Modern Asian Art
Close-up of Japanese contemporary artist Tatsuo Miyajima’s installation work titled ‘Mega Death’ in Beijing. Using LED counters, computers, electrical circuits and projection videos that cycle through the numbers one to nine, Miyajima’s installations express his core artistic concepts derived from the Buddhist philosophy of ‘Keep Changing’, ‘Connect with All’, and ‘Goes on forever’, symbolising a vast realm of existential possibilities, the eternal nature of space and time, and the infinite cycle of life, death and rebirth. Or so it says here. (Photos: Nate Elliott) Continue reading »
Superhero Socks!
A range of novelty socks show what Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman might wear on their feet. The hosiery features the logos of the characters and even come with mini capes attached. The £10 socks are available from 80stees.com
Power Rangers Samurai
Power Rangers are pictured near Tower Bridge in London to mark the return of the kids’ favourite TV show, with its 19th series, Power Rangers Samurai (Ken Lennox)
Steve Jobs iPhone 4 Hard Case Covers on Sale. WTF?
iPhone 4 hard case cover with portrait of Steve Jobs are on sale on October 9, 2011 in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province of China. (ChinaOut) Continue reading »
Effects of the Flowers
Fong Qi Wei, a Singapore-based artist, picks apart flowers and rearranges them on a canvas to startling effect. The 33-year-old disassembles the flowers, such as this rose, by hand before carefully arranging the component parts. (Fong Qi Wei / Rex Features) Continue reading »
Toothpick Artist Takes Nine Months to Create Jaw-Dropping Replica of Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia
It has taken nine months and more than 35,000 toothpicks – but Stan Munro has once again proved he is a real stickler for detail with the unveiling of his latest masterpiece. The model-making maestro has recreated Barcelona’s iconic Sagrada Familia out of nothing but tiny pieces of wood and PVA glue. Continue reading »
The Dog Creative Stylist of the Year Competition
“To say they are colorful characters would be an understatement. From Winnie the Pooh-dle to a pink My Little Pony with false eyelashes, these painted pooches highlight the art of the dog groomer. All were entrants in the British Dog Creative Stylist Of The Year competition held at Swanley in Kent and organized by dog salon owner Louisa Tandy. Poodles or poodle crosses are the breed most commonly used because of their good nature and easily sculptured coats. The colors come from washable vegetable dyes sprayed onto the coat, using stencils to achieve the patterns… Louisa insists that it’s strictly regulated to ensure no animal is harmed as it undergoes a transformation into a barking Bertie Bassett or even a dogosaurus dinosaur. ‘The dogs are thrilled with the attention they get,’ says Louisa, ‘and they love strutting their stuff.”
A poodle clippered and dyed to look like My Little Pony is pictured at a creative dog grooming event in Swanley, Kent. The Dog Creative Stylist of the Year competition showcases the creative skills of Britain’s top pooch groomers. The range of colours are produced by safe, washable vegetable dyes. (Steve Collins / Barcroft Media) Continue reading »
The World’s Most Expensive Model Car
The world’s most expensive model car is expected to be auctioned for £3million in December, which is nearly 12 times the price of a real Lamborghini Aventador. German model maker Robert Wilhelm Gülpen took 500 hours to create the 1:8 scale model. Nearly £1.8 million worth of precious stones and metals have gone into this piece of auto-art. Mr Gülpen says: “Essentially the model is made out of solid gold and platinum. The body of the prototype additionally features genuine carbon fiber, as used in Formula 1 cars; gold and platinum rims and to add that extra wow factor diamonds in the seats, steering wheel and headlights.” If a potential buyer doesn’t feel like waiting until Christmas, they can buy the model car now by shelling out an extra million pounds. They can go to Robert directly to secure the model car for themselves before it goes to auction for a fixed price of £4,144,646. They have the option to personalise the model car. (RGE Robert Gülpen Engineering/Rex Features)
Animals On Bikes
Photographer Peter Rae travelled from Molong to Dubbo, in western New South Wales, Australia, photographing the roadside sculptures along the way. (Peter Rae / The Sydney Morning Herald) Continue reading »
Making a Zombie: A Step-by-Step Guide from the “Walking Dead” Makeup Team
1. The “Walking Dead” makeup team fits actor Kevin Galbraith with a bald cap and accentuate his high cheekbones to make them look sunken. Continue reading »
Supermodel Cindy Crawford Celebrates Omega’s New Gum Boutique Launch
For the opening of the new-look boutique at Gum by Omega, supermodel Cindy Crawford joined as the guest of honor. Continue reading »
Evolution of The Planet of the Apes
The latest version of the Planet of the Apes doesn’t depart from the franchise’s apocalyptic outlook, but it does make the earlier efforts look technically dated.
