Tag: conceptual

December 2, 2013 at 12:23 pm

This Light-Bending Cube of One-Way Mirrors Will Really Trip You Out

This Light-Bending Cube of One-Way Mirrors Will Really Trip You Out

Built and designed by Numen/For Use, N-Light Membrane is a giant cube with three out of the six surfaces made of flexible membrane (foil mirror) with an air tank and a compressor connected to it. The other three mirrors are semi transparent spy-glass. By inflating or deflating the air tank, the membrane turns convex…

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December 1, 2013 at 5:02 pm

Astonishing 3D Artworks Made from Multiple Layers of Painted Resin

Astonishing 3D Artworks Made from Multiple Layers of Painted Resin

Keng Lye is an artist and painter from Singapore. In an ongoing series of 3D paintings, Lye uses acrylics on multiple layers of resin to create stunning animal portraits. Lye cites Riusuke Fukahori as his inspiration for this style of painting. To see all artworks by Keng, be sure to check out his portfolio…

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November 28, 2013 at 5:03 pm

A Transparent Cabin of Wood and Mirrors on a Desert Landscape

A Transparent Cabin of Wood and Mirrors on a Desert Landscape

[Royale Projcts : Contemporary Art] – On the weekend of October 12th in Joshua Tree, California, artist Phillip K Smith III revealed his light based project, Lucid Stead. Composed of mirror, LED lighting, custom-built electronic equipment and Arduino programming amalgamated with a preexisting structure, this architectural intervention, at first, seems alien in context to…

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November 28, 2013 at 11:18 am

2D Portraits Painted Onto Human Faces

2D Portraits Painted Onto Human Faces

2D or not 2D is the second collaboration between photographer Alexander Khokhlov and make-up artist Valeriya Kutsan. This time around, the team was increased to include Veronica Ershova who led the process of retouching and post-production. The authors were inspired by two-dimensional posters and the goal was to turn the models faces into two…

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November 26, 2013 at 4:28 pm

Teenager Splices Portrait and Macro Photos into Miniature Fantasy World

Teenager Splices Portrait and Macro Photos into Miniature Fantasy World

Zev aka Fiddleoak is a wonderfully talented 14-year-old photographer that is well-known for his amazing photo manipulations. Hailing from Natick, Massachusetts, Zev skillfully splices portrait photographs with macro photos of nature, interiors and objects. While Zev’s sister Aliza helps out with concepts and setup, all photography and editing is done by Zev, who started…

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November 24, 2013 at 5:37 pm

Artistic Mom Makes Amazing Mosaic with 10,000 ‘Dots’ of Play-Doh

Artistic Mom Makes Amazing Mosaic with 10,000 'Dots' of Play-Doh

One day, artist and mother of three Lacy Knudson was playing with Play-Doh with her children when she serendipitously mixed some colours together and made her first ‘dot’. It dawned on her that these dots could be a creative way to make art and still be with her children at the same time. Play-Doh…

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November 22, 2013 at 4:05 pm

What If There Was Instagram Throughout History?

What If There Was Instagram Throughout History?

Histagrams is the brainchild of Gusto NYC and Gavin Alaoen, two New York City based artists currently working for MTV Networks. In a single topic tumblr named Histagrams, the duo imagine an alternate reality where Instagram is available throughout history. While not always historically accurate (e.g., Laocoön actually wanted to set fire to the…

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November 19, 2013 at 1:06 pm

A Single Thread Wrapped Around Thousands of Nails

A Single Thread Wrapped Around Thousands of Nails

Kumi Yamashita, whose mind-blowing shadow artworks have been featured before, uses a single, unbroken thread wrapped around thousands of nails to create stunning portraits of women and men. In the ongoing series entitled Constellation (a nod to the Greek tradition of tracing mythical figures in the sky), the Japanese artist (living and working in…

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November 18, 2013 at 4:28 pm

Color-Coded Objects Organized Neatly

Color-Coded Objects Organized Neatly

Emily Blincoe is a freelance photographer, born and raised in Austin, Texas. Much of her work centers around color and natural light, including the ongoing series Colors Organized Neatly which includes various objects from candies to plants. Emily has amassed an impressive following on Instagram where she has almost 100,000 followers. If you’re interested…

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November 14, 2013 at 4:16 pm

Picture of the Day: Glow Sticks and a Ceiling Fan

Picture of the Day: Glow Sticks and a Ceiling Fan

GLOW STICKS AND A CEILING FAN Photograph by jareyjareyjareyjarey on reddit This is what happens when you tape a bunch of glow sticks to a ceiling fan, turn the lights out and take a long exposure photograph. Submitted earlier this month to reddit by user jareyjareyjareyjarey, the photographer says he randomly placed…

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