Category: ART

October 13, 2012 at 7:20 pm

Picture of the Day: The All Natural Canadian Flag

Picture of the Day: The All Natural Canadian Flag

THE ALL NATURAL CANADIAN FLAG Artwork and Photography by J. Gutierrez (Cuervo2099 on Reddit) As a fellow Canadian this made my day. It’s the Canadian flag made from red maple leaves and birch bark. Now someone please pass the poutine and maple syrup, I’m already late for my hockey game 😛…

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October 13, 2012 at 3:06 pm

Builders Recreate the Bat Cave Using 20,000 Pieces of LEGO

Builders Recreate the Bat Cave Using 20,000 Pieces of LEGO

Using over 20,000 pieces of LEGO, Wayne Hussey and Carlyle Livingston faithfully reconstructed Bruce Wayne’s famous Bat Cave out of LEGO. The Bat Cave was first displayed at Emerald City ComiCon in late March of 2012. It then made an appearance at Jet City Comic Show and then BrickCon 2012. The pair estimate that…

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October 12, 2012 at 3:33 pm

12 Artful Displays of Vegetables

12 Artful Displays of Vegetables

Two recent posts on Reddit this week (here and here) showed grocery stores with some beautiful and artful displays of vegetables. That made me curious to know what other amazing vegetable displays were out there on the glorious Internet. A quick search on Flickr revealed not only supermarket vegetable art, but a variety of…

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October 11, 2012 at 4:15 pm

What if Movie Posters Were Neon Signs?

What if Movie Posters Were Neon Signs?

Mr. Whaite is a 2D animator and illustrator with an unhealthy obsession for neon signs. He has a wildly popular Tubmlr blog (mrwhaite.tumblr.com), an active Twitter feed (@MrWhaite) and a digital storefront for his non-animated prints and illustrations (RedBubble). In his ongoing quest to bless the Internet with neon goodness Mr. Whaite has created…

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October 9, 2012 at 4:10 pm

You’ve Never Seen a Trailer Park Like This [15 pics]

You've Never Seen a Trailer Park Like This [15 pics]

SuttonBeresCuller are an American art triumvirate from Seattle, Washington (John Sutton, Ben Beres and Zac Culler). For over a decade the trio have been working together since meeting at Cornish College of the Arts Trailer Park is a mobile art installation first conceived in 2003 in Seattle, Washington. During that spring and summer, the…

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October 9, 2012 at 9:57 am

Aerial Photos of Iceland That Look Like Abstract Paintings

Aerial Photos of Iceland That Look Like Abstract Paintings

Andre Ermolaev is a Russian photographer who takes incredible aerial and landscape photographs. In his series entitled Iceland. River., Andre shows us the beautiful environment of Iceland from above. The rivers and streams shown, which are carrying sediment from volcanoes and glaciers give the photos the incredible colours and textures. The photographs could easily…

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October 8, 2012 at 10:48 am

The Amazing Kites at the Bondi Beach Festival of the Winds

The Amazing Kites at the Bondi Beach Festival of the Winds

Now in its 34th year, Australia’s Festival of the Winds at Bondi Beach is the country’s premiere kite event, attracting some 50,000 spectators and hundreds of kite flyers from around the world. The event took place on September 9th on Sydney’s most famous beach. The highlight for many at the show was the massive…

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October 6, 2012 at 12:42 pm

Technological Mandalas Made From Circuitry

Technological Mandalas Made From Circuitry

While traditional mandalas are often associated with weaves and dyes, Italian artist Leonardo Ulian uses electronic parts, chips and circuitry for his technological mandalas. Ulian explains to Co.DESIGN: “I think of my mandalas as ephemeral gizmos, able to trigger the eyes and minds of the viewers with images and thoughts of any sort, but…

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October 5, 2012 at 2:13 pm

Man Plants Guitar Shaped Forest in Memory of His Wife

Man Plants Guitar Shaped Forest in Memory of His Wife

Located in the fertile agricultural region of Argentina’s ‘Pampas’ is a guitar shaped forest made up of over 7,000 cypress and eucalyptus trees. At over a kilometer in length (2/3 of a mile) the guitar shaped forest is quite visible for passing planes and satellites above. While it’s sheer size and scale is impressive…

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October 4, 2012 at 9:49 am

10 Astonishing Wood Sculptures by Dan Webb

10 Astonishing Wood Sculptures by Dan Webb

Born in East Lansing, Michigan and now living in Seattle, Washington, artist Dan Webb creates amazing sculptures out of wood. The textures and intricate detail in his work are truly astounding. Webb received his BFA from the Cornish College of the Arts and he has had a number of solo and group exhibits. His…

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