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Beautiful Embroidery Wall Art by Kelly Flegal Artist...

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:45:21 -0400

Beautiful Embroidery Wall Art by Kelly Flegal

Artist Statement

I am interested in how depictions of class and societal hierarchy define the individual both historically and in present day. I employ high craft through the process of needle felting into foam taxidermy forms, while the application of adornment exploits the forms as elite characters of an elevated class. Through the re-contextualization of traditional gaming forms and acquired skeletal remains, I aim to compel the viewer to formulate their own questions as to why individuals place emphasis on symbols of status, trophy and relic. Knowledge of such societal constructs can only continue to define our human experience.

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Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:31:31 -0400

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Fabricnation’s woven textile wall piece, “Rethinking...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:11:29 -0400

Fabricnation’s woven textile wall piece, “Rethinking Fabricnation” uses the ends of rolls of Fabricnation-printed textiles to create a unique wall pieces.

See more at: Product spotlight: Woven Textile wall piece by Fabricnation | Design Indaba

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Disparity Miniatures (by Christopher Boffoli) Check...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:02:15 -0400

Disparity Miniatures (by Christopher Boffoli)

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How JPEG compression affects Shakespeare Just for kicks,...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:47:48 -0400

The books Scott bound.

100% compression

75% compression

50% compression

25% compression

0% compression

The text of a compression-mangled version of the image

How JPEG compression affects Shakespeare

Just for kicks, speaker and overall techie Tom Scott took a copy of Romeo & Juliet, saved the text file as a RAW Photoshop file, then saved the files as JPGs at different levels of compression to see how it corrupted the file. He then printed up the results as bound books, which is sort of a fun way to waste money. The results? At 100 percent, the text is barely readable. At 50 percent, it looks like gibberish. At zero percent, it looks like an accident. But the images Scott created? Here’s the interesting part: “On the front of each book is the JPEG image it was derived from,” he explains “And, for all but the lowest quality, they appear utterly identical to the naked eye.” Check the middle images of the photoset to see the photos in order.

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Blackfield by artist Zodak Ben David It is a space-specific...

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 06:05:57 -0400

Blackfield by artist Zodak Ben David It is a space-specific floor installation containing steel etched flowers deriving from 19th-century Victorian encyclopedias. The work reflects over notions such as perception and perspective, and in its delicate modesty the installation brings up powerful questions regarding life and death.

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Resist, Resist, Resist: Alfredo Jaar's "Venezia, Venezia" @ The 55th International Venice Art Biennale - Irenebrination: Notes on Architecture, Art, Fashion and Style

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 07:29:12 -0400

Resist, Resist, Resist: Alfredo Jaar's "Venezia, Venezia" @ The 55th International Venice Art Biennale - Irenebrination: Notes on Architecture, Art, Fashion and Style:

“It can be bizarre seeing a work of art by somebody who doesn’t come from your own country, but who seems to have interpreted the feelings and hopes you harbour for your nation in a much better way than you would have done. Yet, as much as puzzling as this may seem, this is perfectly understandable in a world in which communication between people and nations have created a major economic, political, and cultural fluidity and cross-cultural exchange.”

Anatomy by Alex Konahin via gaksdesigns

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:40:50 -0400

Anatomy by Alex Konahin

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"Once upon a time a woman never got married, but had many fulfilling relationships, a job that kept..."

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 02:23:24 -0400

“

Once upon a time a woman never got married, but had many fulfilling relationships, a job that kept her comfortable, an apartment that she got to decorate just for her, and hobbies that stimulated her mind.

The End.

”

- Six fairy tales for the modern woman. (via millionsmillions)

High-contrast marbled paper. The endpapers of The Natural...

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 02:18:28 -0400

High-contrast marbled paper.

The endpapers of The Natural History of Barbados in Ten Books by Griffith Hughes (1750). Original from Lyon Public Library. Digitized July 3, 2012.

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Thu, 13 Jun 2013 01:50:26 -0400

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HAPPINESS IS TO HAVE SEA SALTED SKIN Ilustrada por/Illustrated...

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 01:43:53 -0400

HAPPINESS IS TO HAVE SEA SALTED SKIN
Ilustrada por/Illustrated by Madalena Matoso

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Bacanal Iconozo (2012) by Colombian artist Omar...

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:34:20 -0400

Bacanal Iconozo (2012) by Colombian artist Omar Chacon.

Brightly colored, glossy ovals and stripes of acrylic paint dazzle viewers of Omar Chacon’s artwork. Built layer upon layer, the drips and dots are a rainbow of colors and each individual oval shape is a unique composition that contributes to the work as a whole. Work by Chacon has been recently featured in the Queens International Four, the 2009 Biennial at the Queens Museum of Art, New York. Chacon is the recipient of the 2007 William and Dorothy Yeck Award through the Miami University National Young Painters Competition and was also awarded a 2008 New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship. His paintings have been reviewed by: Art & Antiques, Art In America, Artnet, and Artweek Magazine, among others. Chacon received his BFA at Ringling School of Art and Design and his MFA at San Francisco Art Institute. Currently, the artist lives and works in New York City.

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Origami Street Art in Angers, France by Mademoiselle...

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:33:25 -0400

Origami Street Art in Angers, France by Mademoiselle Maurice

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“The Management of Bees. With a Description of the Ladies’...

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 14:40:57 -0400

“The Management of Bees. With a Description of the Ladies’ Safety Hive”cc: @beesinthecity

(London: Samuel Bagster and William Pickering, 1824)

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Oct. 15, 1925: From the Mid-Week Pictorial, “High Art of the...

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 14:39:57 -0400

Oct. 15, 1925: From the Mid-Week Pictorial, “High Art of the Zoo: The giraffe of the mechanical menagerie will stoop to nothing, so the artist must climb skyward to present him with spot No. 203.” Photo: The New York Times

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Dance, Dance to control this audiovisual cloud. via...

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 14:34:26 -0400

Dance, Dance to control this audiovisual cloud.

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Artist Ekaterina Panikanova paints on old books. As you can...

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 14:28:58 -0400

Artist Ekaterina Panikanova paints on old books. As you can see, the results are extraordinary.

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Not Myself Today Installation by Blok Design The final event in...

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 02:50:21 -0400

Not Myself Today Installation by Blok Design

The final event in a month-long campaign to improve mental health in Canada needed a high-impact installation to engage people and encourage pledges. Our solution: a wall constructed out of mood pins strategically located in a heavily travelled intersection in the heart of Toronto. The bold rainbow of colours acted as a lightning rod, drawing people in, while the simple act of selecting their mood sparked dialogue, released stories and inspired hundreds of pledges of support.

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Solarium, A House Made of Caramel via laughingsquid

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 02:48:46 -0400

Solarium, A House Made of Caramel

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