How to make roses from maple leaves. Say No to Crack » Blog Archive » Amazing Pencil Carvings. When I was in school, girls would put teethmarks all over their pencils, while boys would chip off the paint with fingernails. Those of us who carried pocket knives for sharpening pencils (most of us) might also carve out rings and spirals when we were bored. We had nothing on these guys though. Ball joint pencil: Just one hiccup could destroy a carving in progress. The photos are from a 1990′s Japanese exhibition by Kato Jado and Mizuta Tasogare, titled “The JAD Project”. Unfortunately, the website is limited in English descriptions, but the photos speak loudly… My favorite – all from the same Ticonderoga H pencil: A Six-fold spiral pencil: Honeycomb pencil: Link Related Posts: No results. Leave a Reply. Cathedral Art Installation Made from 55,000 LED Lights in Belgium [Video]
The second edition of the spectacular Ghent Light Festival held in Belgium, for four days (from January 26 to January 29, 2012), displayed quite a few interesting projects. This year’s themes were happiness and music, portrayed in over 30 unique exhibitions. But the focal point of the event is said to have been a giant art installation shaped like a cathedral and made from no less than 55.000 LED lights. According to the official website of the festival, “Belfortstraat (Belfort Street) was the domain of the Luminarie Cagna. A giant colonnade made of wood and hundreds of thousands of colored lights, with arches that remind one of Romanesque and Renaissance architecture.
The entrance area only measured 28 meters high. The audience walked into a fairy tale gallery, surrounded by light and color. Lichtfestival Gent 2012 from Lieven Vanoverbeke on Vimeo. Immense paper cut tapestries by Tomoko Shioyasu. (click for detail) Japanese artist Tomoko Shioyasu was born in Osaka in 1981 and majored in sculpture at the Kyoto City University of Arts. Her immense floor-to-ceiling tapestries are meticulously cut by hand from enormous sheets of paper using utility knives and soldering irons.
Her work evokes some of nature’s most complex creations: the organic patterns of cells, the flow of water, and the forces of wind. How these are hung without tearing seems nearly impossible. Her latest work, “Vortex” (first two images) is currently on display as part of the show Bye Bye Kitty!!! (via hyperallergic, photos via karrie jacobs, kashya hildebrand, and scai bathhouse) Pop Inspired. These are oil paintings on layered birch by Mitch McGee. Notes about the artist (from bio): I am currently focusing on a collection using plywood that sits somewhere between painting and sculpture. I illustrate, cut, sand, stain, and assemble each piece by hand.
The work consists of layered birch stacked in a way that makes sense dimensionally for the subject. There is warmth to the wood grain that is appealing. It compliments the subtle shadows created by layers of wood. Artwork © Mitch McGee Link via Houhouhaha. A Human-Sized Pin Toy, for Cheeky Interactions. Leaf Cut Art by Lorenzo Durán.
Charles A. Birnbaum: 2011's 10 Notable Developments in Landscape Architecture. It's year-end list-o-mania time and the email carpet-bombing of "best," "worst" and "top 10" lists, etc. is straining global server capacity. The architecture community's seemingly endless thematic round ups include buildings that are green, nature-inspired and spooky, along with free-range, macrobiotic and gluten-free. OK, I made up those last three. What about landscape architecture? Any year-end lists of gardens, parks, plazas and land reclamation projects? So, I submit this list of 10 notable developments in the world of landscape architecture to reflect on including new designs, significant transformations and influential publications (because if we do not write about landscape, it will not endure -- publish or perish): 1.
Lincoln Park SoundScape, New World Symphony Campus, Miami Beach, Fla. 2. Christian Science Center, Boston, Mass. 3. Photograph courtesy The Cultural Landscape Foundation. 4. Miller House and Garden, Columbus, Ind. 5. 6. High Line Phase 2, New York City, N.Y.. 7. 8. Arthur Ganson Kinetic Sculpture. Everyday Objects Come Alive - Part 3. Cookie Crumbs Terry Border is one of our favorite creative people on the planet. He never ceases to amaze us, as he takes boring, everyday objects and makes them come alive!
What's great about his work is that it can be enjoyed by everyone. Young or old, we can all get a good chuckle out of his hilarious, bent objects. "I always knew that my weird point of view was my gift or perhaps curse, so I'm glad I finally found a use for it," Terry says. "As far as getting ideas, I simply try to amuse myself. Rejection Ice Cube Dreams Pick Him Crime Scene Chained to the Desk Peanut Mourning The American Way Waiting for the Train Practical Yolker Bruised Jump!
More Terry Border:Terry Border Makes Everyday Objects Come AliveEveryday Objects Come Alive - Part 2Everyday Objects Looking for Love Terry Border's website via [Telegraph] Spray Can Paper sculpture created by Julien... | Jonathan Moore. Wire Sculpture. Coup de coeur pour les étonnants travaux de l’artiste Gavin Worth avec ces différentes sculptures en fil de fer. Actuellement basé à San Francisco, il conçoit à partir de 2 mètres de fil des oeuvres et des profils de personnages.
A découvrir sur son portfolio et dans la suite de l’article. The Tire Art of Wim Delvoye. For his series titled "Pneu", Belgian artist Wim Delvoye created a series of decorative objects by hand-carving intricate patterns and floral motifs on used car tires. Through his manipulation of found objects, Delvoye transforms things that seem useful in everyday life into sculptural pieces that carry a different value from their original intended purpose. Delvoye calls his own approach to art ‘glocal’, referring to ‘local’ and ‘global’, which is his own ironical way of describing art. Find out more about Wim's work here. 30 Examples of Bent Objects Art – Enjoyable Creations. Riusuke Fukahori Paints Three-Dimensional Goldfish Embedded in Layers of Resin.
First: watch the video. Japanese artist Riusuke Fukahori paints three-dimensional goldfish using a complex process of poured resin. The fish are painted meticulously, layer by layer, the sandwiched slices revealing slightly more about each creature, similar to the function of a 3D printer. I really enjoy the rich depth of the pieces and the optical illusion aspect, it’s such an odd process that results in something that’s both a painting and sculptural.
Wonderful. Skateboard Sculptures.