Tag Archives: Life

Nimses

Posted in Animation, General | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Nieta

https://vimeo.com/nicolasvillarreal/nieta

Posted in Animation, General | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Surreal Photos by Erik Johansson

Multiple award-winning surreal photographer and retouch artist Erik Johansson from Sweden takes an engineering approach to his images. Source: Surreal Photos by Erik Johansson

Posted in Photography | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Brazil court blocks Amazon mining decree – BBC News

The order prevents the government from exploiting a protected area bigger than Denmark. Source: Brazil court blocks Amazon mining decree – BBC News

Posted in Brazil | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Footage of Over 30 Hummingbirds Splashing in a Birdbath | Colossal

Youtuber WildWingsLA has a special birdbath setup specifically for hummingbirds outside their Beverly Hills home. Known for being territorial, it’s rare to see so many birds at once, but at times the frame fills with dozens of them. Fun fact: … Continue reading

Posted in Nature | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Elegant Flameworked Glass Sculptures by Eunsuh Choi | Colossal

Like a house of cards or a precariously stacked pile of pick-up sticks, it’s a marvel to stare at Eunsuh Choi’s glass sculptures and wonder how each object doesn’t collapse under its own weight. One of the central themes of … Continue reading

Posted in Art | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

New Edible ‘Amezaiku’ Animal Lollipop Designs by Shinri Tezuka | Colossal

Based out of a Tokyo candy shop called Ameshin, candy artisan Shinri Tezuka (previously) crafts some of the most unusual lollipops you’re ever likely to eat from wiggling goldfish to statuesque lions or prickly hedgehogs. The translucent candy seems to … Continue reading

Posted in Design | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

MIT Developed a Fabric That Can Fold Into Origami-Like Shapes When Inflated | Colossal

MIT Media Lab’s Tangible Media Group has created a system to fold materials into various origami shapes when inflated, turning specifically designed paper, plastic, and fabric into representations of swans, helixes, or other 3D figures with minimal human interaction. The project, … Continue reading

Posted in Design | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Visual Sounds of the Amazon: Digital Lifeforms that Respond to Audio Recorded in the Amazon Rainforest | Colossal

Australian artist Andy Thomas (previously here and here) presents his first installment of Visual Sounds of the Amazon, a responsive artwork that alters its visual shape based on audio Thomas collected from the Amazon rainforest. The animation sequence is one that … Continue reading

Posted in Art | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Hundreds gather to help save beached whale in Brazil

Biologists at the scene said the whale was young, measured 45 feet and was believed to weigh between 10 to 15 tons. via Hundreds gather to help save beached whale in Brazil —

Posted in Brazil, General | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment