Famous photographer Annie Leibovitz had done a series of stylized photos for Disney’s ad campaign “Year of a Million Dreams” (we covered this back in November 2007). Now, she has more pics, like the Jennifer Lopez as Princess Jasmine and Marc Anthony as Aladdin shown above. LINK
Thursday, January 31, 2008
New Photos by Annie Leibovitz for Disney
Kelley Polar "Chrysanthemum"
Kelley Polar "Chrysanthemum" - from the Chrysanthemum EP, out May 1, 2007 on Environ: environrecords.com. Directed and produced by Marco Cibola for Nove Studio: novestudio.com. "Chrysanthemum" written, produced and arranged by Kelley Polar: LINK: Youtube
Australia's monster motorbike from hell
Proving once again that it is always easier to tear things apart than it is to build them is the Australian monster, as seen above. The builder, Ray Baumann, says that "this is a way of taking a bit more care," if you can believe that. You see, his previous job was as a stunt driver. He claims that it is much safer riding this monster bike crushing cars than it was to jump them on a much smaller machine. Weighing in at 13 tons and standing about 10 feet tall, the monster doesn't appear to have any suspension travel at all. The frame appears to be an upside-down ladder design, with wheels and tires from Caterpillar. What does it take to move this maxi-machine? A Detroit Diesel engine hooked to a 6-speed Allison automatic transmission. LINK
Puppy vs. Robot
Historically Strange
Historically Strange:
When Germany conquered Tanganyika (a region of eastern Africa) in 1898, Chief Mkwawa, the leader of the Wahehe tribe, was killed. The Germans then sent Mkwawa’s head to Germany, where it was displayed in a museum in Bremen.
During World War I, the British kicked the Germans out of Africa, aided by the Wahehe. H.A. Byatt, the British administrator now overseeing the former German-controlled area, lobbied the British government for the return of Mkwawa’s skull in appreciation for the Wahehes’ War effort. The return of the skull was even stipulated in the Treaty of Versailles, the 1919 agreement outlining terms of German’s surrender. But Germany denied taking Mkwawa’s head and the British government didn’t push the issue, accepting the German explanation that the skull was lost.
In 1953 Sir Edward Twining, the British governor of Tanganyika, vowed to track down the skull … and found it in the Bremen Museum among a collection of dozens of skulls taken in the 1890s. Mkwawa’s skull was finally returned to the Wahehe in July 1954 and now resides in a museum there. LINK
David Gallo On Amazing Sea Creatures
David Gallo shows jaw-dropping footage of amazing sea creatures, including a shape-shifting cuttlefish, a pair of fighting squid, and a mesmerizing gallery of bioluminescent fish that light up the blackest depths of the ocean. He focuses on the work of two scientists: Edith Widder at the Ocean Research & Conservation Association, and Roger Hanlon at the Marine Biological Lab. LINK, Via: Youtube
Museum of Organs
The Museum of Organs is a gallery of the most beautiful instruments in Europe dating back hundreds of years, and modern pipe organs as well. This picture is of the cathedral of Lavaur, Haut-Garonne, France.
The organ dates from 1523. The case, which was built by the carver Nicolas Bachlier, is one of the most luxurious examples from 16th century in Southern France. The present instrument was built by A. Cavaillé-Coll in 1876. LINK
Carrying the Load, by Mel Kadel
Mel Kadel, whom we have featured before a while ago on Neatorama, has a few more new drawings. Quote from person where I found this post: I particularly like this one, titled "Carrying the Load," as that’s exactly how I feel some days… LINK
Newborn Sumatran Rhino
A rare Sumatran rhino {wiki} was born at the Cincinnati Zoo on April 29, 2007. The Sumatran Rhinoceros is a critically endangered species: estimates are that only 300 exist in the wild. The mother is named Emi and the baby is named Harapan. They call him Harry. Wait til you hear his first sound! LINK, Via: Youtube
Golden Carriage Ice Sculpture
Flickr user Eisbeertje has a neat collection of photos from the Dutch Ice Sculpture Festival 2006/2007 in Madurodam and 2007/2008 in Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
This one above, titled Gouden Koets [wiki] or Golden Carriage is beyond fantastic! LINK
Lakai Fully Flared Intro
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Zooplankton in a Drop of Water
Photo: Peter Parks / Nikon Small World 2007 Competition.
We don’t know how many angels can dance on a pinhead, but thanks to this fantastic photomicrograph by Peter Parks, we know that a drop of water the size of a pinhead can contain about a dozen of zooplankton!
This photo won 5th place in the Nikon Small World 2007 Competition and is included in their 2008 calendar: LINK, Via: Neatorama
Shoe Pants or Pants Shoes?
