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Emil Alzamora’s Distorted Human Figures Appear to Melt, Morph, and Defy Gravity

Artist Emil Alzamora explores the human body through his figurative sculptures that distort, inflate, elongate, and deconstruct physical forms in order to reveal emotional situations and narratives. Alzamora works with a variety of materials including bronze, gypsum, concrete, and other ceramic materials to create pieces with smooth, almost non-descript surfaces to instead draw attention to shape and scale. Born in Peru, he began sculpting in the fall of 1998 in New York at the Polich Tallix fine art foundry, and has since exhibited in galleries and museums around the world, most recently at Expo Chicago and the International Sculpture Symposium In Icheon in South Korea. You can see more of his work on Facebook and on Instagram.

Emil Alzamoras Distorted Human Figures Appear to Melt, Morph, and Defy Gravity sculpture anatomy

Emil Alzamoras Distorted Human Figures Appear to Melt, Morph, and Defy Gravity sculpture anatomy

Emil Alzamoras Distorted Human Figures Appear to Melt, Morph, and Defy Gravity sculpture anatomy

Emil Alzamoras Distorted Human Figures Appear to Melt, Morph, and Defy Gravity sculpture anatomy

Emil Alzamoras Distorted Human Figures Appear to Melt, Morph, and Defy Gravity sculpture anatomy

Emil Alzamoras Distorted Human Figures Appear to Melt, Morph, and Defy Gravity sculpture anatomy

Emil Alzamoras Distorted Human Figures Appear to Melt, Morph, and Defy Gravity sculpture anatomy

Emil Alzamoras Distorted Human Figures Appear to Melt, Morph, and Defy Gravity sculpture anatomy

Watch Emil At Work

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Bird Enthusiast Creates LEGO Birds

Tom Poulsom, a gardener and tree surgeon from Bristol, turned his passion for birding into these amazing LEGO brick bird replicas.

I have always been a fan of LEGO, and a big admirer of the natural world, rekindling my love for LEGO two years ago and building what most boys would build, cars, trucks and spaceships, etc. However, being a gardener and a lover of nature I wanted to build something related to my job. One day during a break from digging in a customers garden a Robin Red Breast landed on my fork handle. This was the eureka moment behind what is now the LEGO Bird Project,” Poulsom said.

More info: Flickr | LEGO Ideas (h/t: gizmodo, twobirdersandbinoculars)

The First Set To Be Released

 

Victor The Violet-Eared Hummingbird

Stormy the Snowy Owl

 

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A Phenomenal Projection-Mapping Music Video Shot in a Single Take for Irma’s ‘Save Me’

With a never ending procession of distressing events in the news lately, you might be in need for a substantial dose of something absurdly happy. If so, this new music video for Cameroonian singer-songwriter Irma will surely fit the bill. The video was created by French design house SuperBien and directed by Xavier Maingon and Marc-Antoine Hélard who opted to shoot the entire piece on a single sound stage with the use of 7 digital projectors. The shoot must have been a Herculean effort on behalf of the kids who had to rock it out for 20-25 takes before getting the final version. The song is “Save Me” off her 2014 album Faces. (via Motionworks,Booooooom,

A Phenomenal Projection Mapping Music Video Shot in a Single Take for Irmas Save Me projection music video

A Phenomenal Projection Mapping Music Video Shot in a Single Take for Irmas Save Me projection music video

A Phenomenal Projection Mapping Music Video Shot in a Single Take for Irmas Save Me projection music video

A Phenomenal Projection Mapping Music Video Shot in a Single Take for Irmas Save Me projection music video

A Phenomenal Projection Mapping Music Video Shot in a Single Take for Irmas Save Me projection music video

With a neverending procession of distressing events in the news lately, you might be in need for a substantial dose of something absurdly happy. If so, this new music video for Cameroonian singer-songwriter Irma will surely fit the bill. The video was created by French design house SuperBien and directed by Xavier Maingon and Marc-Antoine Hélard who opted to shoot the entire piece on a single soundstage with the use of 7 digital projectors. The shoot must have been a Herculean effort on behalf of the kids who had to rock it out for 20-25 takes before getting the final version. The song is “Save Me” off her 2014 album Faces. (via Motionworks,Booooooom, and Jeff is right, this wins the award for most-fun-being-had-in-a-video)

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12-Inch Nails Turned Into Stunning Sculptures

John Bisbee has spent nearly 30 years welding and forging 12-inch nails into amazing works of sculptural work. This might sound like a misplaced act of dedication until you see just how beautiful and impressive his sculptures are.

