Christina West’s Candy Colored Spray Painted Spin On Classical Sculpture
Through the use of bright color, spray paint, and clever distortions, Atlanta based artist Christina West’s work puts a fun, humorous and contemporary spin on a classical aesthetic. West sculpts busts and full figures that begin as traditional looking white ceramic pieces, yet are matched with moments of almost ice cream cake or jawbreaker like slices. Her process begins as the classic method of creating a casted sculpture does; she creates her portraits based on a desire for likeness. However, once the piece comes out of the mold, West gives herself a freedom to play and likeness no longer becomes her purpose. Instead, she aims to, as stated in the gallery statement for her upcoming show at CG2 gallery in Nashville, TN, “highlight the alienation that I inevitably feel with others because their thoughts and feelings are inaccessible; I can never be in another head as completely as i am in my own” (source).
The creepy beauty of VCR errors | Kill Screen
All images by Corey Johnson. This article contains flashing images. Digital technology can be very boring at times. There’s no room for error. juddering skulls wrapped in pallid skin He runs a Tumblr blog called “Art of the Glitch,” where he posts images that he’s captured of erratic irregularities in analog technology, but only those that meet the requirements of his personal interest in glitch art. “There was a precision and a refinement to that particular glitch style that I’ve been chasing after in my own work,” Johnson says. No more is this obvious in his latest series of images that have been created from obstreperous VCR errors. “There’s an inherent creepiness to the beauty” In any case, the images prove inescapably creepy—see if you can look at this self-portrait for longer than a few seconds without becoming anxious. “Most people over the age of about 23 right now have some fond memories of VHS tapes, and there’s a shorthand between the viewer and the piece in that instance.
'Like a beautiful painting': image of New Year's mayhem in Manchester goes viral | UK news
A photograph of a Manchester street strewn with revellers is being lauded online for artfully capturing a uniquely British New Year’s Eve celebration. The striking image, shot by freelance news photographer Joel Goodman, first appeared in a picture gallery on the Manchester Evening News website, and was brought to Twitter’s attention by BBC producer Roland Hughes. The image, likened in its composition to a Renaissance masterpiece, depicts police wrestling a man in the foreground, crowds watching near a Greggs bakery in the back, and a gentleman in blue, reclining on the bitumen, reaching for a nearby beer. Hughes’ post was retweeted more 25,000 times, his suggestion the photo looked “like a beautiful painting” inspiring some on Twitter to turn it into one. Its aesthetic appeal was no surprise, one Twitter user pointed out: the photograph hewed to the Fibonacci Spiral used by greats such as Leonardo Da Vinci to achieve balance and mirror the beauty of nature.
Da Vinci's Hidden Portrait Revealed Beneath the <i>Mona Lisa</i>
Screencap via BBC Mona Lisa wasn't always so mysterious—at least, not according to multi-spectrum analysis by French scientist Pascal Cotte, who was granted exclusive access to the painting in 2010. Since then, he's been developing technology designed to see "under" famous artworks' many layers of paint, effectively revealing the first drafts of our most admired masterpieces. Previously, his technique claimed to reveal the original colors of da Vinci's mysterious subject, and suggested another, The Lady with an Ermine, had been substantially edited as well. Multi-spectral analysis is the key to Cotte's findings. Pascal Cotte exposed The Mona Lisa to light from every part of the spectrum for his research Assuming Cotte's findings are true, it seems that the most iconic parts of The Mona Lisa were added at the end. That said, Cotte's new report is more controversial than the The Lady with an Ermine, since they strip da Vinci's subject of her famous fourth wall-breaking gaze and sly smile.
Review: Jellyfish Cylinder Nano home aquarium
At first glance, keeping jellyfish in the home may seem like having a pet Martian, but the technology has advanced to the point where home habitats for these these living Lava Lamps are moving into the hobby market. One of the latest is the Jellyfish Cylinder Nano from Jellyfish Art, which is sold as an all-in-one starter kit for the jellyfish novice. We set one up to see how it works. For most people, the only place they've seen jellyfish has been when the invertebrates wash up on the beach in a sandy, blobby mess, or bobbing about in schools by the pier. The Jellyfish Cylinder Nano uses a laminar water flow pattern that mimics the natural currents of the open sea and is designed to circulate the jellyfish without harm. Getting started with the Nano works on the ant farm principle. The latter is very important because we found that the biggest obstacle to setting up the Nano was a major case of nerves. Mechanically, setting up the tank was very simple.
christopher chiappa fills kate werble gallery with 7,000 fried eggs
dec 10, 2015 christopher chiappa fills kate werble gallery with 7,000 fried eggs christopher chiappa fills kate werble gallery with 7,000 fried eggsall images courtesy of kate werble gallery christopher chiappa: livestrongkate werble gallery, new yorknow – january 9, 2016 seeping down the walls and extending across the floor, 7,000 handmade fried eggs by christopher chiappa completely permeate new york’s kate werble gallery. the growing infestation of sunny side up sculptures invades its surroundings, turning the all-white exhibition space into an immersive and surreal spacial experience chiappa titles ‘livestrong’. chiappa’s egg obsession initially began in his studio with drawings and photographs, eventually materializing into a sculptural series. the forms are made through a carefully calibrated process of casting, pouring, sanding and painting plaster, refined into uncannily hyper-realistic sunny side up sculptures. the hyper-realistic sculptures drip down the gallery’s all-white walls
What Classic Literature Looks Like Without the Words
3774 11ShareNew Here’s some decor for grammar nerds: Between the Words, a project by Chicago-based artist and web developer Nicholas Rougeux, visualizes Moby Dick, Peter Pan, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (above), and other classic texts through their punctuation. In Rougeux’s posters, every comma, apostrophe, dash, question mark, and exclamation point (or other punctuation mark) used in each work spirals around a small illustration from the book. The strings of punctuation are separated by Roman numerals denoting the chapters. The designs evoke the rhythm and cadence of the texts in the abstract, revealing the authors’ predilections for endless dialogue or numerous dashes. All the classic texts used are public domain works taken from Project Gutenberg. Posters cost between about $5 and $28, depending on the size.
These Granny Panties Will Revolutionize Your Sex Life
Granny Panties are back in style and sexier than ever! Thanks to the good folks of Bullets and Bees, you can now get a pair of "not your granny's panties" with unique designs featuring Ryan Golsing, Shia LaBeouf, Bob Ross, the Golden Girls, or kittens! This fashion aesthetic can really only be described as "internet sexy". It's all the makings of a clever internet meme sewn with love into a pair of granny panties. So what do you think? Via Bullets and Bees