Photo: Radek Leski, Studiozupa:
Daryl van Wouw’s Converse Extension 1 leaves me in a conundrum: are they shoes that are pants or are they pants that are also shoes? LINK: Neatorama
The Panopticons
The Panopticons are a set of four futuristic sculptures set in the rural settings of Blackburn, Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale districts of East Lancashire, England. The powers-that-be commissioned the sculptures as gateway pieces and a symbol of the renaissance of the area.
Whatever the reason, the results are some fantastic works of art: LINK
Singing Ringing Tree:
in the series is the Singing Ringing Tree, a musical sculpture overlooking Burnley. The sculpture was designed by MIke Tonkin and Anna Liu, and was made from galvanized steel pipes. When the wind blows, the "tree" sings an eerie tune. Video to follow:
LINK: Youtube
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Fantastic Ice Cathedral Grotto Under Norway’s Glacier
Melting ice has created a fantastic "ice cathedral" in a grotto under the Nigard Glacier, one of Norway’s major glaciers:
The ice grotto is "fantastic," with "extremely blue" colors and large icicles hanging from its ceiling. "But it’s changing from day to day."
The grotto is believed to have been created by rising temperatures. "It’s the running water under the ice that has made the ice over it melt." LINK
Monday, January 28, 2008
Cyberpunk bronzes of Christopher Conte
Wired's running a gallery of photos of the work of Christopher Conte, an artist who is also "an artificial limb designer and hobbyist robotics engineer." He builds lovely cyberpunky fantasies. LINK
Top 10: Greatest Wild Animal Fights
10 stunning ultra-geeky home cinemas
Ok, so the screen isn’t the biggest and the seats are slightly lacking but inside Dr. David Winn’s home cinema can be found: a hydraulic alien bursting through the wall, a talking Robbie the robot and both the predator and the creature from the black lagoon behind bars. the cinema, including all collectibles, cost approximately $100′000.
The Sci-Fi Cinema
This tribute to Sci-Fi may not be the biggest home theater, but the animatronics will have you jumping out of your seat. LINK: Youtube
A Moment by Phil Hanson
Carlos Vamos & the amazing visible AIRguitar demonstration
Carlos Vamos demonstrates his Prototype hand made custom AIRguitar. The guitar neck is from Ibanez, the guitar body was build with the Kind help and cooperation of Marcus Van Engelen. The final guitar asembly and wiring was done by Carlos Vamos. LINK: Youtube
House Wine - Goodbye Art
Wine freezes at about 15 degrees Fahrenheit which enabled me to pull this project off. The piece took about 7 hours to put together and about 1 hour to fall apart. The image is Amy Winehouse.Done by Phil Hanson. LINK: Youtube
Terry Bozzio's extreme shocker! (Drum Kit)
Many of the millions of Terry�s fans would have always wondered as to how long would it take to actually assemble Terry Bozzio�s massive drum kit and how many people would be involved. Believe me it takes a lot of time, people, and effort to get the kit up and running before all of you start requesting your favorites. LINK
This time lapse shows Terry's kit being set up. Watch as the shadows move across the ground. This stuff rocks. LINK: Youtube
Terry Bozzio's drum solo from Korn's eight studio album. Video ripped from the "Making the album" DVD. Audio from the CD. LINK: Youtube
Balloon Bowl
The popping sounds are not added in. That is the real audio of balloons popping. it took over 3 hours to blow up nearly 8000 balloons using 2 air compressors to get it full enough. location- department of skateboarding, portland, OR. Music by "The Planet The" LINK: Youtube
Fantastic Mr Frost
Sometimes nature's palette is richer than that of any artist, as these beautiful and surreal images show.
These delicate fronds and whorls are not decorative etchings, nor have they anything to do with vegetation, despite their biological appearance.
n fact they are nothing more than frozen water — ice crystals which formed on Mail reader Stuart Dent's cars on two frosty nights earlier this month outside his home in Oxfordshire.
The beautiful patterns, called "fern frost", reflect myriad water molecules arranged in six-sided patterns, a deep symmetry governed by the geometry of the molecule itself. LINK
13 Time Lapse Wonders
South Pole Lunar Time-Lapse. LINK: Youtube
Time-lapse is a cinematography technique whereby each film frame is captured at a rate much slower than it will be played back. When replayed at normal speed, time appears to be moving faster and thus lapsing. Time-lapse photography can be considered to be the opposite of high speed photography. LINK
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Artist creates 20ft figure out of rock without using a Hammer or Chisel
An artist has spent three years scouring the globe for individual rocks which resemble body parts - to make a remarkable 2.5-tonne sculpture of the human form.
