Peter Maslov | design & photography
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Интересное и поучительное эссе от иллюстратора Алексея Курбатова
Amazing piece by Harry Clarke. Distantly reminding the art of Ivan Bilibin, russian illustrator/stage designer.
BMW Breathtaking Kinetic Sculpture
Legendary automaker BMW teamed up with design studio ART+COM to expand our understanding of “sculpture”. The end result is an unbelievable kinetic sculpture that was created from numerous small metal spheres floating in the air and grouping into various forms. Exactly 714 metal balls are connected with a thin steel wires that are attached to an individual motor, sending the balls in motion. The wires are practically invisible, giving the illusion of flotation.
One of my most favorite painters / illustrators / graphics / decorators. (Wiki)
One of the most controversial photography books “Age of Innocence” by David Hamilton. View it entirely on my Picasa albums…
Surprisingly for me, Walt Disney and Salvador Dali were good friends and collaborated on some projects, like this animation. You may want to read some description on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destino
Algorithmic art by Samuel Monnier
“My compositions are instances of algorithmic art, namely art produced by algorithms. An algorithm is a set of unambiguous rules applied to some data to produce a result. The algorithmic artist does not create a work directly, but rather devises an algorithm which will yield a work.
Most of my compositions are constructed on the idea of “pattern piling”. Copies of a simple pattern are created at various size scales and are merged together. This technique allows to produce images so complex that they could never have been imagined, let alone realized, by a bare human mind. Each of them forms a little abstract world, where shapes and colors are combined according to simple rules to produce a highly complex picture in which the observer’s eye can wander and get lost.
Algorithms are still largely unknown as a medium of creating visual art. Hopefully these works will awaken the interest some art lovers and artists for this innovative technique.”
John Pugh
The incredibly lifelike scenes are actually huge works of art, painted on the side of perfectly intact buildings. Even that woman peering into the ruin above is not real.
The paintings, which have fooled many, were created by John Pugh, who specialises in trompe l’oeil - or ‘trick of the eye’ - art.
He uses his skills to delude the viewer into seeing 3D scenes painted on flat surfaces.
His works can been seen all over the world, including in the artist’s home state. The ‘earthquake’ work shown here is located on Main Street in the town of Los Gatos and was created following a genuine earthquake in 1989.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1187338/Off-wall-The-astonishing-3D-murals-painted-sides-buildings-trompe-loeil-artist.html
Paintings by Mary Jane Ansell
