Olafur Elisasson (born 1967 in Copenhagen, Denmark) is a Danish-Icelandic artist. In 1995 he established Studio Olafur Eliasson in Berlin, a laboratory for spatial research.
Een lek in het zwijgen (boot, dekzijl, glas, continu geluid van een neuriënde man) and Boekenkast (bibliotheek met 60 m omgekeerde boeken) by Jan van der Veer.
Ephemicropolis by Peter Root. 100,000 staples, approx. floor area 600 x 300 cm. Stacks of staples were broken into varying sizes from full stacks about 12cm high down to single staples. These stacks were then stood up and arranged over a period of 40 hours.
An other project by Peter Root is called Digital Detritus: Part of an on-going series of virtual installations situated in Google Earth. Sound track created using recordings made on location in Istanbul.
The Maison en U in Montréal by Archidect Natalie Dionne wins the prize for Exellence in Archidecture.
John Powers is an artist based in New York doing sculptures. Like this one by thousands of anodized aluminum-plated Styrofoam blocks.
This lovely single family home was placed on the MUMOK museum in Vienna by well-known Austrian artist Erwin Wurm.
How to explain my parents is a nine episode documentary in which artists of abstract work explain to their parents where its all about. Sometimes it's actually good to use the parent test, if they don't get it you might have to think it over again.
Made by by the dutch ovens Lernert & Sander.
Was born 1977 in Germany and made this installation called The Conversation. It consists of 99 solenoides mounted in a circle. Together they carry three rubberbands in the center of the circle. Each magnet works autonomously and tries to adapt to the forces in the network. The aim of the system is to keep a balance of forces.
The concept is good, but even more beautiful is the machine it self.
The Switzerland based artists Zimoun and Pe Lang did a few wonderful pieces experimenting with sound waves.
Via today and tomorrow
Just recently talked about this, then seen on Swiss Miss: "Signers Koffer", by Roman Signer. For non-swiss people it might be a bit strange, but if you're Swiss, this is really heart-touching. The revolution against the old Swiss establishment and its values, done in a very precise Swiss way.
Eight dipping ducks and their drinking glasses are wired up to the eight notes of a modified keyboard. Each time a duck tips down and touches the water to drink, the circuit is completed and a sound is produced. By Kitty Clarc via Vvork.
I was posting about this guy's work already earlier. Now I came across his talk at the TED conference, and his other work blew me again away. Just beautiful.
Image by Loek van der Klis.
Theo Jansen, a Dutch Engineer, something like a hero of combining art and engineering. He came into the public's focus through a South African BMW commercial. After that, he has been invited to all major intellectual conferences, explaining his work.
And it's truly impressive. Using simple plastic tubes, he has been developing mobile kinetic constructions. Through using the principals of evolution, Theo Jansen was able to find the perfect proportions to allow his creations to walk, powered by wind only.