This 2007 piece by Vancouver artist Steven Shearer (Wikipedia) is called “Geometric Healing Cell for Youth – Model III.” It reminds me of some of my favorite work by Tom Friedman. I love art that redefines our expectations of everyday materials. [via Neatorama]
British artist Tessa Farmer makes these amazing little vignettes featuring 1-cm-tall skeletal fairies made from “bits of organic material, such as roots, leaves, and dead insects” pitted against actual insects and other, larger taxidermied critters. Both creepy and awesome. Crawsome? [via Dude Craft]
Scotch’s Off The Roll tape sculpture contest ends this month, so vote early & often — literally, you can vote for as many entries as you want, ten per day, one vote per sculpture max. The above sculpture, by Rachael J, is an example of the entries.
This work, titled Ubiquitous, is by New York artist Naoko Ito. It consists of a forked tree branch, almost 6′ across, which has been carefully dissected into many pieces, each of which is carefully positioned in a glass jar. These jars, stacked together with empties, are then carefully assembled to recreate the natural form of the branch. [via Neatorama]
Artist Harold Hoy makes sculptures out of Erector girders. The works of Harold Hoy have centered on the complex relationship between mankind and the natural world. Hoy’s current body of work is constructed of galvanized steel and pipe hanger material and is based partly on an erector set. He uses the child’s toy as a […]
My friend Greg Brotherton, who’s presented at Maker Faire, co-runs Device Gallery (with wife Amy) in San Diego, and publishes the amazing Device book series (for which I’ve written intros), has a show opening tomorrow at the Oceanside Museum of Art in Oceanside, CA. There’s a “Meet the Artist” talk at 2pm. The show will […]
Artist Marshall Astor created this working Rubik’s cube in cast bronze. There’s tons of detail on the creation process at his personal website. [via Neatorama]
