Category: Colour
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Unique colorful playground
The playground in Ctěnice Park / Prague was established in 2018 and is intended for children from 3 to 6 years old. The materials used take the natural habitat into consideration. Larch and spruce on bent components, oak on plastic and hot-dip galvanized metal predominate. The project is in the process of continual development…
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Artist Reimagines What Pop Culture Icons Would Look In Real Life, And It’s Scary as Hell
You probably have fond memories of most of the cartoon characters that appeared on your television screen when you were growing up (with the exception of most Dr Who characters!) However that is all about to change. Australian digital artist Wil Hughes morphed our fav pop culture icons into nightmarish demons that will send shivers…
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A Rainbow of Thread Fills a Gallery at the Toledo Museum of Art
Mexican installation artist Gabriel Dawe’s most recent installation, Plexus no. 35, is a rainbow installation that appears as refracted light beams and is made out of thousands of multicolor threads. It’s housed in the Toledo Museum of Art’s Great Gallery, and will be on display through January 22, 2017. You can see more of his work on his website and Instagram. And don’t forget,…
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Artist Creates 20 Illustrations on 20 Different Drugs to See What Would Happen
We’ve seen this concept a few times now (see HERE and HERE), but the results are nonetheless interesting. On this occasion, graphic designer Brian Pollett the “Pixel-Pusha” dosed himself up on a new drug every day for twenty days and created a work of art. According to Brian, he “wanted to create opportunities to educate, whether related to…
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Teacher Uses LEGO to Teach His Students Mathematics!
If you were like us when you were at school, numbers didn’t come easy. Times tables? Gah. Algebra? Eek. Calculus? Forget about it. However teacher Alycia Zimmerman has come up with an ingenious method of engaging her students while at the same time teaching them mathematics. Using LEGO, Alycia is able to explain fractions, adding and subtracting,…
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A 1400 Year Old Chinese Gingko Tree Creates a Spectacular Sea of Leaves
As the Northern Hemisphere transitions into Winter and the Southern Hemisphere transitions into Summer, we’re left with the beautiful season known as Fall (in some countries) or Autumn (in others). No matter what you call it, this season produces some of the most spectacular flora going around. Once such example is this amazing ginkgo tree located within the walls…
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An Art Store in Japan Lines the Walls with Every Pigment Imaginable
Japanese company Warehouse Terrada has opened an ‘art supply laboratory’ in Tokyo — a scheme that also serves as a hub connecting manufacturers with emerging local artists. Named ‘pigment’, the store has been completed by architect Kengo Kuma, whose design comprises organic curved surfaces that closely resemble bamboo blinds. beneath the undulating ceiling, pigments are displayed along the spacious…
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Artist Uses Mold to Create Spectacular Photographs
As we know, artists use all sorts of materials to create. However Korean photographer Seung-Hwan Oh has taken this to an all new and awesome level by storing the film for his photographs in a warm and wet environment to encourage fungi to grow. It’s not an exact science, however, as apparently only one out of…
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The Art of the Colourful Handwoven Mandala
With the advent of social media, art of all forms are constantly being ‘re-discovered’ and ‘reinvented’ to an entirely new audience of hungry eyes and minds. One such art form which we have seen become hugely popular in recent times is that of the mandala. Artist Jay Mohler has reached master level in this art form, meticulously…