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Rebooted – Animated Short Film

Owl Guy, a retro comic book superhero, is suddenly introduced to his rebooted counterpart. Official Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/RebootedFilm/ Runtime: 4:00 Created at Ringling College of Art and Design

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The ‘Feather Family’ Creating Costumes for Moulin Rouge

Great Big Story Published on 5 Jun 2018 In Paris, France, you can’t have cabaret without glimmering rhinestones, dazzling sequins, or, most importantly, feathers. Since 1929, Maison Février has been responsible for adorning cabaret performers in an extravagant array of … Continue reading

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The Japanese Mini Truck Garden Contest is a Whole New Genre in Landscaping – Colossal

The Kei Truck, or kei-tora for short, is a tiny but practical vehicle that originated in Japan. Although these days it’s widely used throughout Asia and other parts of the world, in Japan you’ll often see them used in the construction and … Continue reading

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A Project to Immortalize David Bowie in Traditional Woodblock Prints

David Bowie, who passed away in 2016, had a very special connection – some may even call it a “love affair” – with Japan. He originally developed his affinity after taking an interest in Kabuki and was heavily influenced by … Continue reading

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An Olafur Eliasson-Designed Building Only Accessible by Footbridge in a Danish Fjord

Fjordenhus is a recently completed structure built on the  Vejle Fjord in Denmark only accessible by footbridge. It is the first structure fully designed by the studio of Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson (previously), and was inspired by the harbor’s architecture. The … Continue reading

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Astonishing Origami by Robby Kraft

Brooklyn-based polymath Robby Kraft currently teaches coding to artists and designers at Parsons and the School for Poetic Computation, , but his love for the connected worlds of art and math began at a young age; he started folding origami … Continue reading

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The Psychosocial Toll of Our Increasingly Online Lives – ScienceBlog.com

Want to book plane tickets? Order a pizza for dinner? Check available university courses? Write a note to your Aunt Sally? Chances are you’re going to need a smartphone (or laptop or desktop or smartwatch or Amazon Echo personal assistant…) for … Continue reading

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The Beauty of China’s Bicycle Graveyards

A series of photos by The Guardian that shows an aerial view of the rental bikes removed by authorities in Chinese cities such as Beijing, Nanjing, Wuhan and Shanghai and the patterns they create. These shared bikes, which customers rent … Continue reading

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A modern interpretation of the cuckoo clock by German artist Guido Zimmermann that takes its cues from urban living and compelling architecture. “The hull is new, but the soul, a clockwork with a cuckoo, is still an old one,” the … Continue reading

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Fabric Tree Stumps Formed From Pieces of Discarded Clothing by Tamara Kostianovsky

Textile artist Tamara Kostianovsky creates realistic elements from nature out of strips of fabric and discarded clothing. In her latest series, the artist forms severed tree stumps from pieces of her late father’s clothing, integrating his belongings into a landscape of … Continue reading

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