Category Archives: Art

A Cherry Blossom-Inspired Torch Will Kick Off the Tokyo 2020 Olympics

Yesterday, on the first day of spring, the Tokyo 2020 Olympics torch was revealed to the public at a press conference in the hosting city. The floral design is inspired by Japan’s cherry blossom, a flower celebrated in festivals across … Continue reading

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Edvard Munch’s ‘The Scream’ Isn’t Actually Screaming, Rare Artwork Suggests – DesignTAXI.com

I scream, you scream, but ‘The Scream’ might not be screaming. Source: Edvard Munch’s ‘The Scream’ Isn’t Actually Screaming, Rare Artwork Suggests – DesignTAXI.com

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Liam Hopkins. Love and soul in the making.

Liam Hopkins has the best (and simplest) job description in the world. ‘Maker.’ It all started when he was a kid in a home where televisions, radios or kettles were never chucked out, they were disassembled and examined. “I was … Continue reading

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A Geometric Light Projection by Joanie Lemercier Invites Viewers to Take a Trip Through the Stars

Constellations is a light-based audio-visual installation by Joanie Lemercier that explores the great expanse of our universe through the presentation of morphing geometric shapes and bright glowing orbs. The three-dimensional light work is projected onto water, which gives it a … Continue reading

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Distinct Sounds of the City Replicated on Electric Guitar – Laughing Squid

Musician Davidlap, who makes very creative use of his amazing string skills, recreated a number of city sounds with his electric guitar. These sounds Source: Distinct Sounds of the City Replicated on Electric Guitar

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Colorful Ceramics Accented by Gravity-Defying Drips

Rain falls through the air in smooth curvaceous orbs, instantaneously splitting as it splatters to the ground. Chinese artist Bian Xiaodong’s glossy ceramics resemble these falling droplets, however their inverted forms drip upwards rather than down. The artist crafts his gravity-defying … Continue reading

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Human-Powered Clocks by Maarten Baas Physically Mark the Passage of Time

Dutch artist  Maarten Baas produces artworks that lay at the intersection of visual art, performance, and design, creating manual clocks that are erased and redrawn on the stroke of each minute. In pieces like Grandfather Clock and Schiphol Clock Baas places himself within the structure … Continue reading

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Math artist John Sims is living a life of pi – Quartzy

Every day is Pi Day for this artist, who brings math to life in art, videos, music, crafts, and writing. Pi is  3.14159, plus some, ad infinitum, a number sequence that doesn’t repeat and whose end cannot be reached. On … Continue reading

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Miniature Figures Top Coin Purses, Makeup Compacts, and Teapots in Lush Narrative Scenes by Kendal Murray

Kendal Murray works in miniature, crafting assemblages that present familial scenes built into and on top of common items found in the home such as glass tea pots or coin purses. The objects are often covered in fake grass, and … Continue reading

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Rubber Powered Model Airplanes Take Flight in New ‘Float’ Documentary Trailer

The full trailer for the documentary Float (previously) introduces the world to a niche indoor sport that involves building and flying self-propelled model airplanes. Directed and edited by Phil Kibbe, the film follows two American pilots, Brett Sanborn and Yuan … Continue reading

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