Art
September 3, 2014

Geometric Arrangements of Colorful Glass Reflect Gorgeous Patterns of Light

Given her last name, you wouldn't immediately expect that Cambridgeshire-based artist Chris Wood's material of choice is delicate pieces of glass. Using small squares, Wood designs captivating arrangements and relies on light and reflection to influence her colorfully dazzling final products. Wood directs optical projections towards each dynamic, wall mounted structure in order to control how light hits each piece.

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Photography
September 1, 2014

Funny Ultrasound Photo Shows Shows Baby Giving a Thumbs Up

Reddit user meancloth recently saw the image of his wife's latest ultrasound, which would no doubt be a touching sight for any parent-to-be. But, one small thing made it even better. Their baby boy was giving a thumbs up! You can clearly see in the hilarious photo that he's saying that he “approves” of the ultrasound. Since meancloth posted the picture on Reddit a mere few days ago, it's gotten a massive 2.25 million views.

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Art
August 26, 2014

Innovative Fashion Collection Designed with 3D Printing Technology

We have seen 3D printing in a variety of forms including unique floral arrangements, miniature figurines, and creative sculptures. Recently, designer Noa Raviv took things to an entirely new level by using the innovative process to create a fashion collection. Raviv developed her series, Hard Copy, as part of her student work at Shenkar College of Engineering and Design. The artist drew upon computerized patterns of grids and lines as the inspiration for the modern styles.

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Installation
August 21, 2014

Olafur Eliasson Transforms a Museum Space into a Natural Rugged Terrain

In his first solo exhibition Riverbed, Olafur Eliasson assembled a landscape of stone and soil that conceals the normally tiled floor of the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Denmark, to emulate a natural rugged terrain.  Viewers are given the opportunity to become immersed in the authenticity of the art installation, and thoughtfully ponder the contrasting dissimilarities of the exhibit and the outside world.

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