Giant zipper lotus pond in Taiwan
Toxel.com hosts these great pics of a museum pond outside Taipei, executed by sculptor Ju Chun. Via Neatorama.
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Bill Cosby Portrait in JELL-O Shots
Artist Andrew Salomone created this portrait of Bill Cosby entirely from JELL-O shots, then invited art show visitors to consume the portrait as the party progressed.
Intern’s Corner: Making my own magazine
Every other week, MAKE’s awesome interns tell about the projects they’re building in the Make: Labs, the trouble they’ve gotten into, and what they’ll make next. By Ed Troxell, photo intern When I landed my internship here at MAKE it was my real break into the magazine industry. I remember telling myself that if I […]
Solar sunflowers at Austin’s Mueller development
Austin’s new development at the site of the old Robert Mueller airport includes a small solar farm consisting of fifteen of these lovely blue “solar sunflower” collectors, designed by Cambridge’s Harries/Héder Collaborative, whose concept was selected from a pool of 37 applicants to Austin’s Art in Public Places program. Details of the project are available […]
3×3 button-animated matrix
Nick Hardeman’s 3 x 3, big-button LED matrix goes by the name “Nove Bit” and looks about as easy to porogram as possible. I’m guessing one of these (or even a wall-full of them) would go nicely as interactive art for the home. The simple/universal appeal would likely make them a hit with most.. More […]
Computerized Twitter Embroidery
Rachel @ CRAFT points us to a project by Daito Manabe and Motoi Ishibashi Called Pa++ern, which takes user input and transcodes it into wearable messages. Pa++ern program will be on display at the Beams Gallery in Tokyo, Japan. Their Twitter plugin launches on July 11.
Geometric reactive bioforms
Some incredible artwork from Meridith Pingree. My artwork physically tracks human behavior and traffic patterns using quasi-scientific, homespun, reactive sculptures. I use sensors to pick up on people’s energy and movement throughout a space. My work exists as amplifications of this subtle energy, creating unconventional, complex portraits of people and spaces. For example: kinetic links […]