Duncan Elliott, 43, hauled stones ranging from the size of marbles up to 90kg from fields and mountains across Europe.
Each rock he used was precisely the right form - and proportionally the right size - for the body part it represents and has not been chipped or shaped.
Examples of where the rocks came from:
•Fingernails - beaches of Panormo, north coast of Crete
•Left thigh - a churchyard in Bristol
•Parts of the wings - hillside on the Wye Valley, Monmouthshire and cliff tops in Paxos, Ionian Greece
•Parts of the ribs - foot of cliffs on Barafundle Bay beach, Pembrokeshire
•Ankle fibula - by a roadside near Rodopos, north coast of Crete
•Part of thigh - fields near Ashbourne, Derbyshire
•Part of foot - Black Mountains near Mazamet, Southern France
•Parts of face - hillside outcrop near Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire and mountains of Halki, Aegean Greece
•Parts of lower leg - on open ground near Lydford Gorge, Devon
•Biceps - Cheddar Gorge, Somerset
LINK
The Bic Pen Drawings of Juan Francisco Casas
First he makes a photo of any common, daily event. Afterwards he paints the image with a blue pen (always “Bic”) and the end result is splendid. Usually he depics funny or at least happy moments. As he says, the photos are taken during parties with friends and so they become an important part of his art. LINK, Via: Wooster Collective
Troika’s Digital Cloud
This is a “digital sculpture,” called Cloud. It was commissioned by British Airways for their new luxury lounges in Heathrow Airport in London, and was constructed by the Troika art and design studio. Cloud is 5 meters long and is covered with 4,638 of those little flip dot things that you still occasionally see in train station displays. The dots flip back and forth between black and reflective silver, creating both visual patterns and a nifty rain stick sound. LINK, Via: Youtube
Exhibition Space by Tatiana Bilbao
The Exhibition Space of the JinHua Architecture Park, designed by Tatiana Bilbao, is a game full of surprises, discovering tunnels, pathways and terraces.
The pavilion consists of more or less isolated sections which must be discovered gradually and enjoyed as the beholder continues his stroll. He is led on into a composition that is never completely revealed.
The pavilion is observed and contemplated gradually, in time, through a succession of scenes, designed to unfold one after another. LINK
The Ancient Tree by Christ & Gantenbein
Christ & Gantenbein designed The Ancient Tree for the JinHua Architecture Park.
The project stands on this site much like an old and gnarled tree, under whose protection people may meet in this new and artificial landscape. LINK
Art Installation Made up of Hundreds of Case Fans by Studio Roosegaarde
Studio Roosegaarde has built a 10-meter long corridor out of hundreds of fans called Flow 5.0. Flow 5.0 is an interactive landscape made out of hundreds of fans which reacts to your sound and motion. By walking and interacting the visitor creates an illusive landscape of transparencies and artificial wind. LINK
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Saturday, January 26, 2008
Interesting Elevators
Bailong Elevator
This controversial 326 metre high elevator takes you up the side of one of the many enormous cliffs in Zhangjiajie, China - the lower 1/3 running from a cavern through the rock, the top 2/3 rising outside to the summit - and is the highest and heaviest outdoor elevator in the world. the elevator has an uncertain future due to the potential harm caused to the surrounding landscape. LINK
The elevator in action:
Zhang Jia Jie in Hunan Province has this very high elevator that goes up the side of a cliff. Kinda scary! LINK: Youtube
Moznosti Dialogu (Dimensions of Dialogue)
This video is totally Surreal, A must see. LINK: video.google.com
Amazing pictures that capture the moment a Dolphin joins the World
It is one of the rarest and most magical sights in the natural world.
A bottle nose dolphin goes into labor . . . then a calf emerges, tail first. Mother guides baby gently to the surface, where they swim together for the first time.
Very few dolphin births have been captured on film in such astonishing detail. LINK
In The Midst of Nature.
Freaky snail sex scene in the midst of nature. Footage- "Microcosmos." "Sexy Boy" by Air sets the mood. LINK: Youtube
Oreo - Goodbye Art
This picture of a Buddhist monk burning himself to death was created with 1,887 oreos. About 20 hours was spent creating the piece and it measured roughly 8 feet tall by 10 feet wide. LINK: Youtube
Scratchophone Demo by DJ Fade Wizard
Scratchophone is a all in one, autonomous and portable SCRATCH INSTRUMENT. LINK: Youtube
A Girl from Namibia Who Has a Special Bond with Animals
In 1990, Tippi Degré – daughter of Alain Degré and Sylvie Robert, a couple who chose to relinquish their lives in France for the freedom of nature in Southern Africa – was born in the newly independent Namibia. Her parents worked as freelance wildlife photographers and film makers. At 10 months the toddler was exploring the Namibian bush and desert.
