Making Colour: An Exhibit Focused on the History of Pigments
From lapis lazuli to cobalt blue, to dazzling gold and silver – travel through the story of color with the National Gallery in London in their new exhibit ‘Making Colour’.
July 23, 2014 | 0 comments | View Post
Minimalist Posters for Iconic Movies
Spanish design firm Atipo creates minimalist posters for iconic cult movies using nothing but a single sheet of paper manipulated in some way to reflect the films they represent.
July 23, 2014 | 0 comments | View Post
An Abandoned Building Turned Jellyfish Tank
Artists WALTER HUGO & ZONIEL recently unveiled their latest installation in conjunction with the Gazelli Art in London: a beautiful fishtank in an abandoned Liverpool building filled with softly floating jellyfish.
July 22, 2014 | 0 comments | View Post
See The Insides of Everything in Laurin Dopfner’s “Verschleif”
With a planar, half a millimeter is repeatedly sanded off various objects and photographed at each interval, then composed into a trippy time lapse video.
July 22, 2014 | 0 comments | View Post
Banksy Art Reimagined with Legos
What would it look like if Banksy’s most famous street art pieces were reimagined in LEGO? This is the question photographer Jeff Friesen asked himself when he created his original series Bricksy.
July 21, 2014 | 0 comments | View Post
Dizzying Fractal Art Made by a Scientist
Former laser physicist Tom Beddard turns his hand to creating incredible pieces of art that celebrate the beauty and intricacy of fractals.
July 21, 2014 | 0 comments | View Post
Hungry Planet: Everything An average Family Consumes in a Week
Almost a year since its publication, we revisit the photos by Peter Menzel and Faith D’Aluisio that became the Hungry Planter series showcased at the Nobel Peace Center earlier this year. The images give great insight into the vast cultural and dietary differences between the worlds residents.
July 18, 2014 | 0 comments | View Post
Two Beautiful Ways to Decorate Your Home with Glass.
Artists and sculptors Greg Klassen and create beautiful works of art that showcase the unique details of nature using glass as their medium.
July 18, 2014 | 0 comments | View Post
Formal Feline Portaits by Eldar Zakirov
commissioned in 2012 by Hermitage magazine in Russia to honor the felines that are charged with keeping the basements of the the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia, these feline portraits by Eldar Zakirov show cats in a very regal way.
July 17, 2014 | 0 comments | View Post
Beautiful Sculptures Made from Scrap Metal
Sculptor John Lopez crafts detailed sculptures by welding together discarded scrap metal into life sized animals.
July 17, 2014 | 0 comments | View Post
The Many Uses of Virtual Reality
Designed for virtual reality gaming, the Oculus Rift is now being used for much more than just video games. From piloting tanks to flying, check out the many uses of this amazing technology.
July 16, 2014 | 0 comments | View Post
Artist Suzan Drummen’s Jeweled Floor Installation Dazzles the Hague
Dutch artist Suzan Drummen unveiled this intricately jeweled floor installation at the Hague’s Gallery Maurits van de Laar.
July 16, 2014 | 0 comments | View Post
Photographer Arthur Tress’ Hospital Constructions
Photographer Arthur Tress spent the early 1980s transforming this abandoned hospital on New York’s Roosevelt Island into a colorful, twisted wonderland.
July 15, 2014 | 0 comments | View Post
Latest Entries for the National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest
The 2014 National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest is currently open for entries. The international contest opened on March 18 and will receive entries until June 30. It’s open to anyone who has reached the legal age of maturity in their jurisdiction of residence, except for residents of Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan or Syria. The categories for […]
July 15, 2014 | 0 comments | View Post
Vintage Packaging Showcases Gillete’s Long Running History
Broby Grafiska Swedish college of design students take on re-randing Gillette and produce a beautiful timeless design worthy of the company’s 100-year history.
July 14, 2014 | 0 comments | View Post
