Craig Kaplan and Robert Bosch turned the Traveling Salesman Problem – a famous and important problem from computer science – in to a way of rendering halftone images, called TSP Art. The goal of the Travelling Salesman Problem (TSP) is, given a list of cities, to determine the shortest tour that visits each city exactly […]
This gregor calendar by Patrick Frey seems to be the spiritual opposite of the knitting clock that we covered previously.
Chicago artist Kris DeGraeve tweeted: I needed (2) 12″ clamps, but I made (6) 4″ clamps do the job. Great work!
This antique Tabriz has been repurposed into a bear rug by reshaping the edge and using the excess fabric to sculpt a 3D head. I find it enchanting, macabre, and adorable all at once.
bookofjoe: 8 Circles. 1,000 Efforts by Tony Orrico. “Tony Orrico performs a graphite drawing of 8 circles. Each circle is drawn by four patterns consisting of 31.25 efforts each, 1,000 efforts total. The roll is measured by the torso and one arm. This event took place in 2009 at PlacMark, a residency and performance space in […]
From the Shapeways blog: Congratulations to Improbablecog whose Kickstarter project has already reached 101% funding with 7 days still left to go. This is a win win win win situation where: The backers get a little something from Improbablecog, depending on their level of investment from a sticker to a custom designed piece of jewelry. […]
Opening at the International Museum of Surgical Science in Chicago on Friday: STREET ANATOMY – a group exhibition focusing on representations of human anatomy in contemporary art and pop culture On view will be works that incorporate anatomical imagery in a variety of mediums, including painted skateboards, street art, and cast dark chocolate, by artists […]
