Art
April 15, 2013

Shades of Red Form Stunning Monochromatic Landscapes

London-based artist Sea Hyun Lee created a series of oil paintings using just one single color. The series, entitled Between Red, features detailed, mountainous landscapes in which shades of red form the composition of North and South Korea mountains blended into one composition. Between the hills and peaks, a white canvas peeks through to produce the shapes in between. From a distance, the oil paintings seem like big red blobs across the canvas.

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Design
April 12, 2013

Two-Tier Chandelier Formed Out of 8,000 Clear LEGO Blocks

We have seen all kinds of creative LEGO sculptures in the past – the children's toy is inspiration for so many exciting things. But, we haven't seen anything quite like this transparent LEGO chandelier by Copenhagen-based industrial designer Tobias Tstesen. The artist says, “I enjoy when design through a simple story, form, and material is sensuous, and because of those facts continues to surprise, admire, and therefore achieve a long life.

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Photography
April 11, 2013

Little House Cat Lives Amongst Dangerous African Wildlife

London-based photographer George Logan juxtaposes an adorable little cat with a variety of large and imposing African wildlife for the new Big Cat Little Cat Whiskas ad campaign. The energetic little feline can be seen playfully clawing at a leopard's tail, running along the grassy plains with a galloping zebra, fishing in a river populated with swimming hippos, and even snuggling up with a lion.

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Science
April 8, 2013

Spectrum of Colors Revealed Through Lit String Vibrations

British artist, physicist, and all-around science enthusiast Paul Friedlander produces kinetic light sculptures that provide a colorful feast for the eyes. Each piece in his body of work offers a visual medley of light and motion by rapidly rotating a piece of string through white light. The vibrating rope becomes invisible to the human eye, but colors from the light (which would normally be invisible to the naked eye) are revealed in rapid succession.

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