Art

January 14, 2016

"Wall of Sounds" Celebrates Vintage Music Systems as Sepia-Toned Art

Jeff Klarin's digital Wall of Sounds helps music enthusiasts celebrate their passion for vintage systems in a new way. His series of photographic representations of antique music technology and collections of tapes and albums, create the perfect, alternative wall pieces. He generates these eccentric, large-scale illustrations and prints them onto canvases and wood, ready to be hung. Within Wall of Sound, Klarin explores the idea of vintage music symbols.

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January 11, 2016

Watercolor Paintings Reflect the Pure Relationship Shared Between Children and Animals

Remember when you were a child and you saw an animal for the first time? Do you recall the connection you felt to that creature, one who was suddenly so new and fascinating to you? This is the bond artist Elicia Edijanto captures in her pensive watercolor paintings. “There's an innate relationship between children and the animal kingdom,” she states.

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January 8, 2016

VW Beetle Spotted Alongside Other Insects at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History

A visitor at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History spotted a VW Beetle display alongside other beetles in the insect collection at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. Apparently, this isn't the first time others have seen this. One commentor on Reddit stated, “It must be a typical museum gag. I've seen the same thing in two diff museums in Australia. I'm picturing the museum workers all chuckling quietly to themselves as they put it together.

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January 7, 2016

Metallic Strip Animal Sculptures Radiate the Energetic Flow of Wind

Artist Sung Hoon Kang‘s stunning animal sculptures embody the movement, speed, and chaotic energy of the wind. Though static structures, each of his pieces seem to come alive as metal strips are transformed into muscles and motion that flow in the wind. Kang's talent is apparent within his artwork, releasing raw energy from the flowing materials. The sculptures are time-consuming and labour-intensive projects as dozens of individual strips of metal are welded into fixed forms.

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