This crazy optical illusion installation made of grass and sand is kind of giving me a headache. But I can’t look away.
Optical illusion land art! When you stand from just the right spot, the landscape looks like a sphere.
The project took 5 days to put together and spans 100 meters!
Optical Illusion Land Art - Qui Croir by Francois Abelanet
via Kateoplis
Reminds me of It’s Kind of a Funny Story, the book I just finished and liked a whole bunch. Which I’m looking forward to seeing adapted into a film in October.
(via artpixie)
Absolutely amazing Super Mario Bros. papercraft by TouchFuzzyGetDizzy on DeviantArt. (via @Dtoid) Mario is 15.75” and Luigi is about 19.5”! More details, templates and instructions here.
Vintage-style DC Character Posters by Michael Blaine Myers, Jr.
♥ ♥ ♥ Personally, my faves are Robin, Dark Knight, and Wonder Woman.
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The last Tuesday of every month, beginning at 7pm EST, tweet a few links to artwork you’ve made or love and add the hashtag #Artwalk. You’re instantly a part of a virtual walk through the art world via Twitter. If you’re an artist, you can upload your own work to this Ning-hosted social network Artwalk.TV and use it as your showcase for all manner of artistic creations.
A few months ago I wrote this post about the book Ongoing Moment by Geoff Dyer. To quickly recap, the book took a look at documentary photography roots in America, comparing styles/subjects from the F.S.A. photography program to later photographers. As such, a good deal of time was spent looking at photos that are synonymous these days with The Depression.
Today I came across a New York Times series about the same period. The seven-part series will examine accusations of fakery and fraud in the photos commissioned by Roosevelt’s New Deal. If you’re interested in this pretty fascinating period of history, I recommend taking a look.
“The Case of the Inappropriate Alarm Clock” Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7
And a link to the full series, listed most recent to least recent. If you’re really intrigued you can just bookmark that page and check it for updates.
I’ll try to remember to update this entry as more parts are published. You may need to sign up for a NYT account to read - they are free, no spam, and thus I recommend having one.
For awhile I had been wanting this book documenting personal geographies and maps. I finally bought it a few months ago but haven’t yet had a chance to really dig in.
Nonetheless, the idea of creating true maps (i.e. with the necessary elements: a key, a compass rose, a scale, and source) to document one’s own experience and life is appealing. Perhaps because I’ve (also for awhile) been intrigued with how art can be mixed with utilitarian ideas; how we can take something common and turn it into something emotional and extraordinary. Plus I also really just like maps. I think they are a great, cheap way to decorate a room.
Anyway. This was in mind when I stumbled across this NOTCOT entry featuring Kidlandia. The idea is to create a personal, whimsical map akin to those we see in children books and games. What would your map look like? Either as easy as the one via Kidlandia or complicated like the ones you find in You Are Here. What are your monuments and landmarks? What roads or paths or cities or landscape would you include? Would it be a city country or world? Would it be for you as you are, you as you were, or you as you hope to be?
My pal is putting together a “Crush Zine” which she says she is basing on another person’s idea. I’m not sure what exactly this other person’s idea/product is, but the scheme of my pal’s project is thus: friends submit photos and cards and whatnot which evidence crushes on inanimate or unlikely objects. For example, “Dear blue Stratocaster: You are so sexy. Let’s be together forever. Love, Me.” Get it?
My entry:
And oh so true.
These picture-perfect paintings of books make my heart flutter. I was looking for paintings related to books/bookshelves a few months ago and gave up. Both for lack of result and lack of the money. I doubt I’d be able to afford any of these, but it does give me hope if I ever need to find some again.
painting by Victoria Reichelt
And then there’s this version of an environmental “Never forget”.
Taken from the site:
The world was remembering the Exxon Valdez ecological catastrophe that happened 20 years ago when drunken captain Joseph Hazelwood lost control of its huge tanker in the beautiful Alaskan wilderness.
It reminded me of Jessica Charbonneau’s project in my packaging class a few years ago. Jessica was using an existing black soap as an activist product to create an awareness campaign against the danger of oil water transportation. The product is called (in French) « I wash my hands» referring to Pontius Pilate and also to the attitude of the oil industry in regards to the oil spills. The campaign also acts as a reminder of famous oil spills like Exxon Valdez and Dona Marika’s. «…And I say to my self: what a wonderful world!»
A good portion of what I post here, besides my random reviews and new exciting purchases, will likely be links via Notcot.org/Notcot.com and Kanye West’s blog when I can make it over there. Can I help it if I have a soft spot for design? I think I can’t. And some of this stuff is really really cool. So just go with it. The first roundup of these cool things are:
