Hyper Realistic Art – Hyper-Cool, Or Hyper-Creepy?
March 19, 2008
I am going to have to go with hyper-awesome. By now I am sure a lot of us have seen the intense sculptures made by Ron Mueck. Absurdly large and at times equally as disturbing, his work seems to aim for the gut as much as the mind.
Floral Radiographs – The Secret Garden
March 18, 2008
Over forty years of experimentation with this unusual art form has led to its present high degree of excellence. Floral radiographs literally provide one with a third eye with which to see and appreciate the beauty in the secret garden of flowers. The earliest floral radiographs were created over 70 years ago, and today there are only a few radiographic artists in the world.
Tune Glue – What A Wonderful World
March 18, 2008
HDRI Photography – A New Technique For The New Age
March 17, 2008
“Oh Comon’. Take A Shot At It.”
“‘Cause I’m Lonely?”
The first time I saw an HDR Image I was blown away. However, I was convinced that it had manipulated in some way to just make it look cooler. But that is not the case at all my friend. Not the case at all…
HDRI is a set of techniques that allows a greater dynamic range of exposures (the range of values between light and dark areas) than normal digital imaging techniques. The intention of HDRI is to accurately represent the wide range of intensity levels found in real scenes ranging from direct sunlight to shadows. The desirability of high dynamic range imaging (HDRI) has been recognized for decades but its wider usage was, until quite recently, precluded by the limitations imposed by the available computer processing power.
Google Sky Launches – Useful? Maybe. Sweet? Definitely.
March 15, 2008
Traveling to the stars has never been easier with Google Sky.
To help you explore the far reaches of our universe, Google has teamed up with astronomers at some of the largest observatories in the world to bring you a new view of the sky. Using Google Maps this tool provides an exciting way to browse and explore the universe. You can find the positions of the planets and constellations on the sky and even watching the birth of distant galaxies as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope.
We are particularly excited about the ability to view the universe at different wavelengths, to see how it would look if our eyes worked in the x-rays or infrared. As you explore these new layers, play with the transparency to blend between the different wavelengths and see how different parts of the universe light up at different wavelengths
If you are interested in what’s happening on the sky tonight or over the next few months then check out the podcasts from Earth and Sky or search for the position of your favorite planet.
Viscosity – Abstract Art Generator – Could It Be That Easy?
March 15, 2008
Viscosity is on online tool that allows you to use different style brushes to create your own work of modern art. Select a color scheme or choose your own and go to town. You can then download them directly to your computer. You are also able to publish and share drawings on Viscosity. On top of all that you can browse, rate and download abstracts created by others. Read on to see how it all works…
Experience
Sometimes the experience of creation is more fun than the end result.
People can end up with beautiful art from viscosity, but the actual process of creating it can be so much more interesting. The animated effect of manipulating the dots gives a soothing and hypnotic experience, leaving you calm and relaxed.
Cat Power – Poor, Poor Cat Power (Mp3’s)
March 14, 2008
Download The Show (Mp3)
Cat Power In Real Audio (Streaming)
Cat Power In Windows Media (Streaming)
Cat Power Interview In Windows Media (Streaming)
In case you didn’t know, I love me a sweet sultry indie goddess. I love the whole deal. The voice, the hair, and those o so stylish garbs. But even if the whole package wasn’t present, I could still get down with some Cat Power a.k.a Chan Marshall.
Early, Early Photograhy – Can’t Help But Be Creepy
March 14, 2008
In a story titled Giphantie (yes, an anagram of his name), Tiphaigne de la Roche wrote about a race of secret supermen in an imaginary wonderland who could fix a reflected image onto a canvas coated with a sticky substance!
World’s First Photograph
The grainy picture above is the world’s first photograph called “View from the Window at Le Gras” (circa 1826), taken and developed by French photographer pioneer Joseph Nicéphore Niépce. He called this process “heliography” or sun drawing – it certainly was a long process: the exposure time was about 8 hours.
Link | Nicéphore Niépce [wiki] | Niepce
Bruno 9Li – Cooler Than His Real Name
March 14, 2008
“How Many Times Are We Gonna Go Over This?”
