Check out Patrick Williams’ art exhibit, the Finishing Touch, on display through August 31st at the Huntington Beach Art Center in California. Photo’s below. Opening night involved a costumed monster wreaking havoc on Patrick’s incredibly detailed paper-craft city.
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I am a big fan of science inspired art, so I was particularly interested in this neural network art project by Phil Stearns. Stearns has created an Artificial Neural Network using electronic components that produce sound and light in response to the stimulus in the sculpture's environment. The piece is a complex mess of wires and components responding to nearby conversations and changes in lighting. The neurons also respond to each other, meaning that once it gets started, the sculpture converses with itself for a time
The guardian has posted some amazing images from the Wellcome Image Awards 2008. This contest gives awards the boldest pictures taken during groundbreaking scientific research.
Weblog “The Technium” is running an interesting article on what it takes for artists to be successful within the long tail of the Internet. The Technium’s premise is that it take one-thousand true fans to make a living with your art. It is well thought out and an interesting read.
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1,000 True Fans: [...]
Weaponized diamond engagement ring: “Tobias Wong’s ‘Killer Engagement Ring’ is a sturdy diamond ring whose point faces out, turning it into a potentially lethal weapon.
The diamond sharp edge will also cut skin down to the bone (with a minimum 1 karat stone - but the larger the better). Or it may simply be used to [...]
Friday, July 25, 2008
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