so mature Tattoos by Xoïl | Ink Butter™ | Tattoo Culture and Art Daily Posted on October 18, 2011 by lenny . Xoïl is a tattooer at Needles Side Tattoo in Thonon-les-Bains, France. serge salat: beyond infinity immersive installation sep 16, 2011 serge salat: beyond infinity immersive installation ‘beyond infinity’, an immersive installation by french artist and theorist serge salat ‘beyond infinity’, a multisensory installation by french artist and theorist serge salat, interweaves mirrors, light, music, and fractal art in an architecture that conflates visitors’ perceptions of space. sponsored by buick cars and usable during the events as a vehicle showroom, the work is installed at shanghai’s westgate mall from september 16th through 18th, 2011. measuring 12.45 by 10.8 meters at a height of 3.8 meters, the structure is completely closed, composed of a steel infrastructure with honeycomb aluminum panels covered in mirrors. view looking into the third ‘room’ in the sequence: the circular and triangular infinite staircases the ‘infinite fault’ when exiting from the red grid the ‘hyper cross’, the fifth ‘room’ architectural plan process photograph: assembling the staircases video tour through the space
The Book Surgeon (15 pieces) Using knives, tweezers and surgical tools, Brian Dettmer carves one page at a time. Nothing inside the out-of-date encyclopedias, medical journals, illustration books, or dictionaries is relocated or implanted, only removed. Dettmer manipulates the pages and spines to form the shape of his sculptures. He also folds, bends, rolls, and stacks multiple books to create completely original sculptural forms. "My work is a collaboration with the existing material and its past creators and the completed pieces expose new relationships of the book’s internal elements exactly where they have been since their original conception," he says. "The richness and depth of the book is universally respected yet often undiscovered as the monopoly of the form and relevance of the information fades over time. Dettmer is originally from Chicago, where he studied at Columbia College. Update: Read our exclusive interview with the Book Surgeon here. Brian Dettmer's website
Interesting animal hand-drawn map Elephant, the eagle, crocodile, a leopard, zebra, giraffe, you can see these animals are both hands with coloured drawing or pattern simulated? Tattoologist | Rodeo Magazine source: AnniIsis (Malmö), Evelien (Terneuzen, The Netherlands), Dominika (Bratislava), Helene (London) Addictive ads, 1894-1954 14 Sep 2010 Here is a collection of Japanese advertisements for drinks and smokes (1894-1954). Hero Cigarettes, 1894 Tokio Beer, 1896-1906 Chūyū Cigarettes, 1900 Peacock Cigarettes, 1902 Kabuto Beer, 1911 Dai Nippon Brewery Company, 1912 Kembang Beer (Sakura Beer export label), 1912-1916 Sakura Beer, 1924 Umegatani sake, 1926 Sakura Beer, 1928-1932 Cascade Beer, 1929 Yebisu Beer, 1930 Minori Cigarettes, 1930 "Tobacco Profits for National Defense" Week, 1930 // Hibiki Cigarettes, 1932 Urara Cigarettes, 1932 Kirin Beer, 1933 Zuigan sake, 1934 Takara shōchū, 1935-1938 Gekkeikan sake, 1935-1938 "Defense for country, tobacco for society" (South Kyoto Tobacco Sellers' Union), 1937 Sakura Beer, 1938 Kirin Beer, 1939 Anti-black market poster (violators face 3 years in prison, 50,000 yen fine), 1948 Message from Japan Monopoly Corporation, 1954 [Sources: Tabako Omoshiro Catalog Zukan (Kodansha, 1987) and Meiji/Taisho/Showa O-Sake No Hōkoku Graffiti (Kokusho, 2006)]
:::::: carnovsky :::::: - StumbleUpon RGB Color est e pluribus unus RGB is a work about the exploration of the “surface’s deepness”. RGB designs create surfaces that mutate and interact with different chromatic stimulus. Carnovsky's RGB is an ongoing project that experiments with the interaction between printed and light colours. The resulting images are unexpected and disorienting. See the Wallpapers collections available:
The Art of OaKoAk Some of the best street art has humor built into it. In the case of French street artist, OaKoAk, they take what the city gives to them and creates a witty street piece. Who hasn't wanted to turn a tile doorstep into a piano, or a sewer cover into a Viking's shield? A lot of these pieces are simple statements done very well. We like the Gameboy one especially. Via TCR.
Inked Souls Drugs are my only escape from a world where nothing ever seems to get better. -Was physically abused by my parents (mother in particular) for as long as I can remember up until age thirteen after i threatened to call the police.-Was verbally abused until I couldn’t deal with it anymore and had to leave home at eighteen. I have manic depression. I will be back soon guys, I keep this blog entirely separate from my personal life and personal blog. This is my personal blog.sex,drugs+depression
The Great Geek Manual » The World’s Most Beautiful Libraries I make no secret of the fact that I’m a hardcore bibliophile, but we’re a common enough lot these day. And the one sight that always makes me linger over a webpage is rows and rows of neatly organized books. So, in an effort to draw more like-minded read here to my little blog, I decided to round-up a gallery of photos of some of the most beautiful libraries I’ve ever seen photos of. If you enjoy this gallery, make sure you check out our other list of The United States’ Most Beautiful Libraries! Abbey Library St. The Astronomy Library of the University of Utrecht in The Netherlands Photo Credit: (Erik) Bristol Central Library Photo Credit: *Firefox The British Library reading room at the centre of the Great Court of the British Museum in London, England. Central Library of Vancouver in Vancouver, Canada Photo Credit: lightgazer Delft University Library in The Netherlands Photo Credit: rutger spoelstra José Vasconcelos Library in México City, Mexico Photo Credit: CliNKer Even more Libraries
Beyond Drawing: Creative Colored Pencil Art & Sculpture & Dornob From a very first look at these wonderfully detailed colored pencil sculptures by Jennifer Maestre, it should come as no surprise that her artwork was initially inspired by spiny sea urchins – beautiful be dangerous to the touch. For each sculpture, Jennifer hacks apart hundreds of colored pencils, cores them perpendicular to their length and turns them into beads, essentially, which she then meticulously stitches back together and slowly shapes into solid sculptures. Though her beginnings were with creatures of the water, Jennifer quickly expanded her subject matter to cover other organic objects – from plants and flowers to house pets and more abstract animals. While some of her work has a planned form from the very beginning, other pieces morph and shift as they take shape into something completely unplanned but nonetheless compelling.
Beautiful and Creative Origami Creations Origami is the art of paper folding. This post showcases beautiful and creative origami creations. Grulla Origami Designed by Roman Diaz and Daniel Naranjo, folded by Emre Ayaroğlu from 37*37cm MC treated tissue. JUCUMARI Origami Made from black “Elephant hide” paper, the back side painted with white acrylic. Scorpion Origami Excellent origami design created by Robert J. Onion Origami Beautiful origami created by Philip Chapman-Bell, an origami designer living in western Massachusetts. Klingon Bird of Prey Origami Designed by Andrew Pang, folded by Phillip West. Inflatable Piggy Origami Cute origami by Roman Diaz folded from 15 cm square of Tant paper. Koi Pond Origami Designed and folded by Sipho Mabona in April 2008. Iron Man Origami Folded from an uncut square paper by Brian Chan. Dollar Bill Origami This type of origami art uses money instead of paper. Crayfish Origami Designed and folded by Sipho Mabona from one uncut 72 cm square of hand made chinese paper coloured with ink. Unicorn Origami