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Miyu Kojima Creates Miniature Replicas of Lonely Deaths

Twenty six-year old Miyu Kojima works for a company that cleans up after kodokushi (孤独死) or lonely deaths: a Japanese phenomenon of people dying alone and remaining undiscovered for a long period of time. The instances first began to be … Continue reading

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This Art Is a Big Deal

In this reel, meet artists taking their craft to the extreme—like a village growing rice into murals and a crocheter covering the world in love and yarn.

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A Prickly Structure Made of 70,000 Reusable Hexapod Particles

Architects design structures to last for generations. They erect buildings that will become classic additions to the skyline and last for generations due to solid foundations unsusceptible to catastrophic disaster. Researchers at the Institute for Computational Design and Construction (ICD) at the University … Continue reading

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“Tokyo at Night” 01 Waseda

[from the description] Mateusz Urbanowicz Published on 21 May 2017 Something I wanted to try with watercolors for some time now – a night scene. Tokyo is a strange place – there are a lot of empty but brightly lit … Continue reading

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Watercolor Illustrations Depicting Night Streets of Tokyo by Mateusz Urbanowicz

Mateusz Urbanowicz, also known as Matto, is a Polish artist and illustrator currently based in Tokyo. He originally moved to Japan to study animation and comics and he landed himself a gig at Tokyo-based animation film studio CoMix Wave, where … Continue reading

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Crouched and Posed Figures Formed From Hundreds of Welded Bike Chains

Young-Deok Seo (previously here and here) produces life-size figures welded from hundreds of folded bike chains. To create these works he first begins with a sketch, which he then digitizes to create a 3D model. Next he creates a full-scale rendition from clay, which serves … Continue reading

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Adventurous Photographer Shares His Most Memorable Images

This photographer has done everything from “documenting the I’daan people collecting edible bird’s nests from the roof of a 500ft cave in Borneo” to “visiting the largest coal mine in India that has been burning underground for about 100 years.” … Continue reading

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How to build a thriving music scene in your city

How does a city become known as a “music city”? Publicist Elizabeth Cawein explains how thriving music scenes make cities healthier and happier and shares ideas for bolstering your local music scene — and showing off your city’s talent to … Continue reading

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CGI 3D Animation Short Film HD “The Wishgranter” by Wishgranter Team | CGMeetup

CGI 3D Animated Short Film The Wishgranter by Kal Athannassov, John McDonald, Echo Wu. Featured on http://www.cgmeetup.net/home/the-wish… Set in a world where wishes are granted by mythical beings that live under fountains, an apathetic wish granter is forced to go … Continue reading

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Mirrored Figures Reflect the Natural Landscape and Cultural Heritage of Morecambe Bay

Rob Mulholland (previously)  was recently commissioned by the Morecambe Bay Partnership to create a site-specific installation that would connect with the history of the northwest England site. The British sculptor and environmental artist created a series of six mirrored figures and two dwellings that … Continue reading

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