Art

June 25, 2012

Giant Crouching Man Patiently Awaits Global Warming

Crouching at 85 feet tall and weighing about 60 tons, Antony Gormley's Exposure sculpture is rooted to ground in central Netherlands, reacting over time to the changing environment. Riddled with funding problems, It took nearly six years to complete. “One of the known environmental changes that is happening is the rising of the sea level through global warming,” explains Gormley.

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June 22, 2012

Magnificently Moving Lamps Inspired by Flowers and Bees

If you were at this year's Luminale, an architecture and design festival held in Frankfurt, Germany, you may have witnessed, first-hand, some of the most beautiful lighting fixtures we've ever seen. Studio Drift's exhibition was the first time they showed three major lighting concepts together – Flylight, Shylight and Fragile Future. You'll have to watch the video, below, to really appreciate how they've combined nature and technology to create something almost otherworldly.

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June 20, 2012

New Spectacular Self-Portraits by 18-Year-Old Alex Stoddard

One of My Modern Met's all-time favorite teen photographers is the wildly creative Georgia native Alex Stoddard. In the past year, the 18-year-old has accomplished a great deal at his young age, including graduating from high school and the completion of his highly praised 365 project. We were hooked early on and the conclusion of his year-long endeavor did not disappoint.

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June 18, 2012

Origami Shadow Art of Actual Faces

Though at first glance you'd think you were just looking at a bunch of colorful construction paper pieces neatly arranged on a blank white wall, come a little closer and you might notice a familiar face. Back in 2011, famed shadow artist Kumi Yamashita (who we wrote about here and here), was commissioned by American Express to create a unique work of art for their Tribeca, New York office lobby.

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