Islamic patterns. Metropolitan Museum of Art. Dado panel, first half of 15th century; Mamluk, Egypt. Polychrome marble mosaic. The patterns represent god. It is interesting the math that goes into making these patterns, it is not evenly balanced or correct although it appears to tesselate. This creates the illusion of a static pattern. Because the pattern is not perfectly balanced each artist is allowed to make up his or her solutions to the pattern. The imperfections in the math allow the viewer to be taken on a journey when viewing the wall.
Mercury.
Knock on the Sky Listen to the Sound by Tiffany Singh - The artist has created an incredibly massive piece for the 18th Biennale of Sydney, consisting of hundreds of bamboo wind chimes, which hang from multicolored pieces of ribbon.
“Anything that gets your blood racing is probably worth doing.”
http://www.balticmill.com/whats-on/exhibitions/detail/mark-wallinger
Wallinger turns everyday moments of life into transcendent possibilities, Attempting to systematise nature, the mundane and the abstract, 100000000000000000 2012 catalogues and compares 65,536 stones, each occupying its own square on a gargantuan checkerboard — the simplest binary device for implying order.
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(via spatula)
Squinty On Polargraph (by kongorilla)
St. Louis - Metrolink
Hyper-Matrix Vertical Kinetic Landscapes by Jonpasang
“Seoul-based media arts collective Jonpasang has created ‘Hyper-Matrix’ a kinetic vertical landscape installation for the Hyundai Motor GroupExhibition Pavilion in Korea. The exhibition comprises of thousands of 30x30cm cubes, which make up the internal facade of the building. a steel foundation was developed to support the integrated stepping motors that control each individual volume.
The collection of lightweight blocks extrude through the face of the structure, creating a virtually infinite series of configurations. As the pixels sweep through the room, sounds evoke a grand sense of interaction between the audience and surrounding space. As wave patterns ripple across the interior environment, additional digital mapping effects cover the surface to visually enhance the dimensionality of the performance.”
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(via thetuesdayafter) Victor Vassarely
everyone needs a holo-corner.
In Syracuse, NY, artists and scientists work together to study volcanic flows by melting crushed basalt in a special furnace before releasing the lava into the parking lot. This particular flow is very prone to boiling behavior, likely because of the cold air and ground temperatures (less than 0 C). The outer layers of rock cool quickly, leaving bubble-shaped chambers which hotter lava can fill before melting out. (via It’s Okay To Be Smart; submitted by @jpshoer)
Faltjahr 2010 by Johann Volkmer is not a financial planner or a calendar in the usual sense, but twelve A4-sized, when folded A3 large, elaborately crafted sculptures for wall, pop-up objects. Each month a theme-hung, a unique piece of unusual eye-catcher for sophisticated interior design. Monochrome white paper brings simple elegance months themes expressed in reduced form. The Faltjahr 2010 shows what paper can do.
coastal rock study #10