Take a Deep Dive Into the Relative Scale of Atoms Through the Tip of a Ballpoint Pen

   31 Aug 00:00:04  |  ThisIsColossal

The Super Zoom is a new computer-generated animation that shows how everything in the universe is made of minuscule foundational elements. The 3 minute-long short grounds itself with a relatable starting point: a ballpoint pen and ruled paper. On the lower right side of the screen, a scale adjusts as the “camera” zooms further and further in, breaking through the pen tip’s metal surface into more and more minute layers. The Super Zoom was created by Pedro Machado, a computer graphics designer who is based in Brazil. More

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400 Artists, 54 Countries, 500 Years: ?Great Women Artists? is the Largest Collection of Female Artists Ever Published

   30 Aug 00:00:02  |  ThisIsColossal

Great Women Artists celebrates the centuries-long lineage of artistic brilliance amongst artists who happen to be female. Featuring a vast array of aesthetics and movements spanning 500 years, included artists range from Nina Chanel Abney and Eva Hesse to Shoplifter and Sofonisba Anguissola. The 464-page book from Phaidon is the largest compilation of female artists ever published, with 450 illustrations of 400 artists from more than 50 countries. Great Women Artists will be released on September 25, 2019, and is currently available for preorder on Amazon and Phaidon’s website. More

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South African Flowers Frozen into Fleeting Arrangements

   30 Aug 00:00:02  |  ThisIsColossal

South African photographers Bruce Boyd and Tharien Smith have spent the last two years photographing clusters of brightly colored flowers trapped in blocks of ice. The temporary sculptures are captured underwater, where the ice begins to crack and add further dimension to the floral compositions.
Flowers are sourced from Cape Town’s gardens, hedges, and trees, which are then placed in plastic containers and frozen for three nights. At dawn, Boyd and Smith take the capsules to the nearest stream or pool to begin their photoshoot. More

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Lush Botanical Forms Translated Into Abstract Embroideries by Helen Wilde

   29 Aug 00:00:05  |  ThisIsColossal

U.K.-based embroidery artist Helen Wilde interprets oceanic landscapes in her three-dimensional hoop embroideries. Using tightly edited color palettes, often featuring teals and natural tones, Wilde layers stitches, knots, twists, and pom-poms. The organic shapes resemble commingled forms of plant life, and are built upon organza or hand-woven fabrics. Wilde’s most recent work was inspired by the tropical modernism of Sri Lanka. You can see more of her botanical embroidery on Instagram and purchase original works in her Etsy store. More

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Repurposing the World?s Plastic Waste: An Interview With Assemblage Sculptor Thomas Deininger

   29 Aug 00:00:05  |  ThisIsColossal

Every year more than eight million tons of plastic are dumped into our oceans. This anxiety, coupled with fears of a dramatic decline in insect populations and a global climate crisis, fuel the assemblage-based works of Thomas Deininger (previously). In a new short film by gnarly bay, clips of Deininger in his studio are supercut with footage showing the many ways that plastic has laid damage to our world’s sea creatures and environment. More

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Wooden Detailing and Hanging Plants Provide a Modern Update for an Industrial Building From the 1950s

   28 Aug 00:00:14  |  ThisIsColossal

In 2014 Auckland and Los Angeles-based Fearon Hay Architects were asked to convert a dilapidated 1950s building in Taichung, Taiwan into a boutique hotel. After a site visit, the studio decided integrate as many of the existing elements of the building as possible, embracing the original character of the raw industrial building. The resulting SOF Hotel still has the charm of the seven-decade-old structure, with natural timber furniture elements, large glass enclosures, and sporadic gardens that provide a minimal and modern update. More

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Photographs of Animals and Architecture are Sliced and Rearranged into Bizarre Collages by Lola Dupre

   28 Aug 00:00:13  |  ThisIsColossal

Spain and Scotland-based collage artist Lola Dupre (previously) continues to surprise and delight with her unusual composite images. Rather than incorporating unique individual collage elements that contrast with each other, Dupre works with repetition and duplication to build bizarrely proportioned pets, buildings, and human figures. By layering and off-setting shards of the same photo in a sort of visual syncopation, Dupre stretches and bends otherwise familiar subjects into surreal images. More

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Join the School of Visual Arts Division of Continuing Education for Fall 2019 Information Sessions

   27 Aug 00:00:06  |  ThisIsColossal

Fall 2019 Information Sessions
Courses Begin September 18
School of Visual Arts, Division of Continuing Education
Learn about our courses, get the inside scoop on career opportunities, meet our faculty and discover the latest on what we have to offer. These special events begin at 6:30pm and are open to the general public, free of charge.
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Wednesday, August 28
136 West 21st Street, room 418F
Animation
Tuesday, August 27
380 2nd Ave, room 519B, 5th floor
Fine Arts
Tuesday, August 27
136 West 21st Street, room 418F
Interior Design
Thursday, August 29
133/141 West 21st Street, room 1104C, 11th floor
Visible Futures Lab
Wednesday, August 28
132 West 21st Street, 7th floor
Visual Narrative
Tuesday, September 10
136 West 21st Street, 11th floor
For more details on each information session please visit sva.edu/ce/events. More

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Sculptural Metal Jewelry by Ewa Nowak Helps Wearers Avoid Being Tracked by Facial Recognition Technology

   27 Aug 00:00:06  |  ThisIsColossal

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