Planet of the Apes (1968). The original Planet of the Apes film, starring Charlton Heston as the time-displaced astronaut Taylor, was an immediate box office and critical hit when it was released in February 1968. Based on the French novel, La planete des singes, by Pierre Boulle (who also wrote Bridge over the River Kwai) it tells the story of group of astronauts who crash land on what they think is an alien planet, only to discover it’s a post apocalyptic Earth ruled by apes. The script, originally penned by science fiction legend Rod Serling, underwent many rewrites. Continue reading »
Packing for Holidays
So you’re planning a dream holiday. Why not do it in style?
Oroton Hunter wetpack, $195
Emporio Armani cashmere scarf, $390
Lenox radio, $129, Brooksfi eld
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Port Adelaide Celebrates with Glow Show
Images are projected onto heritage buildings in the ‘old town’ of Port Adelaide as part of The Port Festival, a biennial event showcasing art and culture from around South Australia, October 9, 2011. (Helen Vercoe / ABC)
World’s Largest Balloon Sculpture Created by a Single Artist
Adam Lee, balloon twisting artist, stands beneath his giant balloon sculpture hanging in the Great Wolf Lodge Lobby in Grand Mound, Wash. On Oct. 13. Lee broke the Guinness World Record for “Largest Balloon Sculpture” with nearly 3,000 balloons measuring 45 feet 2 inches wide by 22 feet 2 inches long. (Otto Greule Jr. / AP) Continue reading »
Demi Moore Returns for Ann Taylor 2011 Holiday Campaign
Despite the recent Ashton-Sara Leal controvery and regular tabloid reports about their marriage failure, Hollywood star Demi Moore has decided to distract herself and return as the face of the 2011 Ann Taylor Holiday campaign. Continue reading »
Wifi Dowsing Rod
Today’s technology advances at such a speed that consumers are often left in awe of it all. The high tech terminology, the ultra small, ultra portable, metallic or white devices we carry around with us are, to the vast amount of consumers, simply baffling. The Wifi Dowsing Rod aims to work against this. By basing the design for a wireless Internet detector on century’s old technology, the user feels immediately at home with the product, whilst feeling less intimidated by the simple shape and natural materials. Project by Mike Thompson. Continue reading »
Steve Jobs’s Top 5 Hits in Pop Culture
1. The 1984 ad (1984) The spot that introduced the Apple Macintosh aired only once, on Jan. 22, 1984, during the third quarter of Super Bowl XVIII. People haven’t stopped talking about it since. Envisioning a hellish dystopian future (or was it the present?) of drones under the thumb of a televised Big Brother, the Ridley Scott-directed ad brought on a hot Valkyrie with a hammer to smash through the screen and liberate the masses. What did this have to do with computers? Not much, but it established once and for all the terms of home computing’s dominant rivalry: fascist PCs vs. freedom-fighting Macs. The Apple board got cold feet about showing the ad at the last minute, but Jobs and cofounder Steve Wozniak held firm. In 1999, TV Guide called it the number one commercial of all time. (Ty Burr / The Boston Globe) Continue reading »
Zombie-boy for Schön Magazine
Rick Genest in photo session for Schön Magazine. Photographer: Matthew Lyn. Continue reading »
Irina Shayk for Spanish Shoe Brand XTi
Her career keeps getting hotter, and Irina Shayk is the new face of the Spanish shoe brand XTi Shoes.
The new promotional shots feature the Russian stunner posting with a handsome male model and hardly places the emphasis on footwear. Continue reading »
Colorful Spaces
‘Colourful spaces’ is a serie of work by Laura Niubo, graphic designer based in London. An exploration of colour and geometry as the means to evoke a parallel dimension full of energy. Mixing shapes, experimenting with colour and sensations. A new colorful space for delighting and for letting people mind and heart to imagine and feel. Continue reading »
A Mongol ‘Cloth of Gold’ Silk and Metal Thread Robe
A Christie’s employee looks at a Mongol “Cloth of Gold” silk and metal thread robe at Christie’s auction house in central London. The robe is expected to fetch between GBP 200,000-300,000 ($312,000-470,000 or euros 230,000-345,000) when it is auctioned at the Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds sale in London. (AFP)
Workers Prepare to Move 340-ton Rock to L.A. County Museum of Art
In Greek mythology, Sisyphus was condemned by the gods to push a giant rock up a hill for eternity. In modern-day LA, the city’s largest museum has spent months — and $5 million to $10 million — trying to get a 340-ton boulder from a dusty quarry in Riverside onto its campus west of downtown.
Joe Schofield stands in front of a 340-ton rock as he and other workers prepare to transport the rock from Riverside County to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art at Stone Valley Materials in Riverside, Calif. (Jae C. Hong / AP) Continue reading »
Glass Ceiling: American Girl Doll
Photographer/artist Jill Greenberg poses at her home to promote her Exhibit “Glass Ceiling: American Girl Doll” And Billboard For LA on September 29, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images North America) Continue reading »
Mahjong Gets an English Face
Xue Shengli, the English mahjong designer shows his homemade mahjong tiles, Sept 25, 2011. (CFP) Continue reading »
