27 Science Fictions That Became Science Facts In 2012. We may never have our flying cars, but the future is here.
From creating fully functioning artificial leaves to hacking the human brain, science made a lot of breakthroughs this year. Did a hyper-black hole spawn the Universe? The event horizon of a black hole — the point of no return for anything that falls in — is a spherical surface.
The world's most awesome igloo. Pegman vs.
Clippy. SCORE 141 Clever wall art. Silk — Interactive generative art. Adonna Khare and her Pencil. Rashad Alakbarov Paints with Shadows and Light « Cat in water. Artist Rashad Alakbarov from Azerbaijan uses suspended translucent objects and other found materials to create light and shadow paintings on walls.
Spectacular deep space images: 50 Years of the European Southern Observatory. String Rainbows of Color, Color, Color: Ethereal Thread Art Installations. I can’t believe I haven’t posted Gabriel Dawe‘s work on here before: his large-scale installations made of thread are bursting with color that fades in and out of different opacities and hues.
This ethereal effect is created using sets of string that can measure up to 50 miles long in total, and the carefully placed threads are delicate yet dense in their combined form. Each installation is a marvelous exploration of color, space, and even shapes– from different angles, the threads take on different forms and tones as they overlap one another visually, and the pieces fill the installation space with color and lightness and depth. Batman graffiti. The fact that the Batman has become one of the most popular superhero shouldn’t be a surprise.
He’s a saviour with the flawless moral principles, the fearless fighter against injustice of any kind, the rich who is helping the poor—the noble version of Robin Hood. Plus, he is the only famous superhero without any superhuman abilities. Mix all of these with a long list of the arch enemies each of them painted exceptionally vivid and life-like and you will get the instant success. Sculpture in the Gibbs Farm. Source: link Gibbs Farm is an unusual setting for a sculpture collection.
The North Auckland property is dominated by the Kaipara Harbour, the largest harbour in the Southern hemisphere. Walking the land visitors can appreciate how each artist has come to terms in their own way with the gravitational pull that is exerted on everything as the mountains roll into hills and slide into gullies and slope down towards the wide flat expanse of the Kaipara harbour. After nearly twenty years Gibbs Farm includes major works by Graham Bennett, Chris Booth, Daniel Buren, Bill Culbert, Neil Dawson, Marijke de Goey, Andy Goldsworthy, Ralph Hotere, Anish Kapoor, Sol LeWitt, Len Lye, Russell Moses, Peter Nicholls, Eric Orr, Tony Oursler, George Rickey, Peter Roche, Richard Serra, Kenneth Snelson, Richard Thompson, Leon van den Eijkel and Zhan Wang. Mobile Home “De Markies” Atlantis_sts122.jpg (JPEG Image, 3000×2014 pixels) - Scaled (43.
Midnight Sun. Unique Steampunk Insects. Since the late 1990′s style steampunk is becoming more and more popular, and not only in the literature.
Various modern utilitarian objects have been modded by enthusiasts into a pseudo-Victorian mechanical “steampunk” style. And often this stylization gives very unexpected results. Like, for example, art works of american sculptor Mike Libby. His studio Insect Lab make robots from dried insects. Insects for his works come from around the world, from Africa, China, New Guinea, Brazil, Texas, etc. Weird and Wacky Furniture By Straight Line Designs.
EmailEmail Straight Line Designs is a one-of-a-kind workshop that has been operating out of Vancouver, British Columbia for the past 25 years.
In addition to installations, sculptures and private commissions, designer Judson Beaumont and his staff of eight full-time craftspeople have designed and constructed a variety of wacky cartoon-style furniture and projects for public institutions and children’s exhibitions throughout North America and abroad. Focused on quality and custom design, Judson’s studio stays far away from mass production and is as imaginative as children themselves. We Need More Flash Mobs Like This.
Watch online as huge asteroid hurtles past Earth tonight. A large asteroid discovered only days ago is set to sweep past the Earth on June 14, 2012.
The great team at Slooh.com is going to try to catch it on camera as it goes by – so that you can watch it, too. Looking for the September 13-14 asteroid passage? Click here How many killer asteroids are out there? The asteroid will pass within about 3.35 million miles (5.4 million kilometers) of our planet, or roughly 14 times the distance between Earth and the moon. Artist's concept of an asteroid passing near Earth via the European Space Agency (ESA) You can watch the asteroid flyby on Slooh’s website, at events.slooh.com. This object was discovered only days ago and has been labeled 2012 LZ1 by astronomers. 7157010997_2a92fa603c_o.jpg (JPEG Image, 2670×1447 pixels) - Scaled (59. Welcome to the Official Jetlev-Flyer Website. Collected Quotes from Albert Einstein.