Gemäldegalerie. The Heaviest Map Ever? Looking like a bleached version of Google Earth, the level of detail and accuracy in this tiny re-creation of Manhattan island is truly astounding. The fact that it was hand carved out of a huge block of marble makes it even more impressive… and at two and a half tons incredibly heavy too. Recently put on display at the David Zwirner gallery in New York, the piece titled ‘Little Manhattan’ was meticulously carved by artist Yataka Sone using photographs, many helicopter rides and yes, Google Earth to reproduce the islands towering buildings, canyon like streets and famous bridges. To get an idea how accurate this sculpture is, just listen to the peoples comments in the video following the pictures. Via: zillamag.com and vernissage.tv Known in some circles as the most amazing man in the universe, he once saved an entire family of muskrats from a sinking, fire engulfed steamboat while recovering from two broken arms relating to a botched no-chute wingsuit landing in North Korea.
Museum of Cycladic Art - Google Art Project. Bazaarts - Fine Arts Exhibitions. Palace of Versailles. Famous Artworks exhibition. Thom Faulders: BAMscape. January 29, 2010 - April 15, 2012 How often do you get a chance to sit, lounge, or study on a work of art?
Thom Faulders’s BAMscape invites you to interact with art—and with the museum—in unexpected ways. This commissioned work, a hybrid of sculpture, furniture, and stage, is the new centerpiece of Gallery B, BAM’s expansive central atrium. It is part of a new vision of the gallery as a space for interaction, performance, and improvised experiences. Faulders has designed a landscape of undulating forms, constructed from curved, brightly painted wood over a core of foam. In conjunction with the installation of Faulders’s work, the interior walls in Gallery B have been removed, opening the space to light and air and revealing the wall of windows on the gallery’s west side. Juliet ClarkEditor.