Landscapes and City Skylines Transposed Into Musical Notation
The Sapporo skyline “Note Drawing” is an intriguing series by Japanese artist Koshi Kawachi that transposes city skylines and the contours of landscapes into musical…
A Forklift Lifting Another Forklift Into a Trailer
One forklift lifts a second forklift into a trailer in this remarkable display of cooperation amongst forklifts. via The Presurfer
More Dutch Master Paintings Recreated as Photographic Specimen Art by Michael Mapes
Back in January we posted about a fantastic art series in which artist Michael Mapes recreated Dutch master paintings as mixed media specimen artworks. Mapes…
Filmmaker Casey Neistat and Son Visit Tropical Islands Resort, A German Water Park Housed in a Massive Airship Hangar
Filmmaker Casey Neistat and his son Owen visited the Tropical Islands Resort in his latest video, a tropical-themed indoor water park housed in a massive…
Giant Dead Parrot Sculpture Installed in London to Mark the ‘Monty Python Live (mostly)’ Farewell Show
To celebrate the upcoming television broadcast of the “Monty Python Live (mostly)” farewell show, UKTV channel Gold installed a giant dead parrot sculpture (of the…
‘Motion Silhouette’, A Clever Pop-Up Book That Lets the Reader Interact With the Story by Casting Shadows
“Motion Silhouette” is a clever pop-up book in which the reader can interact with the story by casting shadows using the book’s pop-up cut paper…
The 4th Annual Robot Film Festival in San Francisco
The 4th annual Robot Film Festival, a celebration of robots in film and performance, takes place July 19th, 2014 at Bot & Dolly studios in…
Six Californias, An Initiative to Divide California Into Six New States
Six Californias is an initiative spearheaded by venture capitalist Tim Draper to divide California into six new states. According to the Six Californias website, dividing…
Using a Robotic Camera to Capture a Ballet Performance
The fascinating mini documentary “Ballet Meets Robotics” tells the tale of a film experiment in which director Tarik Abdel-Gawad used a robotic camera to record…
The Ancient Kaiju Project, Classic Paintings Augmented with Skillfully Inserted Pop Culture Monsters and Objects
In his ongoing digital illustration series “The Ancient Kaiju Project,” German artist Oliver Wetter skillfully augments classic paintings with the addition of fearsome creatures and…