Tag Archives: Art
Whimsical Illustrations and Motifs Dyed with a Traditional Wax-Resist Method Cover Caroline Södergren’s Eggshells
Formally trained in glassblowing, Stockholm-based artist Caroline Södergren transfers her experience working with a delicate, fragile material to an ornately illustrated collection of eggshells. She adapts the traditional Ukrainian craft called pysanky, a wax-resist method that involves drawing a design on … Continue reading
Wade in the Water
Wade in the Water (2019 Recording)- Performed and Produced by Cynthia Liggins Thomas Wade in the Water (1925 Recording)- Performed by The Sunset Four Jubilee Singers “Wade in the Water” was written during the era of slavery in the United … Continue reading
Slave Songbook : Origin of the negro Spiritual
Excerpt from PBS documentary History Dectectives Slave Songbook tracing the development of Negro Spirituals and cultural connections to Africa
Masks from Many Cultures – Screener
Masks from different regions of the world and from diverse cultures are presented in this overview which includes images of over 100 masks combined with footage of festivals where masks are worn in traditional ceremonies, such as Mardi Gras. See … Continue reading
Sauve qui pneu – ESMA 2020
Suite à son braquage, un homme se retrouve forcé d’embarquer dans la voiture d’une petite mamie pour échapper à la police à travers les rues colorées de Cuba. Following his robbery, a man is forced to get into a little … Continue reading
How to Talk to Aliens | The Space Show
Professor Michael Garrett of the University of Manchester speaks with Motherboard’s Becky Ferreira about his work with SETI – the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.
An Elaborate Paper Replica Recreates the Heidelberg Letterpress at Full Scale | Colossal
JUNE 23, 2021 GRACE EBERT Following a meticulously built collection of meals and household goods, Korean artist Lee Ji-heereturns to a more mechanical subject matter with a life-sized paper model of the Heidelberg letterpress. Similar to her vintage … Continue reading
Blue balls made “cause of climate change visible” says Real World Visuals | Dezeen
Jennifer Hahn | 22 June 2021 A 2012 animation showing New York buried under a mountain of bubbles allowed people to appreciate the scale of carbon emissions, says Real World Visuals. A 2012 animation showing New York City being … Continue reading
You Can Sleep in Gaudí’s Legendary First House ‘Casa Vicens‘ for $1 | My Modern Met
By Samantha Pires on June 24, 2021 For the first time in 136 years, Gaudí’s first house, Casa Vicens, is available to spend the night in for an incredible experience. If you have always loved the incredible Art Nouveau … Continue reading
Mathematics and sex | Clio Cresswell | TEDxSydney
[…] Mathematics and sex are deeply intertwined. From using mathematics to reveal patterns in our sex lives, to using sex to prime our brain for certain types of problems, to understanding them both in terms of the evolutionary roots of … Continue reading
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