Boring3D. 15-render-FG.jpg (Image JPEG, 1000x750 pixels) Mountains of Books Become Mountains. I thought I’d seen every type of book carving imaginable, until I ran across these jaw dropping creations by Guy Laramee. His works are so sculptural, so movingly natural in their form, they’ve really touched me. His works are inspired by a fascination with so-called progress in society: a thinking which says the book is dead, libraries are obsolete and technology is the only way of the future. His thoughts: “One might say: so what? Do we really believe that “new technologies” will change anything concerning our existential dilemma, our human condition?
And even if we could change the content of all the books on earth, would this change anything in relation to the domination of analytical knowledge over intuitive knowledge? See Also INCREDIBLE 3D ILLUSTRATIONS JUMP OUT OF THE SKETCHBOOK “Mountains of disused knowledge return to what they really are: mountains. See more of his beautifully meditative works at guylaramee.com. Via: etoday.ru. Incredible 3D Illustrations Jump Out of the Sketchbook.
Every now and again, we come across a piece of art that we can’t even begin to wrap our heads around. These sketches by Nagai Hideyuki are the perfect example. The 21 year old artist from Japan creates drawings that seem to leap out of the sketchbook before your very eyes. It’s amazing to see what can be done with just a pencil and paper and the right angle for capturing a photo. The way he uses lighting, shading, and anamorphosis to create these 3D images is reminiscent of MC Escher but even more mind-blowing. See Also FLOATING 3D PORTRAITS IN PANES OF GLASS Be sure to check out more of Hideyuki’s incredible drawings and follow him on his Facebook and Deviant Art pages. Shadow art. I was wondering what to do for coursework over the december holidays and I decided to try something different. So I typed in junk art in the google image search box. and this is what I found: Upon first look, one would see nothing but a pile of junk, as if one had paid for a ticket to a rubbish dump.
But when light is projected against them, one would be amazed at the shadow image which is entirely different to that seen when looking directly at the deliberately disguised pile. This is one of the notable pieces made from piles of rubbish, deliberately positioned to form shadow images of recognisable forms. British-born and -based artists Tim Noble and Sue Webster have skilfully skirt the boundaries between beauty and the shadowier aspects of humanity, playing with our perceptions as well as our notions of taste. They have indeed given junk a new lease of life. Next, I googled 'shadow art' and tada: In this case, wires are twisted to a 'controlled mess' to form words. The image as distance between name and object | Flickr - Fotosharing! Brilliant Shadow Arts. Here 10 examples of shadow arts by artists Kumi Yamashita, Tim Noble and Sue Webster. via : Daily Dawdle.
Mysterious Shadow People (6 total) City View Kumi Yamashita has a secret power. She can place wood or metal objects in just the right light to make mysterious shadow people show their true selves. The genius of it all lies in the fact that without the lighting and shadows the objects would never give away her secret. These surprising silhouettes only come out when beckoned to do so. After being completely blown away by artist Kumi Yamashita's mysterious shadow people, I had to get in touch with her. "In my work I find shadow to be the essence of human being and of everything else in the world that most of us don’t recognize. Above: The numbers scattered on the wall, lit from the right, cast a silhouette of a woman. Glider The thin metal object on the wall casts the silhouette of a girl when lit from above. Lovers Created by aluminum sheet, light, and cast shadow, the two silhouettes are connected together when lit.
Feather Profile The number and the alphabet blocks, lit from the left, cast a silhouette of a man's profile. Clouds. Recent posts. The Designer Pad - Playing with food. Don't you remember your parents always telling you to stop playing with your food? I do, many times. Especially when I saw these pictures that brought back some fond memories. These clever compositions made with fruits and vegetables, by Swedish photographer Carl Kleiner, are simply delightful. The little creatures —from his Cafe M, Beirut series— can easily be part of a Dr.
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