What you believe you are seeing (when viewing the work above) is not really what it seems to be at all. What I mean is…yes it IS a sculpture of a skull, but no it is not made of styrofoam.
Artist/Sculpter Fabio Viale has painstakingly created each of these fantastic pieces of art using…wait for it…marble.
Yes, all of the above sculptures, from the impossible tires to the simplicity of a popped kernel of corn, are made from hard, cold, white and black marble.
Don’t believe me? Click his name above and have a look at more.
Cool.
Ciao.
While reading the news, I stumbled upon this video for CNN’s “TED Talks Tuesdays” and wanted to share. It’s 16 1/2 minutes in length but truly worth every second.
The video is of R. Beau Lotto (founder of Lottolab, a hybrid art studio and science lab based in London, England.) and the popular talk he gave at the TED Global conference in Oxford, England, in July 2009.
In the video, Lotto shares some surprising optical illusions — and explains the deep brain science behind them. If you’ve got the time, check it out.
For more info follow this link…TED Talk Tuesdays.
Ciao.
Geneva, Switzerland born, now living in Sydney…photographer Leila Berney is only 17 years old and already she has developed an eye for truly fantastic images.
FYI…she uses a Canon EOS 400D and doesn’t even own Photoshop.
Awesome.
Follow this link to see more…Leila Berney
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I really…really want one of these Selk Bags designed over at Rodrigo Alonso Design Studio. I’m going canyoneering in Utah this weekend and this would treat me just right. 
Click above to see more of this and other cool designs.
Ciao.
As you may know from his past images floating around the web…artist Felice Varini creates the illusion of flat graphics on three dimensional spaces, though he seems to outdone himself this time.
As you can see above…Felice’s latest creation is the illusion of huge perfect circles superimposed over a small town, Vercorin to be exact, in the Swiss Alps.
Follow this link to see more…Core77
or click his name above to see the artists website.
Fantastic.
Ciao.
Hey all,
I took a little break from posting for a bit to regain some sanity and catch up on other things, but now I’m back to (almost) business as usual.
I think you’ll like this weeks New Music Tuesday, I’ve included some really different sounding artists that include the new album from Snow Patrol. It’s titled “Up To Now” and is made up of a collection of all their best tracks…and includes 3 brand new songs as well.
So let’s get to it…
Artist: Deas Vail
Album: Birds and Cages
Release Date: October 27th, 2009
Track Title: Birds
Myspace…Deas Vail
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Artist: Julian Casablancas
Album: Phrazes For the Young
Release Date: November 3rd, 2009
Track Title: Glass
Myspace…Julian Casablancas
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Artist: Local Natives
Album: Gorilla Man
Release Date: November 3rd, 2009
Track Title: Who Knows Who Cares
Myspace…Local Natives
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Artist: Dub Tractor
Album: Sorry
Release Date: November 3rd, 2009
Track Title: Fall in Love Like This
Myspace…Dub Tractor
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Artist: Snow Patrol (previously posted here A Hundred Million Suns)
Album: Up To Now
Release Date: November 9th
Track Title: Just Say Yes
Myspace…Snow Patrol
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Artist: Tigercity
Album: Ancient Lover
Release Date: October 20th, 2009
Track Title: Matter of Time
Myspace…Tigercity
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That’s all for this week folks.
Ciao.
A while back I featured a band for New Music Tuesday called Ramona Falls and I recently I came across this great video for their track “I say fever” and thought I would post it for it’s great artistic value. Check it out.
Found here…It’s Nice That
Ciao.
I highly recommend popping over to photographer Jeff Friesen’s website to take a look at his great work. The images you see above are from his series “Keeping Lost Time” which make me long for the warm day of summer…already. You can see much more by clicking his name above.
Have a great week y’all.
Ciao.
The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam and the Huygens Institute of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences have undertaken quite a feat. Taking over 15 years in the making, they have amassed (and organized) over 900 letters with accompanying illustrations written by the great master in subject.
I’ve only included a small sliver of an example for you to see here so I highly recommend following these links…
Bibliodyssey.blogspot.com
and
vangoghletters.org
to see much much more.
Café Au Charbonnage - To Theo Van Gogh (Vincent's brother) from Laken (near Brussels)
“That little drawing, ‘The Au charbonnage café’ is really nothing special, but the reason I couldn’t help making it is because one sees so many coalmen, and they really are a remarkable people. This little house is not far from Trekweg, it’s actually a simple inn right next to the big workplace where the workers come in their free time to eat their bread and drink a glass of beer.
Back during my time in England I applied for a position as an evangelist among the coal-miners, but they brushed my request aside and said I had to be at least 25 years old. You surely know that one of the root or fundamental truths, not only of the gospel but of the entire Bible, is ‘the light that dawns in the darkness’. From darkness to Light. Well then, who will most certainly need it, who will have an ear to hear it?”
Four people on a bench - To Theo from The Hague September 1882
“Well, I hope that the small bench, even if not yet saleable, will show you that I have nothing against tackling subjects with something agreeable or pleasant about them, which are thus more likely to find buyers than things with a more sombre sentiment. [..]
There’s so much paint around that it has even got onto this letter — I’m working on the big watercolour of the bench. I hope it comes off, but the great problem is to retain detail with deep tone, and clarity is extremely difficult.
Adieu again, a handshake in thought, and believe me, Ever yours, Vincent”
The bedroom - To Theo from Arles October 1888
“At last I’m sending you a little croquis to give you at least an idea of the direction the work is taking. Because today I’ve gone back to it. My eyes are still tired, but anyway I had a new idea in mind, and here’s the croquis of it. No. 30 canvas once again. This time it’s simply my bedroom, but the colour has to do the job here, and through its being simplified by giving a grander style to things, to be suggestive here of rest or of sleep in general.
In short, looking at the painting should rest the mind, or rather, the imagination.
The walls are of a pale violet. The floor — is of red tiles.
The bedstead and the chairs are fresh butter yellow.
The sheet and the pillows very bright lemon green.
The bedspread scarlet red.
The window green.
The dressing table orange, the basin blue.
The doors lilac.
And that’s all — nothing in this bedroom, with its shutters closed.
The solidity of the furniture should also now express unshakeable repose.
Portraits on the wall, and a mirror and a hand-towel and some clothes.
The frame — as there’s no white in the painting — will be white.
This to take my revenge for the enforced rest that I was obliged to take.
I’ll work on it again all day tomorrow, but you can see how simple the idea is. The shadows and cast shadows are removed; it’s coloured in flat, plain tints like Japanese prints.”
Ciao.
Step 1: Go Here…Eye Candy
Step 2: Move the slide bars in the upper left of your screen until you create something pleasing to gaze upon.
Step 3: Slip into a trance-like state.
Step 4: Do all of my bidding.
Mwaaaa Haaaaa Haaaa
Ciao.
