This hilarious and mind-bending trend nicknamed “Art Doppelgangers” has everyday folks taking photos next to paintings in museums and art galleries that they share an uncanny resemblance to.
Scroll through the slideshow to see just how strange and funny Art Doppelgangers are!
FUN FACT: The term doppelganger is a German word meaning “double-goer”. To have a doppelganger simply means having a look-alike or twin, although according to many traditions, a doppelganger is a sign of a paranormal phenomenon. The term could be used in a completely neutral manner, but most of the time a doppelganger signifies the presence of an evil twin or some other dark mischief. SOURCE SO BAD SO GOOD
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Chow Yun-Fat, a self-professed Buddhist and beloved and notoriously humble movie star and from Hong Kong recently announced that he will be donating his entire fortune over $714 million to various charities.
PHOTO CREDIT E.T. CANADA
The mega movie star accumulated his grand fortune from starring in over 90 films over 40 years of famous box office hits such films as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, A Better Tomorrow, and The Replacement Killers, and Pirates of the Caribbean.
He has won three Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Actor and two Golden Horse Awards for Best Actor. The Los Angeles Times once called him “the coolest actor in the world”.
“The money doesn’t really belong to me, I am only in charge of it temporarily,” he told reporters when he first revealed the plans for his fortune.
PHOTO CREDIT PETER MOUNTAIN
According to Chinese news outlet ET Today, Yun-Fat despite his wealth and stardom he has always lived a humble life spending only about $100 ( USD) per month ($800 HKD). He takes public transit whenever he can, buys his clothes at second-hand stores he and his wife prefer to eat at food stalls over fancy restaurants. He only recently bought a smartphone after the Nokia flip phone he owned for 17 years finally broke.
When asked why he likes to shop at discount shops despite his tremendous net worth, Chow replied “I don’t wear clothes for other people. I just wear whatever I find comfortable.”
He and his wife say that they plan on giving the fortune away to a number of charities, in addition to their own foundation, which they Chow and his wife, Jasmine Tan, have set up their own foundation years ago, according to an earlier interview with Apple Daily hive.
“My dream is to be a happy and normal person,” Yun-Fat told ET. “The hardest thing in life is not about how much money you earn, but how to keep a peaceful mindset and live the rest of your life in a simple and carefree manner.”
PHOTO CREDIT CHOW YUN-FAT
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From a small gathering of 13 balloons in 1972, the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta has grown to become the largest balloon event in the world. Held each year during the first week in October, the Balloon Fiesta now attracts almost 600 balloons and 1000 pilots.
Bob Romaneschi
Each year the event spectators grow remarkably, attracting hundreds of thousands of guests each year along with more media coverage and viewers from home. From its humble beginnings in a mall parking lot, it now has a permanent site that is over 350 acres.
It is estimated that more than 25 million still photographs are taken of the Balloon Fiesta, repeatedly earning it the title “the world’s most photographed event.”
Jeff Haliczer
The Balloon Fiesta has not only grown in the number of balloons and guests but in the number of unique events as well. In addition to the spectacular Mass Ascensions, the Balloon Fiesta has added an annual Balloon Glow, Night Magic Glow, and the very popular Special Shape Rodeo
The “Special Shape Rodeo” is such a hit with onlookers they have four events dedicated strictly to special shapes. This includes the “Special Shape Glowdeo” where the balloons are lit up with lights in the evening.
Gary Moore
This year’s shapes including everything from Van Gogh, to Yoda, hugging bears and astronauts! Take a look at some of the imaginative and incredible participants from 2018 in the carousel below, watch an amazing time-lapse of the live action from 2013 in the video below!
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“Balloon Fiesta is very proud of our 2018 field of Special Shape balloons and we wanted to share it with everyone, enjoy!”
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Superhero fan Wire Hon has perfected a photography trick called “forced perspective” which makes tiny superhero figurines ( and the occasional Godzilla) look life-sized. He creatively and carefully stages fun scenes with superhero figurines and the help of his fun-loving wife and children.
Scroll through the slideshow below to see some of Wire Hon’s everyday super life in action!
“Everybody needs a hobby.” Wire Hon.
Follow his superhero adventures and see some behind the scenes action on his Instagram here: www.instagram.com/wirehon/
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Bob Ross, the painter, and television personality was an endearing, soothing, and extremely prolific artist who purportedly completed 30,000 paintings during his lifetime. What made this especially likable and talented painter truly different is that he truly believed that all of us could also be artists.
Ross’s gentle voice and warm demeanor captured the hearts of humans of all ages and artists of all levels worldwide. Bob spent 20 years in the United States Air Force and retired with the rank of master sergeant before transitioning into the happy painter we know today. He is quoted as saying “after yelling so much in the Air Force; he never wanted to yell at anyone again.”
As Robert Frost famously said “Way leads unto Way” and the Alaskan Mountains where he was stationed became iconic features in his paintings. While stationed there Ross indulged his creative side by painting his landscapes onto golden pans, which he sold for $25 each. Today, they can fetch as much as $7500 on eBay.
One of Bob Ross’s biggest influences was a German painter named Bill Alexander who hosted an art instruction show on PBS “The Magic of Oil Painting. He shared his “wet-on-wet” oil painting technique. Ross ended up studying under Alexander, who became his mentor in the early 1980s, and as Alexander was preparing to retire, he asked Ross to take over teaching his painting classes. Ross agreed and set out to tour the country on his own in a motor home, traveling and teaching people.
One of his students Annette Kowalski recognized his gentle and powerful positivity while taking a five-day instructional course with Ross in 1982. She became Ross’s manager, helping him broker the deal for The Joy of Painting television show with PBS. Despite its incredible popularity Bob Ross did the series for free, while his income came from Bob Ross Inc. which sold art supplies and how-to videotapes, taught classes, and even had a troupe of traveling art instructors who roamed the world teaching painting.
It’s been nearly 25 years since the sincere, gentle and very talented Bob Ross passed. His encouraging artistic mentor style continues to spread smiles and inspiration to artists of all ages. Below is just a few of some of his many magical quotes and a classic clip from his show. SOURCES MENTAL FLOSS, WIKIPEDIA & BIOGRAPHY
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Bob Romaneschi
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