Gain a new appreciation for art as the Nerdwriter dissects Jacques-Louis David’s famous painting, The Death of Socrates (1787). For those interested, you can see the renowned work at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York (Gallery 614 – David and Neoclassicism).
When they start to move, things get really interesting! The models were painted by award-winning, fine art body painter Johannes Stötter. Be sure to check out our previous posts on Johannes’ incredible artwork here and here.
The “Weapon of Mass Instruction” drives the streets of Argentina, giving away free books to anyone that promises to read them. The modified 1979 Ford Falcon was built by Argentinian artist Raul Lemesoff in celebration of World Book Day, which was on 5 March 2015. The Book Tank is capable of carrying roughly 900…
Watch what happens when artist Holton Rower and his team continually pour paint onto a block and let gravity do its thing. The result is like some kind of psychedelic, rainbow-colored interpretation of the rings of a tree trunk.
Video game level designer Benoît Dereau shows off the power of Unreal Engine 4 in this beautiful walkthrough of a Parisian-style apartment. Pretty incredible when you realize it’s all being rendered in real time! If your machine has the capability, you can see the 1080p 60 fps version here.
Breath is a short film about the invisible life-force. The video beautifully compiles all of the different kinds of ‘breaths’ we take in our lives. The film was made by The Mercadantes.
“Pixel” is a live show that combines dance choreography with interactive, 3D projection mapping. The show features 11 dancers and recently debuted at Maison des Arts de Créteil in France. In the amazing video above we see highlights from the 60 minutes performance which was directed and choreographed by Mourad Merzouki.
Birdbox Studio is an award-winning animation house based in London, England. For their clients and friends this year they created an incredible animated Christmas card with a neat little surprise at the end. What an awesome card design!