Life size plastic man-model
And When I’m a Man is an unassembled, life-size, 12-piece plastic model kit version of its creator, artist Wayne Chisnall. [via Geekosystem]
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Lighters turned motorcycles
Before. After. See the transformation here…
Bandsaw + block of wood = Deer
Bandsaw + block of wood = Deer
Phonograph ring
Luke Jerram, familiar for his earlier works Glass Microbiology and Portrait-Projecting Ring, has now produced Talking Ring , which is essentially a silver Edison cylinder, cut and played back using custom equipment, which records a 20-second message of affection for his partner Shelina. [via Hack a Day]
Crank-powered kinetic sculptures
Seattle artist Casey Curran sent in videos of his kinetic sculptures. Really love those flowers… In this most recent series I’ve combined pheasant pelts and simple mechanical movements with hand crafted wire insects and silk flowers to give each piece a feeling of existing between dissolving and reconstructing itself.
Pixel pour 2.0
Now in 3D! NYC’s secretly a video game, clearly evidenced by this leak in the matrix. We covered the first (to us) Pixel Pour back in 2008, and a reader has written in with these pictures of a new, more blocky version, photographed by Benjamin Norman. More photos after the jump. More: Pixellated water helps […]
Photo-realistic paintings of classic board games
These may look like the boxes of games that you have in your attic or basement game shelf, but they’re actually paintings (oil, enamel, and urethane on copper), by Missouri-based artist Tim Liddy, of classic board game boxes. Stunning. [Via DudeCraft] Hyper Realistic Paintings of Vintage Board Games; Tape, Tears and All