Pictured at left is the Aloha Tower. Here is a list of photos in Link. Historic Honolulu Buildings | Waikiki, Honolulu | Makapu'u Lighthouse Hike | Oahu's landscapes | Aquarium | Honolulu Zoo | Things Chinese | Oahu's Flora | Kapiolani Park | Polynesian Cultural Center | China Wall and Portlock Point | SPAM Nite in Waikiki | National Cemetery of The Pacific (Punchbowl) | Honoring Kamehameha The Great | Foster Botanical Garden | Kapiolani Community College Farmer's Market |. Via: phase
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
"Historic Honolulu Buildings" (Photo Gallery)
"Lombardy City of Milan, Italy"
From the Castello Sforzesco, a castle right in the middle of downtown Milan, to the famous Gothic Duomo (it's magnificent facade undergoing restoration when these pictures were taken), Milan has its charm and its...shopping, of course. It's the fashion capital not only of Italy, but of the world. Pictured is the Top of the Milan Duomo. Via: About
Saturday, October 27, 2007
"Happy Feet" ( REMIX )
If you seen the movie Happy Feet, this is a remix -MC Hammer-Can't Touch This. You will enjoy if you have seen the movie, a must watch.
"Reverse Graffiti" : Osario : Alexandre Orion
"Rice Field Art"
Every year, farmers in the rural town Inakadate, Japan creates rice field art by using red rice in with their regular rice in special patterns. A few others fields in rural Japan also followed the trend of this beautiful rice field art.
Check out different stages of the rice field art from start to harvesting with 16 more pics. via: Hemmy.net
"10 Most Fascinating Tombs in The World"
Pictured is "Newtons Grave." West Minister Abby. The gothic church Westminster Abbey in London, United Kingdom was established by Benedictine monks in the tenth century (and rebuilt in the 13th century by King Henry III) - since then it has evolved into both the coronation church for English royalty and the final resting place of monarchs.
Via: Neatorama
"Japanese Time Lapse Room Art"
"The Domino Effect"
"Penny Places"
The painting on this penny is "Walking Across the Brooklyn Bridge." These are tiny acrylic or enamel landscapes on 1-cent copper pennies of the exact locations where each 'lucky' penny was actually found. The artist is Mike Leavitt. via: intuitionkitchenproductions
Friday, October 26, 2007
"More Sex In Nature " (2)
There are several pictures. The natural formation of nature can be beautiful. God works in mysterious ways. Via: ebaumsworld
"Cool Trees"
These are some of the coolest trees from around the world. The one pictured is called Chapel-Oak-Allouvill. There is a total of ten pictures. Via: ebaumsworld
"Body Parts Tattoos"
These are some freaky but cool body parts tattoos.Very creative ideas for tattoos, check these out. Via: ebaumsworld
Thursday, October 25, 2007
"Cassette Tape Skeleton"
This cassette tape skeleton creation was made by Brian Dettmer. A fine piece of art by using heat to mold the realistic and life size skeleton parts. It is currently on display at the International Museum of Surgical Science.
4 more pics of the cassette tape skeleton, via: Hemmy.net
Kurt Wenner's "Amazing 3D Art"
When you think of 3D chalk art, Julian Beever is probably one of the artists that come to mind, but Kurt Wenner is also one of the greats. Born in Michigan, Kurt worked for NASA briefly as an illustrator, before moving to Italy for art study. The Gears of War mural was created for E3 2006. Click here for more pics. via: TechEBlog
"The Art of Creating Creatures"
Dutch artist Theo Jansen’s amazing kinetic sculptures. It’s a truly fantastic clip of Theo Jansen showing his creations at the 2007 TED conference. He even told us the secret in making the sculptures walk (it’s in the tubes!) and think (with a rudimentary binary counter). Not to be missed: Link (Flash Video)
"Worlds Largest LCD Screen"
Measuring 6000 square meters, this gigantic LCD screen, powered by Electrosonic VECTOR (image processing) and HD Players, is claimed to be the world's largest. When not in use, the screens function as a background for lighting effects. It's located in Beijing, at "The Place". Can see video on LiveLeak, is awesome. via: LiveLeak and TechEBlog
"Cathedral Cove" New Zealand
Diana Adams was born in Canterbury in 1969. She originally worked as a landscape architect but now paints full time from her studio in Governor’s Bay. Diana's characteristically bold, clear oil paintings are wonderful contemporary depictions of the bones of landforms and New Zealand’s distinctive tree shapes. Diana says about her work "I am passionate about the New Zealand landscape and landforms. In my paintings I attempt to capture the ethereal qualities of the landscape by reducing the subject to its essential elements."
