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The "Invisible Man" Makes a Conspicuous Appearance
Colossal reports that the Galerie Paris-Beijing has a new exhibition displaying the latest photo series by artist Liu Bolin, whose nickname came to be "The Invisible Man" after h...
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Life Without Water in Lumberton, NM
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Arts Education and Technology Rock Our World
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In Defense of the Instageneration
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Strobes and Strokes with Pablo Picasso
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A Renaissance of Local Goods
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Illuminating the Renaissance
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The Art of Balance
"What I dream of is an art of balance" -Henri Matisse Colossal featured these photographs by Colorado-based artist, Michael Grab. More photos and videos can be found in his portfolio. These structures are made solely from gravity--no adhesives or other types of helpers are used! The precarious-looking arrangements take patience and practice to create. From the artist: "Over the past few years of practicing...
An Experiment in Mapping Chaos
Over at Colossal I spotted something seriously rad that took one of my favorite arcade games to a whole new level. Netherlands-based graduate student Sam van Doorn modified parts to an old pinball machine to create his own tool for design. The machine uses standard flippers to control an inked-up pinball as it's flung across the game board. For each use, temporary poster paper with a printed grid with light b...
Moving Nudes
It's been exactly one hundred years since Marcel Duchamp's Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2 caused an upheaval in the art world because it combined Cubism with movement, resulting in what was later termed Surrealism. Duchamp was inspired by recent photographic developments of the time, and wanted to capture them through painting. There is still a fascination with capturing the naked body in action. From our fr...
The Shadow of God in Poland and the Czech Republic
Gabriela Mistral, a Nobel Prize winning Chilean poet, said "beauty...is the shadow of God on the universe." We found these pictures from our friends over at Colossal. The Polish photographer, Boguslaw Strempel, climbs mountains in Poland and the Czech Republic and captures the moment when the rising sun hits the fog. You can find more pictures from Boguslaw Strempel here. Henry David Thorea said that "I be...
Packing for "An Unexpected Journey"
A once-in-a-lifetime experience is about to be repeated. Peter Jackson, having made movie history with his epic film trilogy The Lord of the Rings, is about to release the first installment of another epic film trilogy: The Hobbit. Conversations among Tolkien fans and scholars are growing increasingly shrill. They were gratified by Jackson's lavish treatment of their favorite books in LOTR and betrayed by his “i...
The Age of Ads
We don't pay much attention to the craft of sign painting anymore--especially when electronic light boards or mass print wall decals became the alternative form of advertising. Over at The Morning News, the subject of the sign industry comes up as they talk about filmmakers Faythe Levine and Sam Macon’s new book Sign Painters. The book describes the history of the craft of sign painting, describing the unfortunate ...
"Great Art For Cheap"
As compares to other cultures, Americans are individualistic and egalitarian. This dualistic philosophy is seen in their attitude towards art. Over at GOOD, we saw this article showcasing "great art for cheap" from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design . MCAD defines art as something that can be created and appreciated by everyone, and many Americans agree with this egalitarian approach, as the sale is lucrat...
