“Do Not Touch Chair” by Dominic Wilcox: A line wire sculpture of a chair made with a single, continuous length of wire. Try to move the metal hoop around the chair without touching it. If you do touch the chair the speaker in the plinth will announce ‘Do not touch’. Dominic Wilcox was invited to […]
Alex Schlegel made these two neuroscience-themed self portraits based on a model of his actual brain cast in bronze. Alex writes: This self-portrait is a life-sized, anatomically-correct bronze cast of my cerebral cortex. Embedded on the surface of the cortex is a cluster of 60 flickering, yellow LEDs resembling the statistical parametric maps used in […]
Daito Manabe and friends at 4nchor5 lab6 built this drum kit using a myoelectric sensor to take signals in, and electric face stimulation to translate the taps into twitches.
Rachel @ CRAFT writes: Photography buffs, prepare to swoon at this collection of gorgeous cuffs that are fashioned from recycled camera lenses by Australian designer, Craig Arnold. Sterling silver replica pieces are also available for a more subtle look. Stunning! More: Camera Lens Coffee Mug Cell phone wide angle and fish eye lenses
I must admit I’m starting to get a little fatigued with the plethora of Kickstarter projects, some of which seem to be thinly disguised grabs for cash without offering anything back to the donor. However, one area that I think still has a lot of energy is the idea of patrons buying into an art […]
The latest from art pranksters Ariel Schlesinger and Aram Bartholl in Germany is Looptaggr, a simple fixture for a spraypaint can that spins a stencil in front of the nozzle, effectively printing the same message over and over in a line. Photo tutorial included. More: Bike accessory leaves a trail of chalk behind you Tour […]
Our favorite Queens non-profit art collective, Flux Factory, will be holding their annual not-so-silent auction tomorrow, Wednesday December 15th, from 7-10pm at Center 548 in Chelsea, Manhattan. Featuring work by nearly 120 artists, including makers who participated in the World Maker Faire, this annual event is a smorg-arts-bord and great opportunity to pick up some […]