Some very awesome paintings, hope you take a look. via: prints.co
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
"Anamorphic Art"
Anamorphosis art is a deformed image that appears in its true shape when viewed in certain perspective. In the early Renaissance period, European artists began to master perspective and became fascinated by the simplest kind of anamorphic art i.e. stretched pictures seen accurately when viewed at a sharp angle. For these artworks, the cylindrical mirror forms image from the continuous infinite image. 5 more pics after the jump. Via: Hemmy and TechEBlog
"Salvador Dali " (Moustache)
“Every morning when I wake up, I experience an exquisite joy – the joy of being Salvador Dalà – and I ask myself in rapture: What wonderful things this Salvador Dalà is going to accomplish today?”
Dali was said to have used the sticky secretions of dates to keep his wild moustache intact. The dates adding the benefit of attracting flies of which Dali was particularly fond. From moustache to madness, Dali is the model of the unfettered mind to which we should all aspire.This site has Moustache Monday, check out the others.Via: ectoplasmosis
"10 Most Amazing Lost Cities"
Machu Picchu ("Old Peak") is a pre-Columbian Inca city located at 2,430 m (7,970 ft) altitude on a mountain ridge above the Urubamba Valley in Peru, near Cusco. Machu Picchu is probably the most familiar symbol of the Inca Empire. It is often referred to as "The Lost City of the Incas". The site was designated as a World Heritage Site in 1983 when it was described as "an absolute masterpiece of architecture and a unique testimony to the Inca civilization". via: Oddee and Neatorama
"Giant Metal Gorilla"
Artist David Mach made this giant gorilla sculpture from coat hangers. Check his site for more inspirational collage work, the woman made from Scrabble tiles in his portfolio would be the perfect Fay Wray for this wire simian. Via: Neatorama and David Machs Site
"Evil Bee"
“Evil Bee” from Menemona exposes the real story of the birds and the bees. Enslaved and downtrodden, forced to regurgitate a blood-like fluid as honey, one bee rebels, paying the ultimate price while two others find their freedom. The song is excellent, bringing to my mind The Flaming Lips with saxophone accompaniment. I hope you enjoy it. via: ectoplasmosis and You Tube
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Royksopp "Remind Me"
May be the most fascinating music video ever -- you can watch it twenty times and still not catch everything. A day in the life of an average working Jill, broken down into its minutest component parts. The unstated joke: mankind has erected immense, resource-devouring systems of almost incomprehensible complexity just so you can sit in your cubicle. via: You tube
"Tiger Shake" Vallejo, California
Photograph by Michael Nichols
Water flies as a young white tiger shakes itself dry in a pool at California's Marine World Africa USA. (Now called Six Flags Discovery Kingdom.)
White tigers are extremely rare in nature, and many seen in zoos today are produced through controversial inbreeding. White tigers can be born to normal-colored tigers if both parents carry the recessive gene for white coloring. Via: National Geographic
"Rock Pattern Pictures"
Slate yields to brilliant lichens in Merced Falls, California. via: National Geographic
Monday, October 22, 2007
"Zuran Velimanovic"
Velimanovac was born in 1964 in Cuprija, Serbia. He lives in Belgrade and Nice, France. He does Metaphysical and Surreal Paintings and said that, "Painting is a physiological need for him." This painting was named, "Self portrait at age 70" . Link
Alexander "Sasha" Spivak
Constantly developing his style, Spivak has established his own visual world of POETIC SYMBOLISM. He currently resides in New York. Spivaks paintings are in private collections among masterpieces of such prominent artist as, Salvador Dali, Kazimir Malevich, etc.... Via; Spivak Art
"Tatomir Pitariu Art" (The Serious Alien)
Born in Sibiu – Romania
Living in Los Angeles –
California since 1995
I am presently working as a
graphic designer and create
art and photography in my
spare time.... via Absolutearts and Tatomir
"World's Weirdest Hotels"
Location: Lake Malaren, Sweden
Description: Literally “Otter Inn,” the hotel was conceived as a modern art project by artist Mikael Genberg.
