‘Shanghai, Archi’llusion’, A Short Film of Clever Digital Alterations to the Architecture of Shanghai
In their short film “Shanghai, Archi’llusion,” filmmakers Claire and Maxime of Menilmonde (see previously) use digital trickery to make the buildings of Shanghai grow, shrink,…
‘Afterglow’, A Short Film Featuring Skiers Wearing LED Lightsuits Skiing at Night in Alaska
In the short film “Afterglow,” skiers wearing LED lightsuits hurtle down moonlit slopes in the Alaskan wilderness. Philips produced the film as a promotion for…
Virgin America Creates a Six-Hour-Long Video Depicting an Incredibly Boring Cross-Country Flight Aboard BLAH Airlines
To poke fun at competing airlines, Virgin America has created a bizarre, nearly six-hour-long video depicting a cross-country flight aboard an imaginary competitor, “BLAH Airlines.”…
432 Park Avenue, A New Tower in Manhattan That Is the Tallest Residential Building in the Western Hemisphere
432 Park Avenue is a residential tower in Midtown Manhattan that, at 1,396 feet in height, is the tallest residential building in the Western Hemisphere.…
Wonderfully Bizarre Collages of Faces by Matthieu Bourel
French artist Matthieu Bourel combines images from books, old magazines, and other found materials into wonderfully bizarre collages of faces. He has turned some of…
‘Veeptopus’, A Portrait Series Depicting Every United States Vice President With an Octopus on His Head
Artist Jonathan Crow has created “Veeptopus” — a tentacular portrait series that depicts every United States Vice President with an octopus on his head. images…
The Origin of the Rooster on the Huy Fong Foods Sriracha Bottle
Modern Farmer recently tracked down the origin of the iconic rooster found on the label of the famed Huy Fong Foods sriracha sauce. Modern Farmer…
An Examination of the Balance of Power Between Clarice Starling and Hannibal Lecter in ‘The Silence of the Lambs’
Tony Zhou of the film analysis series Every Frame a Painting (see previously) examines the balance of power (or “who wins the scene”) in the…
Distorted Paintings of Urban Nightlife That Resemble Night Photography
Brooklyn-based artist Alexandra Pacula creates lively paintings of city nights in which the colors and lights bleed and distort in a style reminiscent of night…
‘Emulsifier’, A Glass Sculpture That Displays Four Different Images Depending on the Viewing Angle
“Emulsifier” is a hand-painted glass sculpture by Austria-based artist Thomas Medicus, that, depending on the viewing angle, displays four different illustrations. The sculpture is displayed…