The artist Seamus Wray creates the so-called "Droste Effect" by creating portraits of himself, painting portraits of himself. He started with the picture shown above and mirrored his pose in a photograph of the work. He then repeated this process five times, resulting in a recursive series that changes slightly with each iteration - even two cats appear in the final portraits.
The coronavirus has affected the entire world. People are excited and the streets are empty. Well, almost empty. Even if absolutely everyone remains at home, one can expect that one group will definitely remain faithful to the streets and will wander through them - these are street artists.
For decades, martial artist and actor Carlos Ray "Chuck" Norris Jr. has carved his way into the hearts of action fans. In addition to his karate career, Norris has starred in a number of successful films as well as the acclaimed TV series Walker, The Texas Ranger. In March 2020, Norris turned 80, and in honor of this, we at decided to share with you some of the most interesting facts from his life and career.
1. The first artificial plastic was obtained by the Englishman Alexander Parks in 1855. The plastic, called parkesin, was made from cellulose treated with nitric acid and a solvent.
2. In 1866, Alexander Parks founded the Parkesine Company for the production of parkesine, but after 2 years the company went bankrupt due to poor product quality.