Guests enter through a cottage floating on the surface of lake Malaren then descend 10 feet into an underwater “reverse aquarium,” where the room is dry – but surrounded by water and fish that are visible through wall-to-wall picture windows. via: Neatorama
"Japan at Night"
Beautiful HQ-Photos. Couldn't find any info on location. If anyone knows leave a comment. Thank-You Via: Linkinn
"Pin-Up Nose Art comes to Life"
With most of his work done entirely in Photoshop, Glen Angus has brought
the pin-up nose art of WWII planes to life. Each one is beautifully detailed
and has Glen's signature style in every digital stoke. His artwork comes from
various inspirational sources such as the British Spitfires, P-40 Warhawks,
and the infamous "Memphis Belle". Via: Calary novels
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Worlds Weirdest Moth's
The Atlas moth (Attacus atlas) is considered the world’s largest moth by total wing surface area. The moth’s cocoon is so large that it’s used as a lucky charm in Africa, pocket purses in Taiwan and ankle rattles in Mexico.
Large as it is, like the Luna moth, the adult Atlas moth has no mouth and cannot eat throughout its one to two weeks life (it does all its eating in the larva stage). via: Neatorama
Saturday, October 20, 2007
Rock Art - Hand Painted Rocks
Have you sen the beautiful hand painted rocks by Julia Likes of France? They are so detailed and amazing. Btw, the French translation means "Rocks painted by hand. Via: craftzine
Strange Currencies of The World
Since the beginning of trade, communities have experimented with exchange mediums. These may seem strange now, but they made sense to someone at the time and place they were in use. Interesting and well worth the read.
Yves Tanguy
Yves Tanguy's paintings have a unique, immediately recognizable style of nonrepresentational surrealism. They show vast, abstract landscapes, mostly in a tightly limited palette of colors, only occasionally showing flashes of contrasting color accents. Typically, these alien landscapes are populated with various abstract shapes, sometimes angular and sharp as shards of glass, sometimes with an intriguingly organic look to them, like giant amoebae suddenly turned to stone. via: wiki & Link
"Beautiful Snow Mountains in China"
Meili Snow Mountain, also known as Prince Snow Mountain, is located 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) northeast of Deqin County of Yunnan Province. The mountain sits on the border of Yunnan Province and Tibet, where the three famous rivers, namely the Jinsha, Mekong (Nu) and Salwen (Lancang) flow. Via: Pictures Inn
Friday, October 19, 2007
"Painting with Brains"
No…It is not the work of a zombie Picasso, but a new technology that takes EEG readings from a subject and converts them into art. Brain painting can be used to assist in therapy and the creators claim these pictures are something the brain can understand. Via: Miniature Brainwaves
"Nature Spirits/Tree Goddesses"
Figurative paper,
paper mache, handmade paper, paper pulp….. one of a kind sculpture by Rachael DiRenna
Thursday, October 18, 2007
"Ruler of The Shadow Government"
Australia’s Raymond Crowe creates some of the most amazing shadow art ever seen.Awesome song to go with this, well worth a watch. via: Miniature Brainwaves & YouTube
"Headless Women and Dancing Skeletons"
Straight outta Japan! Girls taking off their heads, skeletons dancing and a salute to Thriller for your viewing pleasure. The Clip contains is an enlivened demonstration of a puppeteering method called Black Art. The positioning of the lighting and flat black color used in the head-to-toe outfits and backgrounds allow for a fun time. via: Miniature Brainwave and YouTube
"SEXY MUSIC"
This truly is the art of music, and an art of nature. One and only picture. Click on picture to enlarge. Via Linkinn
"SAHARA" (Famous Desert)
The Sahara is technically the world’s second largest desert after Antarctica. At over 9,000,000 square kilometres (3,500,000 sq mi), it covers most parts of northern Africa; an area stretching from the Red sea, including parts of the Mediterranean coasts, to the outskirts of the Atlantic ocean.The Sahara desert covers huge parts of Algeria, Burkina Faso, Chad, Egypt, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Senegal, Sudan and Tunisia.In this picture I see Surreal Art made my nature. Others mentioned are, Gobi, Arabian Desert, Taklamakan, Kalahari, Thar and Atacama. via: Pictures Inn
"MUSICIANS" (Humor)
Couldn't help but add these. Brought a smile to my face.There is talent out there every where, lol via: Pictures Inn
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
"Street Art In Brazil"
In Brazil, the streets are full of incredible art. Artist Dalata has been transforming crumbling structures into points of interest with these amazing murals. via: Miniature Brainwave
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
"Photographs Captured In Indonesia"
Wonderful scenes captured by an Indonesian photographer. Sorry I don't have the photographers name.
