Wookieepedia, the Star Wars Wiki Beautiful/Decay Artist & Design - Daily Art And Design Blog Kinetica Artfair - Kinetica Art Fair 1000 Awesome Things | A time-ticking countdown of 1000 awesome things Industrial Design Articles – Community – Jobs – Store – Training – Competitions fabian oefner: black hole - paint modeled by centripetal force mar 13, 2013 fabian oefner: black hole paint modeled by centripetal force fabian oefner: black hole – paint modeled by centripetal forceimage courtesy fabian oefner ‘black hole’, the series of images by swiss artist fabian oefner demonstrate sequences of paint modeled by centripetal force. the setup is utilizes a drill and a high-speed camera capable of creating flashes as short as a 1/40000 of a second. to photograph the moment, a sensor is connected to the drill, which sends an impulse to the flashes – freezing the motion of the paint. the various shades of the acrylic splashes are then immediately captured in detail when switched on – creating a black-hole effect that contrasts against the vibrant spraying forms. the series of images demonstrate sequences of paint modeled by centripetal forceimage courtesy fabian oefner the setup is utilizes a drill and a high-speed camera capable of creating flashes as short as a 1/40000 of a secondimage courtesy fabian oefner via dvice
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Mandala Art Therapy & Healing Idea | Healing Mandalas History & Meaning of the Mandala The Mandala (Sanskrit for “circle” or “completion”) has a long history and is recognized for its deep spiritual meaning and representation of wholeness. Many people and cultures have vouched for the mandala’s intrinsic meaning. Buddhists, Tibetans, and Hindus have all derived meaning from the mandala and its captivating beauty. Psychoanalyst Carl Jung has called it “a representation of the unconscious self.” The mandala is widely recognized as a meaningful reflection of its creator. Mandalas can be seen all around us, but are not just people-centric. The “circle with a center” pattern is the basic structure of creation that is reflected from the micro to the macro in the world as we know it. On our planet, living things are made of cells and each cell has a nucleus — all display circles with centers. This couldn’t have been explained more beautifully. Utilizing the Concept of Mandalas in Art Therapy
uç uca Artist Hong Yi Plays with her Food for 30 Days For almost every day last month Malaysian artist/architect Hong Yi (who often goes by the nickname Red) created a fun illustration made with common (and occasionally not so common) food. Her parameters were simple: the image had to be comprised entirely of food and the only backdrop could be a white plate. With that in mind Yi set out to create landscapes, animals, homages to pop culture, and even a multi-frame telling of the three little pigs. The project, which still appears to be ongoing, has been documented heavily around the web, but if you haven’t seen it all head over to her Facebook and read an interview on designboom.