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Carnival: origins of the world’s biggest party | The Economist
Carnival started as a pagan festival in ancient Egypt and has grown to become one of the largest celebrations in the world. Today more than 50 countries celebrate the tradition, but where did the party start?
Digital illustrations done on an iPad and a Wacom tablet by Warsaw-based artist Michal Sawtyruk. The illustrations gives us an inside look of his home, or maybe a friend’s home, and drawn in a manner that resembles a painting rather than … Continue reading
Nora Fok’s Ethereal Hand-Knit Jewelry is Inspired by Nature and Science – Colossal
Nora Fok combines jewelry design with textile art in her science- and math-inspired wearable artworks. Fok, who is based in southeast England, works in her home studio creating all of her pieces manually, using hand tools, fine nylon microfilament and basic … Continue reading
GIGANTIC RIO CARNIVAL FLOAT: MASSIVE AND EXPENSIVE FLOAT AT BRAZILIAN PARADE
From Brazil Carnival Videos on YouTube: Rio Carnival Floats have always been admired by artists all over the world by their finish perfection & intrinsic engineering!. Here can see their backstage!
Geronimo Fills Lincoln Center with a Massive Balloon Installation for the New York City Ballet
Jihan Zencirli is not your average balloon artist. Based in Los Angeles and working under the monikerGeronimo, Zencirli builds sprawling conglomerations of perfectly spherical balloons in carefully selected color palettes. With vibrant colors and organically-inspired shapes, the balloons draw a contrast … Continue reading
Fairy Ring Exhibition – Spacecadets Air Design
Spacecadets exhibition ‘Fairy Ring’ opened at Bishop Auckland Gallery, County Durham, in NE England and ran from 8th July – 9th Sept 2017. “Fairy rings (naturally occurring circles of mushrooms) are anchored in folklore as portals to other worlds. This … Continue reading
Amanda Parer’s Giant Inflatable Rabbits Invade Public Spaces Around the World
Amanda Parer examines the relationship between humans and the natural world in her massive inflatable artworks. The Tasmania-based artist works with a team including New York based co-producer Chris Wangro. Together, Parer Studio realizes her larger-than-life versions of translucent rabbits, a … Continue reading
Soaring Murals of Plants on Urban Walls by Mona Caron
Muralist Mona Caron (previously) has continued her worldwide Weeds series, with colorful renderings of humble plants growing ever taller on buildings from Portland and São Paulo to Spain and Taiwan. The San Francisco-based artist often partners with local and international social and environmental … Continue reading
Adam Savage Learns About Aardman Animations’ Stop-Motion Puppets Used In Their Film ‘Early Man’
Adam Savage of Tested visited Tested visited Aardman Animations‘ workshop in Bristol, UK and got a good look at the gorgeous stop-motion animation puppets and sculpting material used in their upcoming film, Early Man. Savage chatted with senior model maker Jimmy Young about their ‘model making processes for the puppets’ sculpts, … Continue reading
New Sparkling Blooms Photographed with Ultraviolet-Induced Visible Fluorescence by Craig Burrows
Photographer Craig Burrows (previously) continues to explore a unique photography method called ultraviolet-induced visible fluorescence that uses high-intensity UV lights to excite fluorescence found in some plants, animals, and various objects. Burrows chooses to focus on flowers, creatingcolorfully vivid interpretations of jade blooms, daisies, … Continue reading
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