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Top 10 African Contributions To World Civilization

 

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Listen to the Stuff You Should Know Episode – SYSK Selects: How a Flea Circus Works on iHeartRadio | iHeartRadio

Stream the Stuff You Should Know episode, SYSK Selects: How a Flea Circus Works, free & on demand on iHeartRadio. If you’ve ever seen a flea circus, then count yourself among the few. It’s a dying art, but back in … Continue reading →

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Interview – Maria Fernanda Cardoso (2007)

A 2007 TV magazine segment about Maria Fernanda Cardoso, her background, development as an artist and involvement in a major exhibition of Latin-American art at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney, Australia.

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DEEP TIME AND THE FAR FUTURE (series of 3 sculptures), 2020 | Amy Karle @ The Smithsonian

biocompatible polyamide, gold, copper, silver, paint Extinction seems so finite, but is it? “Scan data” is not just about capturing images or forms, it can also include capturing biological data such as DNA and include processes such as machine learning … Continue reading →

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Biologically Accurate Sculptures of Animals by Fanni Sandor Are Smaller Than a Fingernail

Fanni Sandor  has been fascinated by miniatures since childhood, constructing her first sculpture from toothpicks, candle wax, paper, and glue at six years old. “In my country, there (are) no traditions of the 1:12 scale miniature making. In my twenties, … Continue reading →

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The Girl From Ipanema is a far weirder song than you thought

Brazilian bossa nova isn’t elevator music, it’s actually really intensely complicated! Let’s find out why! Get CuriosityStream AND Nebula for less than $15 per year (26% off!) https://curiositystream.com/adamneely Sources: https://bit.ly/32moHOP Thanks to Martina da Silva for being the voice of … Continue reading →

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ANTONI GAUDI’S BARCELONA – FOUR UNEARTHLY BUILDINGS YOU MUST-SEE IN BARCELONA

ANTONI GAUDI’S BARCELONA – FOUR UNEARTHLY BUILDINGS YOU MUST-SEE IN BARCELONA Welcome to Gaudi’s Barcelona! Architects, artists, engineers, travellers and vagabonds alike, make their way to the Catalonian capital in a sort of ‘design pilgrimage’, visiting the surreal moderisme (Spain’s … Continue reading →

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A Sparkling Figure Leaves a Trail of Dance Moves in New Stop-Motion Animation by Fernando Livschitz

A mesmerizing new project by Fernando Livschitz (previously), of Black Sheep Films, captures a gold figure dancing down a well-light runway in what appears to be a digital animation. As he twists and moves his body, the dancer is stretched … Continue reading →

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How Artists Are Using Technology

These four artists are merging art with technology in the most creative ways. While Geoffrey Drake-Drockman builds interactive cybernetic sculptures, the artists at Factum Arte painstakingly produce replicas of Egyptian art. Janet Echelman weaves massive installations out of high-tech fiber … Continue reading →

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Beetle-Inspired Coffee Table Features Fold-Out “Wings”

By Emma Taggart on July 15, 2020 “I truly believe that the best designs are found in nature.” Nature is an endless source of inspiration for many artists and designers, many of whom reimagine natural forms and colors as part … Continue reading →

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