AN INSIDE-OUT ZOO?

 

 

 

Gunther von Hagens, creator of the controversial yet wildly popular Body Worlds exhibit, has taken his penetrating vision to the world of non-human animals, big and small, with his new exhibit "Animal Inside Out" at the Natural History Museum in London. The exhibition is an anatomical safari under the skin of some of nature's most impressive creatures. Take this muscle-y elephant, for instance, one of the giants of the show.Thanks to: LiveScience.com

"ONE DAY ON EARTH", WATCH IT!

“One Day On Earth”, the first film to be shot in every country of the world.

As Ed Kowalczyk would say, “One Day On Earth” embodied that “the pinnacle moment in any art form is when the audience is inspired to a greater vision of life”.  This film is said to have been the inspiration for Ridley Scott’s “Life In A Day”, one of my favorite other films.  They both have similarities of a documentary structure focused on showing the scale of the world and humanity on a single, typical day.  Where “One Day On Earth” makes it’s mark in history though is that it achieved the milestone of incorporating footage from every country of the world.

The highlight of the film for me was a music sequence, where they edited together clips of people playing instruments and singing from all around the world in a way that cut, overlaid and mixed them all into one global jam session:

MELVIN & THE TRAVELING MINI MACHINE

As the sun regrettably sets on the art of letter writing, the inventive folks at design studio HEYHEYHEY have pieced together a clever contraption that promises to keep the art of travel postcards a thing of the present. Kind of. Melvin the Traveling Mini Machine is an elaborate Rube Goldberg machine that fits in a pair of suitcases that executes the simple task of “writing” and stamping a postcard of your choice, that is, if the absurdly elaborate sequence of steps goes off without a hitch. Whether or not these suitcases will make it through TSA remains to be seen. The piece is a sequel to a much larger device from early last year by a similar name, Melvin the Magical Mixed Media Machine.

Thanks to: Colossal, Art & Design

NIKOLAJ LUND PHOTOGRAPHS CLASSICAL MUSICIANS, AND NAILS IT.

When is the last time you saw an exciting photograph of a trombonist? Award-winning photographer (and cellist!) Nikolaj Lund has clearly identified the problem and solved it. His fun and often aggressive portraits take classical musicians out of the orchestra pit and off the stage and literally hurls them in the ocean, makes them tumble on the streets, and stagger through the desert. If I was a musician I would be calling this guy immediately (fyi, he’s based in Denmark). You can see much more of his work on Flickr, and his website.

Thanks to:Colossal , Art & Design.