The Giant Causeway"
The Giant’s Causeway is an area of about 40,000 interlocking basalt columns resulting from a volcanic eruption. It is located on the North East coast of Northern Ireland, about 3 kilometres (2 miles) north of the town of Bushmills. Legend has it that the Irish giant Finn McCool built the causeway to walk to Scotland to fight his Scottish counterpart Benandonner.
The tops of the columns form stepping stones that lead from the cliff foot and disappear under the sea. Most of the columns are hexagonal, however there are some with four, five, seven and eight sides. The tallest are about 12 metres (36 ft) high, and the solidified lava in the cliffs is 28 metres thick in places. Also :wiki Link
"The Beauty of Australia"
Firstly, The amazing Great Barrier Reef.
Which is the largest reef in the world. (2600km / 1600 miles).Where the great barrier reef meets the rainforest in North queensland is also very beautiful.There is more beautiful pictures within the site that are well worth the look. via: Pictures Inn
"The Blind Painter"
Call it crazy, call it courageous, call it a case of blind ambition. For john, it’s simple really: epilepsy took away his vision but it didn’t change the fact that this aspiring author has stories to tell. Sight or no sight some dreams die hard. Want to apologize if you click on video and it doesn't play all the way through, please go to YouTube Link, TY. Click play or go to Link (YouTube)
"Detergent Art"
"FOUR SEASONS IN EACH PICTURE"
Monday, October 15, 2007
"The Art Of Movement" (video)
Video from Latvia of a young (i think) Russian (?cus speaks russian) boy who uses any surface to jump, to climb, move in the Yamakasi style. It's a free running/parkour video.
His training ground is the given up buildings, the roofs, of the parapets, all that enables him to express the art of this acrobatic movement. Impressive. via: linkinn and youtube
Just be patient at the begining of the video, it's a sort of story...
The Amazing Art of Jim Warren
You are about to experience a most unusual artist. A self-taught painter, Jim Warren defies artistic category. A Los Angeles newspaper described him as “somewhere between Dali and Rockwell.”
"EARTH LIGHTS"
Seeing this picture reminded me of my one and only plane trip. Awesome to look down on a night flight and see the patterns of the different cities, like surreal art. Click on the picture to enlarge and you you pan back and forth. via: Linkinn
Saturday, October 13, 2007
"Amazing Animal Photos"
Check out some of the natural things in life. Don't know if any of you have seen the television show on Animal Planet "Meerkat Manor" , it is an awesome show. Lost a very loved meerkat recently, (Flower). She was a dominate leader in the show. Via: Linkinn
Friday, October 12, 2007
Natural Wonders
Sometimes the most amazing things are found in Nature itself, through the observations in life. via: linkinn
"Akbank "
They did awesome Choreography doing this ad. This is in Turkey, read comments on you tube for explanation of each sign they make. Is an advertisement. Not sure if these are coreect but got them off comments on you tube. for to be grown up.. (machine)
for to be modernize.. (? maybe water)
for to support.. (smile)
for to give energy.. (blood)
for to be creative.. (guitar)
for to go forward and improve.. (man who walks)
for TURKIYE (Turkish flag)(not Turkey, TURKIYE!)
for to be grown up.. (tree)
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Beautiful Thousand Hand Bodhisat Dance
"Sand Drawings"
A lot of talent and creativity. A must watch. Interesting how they go from one Sand Drawing right into another without ever really clearing the screen totally.
