Archive for October, 2011
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AMAZING PORTRAITS MADE FROM SCREWS
Believe it or not, but these amazing portraits are made entirely out of the common construction screw. California-based artist, Andrew Myers, has been using screws to create these details works of art. Myers achieves an incredible 3D quality to his work by driving screws at varying depths into plywood and then paints over them. To begin creating a portrait, Myers places pages of a phone book ...
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WIND WALKING KINETIC SCULPTURES
Theo Jansen is a Dutch artist and kinetic sculptor. He builds large works which resemble skeletons of animals that are able to walk using the wind on the beaches of the Netherlands. His animated works are a fusion of art and engineering; in a car company (BMW) television commercial Jansen says: “The walls between art and engineering exist only in our minds.” He strives at equipping ...
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PIMPED OUT LUXURY BICYCLES
Chicago-based artist, Dzine (a.k.a. Carlos Rolon), has built these amazing sculptures of bicycles using cream of the crop luxury materials, including Swarovski crystals, 24K Gold plating, Chrome, combined with regular run-of-the-mill materials like enamel, rubber and mirrors. Although Dzine creates a variety of painting, drawing and digital works, his pimped-out bicycle sculptures are some of our favourite WHOA-worthy pieces of art.
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SUBWAY PARODY ZOMBIE MUG
If you don’t know the Subway sandwich restaurant slogan, “Eat Fresh”, you likely live under a rock (or in a country that is deprived of Subway sandwiches), but you likely haven’t heard of this fictitious new chain, Zombie, with the “eat flesh” slogan. A clever play on words, we admit, and likely a winner product amongst the zombie-loving nerds out there. BUY NOW
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STEAMPUNK PAC-MAN TEE SHIRTS
From the looks of this retro-mechanical machine, it looks like Pac-Man was in existence long before the 1980s. The Ghost Eater 1 is powered by gears, steam, cherries and power pellets, and is the perfect t-shirt for retro gaming fans. You’ll notice that Pac-Man is leaking some oil and clearly requires constant maintenance, but would you expect anything else from such an old and complex mechanical ...
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SAN FRAN SKYLINE MADE OF POTS AND PANS
Zhan Wang is a Beijing-based artist who is responsible for sculpting this San Francisco cityscape out of pots, pans, graters and other kitchenwares. This piece of work is entitled “On Gold Mountain” and was featured at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco. It has received a lot of publicity because of the accurate depiction of the city by means of creative methods and materials. The ...
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NAKED HUMAN FURNITURE
While likely impractical for your own interior, these intriguing human interpretations of common furniture pieces made us say WHOA! David Blazquez is the artist behind this photography exhibit entitled “Human Furniture”, which exhibited in Seville, Spain from April to May 2009.
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JOSEPH KITTINGER’S FREEFALL FROM SPACE
On Aug. 16, 1960, Colonel Joseph Kittinger stepped from a balloon-supported gondola at the altitude of 102,800 feet (31,333 meters). In freefall for 4.5 minutes at speeds up to 714 mph (1,149 km/h) and temperatures as low as -94 degrees Fahrenheit (-70 degrees celsius), he opened his parachute at 18,000 feet. Pressurization for his right glove malfunctioned during the ascent, and his right hand swelled up ...
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THE BREATHALYZER JACKET
A jacket that tells you if you have had too much to drink! This jacket is embedded with an Arduino microprocessor, an alcohol sensor, and a series of LED’s that provide an elegant solution to the drink driving problem. The alcohol sensor is embedded in the collar, and the LED’s run up the left arm to show a scale depending on how much alcohol is registered ...
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MICROSCOPIC COLOURED GRAINS OF SAND
All the squinting you can muster would never reveal the colours and shapes of grains of sand like the ones you see here. This amazing magnification of over 250 times shows what sand looks like up close. Professor Dr. Gary Greenberg has gone through a detailed process to bring us these images of magnified sand grains. As you may already know, all types of sand are ...
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STRANGEST MOTORCYCLE HELMETS EVER
OR, CHECK OUT THIS WATERMELON HELMET
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R2-D2 HELMET FOR STARWARS FANS
This WHOA-Worthy helmet was made by super crafty Jenn Hall, a pastry artist by day and freelance illustrator by night. This is what she has to say about her now-famous R2-D2 Helmet. First, I sand-papered the crap out of an old helmet. Then I primed and sprayed it with a silver spray paint. The next step was labor-intensive. I outlined all the shapes with tape. It ...
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MAKE ART WHILE YOU MAKE LOVE
Kill two birds with one stone with this sexy “Love is Art” paint kit that allows you to create a sexy abstract piece of art while having sex. Begin by covering up the floor with a protective plastic tarp, and then lay down the canvas provided in the kit. Then, pour the 4oz. of non-toxic, specially formulated paint on the canvas surface (or on your partner) ...
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SKETCH WITH A DIGITAL HAND
The Inkling digital sketch pen captures a digital likeness of your work while you sketch with its ballpoint tip on any sketchbook or standard piece of paper. Designed for rough concepting and creative brainstorming, Inkling is ideal for the front end of the creative process. Later, refine your work on your computer using an Intuos4 tablet or Cintiq interactive pen display. In addition to capturing your ...
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THE SCARY $70 SNAKE MASSAGE
The treatment consists of six non-venomous snakes massaging the client’s aching muscles and joints. Ada Barak’s snake spa, in Talmei Elazar, northern Israel, uses California and Florida king snakes, corn snakes and milk snakes for the massages, which cost £40 ($70). Miss Barak believes that physical contact with the reptiles can be a relaxing experience. She says that she was inspired by her belief that once ...
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CUSTOM KNIT iPHONE CASE
Calling all craft-loving iphone users – now you can adorn your beloved iphone with a custom design that is unique to you thanks to Connect Design. Making your custom design is super easy and fun too – you use the needle and thread provided to cross stitch a design into the back of the case. You can draw out your own custom design or you can ...
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FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT LEGO HOUSES
FALLINGWATER Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1934, Fallingwater® is perhaps the most famous residential home in the world. Open to the public since 1963, this masterpiece exemplifies Frank Lloyd Wright’s organic architectural style by intimately merging man with the surrounding landscape. This highly-detailed LEGO® model, co-developed and designed by architect Adam Reed Tucker, captures all of the distinctive features that make Fallingwater an architectural landmark. ...
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FLYING MOTORCYCLE CONCEPT
However, this fantasy has been given shape by Gonzalo Guerrero, who has just designed a flying motorcycle! This flying motorcycle, which has been called Machine_Fly, looks sleek and shiny; the silver handle, and yellow buttons matching with the black and red exterior make you want to ride the bike at the very instant you get a glimpse of it. Looking at the bottom you will see ...
