A Dozen New Stamps Celebrate Leonardo da Vinci?s Drawings

   14 Feb 01:00:01   |  ThisIsColossal

The innovative yet timeless drawings of Leonardo da Vinci will soon be arriving in mailboxes around the U.K., thanks for a special stamp release marking the quincentennial anniversary of the Italian artist’s death. In tandem with the special stamp edition, twelve cultural institutions throughout the United Kingdom will be showcasing a total of 144 of da Vinci’s works in the dispersed show Leonardo da Vinci: A Life in Drawing. The exhibitions opened at the beginning of February and are on view through May 6, 2019 in Glasgow, Cardiff, Bristol, Leeds, and other U.K. More

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A Programmable 8-Bit Computer Created Using Traditional Embroidery Techniques and Materials

   14 Feb 01:00:01   |  ThisIsColossal

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An Online Atlas Tracking Disappearing and Endangered Languages Across the Globe

   13 Feb 01:00:02   |  ThisIsColossal

In 2016 the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed that 2019 would be the International Year of Indigenous Languages. The declaration’s goal was to raise awareness for disappearing language systems around the world, while mobilizing a coordinated global effort to help preserve them. At the time of the meeting it was estimated that 40% of the world’s 6,700 languages were at risk of disappearing. This threatens the history of the associated cultures, while also erasing thousands of years of knowledge systems valuable for protecting the environment, peace making, and national resource development. More

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A Full Spectrum of Waves Course Through Warren Keelan?s Aquatic Photography Edited With the HP ZBook x2

   13 Feb 01:00:01   |  ThisIsColossal

Whereas many people see the world?s water-covered surface as a monolith, photographer Warren Keelan (previously) makes a living seeing the ocean?s constant changes, day to day and even moment to moment. Keelan, who is based in New South Wales, Australia, suits up in neoprene to capture ocean water from inside, above, and below. In Keelan?s luminescent photographs, the aquatic environment is framed by glinting sunlight, crashing waves, and glimmering rainbows. More

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Pensive Faces Peer Out From the Pages of Bronze Book Sculptures by Paola Grizi

   12 Feb 01:00:01   |  ThisIsColossal

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The Abandoned Grandeur of Crumbling Palaces Showcased in Large Format Photographs by Thomas Jorion

   12 Feb 01:00:01   |  ThisIsColossal

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Mirage: Doug Aitken?s Mirrored House Creates a Kaleidoscopic View of the Surrounding Swiss Mountains

   11 Feb 01:00:02   |  ThisIsColossal

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Flowers Blossom From the Bodies of Wild Animals in New Graphite and Acrylic Works by Nunzio Paci

   11 Feb 01:00:02   |  ThisIsColossal

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1,440 Portraits Emerge from a Single Ink Drawing in a New Animation by Jake Fried

   10 Feb 01:00:01   |  ThisIsColossal

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