Testing Reality for Quality Assurance
Quirky miniature porcelain sculptures made by Ukranian artists website Anya Stasenko and Slava Leontyev
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“In Onahama following the catastrophic earthquake that happened two years ago the Okurie project was launched. The project had a goal of painting murals on buildings which were scheduled to be demolished because of the earthquake.”
Except that it looks rather reminiscent of bloody handprints in a zombie film… Some kind of interesting beautiful horror.
Beautiful…
The Japanese would do “bloody handprints in a zombie film making incredibly beautiful scene of sakura.” AND THERE WOULD BE A METAPHOR THAT WAS SO SUBTLE YET SO OBVIOUS THAT WHEN YOU FINALLY UNDERSTOOD IT FELT LIKE YOU’D BEEN PUNCHED IN THE BRAIN. WITH BEAUTY.
Amazing Digital Art
Born in Poland in 1972, digital artist Adam Martinakis currently lives and works in in Cannock, United Kingdom. His computer-generated artworks employ aspects of photorealism and surrealism to explore the human condition which he says results in a “mixture of post-fantasy futurism and abstract symbolism”.
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Creepy Mechanical Bugs
Chicago-based jeweler, JM Gershenson-Gates, creates unique accessories from discarded watch parts, in a bid “to show the beauty of the mechanical world, a place generally hidden from the public behind metal and glass.” Each of these tiny masterpiece takes several hours to create, and because the design is too consistent to suffer any breaks, Jason has to complete every one of them in a single sitting. That means he sometimes spends up to 12 hours assembling watch springs, stems, gears and straps, and soldering them all together.
Think of this the next time you’re tempted to do something with watch parts. Don’t let it STOP you or anything, bu please, THINK OF IT AS A STANDARD TO WHICH YOU SHALL ASPIRE.
Kako Euda
‘Eros & Thanatos’ (and details), 2008
hand cut black paper (150 separate pieces)
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Bone Flowers
All of these flowers are made from real bones of mice and rats. Japanese artist Hideki Tokushige states that the collection, called “Honebana” (bone flower), is the result of a ceremonial process that honors the cycle of death, decay, and rebirth, even as modern society becomes increasingly detached from this spiritual reality.
Extremely Realistic Pencil Art
The following look like photos but they aren’t. All three of these pictures were drawn with a pencil. The attention to detail, hair, shading, features, everything perfectly proportioned. I think even Ray Bradbury would think he was looking at a picture of himself. The artist, Franco Clun from Italy, says “Unfortunately I did not study art, and everything I know I learned from experience and from reading some drawing manuals.”
Recycled Animal Art
Driven by a combination of her passion for fitting odd shapes together and a sympathy toward discarded objects, Japanese artist, Sayaka Ganz creates animals from thrift store plastics. She only select objects that have been used and discarded. She believes the best way for artists to help reduce waste is to show how beautiful the materials can be and what can be done with them.
