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the concept behind adaptive architectural spaces creates a changing public space depending on the presence of humans in real time.read more...

We’re massive fans of Thomas Brown’s clever, conceptual photography, which tends to take intelligent ideas and use them to cease something beautiful to look at.

Illustrations by Ema Cadar...

Resonate: An Interactive Installation for Frankfurt's Luminale 2012 by the students of the University of Applied Sciences and Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz...

OTTAWA.- Nature has been an enduring subject for artists for millennia and across all cultures. From the bulls painted in the Lascaux caves and Palace of Knossos, to the garden frescoes at Pompeii, Dutch still lifes, 19th-century botanical studies and 21st-century land art projects, nature has been either a simple fact of life or a source of curiosity, consolation and spiritual regeneration. Artists have persisted in expressing nature’s complexity in forms that are intimate or epic, analytical or expressive. The National Gallery of Canada presents, until September 9, 2012, Flora and Fauna: 400 Years of Artists Inspired by Nature, an exhibition that features more than 100 works dating from the 16th to the 21st centuries, it explores the myriad ways in which artists respond to the natural world. "The Gallery's collection is filled with outstanding works that visitors rarely have the chance to see for a whole set of reasons," says NGC director Marc Mayer. "Both art and nature lovers will enjoy a leisurely walk through this superb exhibition." Flora and Fauna looks at how painters, printmakers, photographers, sculptors and craftspeople have been inspired by nature over the centuries. This is an exceptionally varied installation in terms of medium, scale and style. It includes drawings, prints, paintings, photographs, sculptures and ceramic works, ranging from the quiet and contemplative to the bold and the audacious. All the works except four are drawn from the collections of the National Gallery. Many great Canadian and international artists are represented, including Lorraine Gilbert, Aganetha and Richard Dyck, Geoffrey James, Bertram Brooker, David Milne, Lucian Freud, M.C. Escher, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Frederick Evans, Camille Corot, and Rembrandt.

the repurposed water is filtered through a solar-powered irrigation system, the mist sprayed catches the light, creating an arching rainbow over public space surrounding the bemis center in omaha, nebraska.

Olafur Eliasson and Frederik Ottesen, Little Sun, 2012 Photograph: Andy Paradise, 2012
From 28 July – 23 September 2012 Tate Modern in London is the home to “Little Sun” a project by Olafur Eliasson, part of the London 2012 Festival.

Edward Burtynsky is a Canadian photographer whose work is focused on industrial (and post- industrial) landscapes. His pictures were so inspiring that moved Jennifer Baichwal in 2004 to record a documentary based on them.

A physical representation of the concept of measurement composed of three sculptures by Fabrice Le Nezet.
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Transience by Lex Pott in thisispaper.com
Over time, dark spots start to appear on mirrors. The silver layer is slowly oxidizing under the influence of oxygen and water, thereby showing some of its history.

Slinkachu is an artist from London. He uses little people and objects to make this awesome scenes!

This mesmerizing water display created by Koei Industry is located at the Osaka Station City shopping mall in Japan.

studiotomtom (tom huemer + tom vens) have developed 'mutterliebe' an installation that shows a running engine which is breeding out a chicken egg.
the work is a reflection on the industry of food, giving a sarcastic view behind the production of consuming goods.
the contrast between the in-and output looks over dimensional in size. the egg, which normally will be hatched out by the chicken
for a period of about three weeks only needs some food and water to keep on hatching, currently has a consumption of 190 liter petrol.
the heat lamp will keep the egg at an optimal hatching temperature. a micro-controller connected to a sensor keeps track of the process.
in case the temperature gets too low or too high the controller will respectively turn the engine on or off.

named after the japanese word meaning 'shadow, shade, and nuances', the lighting pieces are composed of folding, collapsible fabric made from recycled PET bottles.read more...