For 10 years, Tippi wandered the bush bare footed, making friends with all sorts of animals: leopards, caracals, mongooses, baboons and snakes.
Her playground was the hills and the harsh desert tribe lands of southern Africa; as the family wandered the bush land, Tippi picked up all kinds of friends – like Abu, a five ton (28-year-old) elephant she calls “her brother”.
She would ride to a water hole on top of Abu and splash with the elephants of the herd, cuddle giant bullfrogs, lion cubs or meerkats; and became a grasshopper hunting specialist with the chameleons she was so fond of.
Tippi also befriended the Himba tribes people and the Bushmen of the Kalahari, who taught her how to survive on roots and berries and hence gave her practical experience of real life in the bush.
Life as a bush baby came to an end after her last year of "freedom" in Madagascar when Tippi moved to the French capital with her mother six years ago. But both in fact and in her heart, she remained an African. LINK, video next.
Tippi - Bridging the Gap to Africa TRAILER
LINK: Youtube
Meet Van Moth, the artist who paints with bugs
He is the artist who paints without putting brush to canvas.
Instead, Steven Kutcher uses moths, beetles, spiders, flies, honey bees, butterflies, grasshoppers - and even Hissing Cockroaches from Madagascar.
He dips the insects in paint, places them on a blank canvas and lets their movement create a string of colorful paintings.
The artist, who lives in Los Angeles, is a keen environmentalist and says he ensures his paint-soaked insects are unharmed.
He said: "I use water-based, nontoxic gouache paints which easily wash off. I have to take good care of them. After all, they are artists."
Mr Kutcher's bug art grew out of his work as an insect-handler for Hollywood films, including Spider-Man - he helped paint the tiny red and-blue spider that took a bite out of star Tobey Maguire and turned him into the superhero.
The artist's interest in insects began on childhood summer holidays in the Catskill Mountains of New York, where he collected fireflies. LINK
Cool Ice Hotel Glace in Quebec, Canada
This would be absolutely cool to walk through, It looks beautiful. LINK
Amazing House of Steel
The house is in Lubbock, Texas. The builder was an instructor at the college, he "allegedly" had the students performing the labor and was stealing the materials from the school. That is the reason it still isn't complete. LINK
Friday, January 25, 2008
PING PONG BALL MANIPULATION (stop motion)
A stop motion animation with ping pong balls, 2000 pictures, 500 balls and hands))) LINK: Youtube
PING PONG BALL MANIPULATION (stop motion)
A stop motion animation with ping pong balls, 2000 pictures, 500 balls and hands))) LINK: Youtube
Rollar Coasters: 56 American Scream Machines
Do you enjoy getting turned upside down, being hit with a couple of Gs and screaming your head off? Then this is for you: A guide to 56 of the best roller coasters in the country.
Millenium Force
Cedar Point
Information and videos included in the link of all the rides, enjoy. LINK
Mermaid Guitar by Andy Manson
Mermaid guitar by Andy Manson. See www.andymanson.co.uk . LINK: Youtube
15 Astoundingly Beautiful Sci-Fi Images
The images must include a planet - either a surface or from space. So, here they are - the top 15 stunning images from Science Fiction. LINK
Light of Doom
The worlds youngest metal band in action. Give these kids a hand, they are great. LINK Heavy Metal- http://www.myspace.com/ligh..
Light of Doom- All Along the Watch Tower and Eye of the Storm:
LINK: Youtube
Artist & Designer: Rachel Denny
Rachel Denny is an artist living in Portland, OR. She sent over this beautiful piece she created called “Cold Comfort”. She will have more available in other colors and patterns. The deer are life size 24″ x 17″ 16″ and can be purchased directly from her at rldenny@hevanet.com or at www.vitamindesignshop.com. She is also working on life-size angora rabbits! LINK
Jape - Floating
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Nobuo Takahashi"s Animated Landscapes
“Musashino Plateau” and “Japan” — a pair of 3D computer animations directed by Nobuo Takahashi — illustrate (in dramatic fashion) how Japan’s landscape changed during the postwar period of rapid economic growth. The animations begin slowly with the early postwar recovery years, but the pace quickens to a frenzy as explosive growth during the bubble years (late ’80s/early ’90s) transforms the cityscape into a chaotic, tightly packed jumble of single-family homes, large apartment complexes and high-rise buildings. In the end, development grinds to a halt with the collapse of the bubble. LINK
Video 1: Musashino Plateau. Link: Youtube
Video 2: Japan. LINK: Youtube
Rabbit-Shaped Police Lights
The Osaka Prefectural Police Department this year has reportedly purchased 800 rabbit-shaped roof-mount strobe lights for use on special patrol cars that cruise the streets around schools. Custom-built by warning equipment manufacturer Patlite, the blue bunny beacons are designed to win the admiration of children while they send the bad guys packing. LINK
Here is a short video of the rabbit lights on display at the 2007 Tokyo Motor Show.
