Water Melon Art

Great art by carving water melon.
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AccuRadio

AccuRadio is comprised of hundreds of channels of music, spanning over 60 genres. There are hundreds of channels that you can personalize. You can skip songs you don't like, delete artists from the upcoming playlists, and mix various genres together in a single channel.

Each one of these has its own playlist of artists and songs. To start listening to one of these channels, click one of the blue tiles you see around the site. That will launch a new player window where you can control the channel. LINK: The Presurfer

Party Rock Anthem ft. Lauren Bennett, GoonRock

Party Rock Anthem ft. Lauren Bennett, GoonRock. LINK: Vimeo

The Incredible Flower Carpets of the Giorzano Infiorata

Made using millions of flower petals, the flower carpets of the Gionzano Infiorata, a flower festival unique in the world, cover an entire street. If you’re in Rome, in the second week of June, this is a must-see.

The Genzano Infiorata is a flower festival that can be traced back to 1778. Every year, local artists cover an entire street (Via Belardi) with intricate flower carpets, inspired by famous artworks, religious paintings or geometrical shapes. The flower carpets are made by talented local artists who have to stick to a previously agreed upon theme, like ‘The Colors of Michelangelo’ or ‘The Designs of Bernini’.

Link, Via: Neatorama

Palettes of Famous Artists

In an essay at The Telegraph, photography critic and picture editor Lucy Davis muses about the palettes used by well-known artists.

Some artists mix every gradation of colour they will need for a painting before they start, others as they need them. “My freshly arranged palette, brilliant with contrasting colors, is enough to fire my enthusiasm,” noted Delacroix in his Journal in 1850. The French artist was meticulous in his arrangement of colours, and when unwell, would take his palette to bed and spend the entire day just mixing new shades.

The actual palettes of Renoir, Seurat, Degas, Delacroix (above), Moreau, Gauguin, and Van Gogh are illustrated, accompanied by commentary on how the physical layout of colors on the board may influence the figurative “palette” of color choices used by the artist for his work.

Link, Via: Neatorama

Stone Sculpture Scotland

First ever Stone Sculpture Symposium in Scotland held in the grounds a castle, near Stirling. A dozen artists took part, including ones from Norway, Italy, France, Germany, Canada, Ireland and England. LINK: Youtube

Sistine Chapel Virtual Tour

The Sistine Chapel in Vatican City is famous for its architecture and its decoration which has been frescoed throughout by the greatest Renaissance artists including Michelangelo, Raphael, Bernini, and Sandro Botticelli.

Under the patronage of Pope Julius II, Michelangelo painted 12,000 square feet of the chapel ceiling between 1508 and 1512. Today the ceiling, and especially The Last Judgement, are widely believed to be Michelangelo's crowning achievements in painting. LINK: The Presurfer

Take an incredible Virtual Tour of the Sistine Chapel.

Awesome Artwork Made With Sharpies

“Nowadays, Sharpie markers come in more than basic black –– they’re available in every color of the rainbow, and in just about every size and shape. They’re great for everyday labeling and organizing, but did you know that they could also be used to decorate everything from guitars to fingernails? WD teamed with Sharpie to find the most unique creations from talented artists across the globe. From a Lamborghini turned object d’art to a wall mural, check out how different artists uncapped their creativity.” w/ photos. LINK

Music Festivals Around The World

Top ten list of music festivals worldwide includes the most spectacular and diverse locations, the broadest spectrum of artists, and the above all, the most interesting events, all of which are accessible to backpackers and budget travelers.” LINK

The MMA Junki - MMA Pound for Pound

MMA or mixed martial art is a contact and combat sport with large number of techniques for fighting. It brings martial artists of all backgrounds like Judo, wrestling, boxing, kick boxing, etc. to find out who is the best! Earlier MMA fights had the least amount of safety, but, with new rules of fighting, it is much better now. MMA pound for pound is the ranking of a fighter compared to other MMA artists according to a number of criterions.*!--Session data-->

Link, Via: Neatorama

Black Tattoo Art: Modern Expressions of the Tribal

Edition Reuss recently released Black Tattoo Art: Modern Expressions of the Tribal, a photographic homage to a particular genre of skin art. The book is curated by Marisa Kakoulas (lawyer, writer, circus lady, and blogger.) Above and after the jump, Boing Boing's exclusive peek at some of the hundreds of striking, full-page images you'll find inside. Go to Boing boing this Link has more photos as nwell as the site.

The 536-page hardcover includes work by tattoo artists from Borneo, Argentina, New Zealand, Japan, Singapore, Thailand, Europe and North America. The book weighs nearly ten pounds, and the binding is stitched with silver embossing. It's fat, heavy, and gorgeous.

Black Tattoo Art examines how indigenous tattooing has evolved over the years, beginning with a history section, then each of the styles that originate in tribal arts.

Amazon Link / Publisher's Link. Photographers include Sean Toussaint, Lars Krutak and Craig Burton (Images courtesy Edition Reuss), Via: Boingboing

Alma

"Meet Alma, as she makes a rather unnerving discovery."

This is the directorial debut of Rodrigo Blaas, who seized the opportunity to make his mark in short film by recruiting some of the best artists in the field, including French animator Bolhem Bouchiba, character designer Carlos Grangel and Sergio Pablos, Art Director Alfonso Blaas, music composer Mastretta and sound designer Tom Myers.

Alma from Rodrigo Blaas on Vimeo. Via: Neatorama

Top 10 Reclusive Artists

Syd Barrett was perhaps the most reclusive musician of all time, to the point that at the time of his death, many of his most devoted fans believed he had already been dead for years. Barrett got his start with the rock band Pink Floyd in 1964, and was driving force behind the band’s shift toward the psychedelic sound that made them famous. Barrett himself was a heavy user of LSD and other psychedelics, a practice that is said to have led to increasingly erratic behavior in him. Barrett left the band in 1968 and halfheartedly released two solo albums, but eventually gave up on music after refusing offers to produce the records of many popular bands. 1978, he moved back into his mother’s house in Cambridge, and it was there that he lived out the rest of his days until his death in 2006. He gave no interviews, and is said to have spent the majority of his time painting and working in his garden. LINK, Via: Youtube

A Glowing Mid-Autumn's Night Dream

Winter's not here, yet autumn's magic is already leaving. But thanks to a group of sneaky artists we can see the fall season frozen in time in the form of 200 carefully arranged leaves, some wire, and plenty of LEDs.

This art installation is called "An Almost Ephimeral Autumn" and was created by a group called Luzinterrupus. It took them about three hours to set it up in a Madrid park. [Design Boom, Via: Gizmodo]

20 Years Anniversary Fall of the Berlin Wall November 9th 2009 "Domino Wall"

On November 9, 1989, thousands rushed through the ruins of the Berlin Wall, celebrating the unity of East and West. 20 years later, millions across the world watched as one thousand seven-and-a-half foot tall dominoes fell marking the occasion.

About six months ago, those Styrofoam dominoes were sent all around to world and painted by school children and artists. Today they were reunited in a 1.5km line where the Berlin Wall once stood. And just like the wall did so many years ago, they fell to deafening cheers. [Dominoaktion and news:lite] Via: Gizmodo, Via: Youtube

Stomp Out Loud: Basketballs and Kitchen

Amazing clip of stomp, making rythem out of basketballs! and kitchen equipment! LINK: Youtube

Stomp- Stomp Out Loud

This is the last and the best part of the dvd! LINK: Youtube

'The Last Supper' recreated with Rubik's cubes

A team of artists in Toronto created this giant rendition of The Last Supper using over 4,000 Rubik's Cubes.

Cube Works, Via: Popped Cullture, Via; Boingboing, Via: Youtube

London Tattoo Convention 2009

In London in the Tobacco Dock was 5th international festival of tattooing “London Tattoo Convention”. At the convention, attended by around 200 tattoo artists from different countries and a large number of disparate audience. Participants do tattoos, listen to music and watch performances of artists, dancers and musicians. As part of the convent passed several exhibitions: “Tattoos in a Tibetan style”, “Tara Arts”, exhibition of Oxford Museum of tattoos. LINK

Authors as Drawn by Artists

(L) Neil Gaiman by Leigh Gallagher (R) Jules Verne by Ted McKeever

Steven Gettis of Hey Oscar Wilde! It’s Clobberin’ Time!!! website has been collecting artists’ interpretation of their favorite literary figure/author/character since 1998. So far he’s got over 300 drawings done (wow!). I particularly like the drawings of Neil Gaiman and Jules Verne above.

Not to be missed: Link, Via: Neatorama