Art
November 8, 2012

70 Foot Giant Sculpture Breaks Free from the Ground

If you have ever visited Washington, D.C., you may have had the privilege of checking out this incredibly emotional sculpture by artist J. Seward Johnson, entitled The Awakening. After spending much of his early career as a painter, Johnson turned to sculpture and is now best known for his life-sized work that portrays ordinary people communicating very realistic human gestures. The Awakening, a 70 foot giant, is one of Johnson's most dramatic works.

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Art
November 5, 2012

Giant Mandala Made of Apples Wins Land Art Award

Head to the small town of Mont-Saint-Hilaire in southern Quebec right now and you'll be able to experience an exciting, open-air exhibition taking place on an apple orchard. Now in its sixth year, Land Art Mont-Saint-Hilaire is a cultural event that brings together 12 professional artists who, within five days, transform leaves, apples, branches, rocks and other found materials into beautiful and thought-provoking works of land art.

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Art
October 31, 2012

Stunning Steel Wool Sparkling Gifs

While we've seen our share of stunning steel wool photography before, never have we come across it in incredible gif form like this. France-based engineer and photographer Mathieu Degrotte shares his fascination with fire in his Animated Gifs folder at DeviantArt. In particular, the 24-year-old's spinning steel wool gifs are absolutely mesmerizing to watch.

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Installation
October 28, 2012

Sydney’s Canopy of Birdcages Suspended in Mid-Air

Step into a certain alleyway in Sydney's Angel Place and you'll find a whimsical installation that's meant to be both seen and heard. Back in 2009, artist Michael Thomas Hill created Forgotten Songs, an installation of 110 empty birdcages suspended high in the air that play the songs of fifty birds that once lived in central Sydney before the colonization and urbanization of the area.

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