Fish Sculptures by Ex-F1 Mechanic Alastair Gibson
Alastair Gibson, former BAR Honda Chief F1 Mechanic has combined his love for sculpture and car parts knowledge into wonderful works of art. Recently displayed at the Chelsea Art Fair, Gibson’s creations are basically familiar sea creatures that include sharks, piranhas, trouts, ans more. The sculptures are made from carbon fiber and real discarded Honda F1 car parts. The details of his fishes are really unique and amazing, even down to the teeth and fins, with some of the sculptures measuring up to two and a half meters long. Another creature also includes a hammerhead shark, which is one of the more impressive and more detailed works in the collection.
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Megalopolis Shanghai by Horst and Daniel Zielske
Photographers Horst & Daniel Zielske present the city of Shanghai between fiction and reality as ‘The City of Tomorrow’ in a series of pictures. In a long term project dating back to November 2002, the father-and-son duo have been documenting the Chinese city as an urban composition, a man-made architectural living space and environment of extraordinary gigantic dimensions. To create these brilliant images, they chose the architecture of the city’s streets as the focal point of their work.
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Le Corbusier – The Art of Architecture at the Barbican
From Barbican: Le Corbusier (1887-1965), widely acclaimed as the most influential architect of the 20th century, was also a celebrated thinker, writer and artist. His architecture and radical ideas for reinventing modern living, from private villas to large-scale social housing to utopian urban plans, still resonate today.
Le Corbusier — The Art of Architecture is the first major survey in London of the internationally renowned architect in more than 20 years. This timely reassessment presents a wealth of original models, interior settings, drawings, furniture, photographs, films, tapestries, paintings, sculpture and books by designed and written by the architect himself.
The exhibition charts how Le Corbusier’s work changed dramatically over the years from the regional vernacular of his early houses in Switzerland, to his iconic Purist villas and interiors of the 1920s, to the dynamic synthesis achieved between his art and architecture as exemplified by his chapel at Ronchamp (1950-55), and his civic buildings in Chandigarh, India (1952-64). Important works by his collaborators, such as Fernand Léger, Amédée Ozenfant Charlotte Perriand and Jean Prouvé are also featured.
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Herbert Weber Photography
Not much information can be found about photographer Herbert Weber. However, his works have been shown in various galleries around Europe and most notably Switzerland, where he is from. His photographs can be described as surreal interpretations of unique sculptures and mirroring backside portraits. There seems to be a recurring theme of blending nature and the everyday life of the common man in his works. Although most his works are in black and white, a few works are also in color. Check out more of his works at his site: Herbert Weber.
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The Sculptures of Christopher Conte
Norwegian sculptor Christopher Conte combines a knowledge of prosthetics and a passion for art in his biomechanical creations. Born in Bergen, Norway, he started drawing at the age of three, and shortly after moving to New York at six years of age, he began taking college art classes at Hofstra University following a recommendation from his first grade teacher. On receiving a scholarship to Pratt Institute in Brooklyn in the eleventh grade, he additionally took on a human anatomy course at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital. After earning a Bachelors Degree in Fine Art from Pratt Institute, he entered the prosthetics field and began making artificial limbs for amputees in New York. Combining an abiding love for sculpture, medical science and biomechanics, the field enables Conte to apply his natural talents to help others in less fortunate situations, which he still does to this day. His work has been recently covered in Wired, Popular Science, Make Magazine, and used by The Discovery Channel and MTV Networks. A lot of Christopher’s works include insect sculptures and cyborg like creations using materials such as stainless steel, carbon steel, glass-filled nylon, aluminum, brass, and more.
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Ferrari Photos by Neil Bridge
London-based photographer Neil Bridge has given us an intimate look into all things Ferrari in his most recent work. Bridge prides himself on his ability to capture the unseen aspects of design and engineering and his time spent with Ferrari S.p.A. is certainly no exception. His collection, in addition to being visually stimulating, takes us behind the scenes of arguably the greatest automaker of all time. The finished product allows us to see Ferrari from every angle, from the beginning to the finished product and needless to say his work has the ability to draw us in to the point where we can almost smell that final coat of red paint on the F430.
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Trash House by Randy Palumbo from New York Times
Randy Palumbo is part of a recent wave of artists setting up homes in the California desert. Purchased in 2007, he established a specific set of rules for his recruits in the renovation of this tiny rock cabin and 2 1/2 acre property – do not use anything new. This design concept is a bit removed from the projects he works on out of his Manhattan-based contracting company, 3-D Laboratory. In this new era of “sustainability” and “green” construction, there are numerous products and technologies out on the market that cost an exorbitant amount of money. Mr. Palumbo asks,”what could be greener than building out of trash?”
The audio slideshow accompanying the article at NYTimes, takes readers on a tour of the multiple corridors that make up this fascinating and unique home. A bedroom door is made from old mattress springs covered with scraps of metal. Windows are made from recycled wood and furniture is obtained from yard sales and trash. Living room furniture and the upholstery fabric was purchased off of Ebay. Mortar walls is inset with various glass bottles and plates. A bathroom ceiling is made from old ammunition cases.
The complete article can be found at NYTimes. Images from the audio slideshow can be viewed after the jump.
Neil Krug Photography
Neil Krug recreates vintage photography in the present with the use of expired polaroids. Armed with his polaroid land camera automatic 100, this Kansas based photographer shoots a variety of subjects including models, hippies, landscapes, and other personal works. Neil is a full time promo director who also had his hand on LadyTron’s “Tomorrow” video. There’s a great sense of both nostalgia and modern day cool that makes viewing Neil’s photos a trippy experience.
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Vintage Porsche Posters
These vintage Porsche posters are good examples of old-fashion graphic design – great images mixed with classic typography. What’s special about these posters is that they’re not really ads to sell the consumers cars, but to remind race fans of how great the Porsche name is when it comes to actually racing. Such long endurance events featured on the posters are the Can-Am in Atlanta, the Targa Florio in Sicily, and the Renn Termine. Check out all the posters after the jump.
New York City Photos by Phil Sharp
Phil Sharp is a UK based portrait photographer, who at his past visits in NYC have captured some really great photos of the city. “I wanted to capture some of the classic feel that remains (but is dissapearing) in NYC.” A lot of Phil Sharp’s shot are totally random everyday moments in the city, but he photographs them with such a vintage and really inspiring feeling, that some true New Yorkers will catch that nostalgia bug when looking at them. Check some more of his photos after the jump.
