Architecture
February 15, 2010

Modern Architecture: Walking Into the Light

This installation gives “walking into the light” a whole new meaning. Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka will exhibit a glass window made of 500 crystal prisms at MUSEUM. beyond museum in Seoul this May. Called Rainbow Church, the 26 foot-high (8 meter) installation will create rainbows within the space as light is refracted.

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Uncategorized
February 11, 2010

A Dashing Leonardo DiCaprio – Esquire March ’10 (5 pics)

What is it about Leonardo DiCaprio that makes thirty-something year old women scream in delight? Yes, we probably imagine a scruffy Jack Dawson getting all cleaned up in a nice tux, waiting for us at the bottom of a staircase. But more than that, it's watching Leo the actor come into himself, transforming from a boy to a man right in front of our very eyes. Promoting his new movie, Shutter Island (opening Feb 19)

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February 9, 2010

Modern Architecture: Periscope House (13 pics)

London-based Marks Barfield Architects have designed a house where sections can be elevated like a periscope at the touch of a button. Called Villa Hush Hush, the building would be divided into four rectangular zones, two of which could be elevated. A mechanism would push the support columns out of the ground, elevating parts of the building by up to 131 feet (40 meters).

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Painting
January 28, 2010

Incredible Bodypainting – The Last South China Tiger

Craig Tracy is hands-down one of the best body painters in the world. At first glance, this piece looks like a simple painting of a tiger. Look a little closer, and you'll notice that the tiger's face is actually painted on the back of three separate women. Entitled “The Last South China Tiger” this particular project is part of Save China's Tigers' efforts to protect the remaining striped felines in China.

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