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Pop-Up House

Pop-Up House: the affordable passive house from Multipod-Studio on Vimeo.

Lotus Flower in Siem Reap, Cambodia

I recently took this shot of a pink lotus flower in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Hope you enjoy 🙂

Urdhva Dhanurasana ( Wheel Pose ) Photo at Sunset in Thailand

Danielle practicing Urdhva Dhanurasana ( Wheel Pose ) at sunset in Thailand.

Julian Schnabel: In The Course of Seven Days

Julian Schnabel: In The Course of Seven Days on Nowness.com

The Barefoot Artist

“Broken places are my canvases.” ~ Lily Yeh

Phnom Krom Temple in Cambodia

2/28 Art: God is in the details

Gone by Isabella Kirkland, 2004.

Amazing Cinematography Short Film Skiing Through Town

Amazing Cinematography in this Short Mountain Film This is short film is a work of amazing cinematography from Sherpas Cinema. Ever since I came across this video three years ago, I’ve been enamored with the concept, the film work, the quality of the camera used, and the talent of the main character. Simply incredible. Whenever I’m […]

2/2 Art: Tibetan Mandala

Satcakranirupanacitram by Swami Hamsvarupa

Twisting Her Body On A White Canvas She Creates This….

Heather Hansen is a New Orleans-based artist who really puts herself into her work. In her project, “Emptied Gestures,” she creates something like you’ve never seen before. Via Distractify  Source: Spencer Hansen Source: David Seelig

If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.

Photograph by Danielle Lussier of Lucid Practice.  

Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.

Photograph by Danielle Lussier of Lucid Practice.

The Pottery Process: A Revealing Behind the Scenes Look at One Potter’s Process

In this short video, Danners of Lucid Practice reveals her pottery process. Using several vantage points and no words, Danners briefly takes us into her world of pottery. Sometimes we take for granted the amazing pieces that are made from a slab of clay. Enjoy this video and leave a comment or question about the […]

1/21 Art: Persistence of Memory (1931), Salvador Dali

1/20 Art: Hero-glyphics by josh lane

1/17 Art: Kaffe Fassett Quilt

Kaffe Fassett (born 1937) is an American-born artist who is best known for his colorful designs in the decorative arts—needlepoint,patchwork, knitting, painting and ceramics. “Color is his very medium, whatever the substance he uses.”

Deadspin: Most anticipated movies of 2014

Will Leitch did a really nice job highlighting the most anticipated movies of 2013. Here is his new list for 2014. 

1/15 Art: Orproject’s Shimmering Vana LED Installation Grows Like a Tree

Via Inhabitat Orproject just unveiled a beautiful LED installation in New Delhi, India that mimics the growth of trees. Vana is made from geometric patterned pieces that open and close to simulate the growing process. When the pieces open, move and close, the glow from the LEDs shines through, creating a dazzling forest of light. See more pictures of the […]

1/14 Art: Every Click (video)

Korean artist group Shinseungback Kimyonghun made a video of every time they clicked their mouse. It’s mesmerizing. Via Kottke

1500m2 vertical garden by Urbanarbolismo

Urbanarbolismo have designed a vertical garden for the Palacio de Congresos Europa (Palace of Congresses Europe) in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. Via Urbanarbolism:  The city of Vitoria- Gasteiz is recognized internationally for integrating biodiversity and green spaces in the urban architecture. Within the Inside Green Ring Project Urbanarbolismo and Unusualgreen studios have made this green facade to bring […]

1/13 Art: John Stezaker, People and Places

Bob Marley Musical ‘Three Little Birds’ Opening in NYC Feb 7

Image and Article Via WSJ The new musical “Bob Marley’s Three Little Birds,” written by the late reggae musician’s eldest daughter, Cedella, will open at the New Victory Theater in New York on Feb. 7, one day after what would have been his 69th birthday. “This is going to be the best birthday ever for dad,” Cedella […]

1/11 Art: Ai Wei Wei’s installation ‘he xie’

Ai Wei Wei’s ground-bound installation ‘he xie’ collects the forms of hundreds porcelain crabs situated in a heap in the main exhibition space. The work is saturated in social symbolism; ‘he xie’ translates to ‘river crab’ but sounds very similar to the mandarin word meaning ‘harmonization’, the state’s euphemism suggesting censorship. The political double meaning […]

La Sagrada Familia visualized in 2026 (video)

1/9 Art: Surreal Photo Manipulation

Via HongKiat  Surreal photo is basically displays of a designer’s rich imagination of subjects which then injected into real pictures. Most of these surreal pictures are captivating be it pleasant or not because it is not what we experience in our daily life hence it is out of norm. Given it is not an event we […]

1/8 Art: “The Color Inside” – A skyspace project by James Turrell for the University of Texas at Austin

  ‘the color inside’ is the eighty-fourth skyspace created by james turrell, a series which sees the renowned american artist using light and space as the mediums in experiential and continuously changing artworks. the new installation situated on the roof of the student activity center at the university of texas at austin  — the latest project fromlandmarks — invites the […]

1/7 Art: 20 Miles of Stained Glass Colored Ribbon Hang Inside a San Fran Cathedral

Via Reddit and My Modern Net Walk into the Grace Cathedral in San Francisco from now till the end of February and you’ll find a gorgeous art installation that features 20 miles of ribbon cascading from the church’s vaulted ceiling arches. Artist Anne Patterson is behind Graced With Light, an installation consisting of nearly 1,000 satin […]

1/6 Art: Vincent Van Gogh, Flower Beds in Holland, 1883

1/3 Art: Yoga Ink

Via Padoon

1/2 Art: Yoga Art of Tranformation – Smithsonian Exhibit Video

1/1 Art: Piano House, Huainan, Anhui province, China

Learn more and see more pictures — here.

12/30 Art: Ashley Bickerton Art

Ashley Bickerton (born 1959 in Barbados) is a contemporary artist, presently living in Bali. A mixed-media artist, Bickerton often combines photographic and painterly elements with industrial and found object assemblages. He is associated with the early 1980s art movement Neo-Geo, which includes artists such as Jeff Koons and Peter Halley. (Wiki)

10 beautiful libraries made in 2013

Design Boom put together a cool list of aesthetically pleasing libraries made in 2013. Check it out — here. The image above is of the Datong library by Preston Scott Cohen  

Pedro Reyes Turns Guns Into Functioning Musical Instruments

Pedro Reyes Turns Guns Into Functioning Musical Instruments Violence has been running rampant in Northern Mexico throughout the last six years. Artist Pedro Reyes is doing his best to reverse this trend by sculpting confiscated weapons into functioning musical instruments. Image Courtesy of Lisson Gallery, click to see more on Pedro Reyes’ Art and Philosophy. Why  Turn […]

It takes practice.

The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living by Damien Hirst

The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living is an artwork created in 1991 by Damien Hirst, an English artist and a leading member of the “Young British Artists” (or YBA). It consists of a tiger shark preserved in formaldehyde in a vitrine. (Wiki)

The 11 Stunning Christmas Trees From Around The World

Check out the full list by the Huffington Post — here. 

“Art is the elimination of the unnecessary.”

~Pablo Picasso

Into the Atmosphere (La Jolla/Yosemite Time-Lapse)