"Wonder is an Ethical Imperative"

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[lubalie]

[the-rx]

Alan Jaras

[3sides-blog]

formless_forms in resin

peter alexander, ‘pyramid’ (1967)

peter alexander, ‘cloud box’ (1966)

peter alexander, ‘pink blue cube’ (1967)

peter alexander, ‘green widget’ (1969)

peter alexander, ‘orange sphere’ (1967)

as a surfer in sothern california, peter alexander was inspired to create these resins from the process of glossing his surf boards.  the substance refracts light and evokes chemical treated sunsets and enigmatic murky waters.

[ethicalimperative]

(via 3sides-blog)

[taxidermy-in-art]

Erik Tidemann

[skeletonbonesandflowers-deactiv]

Sneak Peak at a new item that’s going live in my shop tomorrow at 7 pm!  

[wetheurban]

FASHION: The Dress That Defends Itself

The future is now. Meet the Robotic Spider Dress. Techno Couture from Anouk Wipprecht, a dress with insect-like robotic limbs which react to the proximity of others. Footage after the jump:

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[ethicalimperative]

I don’t recall the name of this work, only that it is composed of many small segments of mirrors, a camera, and some backend computer which recognizes when something is in front of it (image subtraction algorithm of sorts?), then activates some motors behind the mirror segments so they “blur” your image. 

[ethicalimperative]

Another piece from RI, at Pace Gallery. This one is called “15 points” and is based off research done by this group on recognizing human motion: https://www.biomotionlab.ca/analysis-and-synthesis-of-biological-motion-patterns/ 

[ethicalimperative]

Playing with some of the pieces by Random International at Pace Gallery, NYC. This one definitely uses some facial recognition algorithm, although I was able to trick it with my wadded up sweatshirt a couple of times. 

[staceythinx]

Work by David Schermann

[scrappapertiger]

Needed to relax from some work stresses today so decided to embroider a rat skeleton.

#illustration #embroidery #needlework #sciart #sciencecommunication #scicomm #anatomy #skeleton #rat #naturalhistory #artistsontumblr #artistsofinstagram #artistsoninstagram

[delta-breezes]

[betype]

The Foundry by Studio Wolfströme

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[ethicalimperative]

Maybe some design elements I can incorporate into my own living and working spaces as well. 

[pre-raphaelisms-blog]

Acanthus wallpaper design by William Morris, 1875.

[withoutyourwalls]

William Morris, Florals

[consortianet]

Reverses in the Economic Life Triangle

[mymodernmet]

One-Foot Wide Butterfly Sculptures Hand-Crafted with Gorgeous Detail

[betype]

flowers by Fernanda Didini / Rodolfo França / Marina Chaccur

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