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Visualizing Empires Decline
The decline of the largest maritime empires of the 19th and 20th centuries using a ludic and organic metaphor that incorporates mitosis-like spilts. The music was kindly composed for the purpose of this narrative by CHOP WOOD – chopwood.eu pmcruz.com
How Actors Train Their Voices For Animated Movies | Movies Insider
In anticipation of “LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part,” we talked to voice acting coaches Joan Baker and Rudy Gaskins about some of the ways Hollywood actors train their voices for animated movies. The “LEGO Movie” sequel has even more … Continue reading
Conceptual Typewriter Sculptures by Glenda León Replace Keys With Dripping Candles and Acrylic Nails
Artist Glenda León affixes objects such as matchsticks, melted candles, and acrylic nails to typewriters she sources from antique dealers in Havana, Cuba. Each item replaces the machine’s rubber stamps or keys, and is presented with a different meaning, such as her … Continue reading
Mysterious Mermaid Tails Lodged in Laundromat Machines by Olivia Erlanger
Artist and curator Olivia Erlanger upends fantastical ideas of mermaids with her documentation of mermaid tails emerging from laundromat washing machines. Erlanger, who lives and works in New York City, staged the tails in Laundry Zone in Los Angeles’ Arlington Heights … Continue reading
Fasten Seat Belt Sign Not Included: New Furniture Designed Using Retired Aircraft Parts by Plane Industries
In 2016, Plane Industries (formerly Fallen Furniture) debuted a massive chair made using a reclaimed cowling from a Boeing 737 airplane engine. Over the last three years, the small UK-based company has continued to expand their array of furnishings and … Continue reading
Scenes From Award-Winning Literature Crafted With Hand-Cut Paper by Zim & Zou
Paper artists and collaborators Zim & Zou (previously) were invited to create miniature worlds inspired by previous Nobel Prize winners in Literature. The tolerance-themed traveling exhibition Sharing Worlds was organized by the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation. The French … Continue reading
Wintergaten Declares the Conveyor Belt Complete on its Epic Marble Machine X
A new video released by the ambitious Wintergatan band of folktronica musicians/inventors (previously) shows the latest developments in their ongoing Marble Machine project. The video above documents the successful completion of the Marble Conveyor Belt, which uses ratchets and pistons to move … Continue reading
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SKALAR: Light Art and Sound Combine to Form an Immersive Concert Experience
Made in collaboration between light artist Christopher Bauder and musician Kangding Ray, SKALAR is an audio/visual art installation that uses a large built structure and beats to create an immersive live concert. First presented in 2014 inside of the Kraftwerk Berlin industrial venue, … Continue reading
Mr. Trash Wheel: An Anthropomorphic Debris-Eating Mechanism Located in Baltimore Harbor
Mr. Trash Wheel, a floating mechanism with large round eyes affixed to its hood, was installed on a tributary leading to the Baltimore Harbor in 2014. Since then, the trash-scooping object has intercepted 638,594 plastic bags, 1,000,000 styrofoam containers, 150 … Continue reading
A Retired Bike-Share Bicycle Upcycled to a Beetle-Shaped Mobile Library
Seeking to provide a new use for China’s enormous surplus of bike-share bicycles, LUO Studiorecently designed a mobile library in the shape of a winged beetle. The studio’s founder Luo Yujie was inspired to create “Shared Lady Beetle” by a friend who teaches … Continue reading
Researchers Have Figured Out a Way to Move 25 Tons of Stone by Hand
Ever wonder how ancient civilizations built giant monuments without machines? These researchers may have cracked the code. option that comes to mind. But, if we consider massive monuments like the Moai on Easter Island, there must’ve been some way that … Continue reading