Bisbee writes that he is guided by the mantra “only nails, always different.” This comes across loud and clear in his work, since he has put this seemingly simple and limiting component to hundreds of different creative uses, many of which expand to consume an entire wall or room.

The story goes that his fascination with nails began when he was scavenging for metal parts to use in his sculptures. He upturned a bucket of rusted nails, noticing that they retained the shape of the bucket they were in. This fascinated him, and he spent the next 3 decades exploring his newly discovered medium!

To hear more about his work in his own words, check out Bisbee’s interview with BoredPanda below!

More info: johnbisbee.com

For me, working with so many modular units is like creating unique legos, and then assembling them into unknown wholes,” John Bisbee told Bored Panda. “It’s extremely fun, and my daily rhythm

The message is whatever the viewer finds. Yes, it’s primarily aesthetics, but it’s also a representation of the infinite potential of a single element

I have thought about other verbs in buckets,” Bisbee said, referring to the bucket that started it all. “I use metal buckets everyday in the shop, so they’re always on my mind. Someday, soon maybe, I will execute one of these

Bisbee says that, every day, his work “gets deeper and more exciting. I hope that my work will continue to progress and that this is just the tip of the iceberg

The First ‘Cinderella’ Trailer Goes To The Ball

The first trailer for Disney’s “Cinderella” has arrived at the ball. Starring Lily James (“Downton Abbey”) as Cinderella and Cate Blanchett as her wicked stepmother, the new version of this classic fairytale keeps things old school: there’s a fairy godmother (played by Helena Bonham Carter), a pumpkin carriage, a blue dress and the handsome Prince Charming (played by “Game of Thrones” vet Richard Madden). Kenneth Branagh directs. “Cinderella” is out on March 13, 2015.

Watch The Trailer Below:

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Movie Watch : Minions – Official Trailer

The story of Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment’s Minions begins at the dawn of time. Starting as single-celled yellow organisms, Minions evolve through the ages, perpetually serving the most despicable of masters. After accidentally killing off so many of them—from T. rex to Napoleon—the Minions find themselves without a master to serve and fall into a deep depression.

But one Minion named Kevin has a plan, and he—alongside teenage rebel Stuart and lovable little Bob—ventures out into the world to find a new evil boss for his brethren to follow.

The trio embarks upon an adventure that ultimately leads them to their next potential master, Scarlet Overkill (Academy Award® winner Sandra Bullock), the world’s first-ever female super-villain. They travel from frigid Antarctica to 1960s New York City, ending in mod London, where they must face their biggest challenge to date: saving all of Minionkind…from annihilation.

In Theaters July 10, 2015

The North Korean Art Factory Cranking Out Soviet-Style Monuments

Mansudae Art Studio, African Renaissance Monument, Dakar, Senegal. Photo: Sbreitinger.

Mansudae Art Studio, African Renaissance Monument, Dakar, Senegal.
Photo: Sbreitinger.

The new standard in African public art? Mansudae Overseas Projects, the propaganda art factory run by the North Korean government. As reported by Slate, Mansudae’s ability to produce extremely large yet relatively affordable statues has attracted a number of unexpected clients, such asSenegal, which enlisted the company to create a 160-foot-tall bronze African Renaissance Monument in 2006. Based in Pyongyang, Mansudae Art Studio boasts an impressive 4,000 employees, a quarter of whom are artist-graduates of Pyongyang University and other national institutions. Mansudae’s colossal monuments show a distinct Soviet influence, such as their depictions of the vibrant and verdant North Korean countryside, or bright-eyed, smiling farm girls. The factory’s artists have the near-exclusive right to produce images of the country’s leader Kim Jong-un, as well as his father, Kim Jon-il, and grandfather, Kim Il-sun.

Mansudae Art Studio, statues of Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il, Pyongyang. Photo: Bjorn Christian Torrissen.

Mansudae Art Studio, statues of Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il, Pyongyang.
Photo: Bjorn Christian Torrissen.

