Salvador Dali - A Soft Self Portrait

Originally produced for a French television audience, this portrait of the surrealist artist Salvador Dali details the dreamlike inspiration behind many of his avant-garde creations. Set in Dali's hometown of Lligat, Spain, the artist himself takes the viewer on a tour of the creative process that is behind his remarkable body of work. Journey into the subconscious of one of the most influential artists of the 20th century and take a look at the world through Salvador Dali's eyes with this program that he both designed and performed. The documentary is directed by Jean-Christopher Averty, with narration provided by Orson Welles. LINK: Youtube

The Hourglass

Marc Newson's latest creation for Ikepod sees the Australian designer interpret the most iconic timepiece of all: The Hourglass. Director Philip Andelman traveled to Basel, Switzerland, to document the designer's modern take of the classic hourglass inside the Glaskeller factory. Each hand made hourglass comprises highly durable borosilicate glass and millions of stainless steel nanoballs, and is available in a 10 or 60 minute timer. LINK

Watch an Artist Make a Portrait from 3.2 Million Dots

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With certain works of art, the creation process is just as interesting to behold as the finished product. Take Miguel Endara’s impressive portrait of his father, a drawing that’s composed of an estimated 3.2 million ink dots. “It’s not exact, but very, very close to the real number,” explains the self-proclaimed stipple enthusiast. “I multiply speed of plotting (how many dots I put down per 10 seconds) with the number of hours I work on each section.” And that, ladies and gentlemen, is what you call patience. LINK, Via: Vimeo

Georgia Russell: Art created with a Scalpel

Scottish-born, Paris-based Artist Georgia Russell is well-versed in manipulating two-dimensional prints into highly textured images with the aid of a knife. Utilizing the sharp edge of a scalpel, her body of work adds a fleeting layer organic curves and scores that often move in a gesture similar to a feather or fur. What could easily be a superfluous effect offers instead additional emotions and narratives to the prints, fully responding to the movement of the image being captured. Some pieces include two individual prints that have been entangled within one another. A play of solids and voids as well as content and proportions, the wispy creations explore the notion of an unseen network of energetic motions while illustrating the transient quality of a single moment. LINK

War Horse Puppet

The Handspring Puppet Company are a gloriously ambitious troupe of human and wooden actors. Their latest creation is the wonderfully life-like Joey, the War Horse. LINK: The Presurfer, Via: Youtube

10 Great Examples of Eerie Taxidermy Art

Oddee has a roundup of the creepiest taxidermy creations ever. Shown here is the work of Jaun Cabana, who creates mythical aquatic creatures from parts of different animals. He’s just one of ten taxidermy artists linked in the list. Not for the squeamish; some images are NSFW. Link, Via: Neatorama

6 Glorious And Imaginative Wood Carvings By Livio De Marchi

Livio de Marchi is a Venetian artist who is known for his wood sculptured furniture and cars. From a Porsche carved entirely out of wood and dropped in the canal of Venice to his numerous floating creations, Livio de Marchi has blessed the Canals of Venice with his own individual style, his spirit, a completely different way of being an artist and having tons of fun. LINK: The Presurfer

Magnetic Spheres Sculptures by Dimitri Tishchenko

Photo: Dimitri Tishchenko [Flickr]

By day, Dimitri Tischenko is a computer programmer. By night, he's a mad genius constructing impossibly complex geometrical sculptures using neodymium magnet spheres (like the popular Buckyballs or other brands available online).

The one above is titled 7-7 Tight Interlock Sphere, described by Dimitri as "two layered circles consisting of 7 balls ... too fragile to put down" to photograph. LINK: Neatorama

Here is another of his fantastic creations:

Image: Dimitri Tishchenko [Flickr]

More at Dimitri's Flickr account: Link

Hip-Hop's Turntable Goes To The Great Lock Groove In The Sky

Sometimes a piece of equipment outlives its usefulness before it outlives its place in our heart. The Technics 1200 turntables were central to the creation of hip-hop, even elemental — when people say "two turntables and a microphone" they're referring to that model.

The death was reported by Resident Advisor, the dance music online magazine, following a press release from the Panasonic Corporation, which manufactures the Technics brand. The announcement that it's ceased production of its analogue turntables read, in part:

After more than 35 years as a leading manufacturer of analogue turntables, Panasonic has regretfully taken the decision to leave this market. However, Panasonic will continue to sell headphones under the Technics brand.

We are sure that retailers and consumers will understand that our product range has to reflect the accelerating transformation of the entire audio market from analogue to digital.

In addition, the number of component suppliers serving the analogue market has dwindled in recent years and we brought forward the decision to leave the market rather than risk being unable to fulfill future orders because of a lack of parts. LINK, Video: Via: Youtube



Track 3 from Critical Beatdown. This is only on the re-issue versue not the original 1988 version.

There is a couple more videos and more information on this at the Link above,

BBC Horizon 2010: What Happened Before the Big Bang

They are the biggest questions that science can possibly ask: where did everything in our universe come from? How did it all begin? For nearly a hundred years, we thought we had the answer: a big bang some 14 billion years ago.
But now some scientists believe that was not really the beginning. Our universe may have had a life before this violent moment of creation.
Horizon takes the ultimate trip into the unknown, to explore a dizzying world of cosmic bounces, rips and multiple universes, and finds out what happened before the big bang. This video is part one of six. More at the LINK: Youtube

Sintel

"Sintel" is an independently produced short film, initiated by the Blender Foundation as a means to further improve and validate the free/open source 3D creation suite Blender. With initial funding provided by 1000s of donations via the internet community, it has again proven to be a viable development model for both open 3D technology as for independent animation film.
This 15 minute film has been realized in the studio of the Amsterdam Blender Institute, by an international team of artists and developers. In addition to that, several crucial technical and creative targets have been realized online, by developers and artists and teams all over the world. LINK: Youtube

World's Largest Skateboard

This summer, California Skateparks brought The World's Largest Skateboard to Camp Woodward PA. One afternoon, campers and staff took the enormous skateboard out for a ride. Late in the day, California Skateparks owner, Joe Ciaglia decided to take his creation for a solo ride. LINK: Youtube

Music: 'Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!' - ABBA

Sagrada Familia: The Unfulfilled Vision of a Unique Architect

Today the architectural world remains divided. Should the cathedral be completed in a less ambitious contemporary style? Or should it be left, unfinished, as an original creation?

One exhibit in the Paris Exhibition of 1910 stole the show. It was a plaster model of a church designed by the Spanish architect Antonio Gaudi – a design so daring and outrageous that it was difficult to believe anyone seriously consider building it.

An extraordinary fusion of Gothic and Art Nouveau in style, the model was painted in vibrant colors that further enhanced the exuberant design. The plans called for spotlights to direct shafts of light into parts of the interior. Three sets of bell towers, housing both manually operated and electronically controlled tubular bells, were to be topped by stone statues of cherubim with wings that would move in the wind.

One hundred years later, the project is still unfinished. Link, Via: Neatorama

(Image credit: Flickr user Wolfgang Staudt)

Big and Scary LEGO Spider

Jason Ruff, who goes by the name Doctor Mobius built this huge spider from LEGO bricks! The creation he calls “Big Hairy Spider” was built for the Battlebugs Creepy Crawlers challenge.

Link – Via: atcrux, Via: Neatorama

See more LEGO creepy-crawlies in the Flickr group Lego Battle Bugs.

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

Flexible Furniture

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FlexibleLove is the creation of Chishen Chiu, a Taiwanese furniture designer. Its honeycomb structure made from recycled materials allows users to expand, shrink, and reshape it as needed. It’s like a Slinky that you can sit on.

Official Website, Via: Make, Via: Neatorama

9 Gorgeous Gingerbread Creations

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You probably remember your first attempt at baking and decorating a gingerbread house as a kid. Or maybe you're gearing up to try it this year with your own little ones. A favorite holiday tradition for some, building gingerbread houses is a competition for others.

From the White House to Fenway Park, the pros have sculpted some of the most immaculate houses, mansions and other famous places using pounds of gingerbread and lots of candy.

Take a look at these nine confectionery creations that would even make Hansel and Gretel jealous. LINK: The Presurfer

Model Cars Made From Aluminum Cans

New Zealander Sandy Sanderson needed a new hobby to occupy his time as he recovered from a motorcycle accident, so he started making model cars from discarded aluminum cans. As you can see, he’s gotten very good at making what he calls CanCars. See more of his creations at Jalopnik. Link, Via: Digg, Via: Neatorama

The Amazing Sculptures of Fabio Viale

If you took a look at the larger version of this sculpture (left), you’d immediately conclude that it was made out of Styrofoam. As impressive as that would be, the real mind-blower here is that it’s actually marble.

All of Fabio Viale’s creations from marble have a deceptive quality to them, prompting the beholder to utter “No way,” with each new sculpture. From paper airplanes, to actual working boats, to classic renderings of the human form, they all inspire.

For instance, these seemingly impossible tires linked together? Black marble.

Link, Via: Neatorama

15 Wonders Of The LEGO World

LEGO is something people just love to play with. No matter if you are a kid, an adult or an old person. These small bricks when coupled with some creativity and time can turn up into some of the most stunning and breath-taking sculptures ever.

If you want to built some LEGO creation of your own but don't know what to built, here is some inspiration. These LEGO creations are a wonder in their own and I am sure that you will love most of them. LINK