Soong Ching Ling Statue Going up in Central China
A 24-meter stone statue of Soong Ching Ling (1893-1981) is going up in Zhengzhou, capital of Central China’s Henan province, on Nov 3, 2011. Soong Ching Ling is former vice-president of China and wife of Sun Yat-sen, the leader of the 1911 Revolution that toppled the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), China’s last dynasty. The statue’s base is designed as a meeting hall with an area of 800 square meters and construction is expected to be completed by the end of this month, according to construction workers. One of the workers said the statue belongs to the Henan Provincial Soong Ching Ling Foundation. (CFP) Continue reading »
World’s Tallest 48-Meter Buddha Statue in Eastern China
A statue of Amitabha, also known as the Buddha of Infinite Light, is going up in Jiujiang, Jiangxi province, Nov 4, 2011. The 48-meter statue is one of the world’s tallest. (CFP) Continue reading »
All
More than 120 of Maurizio Cattelano’s artworks dangle from the ceiling of the Guggenheim Museum for the artist’s career retrospective, ‘All.’ (Ramin Talaie for The Wall Street Journal )
Horses, Gigantic Wooden Table and Two Chairs
Horses stand in the shadows of a gigantic wooden table and two chairs during nice autumnal weather at a meadow near Doellstaedt, central Germany. (AP)
Look This Way
Ken Unsworth’s sculpture, “Look This Way”, overlooks Bondi Beach at Sculptures By The Sea in Sydney, Australia. Sculptures By The Sea is is the largest free-to-public outdoor sculpture exhibition spread out over a 2km coastal walk from Bondi to Tamarama beach in Sydney, featuring over 100 sculptures by artists from Australia and across the world. (AP)
A Master of Monster Makeup
Zombies, werewolves and dismembered corpses are just a day at the office for makeup and special effects artist Andre Freitas.
Special effects designer Andre Freitas at his studio in Marietta, Ga. (Erik S. Lesser / For The Washington Post) Continue reading »
Toronto 2012 Fashion Week
Rehersals for Mercedes Benz startup show during Toronto Fashion Week. (CARLOS OSORIO/Toronto Star) Continue reading »
Artificial Autumn
Cleaners tie autumn-colored plastic foliage to artificial trees on the exterior of a hotel, replacing fake green leaves in order to better reflect the season, in Beijing, China, on November, 2. (Ng Han Guan / AP)
Kids Reacts on Exhibitions. Very Funny
West University Elementary third graders, Lauren Aguilar, 8, left, and Ava Janczak, 8, react during a close look at a replica of the remains of Tutankhamun while touring the Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs exhibit at MFAH with her class Tuesday, Nov. 1, in Houston. (Johnny Hanson / Houston Chronicle via AP) Continue reading »
Art of Downsizing
When artist Mac Premo found himself face with moving to a smaller studio, he had to get rid of the thousands of objects he collected over the years as an autobiographical archive. The objects have taken on a new life as “an enormous collage” created inside a 30 yard dumpster you can walk into and explore. His Dumpster Project found a new home this month at the Brooklyn Dekalb Market after premiering at the Dumbo Arts Festival.
Installation view of the Dumpster Project, back wall. Continue reading »
iPlate by Todd Borka
Users of Adobe software will love these “iPlate’s” by French illustrator Todd Borka! Continue reading »
Geri Halliwell for Next Underwear
Still hot or not?.. Continue reading »
iPad2 Halloween Costume
A description of a relatively simple Halloween costume using 2 iPad2s to make it look like you have a huge hole in your torso. You’ll also need a MiFi hotspot (if you don’t have a WiFi network available where you want to use the costume). Basically you start a FaceTime chat between the iPads and then tape one to your front and one to your back. Add a little red paint and you’re good to go. It’s supposed to look like you have a gaping hole in your torso. If you spend more time than I did on the blood and the flesh part and lining up the iPads it could look pretty cool.
