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From the famous photo series “Study of Perspective”, 1995-2003, gelatin silver prints by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei.
You may like also Corey Arnold‘s ” Swans are Evil”
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Limited edition snow globe titled No Globes – w/ a cloud of black particles insted of snow,- designed by UK collective Dorothy to protest the construction of several dirty coal-fired power stations in 2009.
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New York based designer /artist Sebastian Errazuriz transforming street lines into dollar signs, as an alert to the wordl’s growing greed. A worth spreading, great idea!
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Plz check here our previous post on Death by Sebastian E, and if so, find WWT’s group Facebook page (+join us:) for our tribute to this brilliant project.
Resin sculpture titled Billion by Switzerland-based artist Vincent Kohler
photos by Geoffrey Cottenceau
Collage on fabric by Dutch artist Bianca Runge.
Salesman, digital chromogenic print, by Canadian photographer Alex Kisilevich
The Asakusa Culture Tourist Information Center, in Tokyo by architect Kengo Kuma.
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The Balloon Factory, a project by Object Design League, produces balloons for special events and by request. The pictures above are from the “Japan Premium Beef” meat shop @NY, where they created a set of butcher-themed balloons (in the tradition of Sam Baron’s sausage installation there in 2010).
The meat balloons are up for sale until supplies run out. Get one at the ODLCO online store.
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Interesting new findings about cockroaches from research published by French and U.S. biologists in the journal Insect Sociaux.
1. Cockroaches may be creepy to humans, but they are actually quite sophisticated social creatures and pretty friendly too.
2. Of the 4000 or so species of cockroach, only about 25 have adapted themselves to human environments. (Be thankful for that.)
3. Though not formally recognized as a eusocial insect, which is the highest level of socialization among insects, the cockroach has several attributes of those insects, including family recognition and family living arrangements with generations of the same family living together.
4. Cockroaches form close-knit egalitarian societies and make communal decisions for the greater good.
5. The termite, which is considered to be eusocial, is now known to be a direct descendant of the cockroach.
6. The main difference between eusocial (bees, ants, termites, etc.) insects and egalitarian insects like cockroaches, is that eusocial insects have a queen female that is the only female allowed to mate, whereas in egalitarian insects, any member can mate.
7. Cockroaches use their body chemicals (cuticular hydrocarbons) to communicate to others about where the best food can be found or where they can safely seek shelter for the day.
8. When forming a decision about the best place to find shelter, all members of a ‘clan’ will make the same choice. They even make the same decisions on where to get their food.
9. Lone cockroaches are rare. Young cockroaches need to be in close contact with other young’uns to mature properly. Isolation can result in an inability to join a group later in life and in an inability to mate. Additionally, cockroaches can become physically sick and die prematurely from isolation syndromes.
10. Cockroaches lay a trail of feces (not attractive to human olfactory senses) by which others can identify relationships – “kin recognition.” Among other things, kin recognition keeps roaches from mating with other relatives.
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Micrographia, published in 1665 by English natural philosopher Robert Hooke, was the first scientific book to become a best seller. In the volume, Hooke illustrated various plants, manufactured objects and insects as seen, for the first time in history, through a hand crafted microscope.
Despite of the book’s success, the public was actually freaked out by the reveal of the micro world and the monstrous microorganisms that have been living unnoticed on their bodies, in their hair and under their skin.
Check Hooke’s story in this bbc documentary (go to 29.40min).
More info on Micrographia here and here.
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Bear art trophy, made of old book images, by artist Chris Jones at Marc Straus gallery.
Fine Line Art series of drawings by Latvian graphic designer Alex Konahin, ” made with dip pen using black ink or other materials, including artist’s own blood.”
Drill Holes Through Studio Wall Installation by artist James Nizam
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