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Creme That Egg, a Pitagora Suichi-inspired chain reaction machine – The Kid Should See This
In 2008, Joseph Herscher of Joseph’s Machines launched his YouTube channel with a Pitagora Suichi-inspired chain reaction marble run of sorts that spanned his apartment. The video was called Creme That Egg. And it doesn’t end well for the Cadbury … Continue reading
alex chinneck unzips the walls of an abandoned office building – design boom
an architectural sculpture entitled ‘open to the public’ has appeared overnight in kent, england. a 1960s-era office building which had fallen to disuse has been unzipped by artist alex chinneck. the british artist, who had been working on this project … Continue reading
Light Painting Animations Create Dazzling Effects Around Glass Spheres
During his last few months in school, recent University of Maryland graduate Josh Sheldon built a light animation robot scaled to the size of his small college bedroom. For the personal project, Sheldon taught himself Blender, Python, and Dragonframein just under two weeks. The device allowed him to … Continue reading
Vanishing Thoughts Explored in High Contrast GIFs by Tracy J Lee – Colossal
Chicago-based art director, designer, and illustrator Tracy J Lee creates animated city scenes drenched in high contrast light and shadow with subjects who are lost in deep inner thought. In several of the GIFs the central character steps outside of … Continue reading
Carbon Copy: A Glitched Vintage Plymouth Stands on End in a Canadian Parking Lot – Colossal
Calgary-based artists Caitlind r.c. Brown and Wayne Garrett (previously) create large, public installations that invite people to engage in a shared experience. Their latest work cruised into Edmonton’s Brewery District late last month—a blue 1988 Plymouth Caravelle balanced perfectly on its … Continue reading
Creative Lego Constructions Bring Fantastical Moments to Life
Creative constructions of Lego bricks spring to life in these advertising campaigns developed by Asawin Tejasakulsin, a senior art director at Ogilvy & Mather in Bangkok, Thailand. The two series, Imagine and Build the Future, amplify the childhood wonder central to … Continue reading
Buildings and Stars Cut into Blackout Curtains Turn Your Windows Into Nighttime Cityscapes – Colossal
A Ukrainian blind company called HoleRoll shared this fun set of concept blinds that feature iconic cityscapes cut into blackout curtains. The silhouettes of famous skyscrapers become apparent as light streams in through the window.[…] Source: Buildings and Stars Cut … Continue reading
An Inflated Steel Archway Provides a New Cultural Nexus on a Polish Island
Last year Polish designer Oskar Zieta unveiled the NAWA pavilion, an inflated steel passageway intended to bring cultural activity back to Wrocław’s island of Daliowa. This structure’s reflective, bloated surface makes it look like a weightless mylar balloon despite the fact that is … Continue reading
Giant Floating Installation by KAWS – Faith is Torment
The latest work entitled KAWS:HOLIDAY by American artist KAWS, real name Brian Donnelly, is a 92-foot-long (28 meters) inflatable that can be found reclining on the surface of Seoul’s Seokchon Lake. The installation, done in collaboration with LOTTE and AllRightsReserved, … Continue reading
Masses of Wooden Chairs Pour From Old Villas by Karin van der Molen – Colossal
Site-specific installation artist Karin van der Molen creates connections between the natural and man-made through chair-based works that flow from the windows of aging villas. In her 2015 piece Flux the Dutch artist created one of her installations at the Le … Continue reading