▲ The Crystal of Truth ▲
Acrylic and Watercolour on 300gms fabriano paper
Hey guys! This is my Dark Crystal piece for next weeks Jim Henson tribute show over at Gallery Nucleus. Sadly I wont be there in person, but I’d love for you guys to pop down and check out all the awesome artworks there!
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If you’ve seen the films, then you might not know it, but when the cameras weren’t rolling, Godzilla was actually quite a well-mannered gentleman adored by the women on the set. Just look at this lucky lady being accompanied by this studly ladies man, even more awesome than we previously thought.
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If you’ve seen the films, then you might not know it, but when the cameras weren’t rolling, Godzilla was actually quite a well-mannered gentleman adored by the women on the set. Just look at this lucky lady being accompanied by this studly ladies man, even more awesome than we previously thought.
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Death and the Chinese, from the C by Heironymus Hess (1799-1850), published 1841. Hess was commissioned to copy the watercolours Emanuel Büchel had made of the Dance of Death mural in Basel (painted around 1440, demolished in 1805). The Chinese Man was not on the original medieval mural, nor was he one of Büchel’s characters, but the first Opium War had started in 1839, the year Hess began the work. The text reads in English, “My opium, it is inspiring, But brings me death by English firing.”
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3D printers could recycle old plastic bottles
Kickstarter project aims to plastic recycling affordable for anyone with a computer and 3-D printer so they can cheaply create 3-D copies.Very happy to see this.
It was one of the first ideas I had when first learning about 3DP a few years back, and I’m pretty sure I’ve written about it on RCS before. (I remember having a great conversation with one of the speakers at MakerFaire about this.) Anyways, it’s taken awhile to get moving, but I’m happy to see people are working on it.
And I’ll be honest, I don’t find this particular contraption too appealing. I think it needs more R&D to perfect and make the process a bit easier. But that’s ok. That’s how these things get moving. And considering the potential oodles of cash to be made by cornering a great part of the emerging 3DP market, I’m sure that R&D will be forthcoming, as will some great upgrades.
And, of course, a real goal should be to use biodegradable plastic. How great would it be if in a few years from now you could take some of your food scraps - perhaps from the food grown in your kitchen-greenhouse! - and convert them into biodegradable plastic for yourreplicator, I mean 3D Printer.
Oh yes, the future is on its way.
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Origami Masks and Tessellations by Joel Cooper
Paper artist Joel Cooper folds these astounding masks and tessellations from single pieces of paper.
source. This is Colossal
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Phonebook carvings by Cuban artist Alex Queral. Finally, somebody put phonebooks to good use.
Taking an ordinary phone book, Alex Queral carves a face into this object of so many faceless names. With the book, a very sharp X-ACTO® knife, a little pot of acrylic medium to set detail areas and a great deal of talent, Queral literally peels away the pages like the skin of an onion to reveal the portrait within.
Vally Nomidou Artist #33
Vally Nomidou is an artist who creates life-size sculptures out of cardboard and paper. The materials really lend to the concept she is trying to relate.
