Category Archives: Art

The Rolling Stones – Criss Cross (Dir. Cut)

Posted on July 26, 2020 by agogo22

 

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Figurative Faces Emerge From Layers of Tightly Stacked Pipes

Posted on July 26, 2020 by agogo22

Artist Yi Chul Hee creates amazing, innovative sculptures composed of stacked layers of pipes. Unexpected shapes and forms emerge from his carefully crafted piles of hollow tubes. Each piece plays with light and shadow, allowing it to seep through and visually shift … Continue reading →

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Embroidered Patches Redefine Vintage Postcards and Photographs by Fiber Artist Han Cao

Posted on July 25, 2020 by agogo22

“Nice hair.” All images © Han Cao, Through densely laid cross-stitches and whorls of thread, Han Cao revitalizes discarded photographs and postcards. Similar to the artist’s previous projects, her latest series New Nostalgia strikes a balance between the original subjects … Continue reading →

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Sam Cobb’s Amazing Automata Sculptures!

Posted on July 24, 2020 by agogo22

Meet artist Sam Cobb, a sculptor who specializes in making animated statues–automata! Sam joined us at this year’s DesignerCon to show off a few of her works and kits, and we chat with her about how she designs and prototypes … Continue reading →

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Breonna Taylor Mural by Future History Now

Posted on July 24, 2020 by agogo22

Filmed July 4-5 2020 in Annapolis, MD #blacklivesmatter More: https://mymodernmet.com/breonna-taylor-mural-future-history-now/?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=push&utm_content=inspiring

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Artist’s Surreal Photos Have Earned Her Nearly 5 Million Instagram Fans

Posted on July 24, 2020 by agogo22

Russian artist Ellen Sheidlin is a force of nature. Not only does she create oil paintings and performance art, but her neverending creativity also translates into some incredible fine art photography. Her eye-catching, surreal images are instantly recognizable and have … Continue reading →

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Listen to the Stuff You Should Know Episode – SYSK Selects: How a Flea Circus Works on iHeartRadio | iHeartRadio

Posted on July 23, 2020 by agogo22

Stream the Stuff You Should Know episode, SYSK Selects: How a Flea Circus Works, free & on demand on iHeartRadio. If you’ve ever seen a flea circus, then count yourself among the few. It’s a dying art, but back in … Continue reading →

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Interview – Maria Fernanda Cardoso (2007)

Posted on July 23, 2020 by agogo22

A 2007 TV magazine segment about Maria Fernanda Cardoso, her background, development as an artist and involvement in a major exhibition of Latin-American art at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney, Australia.

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What happens when biology becomes technology?

Posted on July 22, 2020 by agogo22

“We’ve been promised a future of chrome — but what if the future is fleshy?” asks biological designer Christina Agapakis. In this awe-inspiring talk, Agapakis details her work in synthetic biology — a multidisciplinary area of research that pokes holes … Continue reading →

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MIT engineers develop “blackest black” material to date

Posted on July 22, 2020 by agogo22

Made from carbon nanotubes, the new coating is 10 times darker than other very black materials. Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office September 12, 2019 With apologies to “Spinal Tap,” it appears that black can, indeed, get more black. MIT … Continue reading →

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Artist Amy Karle: Philosophy and Selected Works

Posted on July 22, 2020 by agogo22

Amy Karle is an internationally award winning bioartist whose work can be seen as artifacts of a speculative future where digital, physical and biological systems merge. amykarle.com She leverages body-based investigation, science and technology to create art that catalytically examines … Continue reading →

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DEEP TIME AND THE FAR FUTURE (series of 3 sculptures), 2020 | Amy Karle @ The Smithsonian

Posted on July 22, 2020 by agogo22

biocompatible polyamide, gold, copper, silver, paint Extinction seems so finite, but is it? “Scan data” is not just about capturing images or forms, it can also include capturing biological data such as DNA and include processes such as machine learning … Continue reading →

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