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Category: Art

LEGO my Escher

3 December, 2008 (04:49) | Art | No comments

LEGO® version of M. C. Escher’s Waterfall

Don’t Take This Out of Context

29 November, 2008 (04:57) | Art, Music, Video | No comments

In Context by Field Music. Ran across this at Ovablastic — I think the artistic approach of the video is pretty neat, and I instantly liked the tune.
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The pen leaves the drawing surface once, but restarts at the same point.

Do You Like Staircases?

15 November, 2008 (05:12) | Art, Misc | No comments

Then you’ll love Stair Porn
It’s OK to click. They only show stairs, not how stairs are made.
via neatorama

Something From ACME Worked!

13 November, 2008 (04:55) | Art, Humor, Sick sick sick | No comments

Long ago I had the idea that someone should do a film called “The End” where all of the serial stories finally get terminated. Batman gets killed by some combination of the Joker, the Riddler, Catwoman, the Penguin, et al. The Roadrunner finally gets eaten by Wile E. Coyote. Tom Cat [...]

A Hobby for One Day of the Year

11 November, 2008 (06:26) | Art, Photos | No comments

On June 17th each year since 1976, Diego Golberg has taken a photograph of himself and of his family.
via Stupid Random and Hilarious

Rube-y Goldberg Tuesday VI

11 November, 2008 (06:26) | Art | No comments

Not a video, but take a look at these drainpipes

People with Too Much Time on Their Hands: Toast Art

6 November, 2008 (04:58) | Art, Food, Weird | No comments

People with Too Much Time on Their Hands: Toast Art
It would never occur to me to take a picture of my toast. Unless it had an image of the Virgin Mary on it or something. Then I would make sure to capture just the right image for my posting on Ebay. Seriously, [...]

I Don’t Know Much About Art, But I Know What’s Neat

1 November, 2008 (05:32) | Art, Cool stuff, Video | No comments

See how Emmanuel Guibert created the art for his graphic novel ALAN’S WAR
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Not Hyperbole

16 October, 2008 (03:51) | Art, Math, Tech | No comments

Hyperboloid structures

From the Days Before Paper and Scissors

4 October, 2008 (06:04) | Art, Other science | No comments

Underground Archeology: Rock Cut Architecture in the Depths of the Earth

But What If You Can’t Draw a Dog?

22 September, 2008 (03:45) | Art, Cartoon, Silly | No comments

How to draw anything (in 1 step)
Step 1. Draw a dog covering the thing you can’t draw.
Oh, sorry: Spoiler alert! There are examples at the link.
via kottke

Crunch Time

20 September, 2008 (07:17) | Art, Tech, Time | No comments

Beware the time-eater: Cambridge University’s monstrous new clock
The monster momentarily stops the turning dial with its foot to mark the minutes, shown as blue LED lights shining through slots. It was originally conceived by Taylor as a literal interpretation of the grasshopper escapement invented by his hero, the Georgian clockmaker John Harrison whose fabulously [...]

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