Friday, August 31, 2012

Coathangers, David Mach’s Large-Scale Wire Hanger Sculptures

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Coathangers, David Mach's Large-Scale Wire Hanger Sculptures

Mickey Mouse


For his large-scale Coathangers sculptures, Scottish born artist David Mach uses wire coat hangers to bulk up the form underneath. There are several Coathanger animals in the series including a bear and a gorilla, as well as human forms and even the head of Mickey Mouse. We recently featured Mach's Matcheads, his beautiful matchstick sculptures.


Gorilla


Woman


Bear


Coathangers


Tiger


Thursday, August 30, 2012

Topographical Light Paintings Made by Tracing the Contours of Rooms With LEDs


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Topographical Light Paintings Made by Tracing the Contours of Rooms With LEDs

Nazgul's Private Moment


Finnish artist Janne Parviainen created these wonderful "Light Topography" light paintings by painstakingly tracing the contours of entire rooms with an LED. "Light Topography" (and other) art prints by Parviainen are available to purchase online.


Inside River


Days of Our Lives


Contour Light Painting by Janne Parvianen


Contour Light Painting by Janne Parvianen


The Time Is Now



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Wooden Star Wars Action Figures by Amanda Visell


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Wooden Star Wars Action Figures by Amanda Visell

Wooden Star Wars Action Figures by Amanda Visell


Wooden Star Wars Action Figures by Amanda Visell


Darth Vader by Amanda Visell


Los Angeles-based designer and sculptor Amanda Visell has created an incredible series of wooden Star Wars action figures. Each Star Wars character comes complete with a uniquely designed wooden product package.


Wooden Star Wars Action Figures by Amanda Visell


Wooden Star Wars Action Figures by Amanda Visell


Boba Fett by Amanda Visell


Wooden Star Wars Action Figures by Amanda Visell


Dance With Me, A Choreographed Moving Hands Alphabet Captured in Long Exposure Photos


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Dance With Me alphabet by Amandine Alessandra


"Dance With Me" is an alphabet consisting of letters formed by the moving hands and arms of a dancer. The letter/movements were captured in a series of long exposure photographs. The series is by London-based photographer and designer Amandine Alessandra.


Dance With Me alphabet by Amandine Alessandra


Dance With Me alphabet by Amandine Alessandra


Dance With Me alphabet by Amandine Alessandra


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Wednesday, August 29, 2012

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World’s Best Dad Dons Skirt To Support Dress-Wearing Son

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World's Best Dad Dons Skirt To Support Dress-Wearing Son

We're not sure if they celebrate Father's Day in Germany, but if they do Nils Pickert deserves more than lumpy pancakes and a loud tie.


Pickert's five-year-old son enjoyed wearing dresses when their family lived in West Berlin, but was nervous about doing so when they moved in to a quiet South German village.


"I didn't want to talk my son into not wearing dresses and skirts," Pickert told the feminist magazine Emma. "He didn't make friends in doing that in Berlin already and after a lot of contemplation I had only one option left: To broaden my shoulders for my little buddy and dress in a skirt myself."


Dad says he's trying to raise his son to believe he doesn't have to conform to social expectations just because of his sex. "I'm not one of those pseudo-intellectual daddies that rambles on about studying gender justice, and then, as soon as the child is born, falls back into the comfortable and clichéd gender roles."


Having his dad show such strong support gave Pickert's kinder the security he needed to start wearing a frock in public. Once, a judgmental neighbor stared so intently, she slammed face-first into a streetlight. "My son was roaring with laughter," says Pickert.


Now the little tiger has started painting his nails. When classmates give him the stinkeye, he simple says "You only don't dare to wear skirts and dresses because your dads don't dare to either." "That's how broad his own shoulders have become by now," says Pickert "All thanks to daddy in a skirt."


Werk, little buddy!


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Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Portraits of People With Dough on Their Head by Søren Dahlgaard


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Portraits of People With Dough on Their Head by Søren Dahlgaard

Dough


Danish artist Søren Dahlgaard has created a Dough Portrait series where he places a large amount of dough on a person's head and photographs them. Select signed and numbered prints from the series are available to purchase at Fortress to Solitude.


Dough


Dough


Dough


Dough


Dough


Dough


Dough


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Saturday, August 25, 2012

Monday, August 20, 2012

Skull Optical Illusions for Ship of Fools by Artist István Orosz


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Skull Optical Illusions for Ship of Fools by Artist István Orosz

Ship of Fools


For a new edition of Ship of Fools, a late 15th century satirical book by Sebastian Brant, Hungarian artist István Orosz has made these Medieval-inspired illustrations of skulls, each one an anamorphic illusion. The entire collection is available to view at Gallery Diabolus.


Ship of Fools


Ship of Fools


Ship of Fools


Ship of Fools


Ship of Fools


Saturday, August 18, 2012

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Friday, August 17, 2012

Thursday, August 16, 2012

Matcheads, David Mach’s Amazing Sculptures Made Out of Matchsticks


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Matcheads, David Mach's Amazing Sculptures Made Out of Matchsticks

Close to the Bone


Close to the Bone


Matcheads is an amazing (and highly flammable) ongoing sculpture project by London-based artist David Mach that depict the heads of animals, skulls, African masks, iconic famous people and fictional characters, all created with simple wooden matchsticks. According to My Modern Metropolis, each sculpture is first formed on a plastic model and many of the matches are imported from Japan for their colored heads."See all of Mach's Matcheads at his website.


Tiger


Sabre Tooth Tiger


Charlie Chaplin


Charlie Chaplin


David Mach


Betty Boop


Blue


Picasso


The Devil


The Devil


Marilyns


Marilyn group


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