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A National Park-Inspired Chapel Composed of Branching Fractals by Yu Momeoda
Agri Chapel is located within a national park on the northwest coast of Japan’s island of Kyushu. The chapel was constructed by Japanese architect Yu Momoeda, who wanted to reflect the surrounding forest by bringing tree-like forms into the building. … Continue reading
Quirky Illustrations by Virginia Mori Blend Melancholy and Surreal Humor
Using simple line drawings and pared down images, Virginia Mori captures complex human emotions. Though many of Mori’s illustrations lean toward the melancholy with themes of isolation and anxiety, moments of levity and escapism can be found, especially in her … Continue reading
Watch Face Paint Tell the Story of Human Evolution in One Minute
Artist Emma Allen imagines the future of human evolution using face paint, a mirror, and a camera. Watch the progression from single-celled organism to cyborg unfold in this stunning animated self-portrait. The Short Film Showcase spotlights exceptional short videos created … Continue reading
Big Black House Design Company
Here’s Maxine from the Big Black House Design Co. She’s a blacksmith, and makes bespoke garden furniture and accessories.
The Gnomist: A Great Big Beautiful Act Of Kindness
Deep in the forest of Overland Park, Kan., little gnomes made a home. But how did they get there? This is the story of paying it forward, one little house at a time.
Study Links Ancient Cave Drawings and Language Origins
Sound echoing within caves may have also influenced what early humans put on rock walls. Source: Study Links Ancient Cave Drawings and Language Origins
Charleston-based graphic designer Mike Winkelman has been doing a digital illustration everyday for the past 10 years. Currently on his eleventh round, the purpose of this project was to help him “get over the fear of starting a project, but … Continue reading
Elaborate Paper Origami Tessellations and Kusudamas by Ekaterina Lukasheva
Moscow-based paper artist Ekaterina Lukasheva first tried folding paper at the age of 14 when a mathematics professor brought in a book on kusudamas. The traditional paper sphere technique requires an understanding of geometry to ensure the individual units fit … Continue reading
Suspended Ocean Wave Installations by Miguel Rothschild
Multidisciplinary artistt Miguel Rothschild works across a wide variety of mediums from modified photography to glass sculpture and textiles. In several recent works the Argentine artist has captured the slow roll of ocean waves in suspended fabric installations titled Elegy … Continue reading
See a NASA Physicist’s Incredible Origami – Great Big Story
Twenty five years ago, physicist Robert Lang worked at NASA, where he researched lasers. He has also garnered 46 patents on optoelectronics and even wrote a Ph.D. thesis called “Semiconductor Lasers: New Geometries and Spectral Properties.” But in 2001, Lang … Continue reading
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New Miniature Post-Apocalyptic Environments by Lori Nix and Kathleen Gerber
Lori Nix and Kathleen Gerber (previously) collaboratively produce detailed dioramas caught in the throes of natural or manmade chaos. From 2005 to 2015 the pair created a series titled The City, which imagined the post-apocalyptic interiors of abandoned violin shops, malls, and natural history … Continue reading
Anonymous Figures Struggle Against Nature in Porcelain Sculptures by Claudia Fontes
Since 2013, artist Claudia Fontes (previously) has been investigating the use and meaning of the word “foreigner” in a series of small figurative sculptures. Each sculpture, which is about the size of Fontes’ hand (about 23 x 5 cm / … Continue reading
