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Willow sculpture by sculptor Katherine Miles titled: ‘Willow Sitting Hare sculpture (Listening Mad March)’. 

Posted on January 26, 2021 by agogo22

Nov 10, 2019 – A sculpture titled ‘Willow Sitting Hare (Listening Mad March sculpture)’ by artist Katherine Miles in the category Wild Animals and Wild Life Sculptures. This sculpture has the dimensions of 100 x 40 x 50 cm and … Continue reading →

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A Playful Ghibli-esque Ad for Travel Oregon | Kottke

Posted on January 26, 2021 by agogo22

I cannot improve upon the succinct description of this video from Natalie Smillie: “A new Ghibli film?! No — this is an advert for the state of Oregon.” It’s a great ad and certainly takes both content and stylistic cues … Continue reading →

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Unique Tables Designed to Look Like Animals Half-Submerged in Water | My Modern Met

Posted on January 24, 2021 by agogo22

Designer Derek Pearce has expanded the possibilities of everyday furniture with his enchanting Water Tables. Each one integrates an animal as both its base and a crucial aesthetic element: the body of the creature seems to comes up through the glass … Continue reading →

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An Innovative Installation Embeds Lights into a Five-Acre Field to Spur Crop Growth

Posted on January 24, 2021 by agogo22

Spread across a thick field of leeks in the Netherlands is Daan Roosegaarde’s new installation that illuminates the practice of modern farming, highlighting the plants that feed us and their plights. In “Grow,” the Dutch artist and designer, who’s known for … Continue reading →

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Artist Luke O’Sullivan Combines Drawings and Sculptures to Create Extraordinary Cities

Posted on January 23, 2021 by agogo22

Boston-born, Philadelphia-based artist Luke O’Sullivan combines screen-printed drawings on wood and metal to create architectural sculptures inspired by dystopian fiction. See more images […] More: Artist Luke O’Sullivan Combines Drawings and Sculptures to Create Extraordinary Cities

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10-Billion-Pixel Scan of ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’ Reveals Unseen Details

Posted on January 22, 2021 by agogo22

You can view every crack and blob of paint used in “Girl with a Pearl Earring” like never before. Johannes Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring has fascinated art lovers for centuries. Those who have been lucky enough to admire … Continue reading →

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The Blue Hour: Lyrical Illustrations Catalog a Menagerie of Specimens in Earth’s Rarest Pigment

Posted on January 21, 2021 by agogo22

JANUARY 21, 2021 GRACE EBERT French illustrator and author Isabelle Simler deftly renders the liminal time surrounding dusk through a poetic exploration of Earth’s rarest color. The Blue Hour winds through the natural world on a journey to spot the pigment, … Continue reading →

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The Hill We Climb: Watch the inauguration poem in full | BBC News

Posted on January 21, 2021 by agogo22

Amanda Gorman’s powerful reading of her poem was one of the memorable moments at Joe Biden’s inauguration. Source: The Hill We Climb: Watch the inauguration poem in full

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Everything You Need To Know About Japan’s Iconic Studio Ghibli

Posted on January 21, 2021 by agogo22

How much do you know about the history of Studio Ghibli?   For fans of anime, there’s nothing quite like the works of Studio Ghibli. The small team of animators spends years lovingly crafting each amazing story, bringing to life … Continue reading →

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A Tiled Wave Ripples Across Olafur Eliasson’s New Installation in Downtown Chicago

Posted on January 19, 2021 by agogo22

Last week, artist Olafur Eliasson (previously) unveiled a massive, wave-like artwork that mimics the rippled surfaces of the Chicago River and Lake Michigan. Comprised of 1,963 curved tiles, “Atmospheric wave wall” sits between the two bodies of water at Willis Tower … Continue reading →

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This Elaborately Armored Samurai Was Folded From A Single Sheet of Paper | Colossal

Posted on January 18, 2021 by agogo22

JANUARY 16, 2021 GRACE EBERT Juho Könkkölä  spent upwards of 50 hours scoring and folding just one sheet of Wenzhou rice paper to create this painstakingly detailed samurai complete with plated armor, traditional helmet, and sword. Beginning with a 95 … Continue reading →

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BBC Radio 4 – Poetry Please, Eve L. Ewing

Posted on January 18, 2021 by agogo22

Chicago poet, sociologist and comic writer Eve L. Ewing chooses from the listener requests Source: BBC Radio 4 – Poetry Please, Eve L. Ewing

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