object, hanging on the wall with expensive frames, that counts, but the act of…

One real account of war and hardship, perseverance, and metaphysical transformation has captured the imaginations of investigators of the paranormal for over 70 years. It could be a clue proving the existence of reincarnation. “Have you ever heard a story so powerful that it reverberated loudly through your interior landscape? Or it stopped you cold…