Senegal is just one of 18 countries that have turned to Mansudae to manufacture monumental sculptures. Most clients are African or Asian, such as Namibia, which hired the North Korean studio to build itsHeroes Acre war monument, but at least one western country has gotten in on the action: Mansudae rebuilt the Fairy Tale Fountain in Frankfurt, Germany. According to a Vice article published last year, the studio has earned an estimated $160 million for the North Korean government over the last 10 years. The African Renaissance Monument, commissioned in 2006 by Senegal’s then-president Abdoulaye Wade, depicts a shirtless man, holding up a baby in one hand, leading a woman with one exposed breast with the other. It is meant to symbolize the end of colonialism and slavery in Senegal, and was installed on a hill overlooking Dakar in 2010 during celebrations of the country’s 50th anniversary of independence from France. The Senegalese, unable to pony up the $27 million price tag on the work, gave North Korea land in exchange for the statue.

Mansudae Art Studio, African Renaissance Monument, Dakar, Senegal. Photo: Jeff Attaway.

Mansudae Art Studio, African Renaissance Monument, Dakar, Senegal.
Photo: Jeff Attaway.

The statue has become a source of controversy in Senegal, where people questioned the construction of such an expensive artwork during a nationwide economic crisis. The country’s predominantly Muslim population has also taken issue with how scantily-clad the figures are. Wade’s 12-year regime was allegedly characterized by widespread corruption and nepotism, and he claims that he is personally entitled to 35 percent of revenue generated by visitors to the statue, which remains surrounded by garbage and unfinished construction. If you take an elevator to the top, however, you are afforded sweeping views of Dakar. Despite the international popularity of North Korean statuary, the country does outsource some of its own propaganda monuments. North Koreans practically worship waxworks of Kim Jong-il, Kim Il-sung, and his wife, created by Chinese waxwork master Zhang Molei.

Geometric Paper Animal Sculptures By Wolfram Kampffmeyer

Wolfram Kampffmeyer, a talented artist based in Germany, creates beautiful geometric paper animal sculptures in elegant pastel colors that look like computer models that have come to life.

These paper critters’ resemblance to 3D computer models is intentional. Kampffmeyer, who studies Computer Animation, writes, “if you are sitting in front of the computer all day watching your virtual models, you start wishing to hold them in your hands.

Due to their reproducible nature, Kampffmeyer’s clever works take a variety of forms – paper sculptures, post-cards with punch-out sculpture parts, and even light fixtures. All of these can be assembled at home – a bit like Steve Wintercroft’s cool DIY paper masks.

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33 Of The Best 3D Pencil Drawings

A trained artist can already create detailed pencil drawings, but when they achieve a true mastery of perspective and 3D space, their art, both literally and figuratively, reaches a whole new level. Here are 22 examples of 3D pencil drawings that look like they leap off of the page at you.

Artists like Ramon BruinAlessandro Diddi and Fredo represent a highly technical form of art that we rarely see . The tools they use are simple – just pencil and paper. With a whole lot of practice and dedication, you could draw something like this too.

If you or someone you know has created an awesome 3D drawing, we’d love to see it! You can share it with us below this post.

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Created by Julia Barinova

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Created by Muhammad Ejleh

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Image credits: Ramon Bruin

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Created by Alessandro Diddi

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Created by Muhammad Ejleh

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Created by Fredo

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Created by Ramon Bruin

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Created by Ramon Bruin

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Created by Alessandro Diddi

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Created by Vamos Art

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Created by Ramon Bruin

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Created by Carmenharada

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Created by Iza-nagi

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Created by Muhammad Ejleh

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Created by Fredo

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Created by Iza-nagi

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Created by Alessandro Diddi

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Created by Muhammad Ejleh

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Created by Ramon Bruin

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Created by Nagai Hideyuki

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Created by Muhammad Ejleh

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Created by Alessandro Diddi

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Created by Fredo

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Created by Alessandro Diddi

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Created by Ramon Bruin

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Created by Saulius Art

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Created by Nagai Hideyuki

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Created by Devil of my own

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Created by Ramon Bruin

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Created by Nagai Hideyuki

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Image credits: Ramon Bruin

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Created by Gray Hood