Category Archives: Art/Craft

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A completely hatstand fixed-gear bike by Paris based design outfit WLWC (Watch Life With Curiosity), which, sez they:

…originates from the concept of reclaiming mass produced and generic objects and re-issuing them as individual and unique pieces.

The stealthy looking beast – which took 90 hours to hand-build – has a lightweight aluminum frame, cinelli handlebars, carbon fiber saddle, hand machined titanium brakes and bespoke pedals, all clad in scales from four reclaimed crocodile skins.

It costs €14,700.

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Since 2006, artist Joe Magrum has been touring US cities and taking to the street with sacks of coloured sand which he sprinkles by hand to create huge temporary spiral artworks.

Each one takes up to 8 hours to complete and he estimates he’s created over 550 in the last few years. Magrum, who also paints, has exhibited in various high profile galleries and appeared on Sesame Street.

More of his work here.

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In 2010, world traveller Bill Passman had a blank map of the world tattooed on his back with a view to colouring in the countries he’d already visited [pic2] (and all those he’s visited since [pic3]).

He visited Ireland (and Norway) in the Summer of 2007.

Passman is currently working his was through India, Burma, Thailand, Vietnam, and Indonesia.

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Inspired by Randall ‘xkcd’ Munroe’s Map of Online Communities, Slovakian designer and map-maker Jay Simons sez of his highly ambitious and ongoing art project:

Map of the Internet – First of its kind on such a scale, this map aims for succesful compendation of The Internet to scale suitable for standartized online navigation. This project is still underway, new versions of this map will be available in ulterior months.
Due to the immense size of the Net, only a miniscule portion of it was chosen to represent it on the map. Otherwise, this map would be unreadable and probably undrawable in entire lifespan of average human being. This poster includes one full map of the internet, 4 minimaps showcasing NSA surveillance, most used social networks, most used internet browser, and worldwide internet penetration, list of Alexa Top 500 websites, quick timeline of the Internet History, top software companies and much more!

Full sized scrollable map here

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A new exhibition of works by artist Li Hongbo at Klein Sun Gallery in New York.

The sculptures, based on traditional Chinese paper gourds and constructed from thousands of sheets of paper into configurations that twist and elongate in any direction, often take the artist months to complete.

Openings: Li Hongbo – ‘Tools of Study’ @ Klein Sun Gallery (Arrested Motion)

Previously: The Art Of Li Hongbo

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Snowy scenes from The Empire Strikes Back recreated using LEGO minifigs and models, baking soda and forced perspective by Finnish photographer Vesa Lehtimäki who started off in 2009 creting dioramas to document his childrens’ toys then turned it into a full scale ongoing art project.

Photographer Brings Movies to Life With Lego and Baking Powder (Mashable)

Previously: Lego On Hoth

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