Art
September 4, 2011

The Incredible Slate Sculptor

We've all seen metal sculptures that are unbelievably cool. UK sculptor Stephen Kettle's 1.5 ton slate sculpture of Alan Turing located at Bletchy Park in Britain stands as a testament to the time it takes to create such amazing works of art. The Alan Turing piece took a total of 18 months to complete. His other sculptures consist of figures, busts, animals and other objects like the one featured below.

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Art
August 31, 2011

Revolutionary Art on Stacks of Paper

Talk about unique. Aleksandra Domanovic created an installation using three stacks of paper, each made up of 7,500 individual sheets. On each stack, there is a beautiful inkjet printing that covers a section of the pages. Each piece is so delicate and mesmerizing you can't help but stare at the detail.

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Uncategorized
August 26, 2011

Floating Japanese Tea House

Talk about Feng shui! American architect David Jameson built this amazingly tranquil floating tea house, which also functions as a dining room, meditation area and a stage for the family's musical recitals. Hanging like a Japanese lantern in the garden of a suburban home northwest of Washington D.C., visitors enter through a 10 cm-thick wooden door, where a faceted timber ceiling points down into the center of the room.

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Photography
August 25, 2011

Cute, Cuddly, Ferocious Bears

Fine art photographer Jill Greenberg has compiled some incredibly beautiful photos for her book Bear Portraits. She's included all kinds of bears including the polar, grizzly and Kodiak. Greenberg is mostly known for her skill in bringing out the human qualities in animals, as seen by her work in Monkey Portraits, though she's equally comfortable taking her camera off land and under water.

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My Modern Met

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