Thumbs In Place of Guns
Thumbs and Ammo posits the idea: would it be funny to replace guns with thumbs up in stills from movies?
YES!
NSFW - Gorgeous 'Calligraphy on Girls' from Molotow Markers - Four Years of 5 Things
A collaboration between Molotow Markers and Fierce Frog Films, brings us the calligraphy of Russian Pokras Lampas. Using script size and lettering density in response to the curves and contours of the models leads to some gorgeous patterns and gorgeous images.
See also The form of the Body and Sensual Silhouettes
Kickstarters Worth Supporting - Moving Ethos Dance Company in Sarasota Florida
If you're a fan of dance, here's a kickstarter to support. Moving Ethos is a Sarasota Florida dance company interested in choreography and movement that explores shape and form, aims to speak to the heart and head as much as to the eyes. Headed by Leah Verier-Dunn the project is called As We Fall.
Gorgeous Dresses Made of Food
Korean artist Yeonju Sung created this series of clothes from edible materials. Some of my favorites include the lacy lotus root dress and the corset made of enoki mushrooms. Just stunning.
Yosemite in Achingly Beautiful Timelapse
From the project video:
"A 200+ mile backpacking experience through Yosemite National Park captured by Colin Delehanty and Sheldon Neill. This project was filmed over the course of 10 months. We spent a combined 45 days in the park capturing the images in this video."
Post-Punk Superheros by Billy Butcher
There is something so pitch-perfect about this work from mashup artist Butcher Billy that elevates it. Certainly its style and wit help quite a bit, but even more than that, there is some thing about identity and fame here. Just great.
Visit Billy’s Behance for more work.
See also Super Secret Lives & The Justice League of Parks and Rec
Patterns in Urban Architecture
Munich-based photographer Nich Frank (http://www.iso72.de ) sees geometry all around him and captures images that let us see them too.
“[it's] about self-discovery, finding something new or to interpret it differently, change the own point of view, leaving the rhythm and the usual paths. It’s about time, places, moments, but also technology.”
Beautiful Bird Sculptures Made of Telephone Wires
UK-based sculptor Celia Smith makes these subtle and nuanced bird sculptures with telephone wires.
Celia says:
Birds are my main inspiration; capturing their movement and character is my primary concern. I find that wire has a spontaneity that can give my sculptures a feeling of life and energy.with the wires representing a quality of line.
Star Wars Speeder Bike Quadcopter Mod - A Maker's First Person Video
ADAM WOODWORTH, a hardware engineer at Google has a detailed step-by-step of his mod of a quadrotor to become an Imperial Speeder with a first-person camera to boot. Check out the photos.
Burma Through the Attentive Lens of Photographer David Heath
Adventure photographer David Heath created this gorgeous photo series of his 5 years of travel in and around Burma.
“From the moment I first set foot in this magical land, I fell under its spell. I found it to be one of the most enthralling and visually captivating countries I have had the privilege to explore – truly a photographer’s paradise,” explains Heath, “I aspired to convey the soul of the beautiful Burmese people, their mystical culture and mysterious customs, in the most artistic way possible”.
The book “BURMA: An Enchanted Spirit” has even more unforgettable photographs.
Superhero Soccer
Super fun to see so many favorite characters in this.
Sculptures On The Land by Nils-Udo
German artist Nils-Udo creates site-specific arrangements using materials around. They are striking and beautiful and provocative.
Catch Me Reading from Manipulated Bestiary - Poetry Reading March 7 at Gus Harper Studio
On Saturday, March 7th, 2015 at 7 PM, Gus Harper Art (11306 Venice Blvd, Los Angeles, Ca. 90066) + HINCHAS (www.hinchasdepoesia.com) would like to invite you to a poetry event.
The poetry event will feature six poets that are set to make their own noise in 2015: Luivette Resto, Rey Macias, Ashaki Jackson, Jose Hernandez Diaz, Ryan Nance, and Yago S. Cura.
Underdog: Humanized Dog Portraits from Sebastian Magnani
Bern Switzerland based photographer Sebastian Magnani blends his photographs of dogs with their owners digitally to make these humanized dog portraits.
See also Zoo Fashion Photos
Hi-Speed Wave Photography by Pierre Carreau
Photographer Pierre Carreau shoots waves with a variety of high speed cameras using various macro and wide angle lenses.
Trainhopping Photos
Photographer Mike Brodie, beginning when he was just 17, spent more than 10 years train hopping, walking and hitchhiking, covering more than 50,000 miles in 46 states. Photos he took from 2006 through 2009 make up his “A Period of Juvenile Prosperity” photography project.
Famous Paintings Re-created With Pantone Swatches
Artist Nick Smith places Pantone swatches in arrangements that recreate famous paintings from Andy Warhol, Vincent van Gogh, and Leonardo da Vinci and others.
http://www.smithandstuff.com
Famous Paintings Re-created With Pantone Swatches
Artist Nick Smith places Pantone swatches in arrangements that recreate famous paintings from Andy Warhol, Vincent van Gogh, and Leonardo da Vinci and others.
http://www.smithandstuff.com
Famous Paintings Re-created With Pantone Swatches
Artist Nick Smith places Pantone swatches in arrangements that recreate famous paintings from Andy Warhol, Vincent van Gogh, and Leonardo da Vinci and others.
http://www.smithandstuff.com