Art

May 31, 2016

“Vivid Sydney” Cloaks the Australian City in a Spectacular Display of Vibrant Lights

For the eighth year in a row, Vivid Sydney has bathed the Australian city with a spectacular display of lights. Combining illumination, music, and ideas, it brings Sydney alive with large-scale installations and projections across cultural centers like the Sydney Opera House, Taronga Zoo, and Royal Botanic Garden. More than 150 artists from 23 countries have lent their talents to the free festival, producing over 90 site-specific artworks.

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May 30, 2016

Photographer Creates Surreal Dreamscapes Inspired by the Brothers Grimm

Through her photography, Laura Zalenga fashions a world of surreal dreamscapes. With a knack for exposing raw emotion and vulnerability, Zalenga’s portfolio is one to return to, time and time again. The young photographer makes use of intriguing shapes, light, and shadow to create magical images infused with a pervading sense of tranquillity. Zalenga has established a distinct photographic niche for herself, using her portfolio to explore themes of melancholia and expose pure sentiments.

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May 29, 2016

Modern 3D-Printed Aquariums Seamlessly Combine Nature and Art

Haruka Misawa of Misawa Design Institution explores the unique environmental variation between air and water through a series of 3D printed aqua-sculptures, known as Waterscapes. The Japanese designer has created artistic aquariums lined with naturally inspired elements which were printed using the latest technology. The collection takes inspirational cues from the traditional water gardens and underwater arrangements made popular in Japanese culture, but introduces a modern take on the established aquatic architectural style.

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May 28, 2016

Culinary Artist Creates Cookie Masterpieces Inspired by Japanese Cultural Motifs

These detailed designs may look like skillfully painted portraits, but they are actually iced sugar cookies. The mind behind these brilliant biscuits is Japanese artist/baker Chihiro Ogura. She runs a small, independent baking company named ANTOLPO that produces a collection of amazing custom cookie creations. Despite the fact that they are sculpted from dough and icing, Ogura’s products could pass for miniature painted masterpieces.

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