Horses built out of scrap driftwood
These ladies not only capture the shapes of horses. They are using what Mother Nature has left behind to create another form of art. These are in the state of Kentucky, which is known for Derby Days. These ladies definitely deserve some applause.
The Photographs under the Ray
Photos under the ray. The way we would look. Unique way of inner appearance. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
"Sand Circles"
Andres Amador makes large, crop circle-like “paintings” in the sand on the beach at Ocean Beach in San Francisco, and at Burning Man.
Here is a gallery which plays a slide show that has controls for speed and image size.
And here is a (sadly all too small) QuickTime movie time-lapse of a sand circle being made.
Some spectacular imagery - and no crops were trampled on in the making…
"Broken Column House"
The Broken Column House is so named because it takes the form of a ruined classical column.
Truncated nearer to the base than the capital, jagged and riven with fissures, it was created by the aristocrat François Nicolas Henri Racine de Monville who made it his main residence during the years immediately before the French Revolution.
Nestled within the confines of Monville's private pleasure garden, the Désert de Retz, it “stands like a solitary beacon, signaling the visitor to prepare for an encounter with the bizarre.”
And what bizarre encounters.
"Sand Sculptures - Skulls"
These are some of the best sand sculptures art from some really wildly talented individuals and it would be great if we could actually see how they did it in the entire process. There are many methods to mold those sculpting forms but water is always used as the mild binding agent to hold the sand particles together. The amount of water will depend on both the technique to pack the sand and the type of sand itself. You can also find more incredible sand sculptures from a previous post. Check out 33 awesome sand sculptures after the jump.
"Walking Under The Coral Reef"
Video of fish swimming along a coral reef plays on an overhead LED panel at a new shopping district in Beijing. The 2,296- by 88-foot flat screen is said to be the biggest in Asia.
Monday, October 08, 2007
Sunday, October 07, 2007
Toothpick and Nail Mosaic Art
Samir Strati is an Albanian artist who hammers tens of thousands of nails and toothpicks into a wooden board to create his awesome Mosaic Art. Picture of Leonardo De Vinci. Via Hemmy .net
Fictional Surreal Art by "Jacek Yerka"
Mighty Optical Illusions by "Jacek Yerka". Alot in common with Vladimir Kush whom I posted earlier. via: Hemmy.net
Saturday, October 06, 2007
Grand Illusions - "The Garden of Dreams"
This striking image of a woman was at the heart of the show gardens at the 2006 Chelsea Flower shown in London, UK. Grand Illusions.
Virtual Dali - "Galatea of The Sphere's"
Wood Grain
This picture was taken in the back of a Budget Truck in Coon Rapids, Mn. Tell me what you can see in this image!!!!!!
Doll Face
A machine with a doll face mimics images on television screen in search of a satisfactory visage. Doll Face presents a visual account of desires misplaced and identities fractured by our technological extension into the future
Incredible Zodiac sign Tattoos
Zodiac sign Tattoos. I am a Taurus, check out your sign. What do you see when you tilt your head to the right?
Friday, October 05, 2007
Movie Inspired Tatoos
See how many of these Movie Inspired Tattoos you can remember. Put your total in my comments.
Imagery T-Shirts
Imagery T-Shirts, through the eyes of others. Actions speak louder than words. Voice your opinion in my comments. Will be interesting!!!!!!!
Interesting Art
This artist was pretty creative in his paintings. In a surreal form. Interesting Art that some say is weird.
Crazy Statues
Coming from a distance this Statue would really have you thinking. Good images of what the mind can reflect.
Thursday, October 04, 2007
Train through Market
You've got to see this one. How people adapt to what would normally be an inconvenence is a normal everyday way of life.
Salvador Dali
My first post and many to come of Salvador Dali.A man of many inspirations. The picture to the left is dali_skull_zurbian.
Amazing Underground wonders
Places we get to see through the net, that we would never otherwise get to experience in life. " 7 Underground Wonders of the World."
Wednesday, October 03, 2007
My Skull Drawing on Skull a Day blog
Will be posting more of my pencil sketched drawings as I go. This is my pencil sketched drawing of a skull, that got posted on skulladay.
Winners of 2007 Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge
Gallery of 2007 Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge
Tuesday, October 02, 2007
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