Constructed for a purpose
When something is created it always has a purpose, no matter how insignificant it may seem.
Wooden beeings
Of all the materials that the art of sculpting is executed in, wood must be one of the rarer. The ones on public display are often well made, but still quite crude creations. One that doesn’t fit that description however…
A glimpse of Van Gogh
The post the van Gogh I didn’t know gives a brief glimpse of a few of Vincent van Gogh’s work and words. Apparently he created over 900 paintings in a decade, which must be considered quite a large collection of…
The beauty of walking
The engineer and kinetic sculptor Theo Jansen has invented a fairly simple walking mechanism that has enabled him to create the strandbest’s, creatures of plastic that “feeds” on the wind. Whatever definition of a creature one prefer, it’s quite fascinating…
The art of sheep
Some people manage to create quite interesting pieces of art by taming the currents of the web. Back in 2006 the American artist and designer Aaron Koblin released the site www.thesheepmarket.com, which is a collection of 10 000 digitaly painted…
The first dot on the canvas
Its always hard to put the first stain to a canvas. But as soon as the first blotch has stuck to the blank surface the rest will just pour out afterwards, quickly swallowing the clean and clear in a whirl…