Category: Art
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How Color Affects the Taste of What We Eat
Tom Vanderbuilt over at Nautilus just published a very interesting blog about color and it’s impact on food. So good, in fact, that we thought we’d share it with you. When it comes to food, color is money. Food companies scan their products on the line with custom colorimeters to ensure mathematically consistent hues. Fruits and…
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Now You Can 3D Print Your Own Garden in Any Shape You Want!
Just in case you didn’t think 3D printers couldn’t print EVERYTHING, think again! Some students at University of Maribor in Slovenia designed a “green” 3D printer, known as PrintGREEN, whose output has the ability to grow grass. The device produces an earthy mixture in a variety of shapes and sizes, allowing you to express your gardening creativity with…
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Master Works of Art Reimagined by Jeff Hamada
A number of years ago, Booooooom (yes, that’s o times 7!), put a call out to the interwebs to recreate their favorite old master paintings with a modern spin. As the interwebs likes to do, all hell broke loose and professional and amateur artists alike started submitting their entries. It was so successful, in fact,…
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A Burnt Bouquet of Roses is Just as Beautiful
It’s (hopefully!) happened to all of us at some stage. Giving a bouquet of beautiful roses to your loved one. If you’re lucky, you’ve also received a few bunches in return. Flipping the concept on its head, creative studio Ars Thanea set a bouquet of roses on fire and photographed them as they burnt. The…
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A Trip Inside the Mind of Conceptual Artist Dan Cretu
We may have only discovered the Instagram account of artist Dan Cretu a couple of days ago, but we are already obsessed with his work. Dan is a conceptual artist who combines a strong whit with famous artworks and popular culture. Below are some of our favorites, but be sure to check out Dan’s work…
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Sweet Oreo Art With Tisha Cherry
Looking for a sweet arty treat? Why not check out the Oreo art of food artist Tisha Cherry, who sculpts the delicious biscuits into fine works of art. It all started a few years ago when she saw a silhouette of Bart Simpson made from crumbled pieces of Butterfinger and her creative mind just started…
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Surfing at Night With Illuminated Waves at Wavegarden
Wavegarden, pioneers in man-made wave technology, recently conducted a series of tests at their headquarters in Northern Spain in order to check how its technology can improve different aspects of the surfing experience. The first of such tests focused on surfing at nighttime, using a state-of-the-art lighting system and featuring the talents of former European…
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The Yellowstone Milky Way is A Sight to See!
Photographer David Lane recently captured these amazing photos of the Milky Way in Yellowstone park in America. You might notice the vibrant coloration – it’s the effect of the photographer increasing the airglow saturation by 10% instead of decreasing it. There’s some combination involved: one picture can made up from 16 combined shots. David is avid fan…
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3D Printed CLOTHES at Home by Danit Peleg
3D printing is all the rage at the moment. It started off simply with chess pieces, then got more sophisticated with bone joints and moving toys, and then fully high tech like milk caps that tell you when milk has gone bad and a real skull, implanted into a baby’s head. “What’s next” you ask? Cars? Rockets? Televisions?…
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Stunning Portraits of Redheads Captured in Their Stunning RedheadedNess!
Photographer Maja Topagic likes redheads. And it’s clear why. She takes the most spectacular photographs of them. Long hair, freckles, flowers, and more often then not, surrounded by a summer’s bounty of flowers. There’s youth and energy in every picture, the colors are vibrant, and it’s a pleasure to behold. Sometimes images are far more powerful…