Bruno 9Li’s inspirations come from daily life experiences of the diverse population of its residents (European, Japanese and Latin American descent) as well as his search for life’s meaning through spirituality, alchemy and cultural symbolisms.
flickr Vision – Hot Girls In Turkey Throwing Up Gang Signs
March 14, 2008
flickrVision is a highly addictive website that displays photos being posted to flickr displayed against a world map, identifying the location from whence they came. Everything from a the outside of a random bar in Missouri to a two year olds birthday party in Thailand. Make sure to check of the 3D version of the site as well. Proceed with caution.
Recycling Ordinary Objects – Japanese + Eco-Friendly = Hip
March 14, 2008
“Now All Of Your Motives Have Come Into Question.”
Recycling doesn’t have to be limited to helping the environment: it can also be a challenge and opportunity to ingenious designers who work with materials most people would consider waste to create amazing things. Some of the following designs serve multiple purposes: illustrating the material possibilities of what most would consider trash while also maximizing the aesthetic potential of what would otherwise be considered waste objects. Clothes become rugs, airline trolleys become furniture, cardboard becomes bridges and sewage turns into building blocks!
Architect Shigeru Ban is well known for a number of high-profile architectural designs but perhaps less so for his artistic and ecological side projects such as the cardboard bridge pictured above. This bridge is composed over over 250 recycled cardboard tubes with recycled paper and plastic comprising the stairs. Amazingly, this recycled bridge can hold up to 20 people at once!
The BituBlock may interesting and almost artistic … until you realize it is made from post-consumer recycled products including ash, glass and, yes, sewage. Still, it doesn’t smell and ultimately it is an incredibly strong and durable building block that rivals other materials such as concrete that would be used in similar situations – and does so using almost entirely reused and recycled materials.
Mozilla’s Songbird – iTunes R.I.P (Soon Enough)
March 10, 2008
“Coulda Seen It Comin”
As a big fan of Firefox, I am always interested in any other projects that Mozilla might be dabbling in. Yesterday I began testing Songbird which is Mozilla’s open-source version of Apple’s iTunes music player.
Isreali Street Art – Who Would Have Thunk It?
March 9, 2008
Street Artists Add (More) Multicultural Sauce to Israeli Society
“The only tyrant I accept in this world is the still voice within. Culture of the mind must be subservient to the heart so individual freedom will naturally grow from self-determined activity.” (Idiot The Wise)
Block Posters – Dorm Room Anyone?
March 6, 2008
Upload an image from your computer and choose how many sheets wide you would like your poster to be once printed. Once you’re happy with your selection, you can download the PDF file containing your newly created images and print each one massively blown up, resulting in a huge pixel poster to stick on your wall.
Sawaki Suushi – Often Imitated, Never Duplicated
March 1, 2008
“Damn, I KNEW it.”
In the sophisticated popular culture of the Edo period (1603-1868), much attention was devoted to Japan’s rich pantheon of traditional monsters and apparitions, known as
youkai. Sometimes frightening, sometimes humorous, these compelling Japanese folk creatures were the subject of numerous artistic and literary works. One such work was Hyakkai Zukkan, a collection of picture scrolls completed in 1737 by Sawaki Suushi, a relatively unknown artist who studied under master painter Hanabusa Itchou (1702-1772). Hyakkai Zukkan’s colorful depictions of Japan’s most notorious creatures inspired (and were copied by) youkai artists for generations. Here is a peek inside.
Math Art – Both Sides Of The Brain Joined Happily As One
March 1, 2008
Mathematicians often rhapsodize about the austere elegance of a well-wrought proof. But math also has a simpler sort of beauty that is perhaps easier to appreciate: It can be used to create objects that are just plain pretty—and fascinating to boot.
That beauty was richly on display at an exhibition of mathematical art at the Joint Mathematics Meetings in San Diego in January, where more than 40 artists showed their creations.
Mix Up/Mix Up – Vol.1 – The Hip, Slick, And Cool.
March 1, 2008
“Well, it’s a real cool club, and you’re not part of it.”
Well, here we go. The first installment of Girl Tears Presents…Mix Up/Mix Up. Here is what we’re looking at. A compilation of totally legal to download music that got its finger on the pulse of what is truly hip. In fact, these bands would absolutely love for you to download this. From Spoon and Sunset Rubdown to Black Kids and Los Campesinos! this is all really good stuff that I enjoy and hope you will as well. Plus, if you can’t get down with this you should not consider yourself hip, slick, or cool. The track list is as follows:
