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Inside La Sagrada Familia

Ryan Nance April 10, 2018

Based in Barcelona, Clément Celma is a photographer passionate about the power of  panoramas to unlock the hidden right in front of you. Here, a series of interiors of la Basilica de la Sagrada Familia, by architect Antonio Gaudí.

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In 5tilt Tags architecture, spain, barcelona, photos, panorama, gaudi, top
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Iceland's Volcanic Rivers Seen From Above

Ryan Nance April 9, 2018

These aerial photos of the rivers in Iceland are absolutely stunning. Russian photog Andre Ermolaev​ has captured beauty I'd never had seen otherwise. Thank you.

via My Modern Met
In 5tilt Tags aerial photography, iceland

Himalayas from 20,000 feet

Ryan Nance April 7, 2018

From the project page:

The aerial cinema experts at Teton Gravity Research release the first ultra HD footage of the Himalayas shot from above 20,000 ft. with the GSS C520 system, the most advanced gyro-stabilized camera system in the world. Filmed from a helicopter with a crew flying from Kathmandu at 4,600 ft. up to 24,000 ft. on supplemental oxygen, these are some of the most stable, crisp, clear aerial shots of these mountains ever released, which include Mt. Everest, Ama Dablam, and Lhotse.

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In 5tilt Tags mountains, aerial photography, Mt. Everest
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Startlingly Vibrant Jellyfish Photos by Alexander Semenov

Ryan Nance March 27, 2018

We're big fans of these underwater creatures when shot by Russian photographer Alexander Semenov.  

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In 5tilt Tags jellyfish, Alexander Semenov, underwater
The Yangmeizhou Bridge is 47.6 meters long and 4.9 meters wide The Yangmeizhou Bridge is 47.6 meters long and 4.9 meters wide The Yangmeizhou Bridge is 47.6 meters long and 4.9 meters wide The Qiancheng Bridge, in the village of Tangkou, which was built during the Southern Song Dynasty, which began in 1127 The Luanfeng Bridge, a timber arch lounge bridge, in the Xiadang village in south east China the Yangmeizhou bridge The Yangmeizhou bridge the Luanfeng bridge The Yangmeizhou bridge

Wooden Bridges 1,000 Years Old in Rural China

Ryan Nance March 27, 2018

These wooden bridges in the Fuijan and Zhejiang provinces, on the south east coast of China, show a degree of craftsmanship astounding enough for them to still be standing and supporting daily activity and use. And they are gorgeous as well.

 
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After school, it is time to put down the x-acto knife and chipboard. The newly graduated aspiring architect has a long road ahead that will require a whole new set of tools. I’ve broken down various aspects of the profession of architecture and listed key tools the aspiring architect will need to succeed at those aspects.

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In 5tilt Tags architecture, china, travel
You can catch Peter J. Harris reading in Los Angeles at Poetry Sonidos March 11, 2018

You can catch Peter J. Harris reading in Los Angeles at Poetry Sonidos March 11, 2018

POTD - November 7 by Peter J. Harris

Ryan Nance March 7, 2018

November 7

by Peter J. Harris
from a prompt by Beth Marquez

The forecast calls for pain
—Robert Cray

shoulders aching
inches from goodbye
squatting Arroyo Seco boulders
tortured foreheads tilted in
fractured intimacy

a kiss could resurrect me
heal my palsied mouth
hold off epic flood already
misting my view of receding
horizon in her beloved face
keepsake face of so many
nights my name a guitar solo
of pleasure & satisfaction
her name in wailing gratitude
beyond any lyrics I've ever sung

keepsake flood plain
we've skipped across these same boulders
sculpted by galloping waters in rainy seasons
of confessions & sensuality

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sitting in for all places we've hiked
while savoring touch on narrow pathways
unraveling esoteric conversations sensing family in the wind
daring to glimpse our future on a sunset's horizon

forecast calls for pain
a momentum in opposite directions
a locomotion of unstoppable emptiness
water nowhere
not to sip nor to soften earth
we could muddy & smear on our forgiveness in a ritual of reunion

her mouth a pool of salvation
if we weren't drowning in this final telling
inflamed in our dreaded knowing
hunger too exhausted to wait for rain

