Architecture of Density: Photos by Michael Wolf
Architecture of Density: Photos by Michael Wolf Via Faith is Torment
Color-Enhancing Glasses Let Doctors See Disease and Emotion
The ability to see the world in a broad spectrum of colors is more than just a wonderful gift—it’s a survival mechanism that humans evolved in order to identify both threats and food. But color vision also helps us read each other. Research by evolutionary neurobiologist Dr. Mark Changizi’s traces the development of color vision … Read more
Gorgeous Otherworldly Photos of Colorful Forests
The natural wonder of the forest is brought to life in these mystical images by Czech-based photographer Janek Sedlar. Focusing in on hazy and colorful compositions, the artist captures our attention with these enchanting scenes. In the collection, entitled Forest and Trees in Colors, Sedlar finds ordinary moments and transforms them into extraordinary worlds. He has … Read more
Artist Shintaro Ohata Seamlessly Blends Sculpture and Canvas to Create 3D Paintings
When first viewing the artwork of Shintaro Ohata up close it appears the scenes are made from simple oil paints, but take a step back and you’re in for a surprise. Each piece is actually a hybrid of painted canvas and sculpture that blend almost flawlessly in color and texture to create a single image. The cinematic … Read more
Van Gogh: Altered Visionary
Dichromatic paintings? I recently stumbled across a rather stunning idea. After visiting a design exhibit that modeled the visual experience of people with colorblindness, Kazunori Asada noticed that the paintings of Vincent Van Gogh on display had entered a new light, so to speak. Under the chromatically filtered light, Van Gogh’s more striking and curious color choices … Read more
A Visual History of Colour in Movie Posters
By Lesley Yarbrough Do you love movie posters, data, and visualizations? Well then you’re in for a real treat. A couple months ago, Vijay Pandurangan posted the Colours in movie posters since 1914 – an interactive data visualization that shows the way colours have evolved in the fine art of the movie poster throughout the years. One of … Read more
Beautiful Ocean Waves from Incredible Perspectives
Text reposted from MyModernMET. Photographers CJ Kale and Nick Selway are artists who seek out great adventure. The two have a passion for the outdoors and they travel all around the world to capture the wonder and beauty of the natural world in photographic form. Based in Kailua Kona, Hawaii, both artists spend a lot … Read more
Millefiori
The shapes, you see in these image are about the size of a thumbnail. They are created by mixing ferrofluid with water color and putting it into a magnetic field. Ferrofluid is a magnetic solution with a viscosity similar to motor oil. When put under a magnetic field, the iron particles in the solution start … Read more
17 Year Old Surreal Photographer: Maria Sardari
These are unique, and stand out against a lot of other artwork I’ve been seeing of late. Refreshing! With models fading into the hallways, lights coming from their eyes… floating, sleeping, dreaming, wanting… these photographs are surreal and captivating like a dream you don’t want to wake from. They are the creations of photographer Maria Sardani, who … Read more
Visual Emotions
Found @ adriennetarver.blogspot.com Today I came across the website, Emotionally Vague, it’s a project by graphic designer Orlagh O’Brien to visually document how we feel different emotions. He gathered data from about 500 people and charted their emotions this using words, colors and line. What I found most interesting was how close Love is to Anger. It’s … Read more
