Bones of Blue Plasma
Part of a series of skeletal gas discharge lamps from sculptor Eric Franklin. This one is called Embodiment. Franklin’s work makes a nice compliment to Jessica Lloyd-Jones’ neon organs, which we posted about last week.
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The Watchmaker
Dustin Cohen is a Brooklyn-based documentary film maker collecting rich, textural vignettes of local burough artisans passionate about their craft. In his latest Made in Brooklyn short, The Watchmaker, Cohen follows David Sokosh, a former gallery owner turned horologist.
Video Profile of Automata Artist Dug North
A peek inside the mind and workshop of automata artist Dug North.
Collaborative Digital Drawing Game, Doodlr
Manchester-based design and advertising firm LOVE Labs created a real-time collaborative digital-drawing game, called Doodlr.
“Electric Lungs”
Welsh sculptor Jessica Lloyd-Jones created a series of four gas discharge tubes in the shape of human organs. Besides Electric Lungs, shown above, it includes Optic Nerve, Brain Wave, and Heart.
Carving Skulls from Computer Manuals
Carving Skulls from Computer Manuals
A Pair of Turntables That Generates Art
I love the simplicity and beauty of Robert Howsare’s record player-based drawing apparatus. Be sure to watch the video of it in action; you’ll find it quite mesmerizing to see the device generate its Spirograph-like patterns. According to Wired, Robert made the device out of second-hand turntables, a few slats of wood, screws, and a sharpie held in place with a clothes pin.
