The Abstract Patterns On This Sculpture Are Actually A Hidden Message

As part of the launch of a new website, physical/digital experience designer and 3D artist Craig Winslow projection-mapped visuals onto objects from his past, then hand-painted them to create a projected typography sculpture. Winslow rather fittingly calls this project, a blend of past objects and future-leaning technology, Build the Future.

The Burlington, Vermont-based artist wrote on his website that Build the Future was originally a proof of concept for a larger-scale typography project for a startup headquarters. Somewhere along the way Winslow made it into a “personal mantra.”

“Taking actual objects from my childhood was important to the concept of the project but equally painful and exciting to paint white and make new,” he wrote on his website. Winslow posted a video of the project on Vimeo, where he offered up more details on the project.



Since project typography plays with personal perspective, Winslow wanted to exploit multiple viewing angles. As the sculpture rotates on a cylindrical surface, not unlike vinyl spinning on a record player, a multi-colored “cyclical message” is revealed. As the message resolves throughout its full revolution, there are also intermittent moments of abstraction.

"For the past few years I've been focusing on blending physical and digital mediums, so similar to a pixel screen print series of mine, I wanted this project to appear digital, but be completely analog," Winslow told The Creators Project. "This typographic projection technique has been seen recently in a music video by OK Go and the intro to Apple's recent keynote.

 As for technique, Winslow initially used 3D software to discover a method for outputting vector graphics to be installed on a larger scale, but when the startup project startup fell through, he settled on a very hands-on method. This required mounting the projector to a specific location, with the composition of white objects to another, and then pencilling in and painting each projection where the shadows fell off the objects.

“The message is a simple one: it’s hard to let go of the past, but I propose a different solution,” Winslow wrote. “Look at your past and build from it, create a better future for yourself and others.”

“[M]ost people become tied down by objects, stuff, and things,” he added. “By selecting childhood possessions and essentially destroying to make something new, I took a strong step to build on and recontextualize the memories they contain, while freeing them the box they would otherwise live in.”

For more of Winslow's work, head to his website here.

Every Christmas, This Photographer Turns His Dog Into Different Animals

Bristol-based photographer Peter Thorpe has a great little tradition that he started 20 years ago. For his annual holiday card, he transforms Raggle, his dog, into various animals. He started this tradition with Paddy, and now continues with Raggle.

Other photographers would often turn to Photoshop, but Peter uses real props instead. When the photos are finished, he sends these cards to his family, friends and clients.

Sadly, this awesome tradition is coming to an end as Raggle is growing older and weaker every day. This year’s card is going to be the last one before her retirement.

More info: peterthorpephotography.blogspot.com

A Mouse, 2014

A Donkey, 2007

 

A Sheep, 2010

 

A Camel, 2006

 

A Turkey, 2009

 

A Penguin, 2011

 

Bah Humbug, 2012

 

A Bird, 2013

 

Behind the scenes

Gabriel Dishaw’s Upcycled Creations

My passion for working with metal and mechanical objects has been crucial in the evolution of my art and freeing my imagination. It provides me an avenue to express myself in a way that both helps me and the environment. The metal has the ability to resonate the very fantasies and thought processes that I envision.
I create my works using found objects from typewriters, adding machines, old computers and technology. I take the items people no longer have use for and that would normally end up in a landfill and in-turn create something new and upcycled. My mission is to create dialogue and help find creative ways of dealing with this discarded tech in an environmentally sound way. More info:gabrieldishaw.com

Incredible Laser Cut Paper Art by Eric Standley

Eric Standley draws his themes from Islamic and Gothic architecture and art, formed in the 12th century. The technique he follows for the “building” of his works does not differ from that of the ancient craftsman other than he uses lasers in the place of the chisel and hammer.

Eric’s work consists of successive layers of intricately cut paper sheets utilizing a laser, thus creating a multifaceted, rich, colorful ensemble. The result is so complex and detailed that the works should be examined from multiple perspectives to be fully appreciated. The bold determination to shift from the permanence and massiveness of stone and the material allure of glass to the instability and familiarity of paper is rewarded by the induced pleasure stimulated while gazing at the work. It is not the quality of the raw material that makes art, but the art that gives quality to the raw material.

Eric’s artworks construct the mosaic of a collective representation of time; time that flows, includes, and accompanies. The time that has gone by, the time we are living in, and the time that will come. This is what defines us as we intervene with its flow. The echo of the past that is articulated is of when material elements existed, but now are lost like that of a dream. Through the suggestibility that his works express, Eric Standley manages to harness time and turn it into a lever of reflection on the riddles of life, as well as a way of reconstructing cultural values.

More info: eric-standley.com

Merry Cemetery - Romania

The Merry Cemetery (Romanian: Cimitirul Vesel pronounced is a cemetery in the village of Săpânța, Maramureş county,Romania. It is famous for its colourful tombstones with naive paintings describing, in an original and poetic manner, the persons that are buried there as well as scenes from their lives. The Merry Cemetery became an open-air museum and a national tourist attraction.

The unusual feature of this cemetery is that it diverges from the prevalent belief, culturally shared within European societies – a belief that views death as something indelibly solemn. Connections with the local Dacian culture have been made, a culture whose philosophical tenets presumably vouched for the immortality of the soul and the belief that death was a moment filled with joy and anticipation for a better life.

Japanese Artist Creates Fun Miniature Dioramas Every Day For 4 Years

Broccoli and parsley might sometimes look like a forest, or the tree leaves floating on the surface of the water might sometimes look like little boats. Everyday occurrences seen from a pygmy’s perspective can bring us lots of fun thoughts.

I wanted to take this way of thinking and express it through photographs, so I started to put together a “MINIATURE CALENDAR” These photographs primarily depict diorama-style figures surrounded by everyday items.

Just like a standard daily calendar, the photos are updated daily on my website and SNS page, earning it the name of “MINIATURE CALENDAR”

It would be great if you could use it to add a little enjoyment to your everyday life.

Talented Turkish artist Hasan Kale Paints Detailed Landscapes on Incredibly Small Pieces of Food

Talented Turkish artist Hasan Kale specializes in creating micro paintings on incredibly small objects, like butterfly wings and snail’s shells. In his latest project, he’s taken his micro painting skills to a whole new level – by using food as a canvas.

The list of edible objects that Kale has painted on includes peanut husks, split almonds, banana chips, fruit seeds, beans, onion peels, mini breadsticks, and even bits of chocolate. As long as it’s tiny, it appears that Kale will paint on it. He uses an extremely fine paint brush tip and a magnifying glass to paint intricate landscapes of his native Istanbul.

Through Kale’s work, you can enjoy a picturesque view of the Nusretiye Mosque and other scenes from Istanbul on a Milka Square, painted with such amazing detail. Of course, most of his work is microscopic, and therefore not very visible to the naked eye. You’d need some sort of magnification to be able to see the paintings clearly.

It’s truly impressive, the way Kale is able to paint with a high level of accuracy on something as delicate as food. But he’s not satisfied in his quest for tiny canvases. Now that he has mastered food, his next goal is to paint an Istanbul landmark on a single strand of hair. It sounds impossible, but going by his track record, he’ll probably get it done very soon.

What I admire most about Kale’s current work is his ability to paint on stuff like chocolate and M&M’s. If I attempted a project like that, I’d probably end up eating more than painting!