LINK: Youtube
Abba Cover on Beer Bottles
The Danish band Inflastikas play the the classic Abba hit Mamma Mia...on beer (and wine?) bottles :D.
This is a new and great way of making music !!!
Can work in every pub, everywhere ;)
You see how easy is to get fame? LINK
Inflastikas spiller Abba nummeret, Mamma Mia. I go Morgen Danmark. Mind you I prefer the Beer Bottle Version. You can see the original version on Youtube. LINK: Youtube
10 Old School Hip Hop Videos
Tree Trimming with a Helicopter
hishelicopter carries a huge multi blade saw, to trim tress from around power lines. LINK
Circle (NSFW)
The Art in Nudity can be so beautiful. As they say, "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.) LINK
Colors of India - Rangoli
Rangoli is one of the most popular art forms in India. It is a form of sandpainting decoration that uses finely ground white powder and colors, and is used commonly outside homes in India.
Rangoli can be wall art as well as floor art. The term rangoli is derived from words rang (colour) and aavalli ('coloured creepers' or 'row of colours'). LINK
Interesting Runways Of The World
Courchevel Airport - Steepest runway:
Courchevel Altiport is home to an extremely short uphill runway with a length of 525 m (1,722 ft) & a gradient of 18.5% with a vertical drop at the end.
Here are some of the most interesting runways of the world. Some are so steep which gives even a well-trained pilot a tough time & some are so short that it looks like planes wont even stop on the airstrip. LINK
Artistic Water Tanks
Globe WT. Location: In Germantown at the Univ. of Maryland campus off of Observation Drive. Montgomery Co - MD.
Why have a big ugly water tank when you can make it a work of art, or you can design it as an object? Here we have a gallery which shows how to make these tanks something worth looking at. LINK
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Teacher creates Solar-Electric Blimp
We’ve covered the rebirth of the airship before here and here. Now we’ve come across a homemade, solar-powered blimp constructed by Daniel Geery, an elementary school teacher, for less than $1000. While we don’t expect anyone to be crossing the Atlantic on this any time soon, Geery does see it as an indication of what could be done if we put our minds to it: LINK: Via: Youtube
Jake Shimabukuro plays While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
World’s Largest Swimming Pool
f you like doing laps in your local pool, hold onto your goggles: the creators of the world’s largest swimming pool are on a mission to spread their technology across the world.
Already drawing the crowds in the South American resort of San Alfonso del Mar in Chile, this artificial lagoon and swimming pool is eight hectares in size and contains an incredible 250,000 cubic meters of water. LINK
A Very Hungry God
Subodh Gupta’s 1000 kilo sculpture, Very Hungry God, is made out of aluminum pots and pans and it first apparated last fall in Paris in the Eglise Saint-Bernard church during Nuit Blanche. It’s currently on show in Venice as part of an exhibition of Francois Pinault’s collection. LINK
99 Wolves
“Head On” is an art installation of 99 life-sized wolves barreling in a continuous stream towards into a constructed glass wall. By Cai Guo-Qiang, this installation took place in center of Berlin, Germany in 2006. When you go to the link you can click on the pictures for more information.LINK
9 Creative Staircases
Internal Log Staircase:
Designer: Dave Stewart
thought to be the world’s only internal log staircase designer,He carved this beauty from one giant 140 ton Kauri log. The beast took a total of 500 man hours to carve and finish and can be found at ‘Ancient Kauri Kingdom’ in New Zealand. LINK
Ivan Lovatt: Chicken Wire Series
This sculptue is Einstein:
British-born artist Ivan Lovatt has created this new series of portrait busts by layering, twisting & mangling chicken wire.
His work is currently on exhibition at the Jackman gallery in Melbourne, Australia.
The sculptures range from $9,000 to $18,000 a pop. Not bad for twisted chicken wire. LINK
15 Most Bizarre X-Rays
A dentist found the source of the toothache Patrick Lawler
was complaining about on the roof of his mouth: a four-inch
(10-centimeter) nail the construction worker had unknowingly
embedded in his skull six days earlier. LINK
50 Most Bizarre City Names around the world
Middelfart is located in Germany. The Title says it all. LINK
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