formfollowsfantasy

form follows fantasy...always..pictures, music and videos that trigger my fantasy... "My view of our planet was a glimpse of divinity." — Edgar Mitchel, Apollo 14 astronaut

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Jellyfishes (by Janne Huttunen)

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Dancers After Dark 

In the words of the artist Jordan Matter:

Dancers are dreamers. Many have left the comfort zone of a familiar life to pursue an ambition fraught with nearly impossible odds of success. They work countless hours over many years, driven not by profit or fame but by a quest to bring their dream world to reality. Etched into their bodies is extraordinary perseverance, and when stripped of their clothing we see each layer of muscle and every subtlety of physical expression. They are an inspiring embodiment of intense commitment to a life’s passion.

Dancers After Dark celebrates this optimism. It is about a willingness to say yes to the unlikely, the outrageous, the impractical. There is no obvious reason why any of these amazing performers would volunteer for this project. It was frequently very cold; it was usually late; it was dangerous, illegal, exhausting, and, of course, they’re naked. Yet they still said yes. Why? Because they shared my belief that if we leap, the net will appear. Often in life we have to run toward our goals blindfolded, trusting our instincts to guide us. These images represent our willingness to throw ourselves into the streets without fear of failure. Doing so led to beauty and exhilaration we could not have imagined.

I hope these photographs convey the immense thrill and joy we felt while creating them.  

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3 East Coast Residences Inspired by the Classic American Farmhouse

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SKB Architects Creates Lively Lobby for Key Center Office Tower

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Shelter for Roman Ruins in Chur, Switzerland by Peter Zumthor

[nevver]

Mirror mirror, Loreal Prystaj

[archatlas]

Modular Pop-up Studio Space for Artists and Makers

Designed by London architects Jonas Prišmontas and Tomaso Boano, ‘Minima Moralia’ is a critical installation, a manifesto of social hope with no political intention. Referencing T. Adorno’s 1951 masterpiece, it investigates and reflects our damaged lives in current London conditions. the project offers tiny, cellular pop-up spaces to be inhabited by designers, sculptors, painters, musicians and other creatives alike. It is a programmatic vision for London’s backyards and interstitial spaces. workshop and live/work studio spaces have the potential of creating new typologies for creative communities that would pop up in unused public or private spaces around the city. Its structure is made of a modular steel frame that creates an empty grid with multiple internal configurations. shelves, desks, artificial lights, and curtains can be provided to meet the user’s needs.

Images and text via GIFs by ARCHatlas

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Sam Taylor-Wood, Crying men

[archatlas]

The Art of Vesod

Vesod was born in Turin in 1981 and he lives and works in a Venaria Reale (TO). His artistic attitude has been fostered by his father Dovilio Brero, surrealistic painter, whose influence has an impact on Vesod since his youth: he has been therefore developing an interest in the graffiti world since the beginning of the 90s.

Vesod creates a personal language in which time is considered as a concept, which by being closed into immaterial solid shapes, is crystallized into geometric shape in order to revisit the idea of the eternal present.

Text via

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Vanishing point, Nate Hill

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Capela Joà Bernardes Arquitetura 

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A House on a Rock

Sforza Seilern Architects, an artistic collaboration between Studio Seilern Architects and Muzia Sforza, completed their first African project in Zimbawe: Gota Dam Residence.  The 1500sqm building is situated atop a granite rock overlooking a large man-made dam, or reservoir for the extensive surrounding farmland. The area is, to say the least, breathtaking and awe-inspiring, and deserved a piece of architecture that is equally awe-inspiring 

The house consists of three basic elements: two granite blocks that enclose the bedrooms and support spaces, an oversized timber platform and cantilevering roof that frame the panoramic views and create shaded living spaces, and two glass boxes that enclose the winter living areas, emphasising the feeling of living within natural granite. A small horizon pool at the lower level visually integrates the dam reservoir with the lower levels of the house.

Images and text via

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Maarjamagi war memorial, Tallinn, Soviet Union, 1978 (via jussi62)

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Soul bird by Wandering Heart

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Ultralove - 130cm x 130cm - Oil on canvas