Vintage Food Packaging
Black treacle
Photographer James Kendall has taken pictures of the dusty tins and packets he found in his wife’s grandmother’s cupboard. The contents may have lost their flavour, but the packaging is a nostalgic treat. Continue reading »
MCM London Comic Con
Joely Olsen wears a turret costume from the computer game “Portal,” Kaitie Rule wears a full “Smurfette” costume and two visitors wear “Pikmin” costumes at the “MCM London Comic Con” convention in London. Running over two days, the event will see thousands of comic, sci-fi and gaming enthusiasts coming together to buy, sell and celebrate everything from sporting heroes to Japanese “Steam Punk” characters. (Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images) Continue reading »
Visitors Ride Three-Story Slide at New York’s New Museum
A visitor to the Carsten Holler: Experience exhibit at the New Museum in New York rides “Untitled (Slide)” during the press preview. (Mary Altaffer / AP) Continue reading »
Fake or not?
Art experts compare a newly-discovered painting by Spanish artist Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velazquez to a book featuring Velazquez’s painting ‘Jaun Martinez Montanes’ in Bonhams auction house in London, England. The previously unknown painting has been confirmed as Velaquez’s work after extensive research by Bonhams and is estimated to sell at auction on December 7, 2011 for GBP 3 million. (Oli Scarff/Getty Images)
The Death of Marat
Visitors look at Chinese artist He Xiangyu’s work “The Death of Marat” featuring compatriot Ai Weiwei lying dead exhibited at the Balmoral Artists residence in Bad Ems, western Germany. A local resident filed charges to public prosecution for disturbing the peace of the dead, as he presumes that the work is made of plastinated human skin. (Thomas Frey/AFP/Getty Images)
The World’s Highest Lego Tower
People look at the world’s highest Lego tower, at a stand at Kidexpo, a fair dedicated to games and leisure for children, in Paris (FRANCOIS GUILLOT/AFP/Getty Images)
World’s Most Expensive Campervan Up For Sale
The Marchi Mobile EleMMent Palazzo is the world’s most expensive motorhome, up for sale with a price tag of $3 000 000. Continue reading »
Royal Mail Unveils Beautiful Set of Stamps
New range: Twenty-six first class stamps show off sights including the Angel of the North, Blackpool Tower and Edinburgh Castle. (PA) Continue reading »
The Amazingly Detailed Living Pictures That Show How Scenes Throughout History May Really Have Looked
Have you ever felt frustrated that photography was invented too late to give you a glimpse of some of your favourite historical events?
Well, if you are a fan of Britain’s struggle for democracy and equality, a free exhibition in Bradford is here to help.
Ways Of Looking, a city-wide photography festival features some of Red Saunders’ finest works.The artist specialises in huge ‘tableaux vivants’ (living pictures) where he gets dozens of actors to recreate moments from British history including the English Civil War, the Chartist movement and the Peasants’ Revolt.
Historical ‘evidence’: Leveller Women in the English Revolution, 1647 is one of Red Saunders’ ‘tableaux vivants’ which recreates famous – and not so famous – scenes from the past. Continue reading »
Chocolate Catwalk Show Comes a Cropper after Model’s Dress Falls off
French TV presenter Karine Ferri tries to stop her skirt from disintegrating at Paris’ Salon du Chocolat. (Bureau233 / eyevine) Continue reading »
Halloween Stores Prepare For The Holiday
Madeleine Wenthzel looks in a mirror as she tries on a Costume at the Halloween MegaStore Miami Beach on October 21, 2011 in Miami Beach, Florida. The megastore is a temporary location for the store which opened for the holiday to sell costumes, masks and other items to people needing to dress up for the evening of October 31 when costumed people around the world observe the day. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images North America) Continue reading »
Tintin Route In Brussels
A giant poster of Tintin is displayed above the Tintin route at Place de Brouckere on October 19, 2011 in Brussels, Belgium. (Mark Renders/Getty Images Europe) Continue reading »
