Category Archives: Art

STRANDBEEST EVOLUTION 2017

Numerous specimen of the Strandbeest evolution on music of Khachaturian’s Spartacus. It open the archives of fossils. Theo Jansen’s work since 1990. He tries to make new forms of live on beaches. His animals get their energy from the wind … Continue reading

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Moving sculpture|TED 2002

Sculptor and engineer Arthur Ganson talks about his work — kinetic art that explores deep philosophical ideas and is gee-whiz fun to look at.

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The Uminami Strandbeest – The Kid Should See This

A new design that hearkens to Theo Jansen‘s original kinetic structures from the early 1990s, the PVC tube-constructed Uminami Strandbeest doesn’t get sand into its joints and requires no lubrication to move smoothly. Watch as it speeds across the sand on … Continue reading

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Synesthetic Artist Melissa McCracken Paints Abstracted Depictions of Jazz, Funk and Pop Songs

“Wasn’t It Kind of Wonderful” (2017), oil on canvas, 48” x 48””Melissa McCracken paints what she hears, titling each of her abstract oil paintings after the songs that inspired the work’s expressive gestures and bright punches of color. The Kansas City-based … Continue reading

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Pianist Plays Classical Music to Comfort Rescued Blind Elephants – My Modern Met

Like many musically-minded artists, professional pianist Paul Barton enjoys sharing his talent with the world. Unlike most musicians, however, Barton’s performances are not limited to human audiences; in fact, some of his biggest fans aren’t people, but pachyderms. Since moving to Thailand … Continue reading

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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