Category — Art

Making art from technology is always a good thing in my book and this is no exception.

Sachiko Kodama is a physics geek turned artist whose intimacy with the laws of magnetism has led her to create art out of magnets and oils filled with magnetic particles.

As the magnets interact with the magnetized water, she’s able to create amazingly weird, oily shapes that mutate and flow seemingly without reference to gravity.

One of her sculptures is showing in a group show at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens through the end of October. According to the SculptureSite Gallery, which helped curate the exhibit:

Employing electromagnets and magnetically-charged microfine particles suspended in oil set in motion through a computer controller, Kodama, who is associate professor at Tokyo’s University of Electro-Communications, explores an entirely new territory where the seductive glossy black liquid seems to turn into rows of solid spikes impeccably organized around a spiraling cone, only to dissolve abruptly into obvious liquidity once again

Check below to see the “sculptures” in action.

Via io9

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Brazilian artist Nele Azevedo created this art installation consisting of hundreds of sitting figures out of ice. The installation lasted till the last one melted in the heat of the day.

I thought this was a fantastically fun idea to create as a piece of art. I’m not sure what the message in the concept would have been, maybe a comment on global warming and its effect on the population, but it looks like a great way to engage the public.

Via Neatorama

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Artist Rob Pettit collected 5,000 mobile phones and created an art show out of them to highlight the proliferation and waste of cell phones.

If these “art” pieces are sold at a high price, then that’s a job well done, I’d say! Of course, the proceeds should go to researching recycling methods of mobile phone materials.

RobPettit.com

Via Gizmodo

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Joining the previously posted Bennett Robot Works sculptures are these fine creations from Guys Robots.

Guy Robots are unique pieces of handcrafted art, meant to be enjoyed visually and displayed prominently.

The piece parts that go into each Guy Robot come from a range of industrial segments, including aerospace and avionics surplus suppliers, automotive salvage yards, long-haul microwave equipment recyclers, decommissioned plumbing and refrigeration remnants, vintage hand-tool swap-meet winnings.

Many processes like slide rule calculations to metallurgical alloying transform the pieces of industrial junk to these absolutely wild and wacky living room adornments.

Read more on BornRich

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Teresa Duck’s series of artworks titled ‘The Emperor of Ice Cream’ really stuck out for me.

I love the nostalgia of ice cream vans and their place in my childhood, as well as the lo-fi, but colourful designs that they can harbour on their bodywork. Great stuff!

Teresa Duck is an artist living and working in Newcastle, where she studied B.A hons fine art at Northumbria University.

She feels that the objects that have become so familiar to us are the ones which have created the most impact upon in our lives. How we relate to these objects and what we associate with them shapes who we are even if we do not always recognise them as doing so.

Via OpusUnderground.com

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Design co-operative BCXSY, created this funky, modernist style aquarium. Its very striking and does remind me of a similar look I saw a few months ago making up a 3d glass graffiti tag..

BCXSY say:

The repetitive geometrical shape of INFINITY AQUARIUM creates a visual metaphor to life in the fish bowl.

Hand crafted from cut glass, INFINITY AQUARIUM scales down a vast concept of time and space.

BCXSY is a cooperative between designers Boaz Cohen and Sayaka Yamamoto. It is a multi-disciplined experience that creates and develops concepts, identities, products, graphics, interiors and atmospheres.

See more on BCXSY

Check out a video of the fish in action..

Via Coolhunting

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Tuk Tuks and Rickshaws are a fascination of mine because of the care, attention, and pride that is sometimes shown on them when they’re well looked after and decorated. And there’s something about the tiny portability about them that is also appealing….

From Lost At E Minor:

You don’t have to venture far in Bangladesh to encounter a rickshaw, the nation’s most popular means of transport. Powered by the pedalling of wallahs (rickshaw men) through rain, hail or shining humidity, rickshaws are truly all purpose vehicles.

The number of rickshaws in Dhaka (the capital of Bangladesh) is well over 600,000, and this makes for some stiff competition for business. But the crowds of rickshaw wallahs that glide through intersections and sit poised at shopping mall entrances posses a unique weapon in the conflict for customers - art.

Rickshaws in Bangladesh are decorated from bumper to bell with paintings, engravings, tassels, embroidery and even gold leaf in an attempt to attract customers. The art must be eye-catching but not too elaborate in case it disappears in clouds of exhaust before it can be fully appreciated. And rickshaw art is incredibly diverse as the rickshaw fleet owners, the ‘maliks’, each have their own tastes and budgets.

Read more on Lost At E Minor

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Its been awhile since I’ve seen any watercolour work. No idea why. But I just came across artist David Scheirer’s website which he uses to showcase his drawings, watercolors, paintings, comics, and photographs.

Here are a couple of his watercolours.

Before embarking on my design training, I’d previously been using watercolours all my (student) life. There’s something about the medium which allows it to capture the sensibility of life over other media and seeing David’s work is making me itch for a paintbrush again.

To see more of David’s work, visit his website, Studio Tuesday

Via NotCot

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I’ve found Ben Templesmith’s visual work to be one of the most eye catching comic styles around today. His slightly raw but viscous style style really has a character of its own as well as being able to convey some sort of energy and humour.

I first came across his work in the comic series 30 Days of Nights, and since then, have been a fan of his self-written Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse.

Ben Templesmith is an artist and writer most widely known for his work in the American comic book industry where he has received multiple nominations for the industry’s top prize, the Eisner Award.

As a comic artist his most notable works have been 30 Days of Night and Fell. His other projects include the critically acclaimed serial Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse, Hatter M, and Singularity 7.

He has also worked on the Star Wars, Army of Darkness, Silent Hill and Buffy: The Vampire Slayer properties and produces art and design for music bands, dvds, toys, and film concept work.

Check out more of Ben’s work on Templesmith.com, where you can peruse his blog and subscribe to his Twitter thoughts.

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Here are some interesting interpretations of a selection of iconic comic book characters, by artist Anthony Lister.

The washy, ethereal style matches the subject matter and is a nice contrast to the usual, polished and buff renderings you get with the real deal. Even the superheroes are really human - is that a Krispy Kreme that Batman is munching?

More on ListerArt.com.au

Via NotCot

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