Thumbs and Ammo posits the idea: would it be funny to replace guns with thumbs up in stills from movies?
YES!
Shakespeare's Tragedies
Subtitle: Everybody dies. This is how Shakespeare rolls, no?
Croatia - Dalmatian
Dogs of the World Cup
Life on White, an animal stock photography site put together their ‘Soccer Nations Dogs’ project in the lead up to the FIFA World Cup in June.
Brazil - Brazilian Mastiff
US - American Staffordshire Terrier
Mexico - Chihuahua
France - French Bulldog
Portugal - Portuguese Water Dog
England - English Bulldog
Germany - German Shepherd
Argentina - Dogo Argentino
The Netherlands - Kooikerhondje
Spain - Spanish Galgo
Japan - Shibu Inu
Guest Post - Devereau Chumrau - Inventive African Masks Made of Recycle Gasoline Containers
This guest post is from actor Devereau Chumrau.
Devereau Chumrau in LOVECRAFT: Nightmare Suite
Devereau may be a native of Los Angeles, but it is also the time she spent in Ghana, in Europe and the UK, and largely as a student of the Asolo Conservatory in Florida, that has shaped her vision as an actor and as an artist. She has, all along the way, worked to develop her interest and experience in acting for the stage and for the screen.
Catch her show LOVECRAFT: Nightmare Suite closing March 2 at the Visceral Company in Hollywood.
Devereau:
I've seen some really interesting masks, but these are so innovative and resourceful, from African artist Romulad Hazoumé who uses salvaged materials for masks that resemble those used in traditional African culture and ceremonies.
Hazoumé' said, “I send back to the West that which belongs to them, that is to say, the refuse of consumer society that invades us everyday.”
High Concept Infinite Loop Animated GIFs from Kota Iguchi
Such a dizzing array of spatial animated GIFs by artist Kota Iguchi.
Stunning High Speed Photos of Burning Alcohol Vapors
Fabian Oefner has created these stunning high-speed photos of burning alcohol vapors that resemble organic forms more than they resemble fire.
Star-trail Photos by Evgeniy Zaytsev
Russian photographer Evgeniy Zaytsev has created these gorgeous star-trail long-exposure photos.
Guest Post - Gabriel Hernandez - Every Frame of a Movie on a Single Canvas
This guest post is by Gabriel Hernandez is photographer, post-production specialist and a sucker for thoughtful things.
"[MovieDNA] is an interesting concept, seeing an entire film as a photograph when usually it's the other way around."
The Kickstarter project just has a few days left as of this post, and already exceed its £350 goal. The video at the end of this post breaks it all down.
Gabriel Hernandez - Photo by Alex Stafford Photography
ABCs of European Cities Illustrated
All the letters of the ABC illustration series of European cities are drawn in ink and then watercolored by Japanese illustrator Hugo Yoshikawa as part of an exhibition in Tokyo at the Tokyu Art Gallery in Shibuya.
Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Barcelona (Spain)
Copenhagen (Denmark)
Dublin (Ireland)
Edinburgh (UK)
Frankfurt (Germany)
Geneva (Switzerland)
Helsinki (Finland)
Istanbul (Turkey)
Jerez de la Frontera (Spain)
Kiev (Ukraine)
London (UK)
Madrid (Spain)
Naples (Italy)
Oslo (Norway)
Paris (France)
Quimper (France)
Rome (Italy)
Stockholm (Sweden)
Toulouse (France)
Utrecht (Netherlands)
Venice (Italy)
Warsaw (Poland)
Xanten (Germany)
York (UK)
Zagreb (Croatia)
Wooden Bicycle - ANALOGONE.ONE - Design Wish
The AnalogOne.One is a carved wooden bicycle. Mike Pecsok of Grainworks will builds to your measurements, in the wood species and design variations of your choice. The base price of $6000.00.
Movie Scenes Without the CGI
Sure the looming Earth in the background of Gravity was CGI, and of course the tiger in Life of Pi, but there is so much these days that exists purely through the magic of CGI.
Sochi Olympics in Time-slice Montages
These time-slice montages are of the champions in their sports from skating, skiing and snowboarding at the Sochi Olympics.
The Contradiction of Silence
A new collection of carpet from Swedish design company Bolon called 'Silence', and this, The Contradiction of Silence, a collaboration with acclaimed choreographer Alexander Ekman, is how they have chosen to promote it.
5 of Our Favorite Funny Things
1920s Selfie
Photographers of the Byron Company took a picture of themselves on the roof of their studio. Joseph Byron, Ben Falk are holding the camera, Pirie MacDonald, Colonel Marceau and Pop Core are in the middle.
It is one of 23,000 images digitized by the Museum of the City of New York from the studio.
Photos From The Ukrainian Police Interrogating People by Donald Weber
Photographer Donald Weber spent 6 years capturing life in Russia and Ukraine. In that time, he was able to convince the Ukrainian police to give him access to their interrogations. The photos that became his book, Interrogations, are bleak, terrifying, intimate and disturbing, especially in light of current Ukrainian events.
“All we see are the artifacts of Power in its most intimate insinuations. We are those artifacts.”
Guest Post - Devereau Chumrau - Silent: Animation from Dolby and Moonbot Studios
This guest post is from actor Devereau Chumrau.
Devereau may be a native of Los Angeles, but it is also the time she spent in Ghana, in Europe and the UK, and largely as a student of the Asolo Conservatory in Florida, that has shaped her vision as an actor and as an artist. She has, all along the way, worked to develop her interest and experience in acting for the stage and for the screen.
Catch her show LOVECRAFT: Nightmare Suite closing March 2 at the Visceral Company in Hollywood.
Devereau:
Dolby in collaboration with Academy Award® winning Moonbot Studios created this short animation highlighting the wonder of cinema.
The story follows two street performers who dream of bringing their "Picture and Sound Show" to life. When they discover a magical contraption inside an old theatre, they embark on a cinematic adventure of sight and sound to find the audience they always wanted. The sound was created by Oscar® nominated sound designer Steve Boeddeker. "Silent" debuted at the Scientific and Technical Academy Awards on February 15, 2014.
Staggeringly Beautiful Night Sky Photos by Nicholas Buer
I am speechlessly in love with these night sky photos from landscape and astro photographer Nicholas Buer.
Buer:
"Gazing up at the night sky has always filled me with a sense of wonder. Since advancements in DSLR technology I have been able to capture the night sky in a way I previously thought impossible and ever since my first successful capture of the milky way, I have been hooked."
Skateboard Deck Sculptures
Japanese skateboarder and self-taught sculptor Haroshi uses recycled Skateboard decks as the raw material for his sculptures.
Pop Culture Icons Made in Assemblage of Toys and Computer Bits by Elisa Insua
Argentinian-based artist Elisa Insua creates this awesome pop culture images by assembling toys and coins and other bits of computers and electronics.
See also A Room of Stuff Arranged to Create this Anamorphic Portrait
