Italy’s “Park of Monsters”
Il Parco dei Mostri di Bomarzo — “The Park of Monsters” — is a rock sculpture park in northern Italy.
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Six Foot Lego Assault Carrier
I saw this great video on the Flickr blog this morning. Apparently this is based on the Covenant Assault Carrier from the HALO game series. Ben Caulkins, or Benny Brickster on Flickr, has some amazing Lego creations. Notably, his Portal series, Tranformers, and more Lego HALO pieces. The Six Feet Assault Carrier More: Lego Mindstorms Submarine […]
Love Letter to Plywood, by Tom Sachs
Sculptor Tom Sachs made this wonderful seven-and-a-half minute film about his loved for the wondrous properties of plywood.
The Four Rocking Horses of the Apocalypse
Artist Carrin Welch’s Four Rocking Horses of the Apocalypse were just the first of many, many wonderful things I saw at yesterday’s Austin Mini Maker Faire. Click through to learn more about these eschatological playthings, and stay tuned for more awesome stuff from AMMF 2012!
Chris Bathgate Has a Book Out
Chris first appeared on our radar last year. I like Rob Beschizza’s description of his works as “randomly-generated parts for high-performance machines that don’t work in our universe.” He has just released a self-published art book with photos of his catalog and beautiful plan drawings that are just as eye-catching.
Arthur Ganson’s “Machine with Concrete”
Arthur Gansen’s kinetic sculpture includes a gear train that will take well over two trillion years before the final gear makes one turn.
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.