 

Catch Peter J. Harris in Los Angeles at Poetry Sonidos March 11, 2018

Catch Peter J. Harris in Los Angeles at Poetry Sonidos March 11, 2018

In 5tilt, events Tags poetry, poems, poetrysonidos

The Hater Box — Artwork by Parse/Error

Ryan Nance February 21, 2018

Parse Error uses the old analog flip display to generate 45 different phrases in his project The Hater Box

By mixing many concepts, from the most serious to the lightest, The Hater Box triggers an avalanche of thoughts in the observer, chaining laugh, anger, indignation or assertion of his own ideas, leaving little room for a real reflection on the meaning of these words or on his own opinion.

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In 5tilt Tags art, funny, tech, generative art

Onion Skinning - Light Project Installation from Oaxaca

Ryan Nance February 9, 2018

Co-found of the visual label ANTIVJ, artist Olivier Ratsi created this digital projection using anamorphosis to let the viewer fall into a new dimension.

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Onion Skin, an installation by Olivier Ratsi [Antivj / Fr] Concept & visual content: Olivier Ratsi Music: Thomas Vaquié Onion Skin is a new immersive installation by Olivier Ratsi, an artist on the ANTIVJ visual label. The first stage in the Echolyse project, which will give birth to several variations around the same concept, Onion Skin is made up of a physical dimension – a module of two walls, positioned at right angles – augmented by a projection and a 5.1 sound broadcast. Onion Skin is a graphical work about the re-composition of time and space through a game of perspectives, both of the exhibition space itself and that of the projection canvas. Built around a progressive structure, made up of 4 parts lasting 14 minutes in total, the piece plays on the principle of repetition and scale to create a physical and hypnotic experience that opens doors onto the hidden and untouchable. The whole experience of the installation is based on a very specific point of view. A precise position from which a new dimension is revealed to the audience by anamorphosis. The simple geometric elements (“peelings”) that seemed to be flat at first suddenly start delimiting a new space. The illusion of a new dimension within the installation slowly appears as the onion skins seem to be leaving their physical surface behind. A 5.1 surround sound set-up accentuates the physical dimension of the installation, strengthening and playing with the impression of volume and space. antivj.com/onionskin Management & production: Nicolas Boritch
In 5tilt Tags anamorphic, digital projection

OMG Space - Gorgeous Art Infographics of Space Objects by Margot Trudell

Ryan Nance February 8, 2018

This truly phenomenal project is from Margot Trudell, a graphic, web and motion designer living and working in Toronto, Canada. They are available as art prints or stretched canvas here. I am definitely wanting to get some for the kids' study.

From her project page:

 

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With this project I wanted to communicate to people what we've managed to accomplish in space exploration in simple terms; I found that many people don't know much about the subject because of how it's typically communicated, with scientific and technical jargon. Through the use of infographics that simply and clearly illustrated a lot of information, people could easily take a brief look at one infographic and even without looking closer grasp that we've managed to send a lot of things and people to the moon for example, and looking closer they could see that China has plans for a manned lunar mission within the next few years, for example. This simple and easy to understand approach is meant to encourage people to look into the field more, and the OMG SPACE name is meant to encourage excitement about space exploration, especially amongst younger people. Infographics for the dwarf planets Haumea and Makemake were not created due to a lack of imagery available for use; it should be noted though that there have no no expeditions to either of thiese dwarf planets to date, and no expeditions are currently planned.
These infographics were intended for print, and thus the copy on most of them isn't easily legible when reduced in size and resolution for the web. I have included the blurbs about each planet below the image for easy reading. I researched and wrote all the blurbs myself, specifically choosing facts about each planet that I thought were particularily interesting, rather than standard facts like mass and age and geological make-up, to help people look at these planets in a different way than usual.

There is also a website associated with this project,omgspace.net. Aside from promotion, I used the web and the lack of limitations in web design to illustrate the true scale of our solar system. The images of all the planets and the distances between them are completely to scale, and there are links at the bottom of the page to take each visitor to whichever planet they choose; I also included the asteroid belt and the heliosphere for the sake of illustration, which are also placed correctly and sized to scale.

