Giant weevil automaton
This cool weevil was built by people from Texas Performing Arts as part of a play. I love how cool the finished beast looks, but I wish they showed more how it was put together. [Thanks, Dug!]
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Open call for Brooklyn-based sound artists
The North Brooklyn Public Art Coalition has an open call for sound artists for their project, nbAUDIO 2011: NbPac invites Brooklyn-based artists to propose projects for a sound installation to be displayed for the greater North Brooklyn community (Bushwick, Greenpoint, Williamsburg) in Spring 2011. Artists are asked to consider the historical, social, and political atmosphere […]
Animated map of nuclear explosions, 1945-1998
Animated map of nuclear explosions, 1945-1998… Japanese artist Isao Hashimoto’s “1945-1998” is an animated map showing the 2,053 nuclear explosions that took place around the world during the 20th century, from the detonations at Alamogordo, Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 to the tests conducted by India and Pakistan in 1998.
Out of Ideas
Steve Lambert writes: As part of my Lower East Side Printshop Special Editions Residency, I created this series of silkscreen (and hand altered) prints called, Out of Ideas. This video shows some of the process of how each were made. If you’re unfamiliar with the world of fine art prints, it’s not a good idea […]
Dalton Ghetti’s unbelievable micro pencil sculptures
Connecticut-based artist Dalton Ghetti must have amazing eyesight. Pictured here are none other than pencils that he hand-carves to teeny tiny detail. Apparently, Ghetti is a carpenter by trade and the pencils are his side project. He uses razor blades, sewing needles, sculpting knives, and mad skills. My mind is officially blown. [Thanks, Markle!]
How-To: Design something without a computer
Here’s a neat video about a design firm in the ’60s, and what it looked like to build things before the days of 3d modeling and rapid prototyping.
Paint + windshield wiper = rainbow machine
Becky spotted this delightful improvisation from Dutch artist Helmut Smits. Now we need somebody to put a printer in a windshield wiper blade that can print out graphics across the windshield and/or wipe them off on command. Or maybe a windshield wiper POV display? [via CRAFT]