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Letters and Numbers by 36 Illustrators Come to Life in Alphabetical Animations by Albert Oriol
The popular 36 Days of Type challenge (previously) is an annual open call for designers, illustrators, and artists to bring the alphabet and numbers one through nine to life. For its sixth year, Barcelona-based motion designer Albert Oriol collaborated with … Continue reading
The Square Wave Kinetic Sculpture Forms Complex Geometric Patterns as it Spins
A recently launched Kickstarter campaign introduces a five-dimensional sculpture said to be inspired by mathematics and the Fibonacci sequence. Square Wave, the first in a collection from artist Ivan Black (previously) and Atellani, is an object constructed out of 21 precisely bent and connected metal … Continue reading
Jarring Juxtapositions of Prosperity and Conflict by Uğur Gallenkuş
Turkish artist Uğur Gallenkuş uses split images to emphasize the grave differences between war-torn countries and privileged, peaceful societies. Gallenkuş often specifically references Western visual culture in his juxtaposed images, such as Christian iconography of the Madonna and child, and the … Continue reading
The Surprising Plant Helping Kenyan Farmers Prosper
Many families in Kisumu, Kenya survive by making rope out of sisal—a fierce-looking plant with sharp, sword-like leaves. The rope can be used to make bags, floor mats and other craft items. Yet because processing sisal is difficult and time … Continue reading
Javier Riera CGAC
Javier Riera Published on 2 Oct 2018 Intervención en los jardines de Bonaval (Installation at Bonaval Gardens)/ CGAC (Galician Centre for the Contemporary Arts)/ septiembre-octubre 2018. vídeo: josue.juarez.ruiz
Whimsical Street Art by Cal
French artist Cal, based in Lyon, incorporates the city’s urban features into his humorous street art by adding cartoon illustrations into statues, vents, iron plates, peeling walls, weeds, and abandoned objects. He transforms what people usually ignore into whimsical art in … Continue reading
An Endlessly Looping Path of Water Rushes Over Gallery Walls and Floors
In Lupanar, an installation by French artist Nicolas Tourte, water flows on a never-ending path over the floor, walls, and ceiling of an art gallery. Displayed in a darkened room, the slithering 130-foot route shows a continuous video loop, which … Continue reading
Imaginative Botanical Ceramics Invent New Fruits and Flowers
Ceramic artist Kaori Kurihara’s textured ceramics reference familiar botanicals like durian, cauliflower, and bananas, while maintaining an otherworldly element of surprise. The artist adds organic details like articulated fronds and streaked or dimpled skin by hand, while working in part from … Continue reading
Bolsonaro’s Brazil: Murder, God and Carnaval | Foreign Correspondent
ABC News (Australia) Published on 9 Apr 2019 “People want to break the system – and the great symbol to break the system was Bolsonaro” – Rodrigo Amorim, MP and friend of new President Bolsonaro Jair Bolsonaro vaulted to power … Continue reading
Radiant Flowers Overlook Lyon, France in New Mural by INTI
For the Peinture Fraiche Festival, Chilean street artist INTI recently painted a large-scale mural on a building in Lyon, France. Titled “SOLEIL” (Blinded by the Light), the piece features a sun-shaped bouquet of flowers framing, obstructing, and fusing with the face of … Continue reading
The Amazing Sculptures of Ron Mueck
mjsoup Published on 26 Mar 2016 The Amazing Sculptures of Ron Mueck Las esculturas impresionantes de Ron Mueck Category Entertainment Music in this video Learn more Listen ad-free with YouTube Premium Song Bonde Artist Ali Farka Toure, Ry Cooder Album … Continue reading
The Rhysonic Wheel Bridges Programmed Percussion with Acoustic Guitar for a Captivating One-Man Ensemble
Wellington, New Zealand-based musician Pete O’Connell has previously used his Rhysonic Wheel, a self-made instrument that combines power tools with a self-spinning wheel, to create steady, melodic strumming on his acoustic guitar. Recently he has built another iteration of the device that … Continue reading
