Thumbs and Ammo posits the idea: would it be funny to replace guns with thumbs up in stills from movies?
YES!
Woodcut Stop-Motion Movie Made of 800 Frames of Maple
The New American uses 800 individual laser-cut maple blocks as frames in this stop-motion movie by designer Nando Costa .
Costa says:
The abstract storyline showcased in this piece is a concoction of a variety of ideas and can perhaps be described as a union between concepts and experiments born during the Situationist movement and real life events experienced during the last few years in American society. Particularly the duality between the economic downturn and the shift in values and beliefs of many citizens.
Petals Arranged to form Pictures from Fong Qi Wei
We've seen Fong Qi Wei's amazing time-quilt photos, but now these delicate arrangements of disassembled flowers adds a new dimension to my understanding of his work.
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Gorgeously Simple Animal Prints by Josh Brill
In the realm of animal art, these super simplified images created by Maine-based illustrator Josh Brill and his art label Lumadessa are some of my favorites. I am getting a print for each of my kids this christmas. just beautiful.
He has some gorgeous iPhone wallpapers for free download too »
Renaissance & Pop Art Mashed Together by Marco Battaglini
Costa Rica based artist Marco Battaglini creates paintings often reminiscent of a Renaissance composition with classical figures and subject painted in with graffiti, tattoos, and nods to Warhol and Lichtenstein.
Ballet Rehearsal in Timelapse and Slow-Mo
MIT Professor David Gifford and graduate student Adrian Dalca shot he Boston Ballet practicing for the September show Night of Stars in slow-motion and timelapse.
Stunning Barcelona Timelapse
I am ambivalent about the music, but beyond that, this is a gorgeous, stylish, crisp and exciting timelapse of the beautiful city of Barcelona from Alexandr Kravtsov.
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Polyester Sculptures of Apartment Things by Do-Ho Suh
Korean artist Do-Ho Suh has created these eerily meticulous polyester and wire versions of the things in his NYC apartment. They exist somewhere between sketches, x-rays and sculptures.
The Power of The Diptych: Guys and Cats
Very little need be said. My copesmate, Devereau helped me pick this one.
Some of her other recent favorites include:
- Slo-Mo Kittens Set to Dubstep
- Real Mean in Chonies and their Model Counterparts
- Paintings of Cats like Nobility
- NYC Ballet's Stirring 9-11 Tribute on Top of World Trade Center 4
- Original Pronunciation of Shakespeare - A Short Documentary
And if you are in LA, you can catch her through October performing in LOVECRAFT: NIGHTMARE SUITE at the Lex Theatre in Hollywood.
Lantern Pavilion Made of Recycled Water Bottles
The Rising Moon dome was constructed for Hong Kong’s Lantern Wonderland 2013 festival by Daydreamers Design out just of recycled plastic bottles and LED lights.
The 65-foot-diameter pavilion makes use of 4,800 five-gallon water bottles fitted with LED lights.
Layers of Paper Forms - More from Charles Clary
We've seen some of Clary's striking layered paper sculptures before. This set incorporates more structure and dimenensionality while maintaining the organic quality.
See also Layers of Cut Paper Create Unfathomable Forms
Death Defying Riders in India's Well of Death
Riders in Allahabad’s Well of Death put on a dangerous show (for both them and the audience)by driving cars and motorcycles inside a wooden and metal cylinder 25 feet high and 30 feet across.
Rumble and Sway - NYC Skies and Skyline in Timelapse
From the video page:
"This video is a mixtape of the 321 different shots we made over the two week period in NYC for the 2013 US Open broadcast on ESPN."
Illustration of the Day - Nick Offerman's Guide to Facial Hair
Nick Offerman’s Guide to Facial Hair, An Illustration by Mike Mitchell.
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Real Men in Chonies and Their Model Counterparts
The Sun UK decided to ask "What real men would look like in pants ads?" And this is their answer.
PLAYMOBIL PEOPLE in Familiar Scenes
Taking scenes of history and literature, Paris artist, Richard Unglik, uses the familiar PLAYMOBIL PEOPLE to stunning, witty and fun effect.
Revisiting: 5 things I learned today Episode 3-1 (from 2011)
Much of 5 things' beginnings centered around my collaboration with the great Stephen McFadden on our weekly wrap-up show. So let's revisit Season 3, from early 2011.
1. 200 of the Greatest Movie Insults
2 . River Surfing in Munich
3. 100 Most Beautiful Words in English
Some of my favorites:
Lissome Slender and graceful
Mondegreen A slip of the ear
Panoply A complete set
Riparian By the bank of a stream
See them all »
4. The Hype Machine's Zeitgeist for 2010
Included in this (now it seems like a time capsule) are some Zeitgeist Mixes, such as the Knocks one below.
See the whole project »
5. Shooting famous places in the reflections of bubbles http://bit.ly/fY0Xiy
Traditional Japanese Houses and their Visual Geometry in Photos by Yasuhiro Ishimoto
The aesthetic that formed the basis for traditional Japanese architecture and interior design is nuanced and interesting. Reading In Praise of Shadows by Junichiro Tanizaki began for me a path towards appreciating the often stark and geometric choices.
These photos of the Katsura Imperial Villa (16th Century) in Kyoto from Japanese American photography Yasuhiro Ishimoto bring to the forefront the abstractions of shape, space and light in an amazing way.
Kodak No. 1 and Its 125 year old Photos
Consumer photography took a huge leap forward in 1888, when Eastman Kodak debuted the Kodak No. 1 (the followup to the Kodak Box):
“You Press the Button, We Do the Rest.”
This leather-covered wooden box came loaded with 100 exposures, cost $25 (about $650 of today's) and $10 for developing and reloading the exposures.
These examples come from the National Media Museum’s Flickr account.
Infrared Timelapse of an Empty Philadelphia
This is eery and beautiful.
From the video page:
"This time-lapse was inspired by the “Empty America Series” by Ross Ching and the Nibiran jungle scene in Star Trek Into Darkness. When I first saw the scene in Star Trek, it made me wonder how color infrared would look if we could see it with our own eyes, unaided by IR filters. After seeing the movie and watching Ross’s series I thought about how a totally empty city (such as Philadelphia) would look in Kodak EIR style infrared.
All scenes were shot around Philadelphia using my full-spectrum digital camera and a yellow filter. A full spectrum camera is a camera that has had it's IR blocking filter removed, allowing the camera to see into the infrared. The yellow filter blocks all visible light up to yellow and allows infrared to pass through."