Category Archives: Art

Van Gogh’s Ugliest Masterpiece

A video essay from Evan Puschak (The Nerdwriter) on Van Gogh’s use of colour in “The Night Café” (1888).

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Handcut Paper Models by Seba Naranjo Welcome Dinosaurs Back From Extinction

Inspired and informed by the work that paleontologists have done over the past few decades, Chile-based artist Seba Naranjo designs and builds 3D paper models of dinosaurs for a project called Khartosauria. Through careful planning, cutting, and folding, he forms … Continue reading →

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shauna richardson’s crochetdermy animals exhibit at design days dubai

among this year’s exhibitors at design days dubai 2015 is crafts council, which presents a piece from the handmade sculptural series of artist shauna richardson. designboom is attending design days dubai 2015, the leading fair in the middle east and south … Continue reading →

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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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