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11 eyeshadow art looks worthy of a gallery exhibition

Lids or canvases?

By Delaney Loane

Digital Beauty Editor / June 10 2021

If you ask us, most days, a different colour in the crease to the lid is the height of artistic eyeshadow excellence.

Because honestly, we really don’t have the patience, commitment or artistic ability to create the elevated eyeshadow designs we long for. The incredible artists behind them use their eyelids like canvases (instead of just areas of skin you have to paint gold in order to look awake), and they're so glorious we'd buy tickets to their exhibits any day.

While we may not be able to execute them ourselves, we sure can appreciate them. Those who can’t do, admire, right? And hell, if you can do, go right ahead. Go you.

So, for your entertainment and inspiration, here are the epic eyeshadow looks we’ve got favourited in case we ever become Picasso with a precision brush…

1

Why settle for flower illustrations when you can attach 3D buds to your lids?

Image credit: @alyssainthecity

2

If a fairy princess was cool enough to rock neon yellow, this is what we imagine they'd look like...

Image credit: @whitscanvas

3

Somewhere over the rainbow… is a flawless brow if you apply said rainbow onto your lid.

Image credit: @laradelmu

4

Remember what we said about 2D florals being less than impressive? We wholeheartedly take it back.

Image credit: @enillasmu

5

Plaid made a big fashion comeback a few years back, and now you can match your makeup to your blazer...

Image credit: @laaweup

6

Another print taking over the makeup game? Zebra, applied below the brow for extra effect, of course.

Image credit: @skylinsun

7

An aquatic-inspired shadow gradient? Great. A glitter crease and bubbles layered over the top? Excellent.

Image credit: @xo.joojo

8

We've got (fitting) heart eyes for this sparkle-adorned layered love heart situation.

Image credit: @richaard2609

9

This look takes the artwork eye theme up a notch, replicating an actual famous painting (Edward Munch's 'The Scream') on the lids.

Image credit: @ev.eyes