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In 5tilt Tags infographic, space, science, art project, graphic design
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Creatures Made from Typewriter Parts

Ryan Nance February 6, 2018

Oakland-based sculptor and illustrator, Jeremy Mayer, collects old typewriters, disassembles them, just to reassemble them in the shapes of birds, animals, humanoids.

Mayer:

"The first few pieces I created were very crude, but I loved the idea of making something from an archaic relic and from only one other object. Reactions to my work are mostly positive. A few typewriter collectors bemoan the destruction of the machines. The ones I use are in pretty rough shape, so I feel no guilt about taking them apart.”

See also Things Come Apart
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In 5tilt Tags top, machines, sculpture
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Illustrations of Social Media Icons in Decay by Andrei Lacatusu

Ryan Nance January 25, 2018

Digital artist Andrei Lacatusu in Bucharest has created these totally realistic 3D illustrations of the top social media brands. The details are really pretty impressive.

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In 5tilt Tags illustrations, digital art, social networks

Charming Stop-Motion Fishing Trip Created on a Desk by Guldies

Ryan Nance January 24, 2018

Guldies on his youtube channel shares his animations, and this recent stop-motion short titled Going Fishing is too good not to share. 2,500 photographs shot with a Canon EOS 600D entirely on his bedroom desk make up this charming and clever movie.

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In 5tilt Tags stop-motion, animations, movies
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Colorful Parrot Plumage from Fashion Photographer Solve Sundsbo

Ryan Nance January 21, 2018

Known more for his fashion photography than his nature photography, Swedish photog  Solve Sundsbo has this bright collect of colorful parrot feathers.

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In 5tilt Tags animal photos, parrots
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Amazing Cooking Cutaway Photos

Ryan Nance January 21, 2018

In the stylish Modernist Cuisine: The Art and Science of Cooking author Nathan Myhrvold collaborated with photographer Ryan Matthew Smith to create these amazing and gorgeous cutaway photos of the cooking process.

 

See also Cut Food »
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In 5tilt Tags books, cookbook, food, food art, cooking
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Plant Guns & Ordinance

Ryan Nance January 18, 2018

Artist Sonia Rentsch created this series, Harm Less, composing guns and ammo out of plant material. 

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Abandoned Olympic Venues from Around the World

Ryan Nance January 17, 2018

​I've often wondered what happens after the Olympics. I would love to find a comprehensive archive of Olympic venues...

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In 5tilt Tags abandoned places, architecture, abandoned buildings

Wooden Map of Super Mario World’s Dinosaur Land

Ryan Nance January 16, 2018

Alex Griendling designed and illustrated this map of Super Mario World’s Dinosaur Land In collaboration with Neutral Ground which were then laser engraved onto 14″ x 18″ pieces of hand-selected wood.

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In 5tilt Tags video games, design, super mario world, woodcut
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Snowflakes: Clear and Up Close

Ryan Nance January 15, 2018

Don Komarechka, an Ontario, Canada-based photographer:

"The process is unlike most other photographers who shoot snowflakes, and allows me to play with prismatic color and surface reflections to a much greater degree."

He take multiple images he's shot of the snowflakes (against a plain black mitten his grandmother gave him) at different focus distances and merges them together.

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Universal Unbranding - Making the Logos We Know and Love Speak the Truth

Ryan Nance January 11, 2018

http://www.maentis.com Universal Unbranding is a new artistic project by Maentis. Popular logos, signs & symbols will be parodied. Music : Northbound © 2013 - Maentis

Universal Unbranding is a project by maentis to bring wit, point of view and accuracy to some of our most recognizable corporate logos.  

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In 5tilt Tags logos, design, parody, super duper
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Macro Insects by Photographer Nicolas Reusens

Ryan Nance January 8, 2018

Photographer Nicolas Reusens uses a technique known as focus stacking — combining several images taken at different depths of field. These photos are from Costa Rica, Malaysia, South Africa, Peru, Ecuador, Mexico and more. 

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In 5tilt Tags insects, macro photos
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