These fantastic paintings by Jung-Yeon Min are like something from another world.

Found via Synaptic Stimuli. 

Corinne Vionnet creates artwork by carefully layers 200 to 300 tourist photos over each other, making a vague but clear impression which seems like a sort of collective memory.

Found via My Modern Met. 

Stanley Donwood's art is currently on show at The Outsiders gallery in London. His work is inspired by nature and northern European stories and myths - I am very much drawn to this piece called "Bad Woods III", which has a haunting feel to it.

Found via CR Blog. 

Nothing for me can beat strong blocks of colour and a strong, simple composition. This "Salamander" lithograph by Ernst Deutsch is certainly to my liking - it was made in 1912 and can be found in the MoMA's collection (which is a great online resource to browse, by the way). 

Found via Cartolleria. 

Isabelle Hayeur created 'Fire with Fire', a video installation in Vancouver, Canada. The work is site-specific and used 3 Blu-ray players and video projectors.

The piece is a 15 minute video loop, simulating fire in a building in the Downtown Eastside, the city's oldest and most run-down neighbourhood.
Many lives have been blighted by social problems due to poverty. 'Fire with Fire' calls attention to the present conditions of the area whilst recalling the destructive Great Vancouver Fire of 1886.

Found via Inspire Me Now. 

Helmut Smits' work makes me smile - this piece called "Paddling Pool Fountain" is especially wonderful.

I admire Colin Chillag's for both being super-detailed and partially deconstructed - the "unfinished" abstract parts feel equally as important as the portrait.

Found via Beautiful/Decay. 

Trey Speegle's "paint-by-numbers"-inspired works are really smart in the way they incorporate meaningful text.

Found via The Jealous Curator. 

ImagineNations are vintage globes which have been decoupaged by hand with recycled materials, turning them into one-of-a-kind creations. Great designs - I'm particularly keen on this "bon voyage" one.

Via BB-Blog.

Takayuki Hori was was recently awarded first prize at the Mitsubishi Chemical Junior Designer Award. 'Oritsunagumono (things folded and connected)' combines origami with endangered animal skeletons. Poignant and impactful work.

Via Spoon & Tomago.