Cosmic Communist Constructions Photographed
Συγγραφέας: Frédéric Chaubin
Εκδότης: TASCHEN
The fourth and final age of Soviet architecture
Photographer Frédéric Chaubin reveals 90 buildings sited in fourteen former Soviet Republics which express what he considers to be the fourth age of Soviet architecture. His poetic pictures reveal an unexpected rebirth of imagination, an unknown burgeoning that took place from 1970 until 1990. Contrary to the 1920s and 1950s, no “school” or main trend emerges here. These buildings represent a chaotic impulse brought about by a decaying system. Their diversity announced the end of the Soviet Union.
Taking advantage of the collapsing monolithic structure, the holes in the widening net, architects went far beyond modernism, going back to the roots or freely innovating. Some of the daring ones completed projects that the Constructivists would have dreamt of (Druzhba Sanatorium, Yalta), others expressed their imagination in an expressionist way (Palace of Weddings, Tbilisi). A summer camp, inspired by sketches of a prototype lunar base, lays claim to Suprematist influence (Prometheus youth camp, Bogatyr). Then comes the «speaking architecture» widespread in the last years of the USSR: a crematorium adorned with concrete flames (Crematorium, Kiev), a technological institute with a flying saucer crashed on the roof (Institute of Scientific Research, Kiev), a political center watching you like Big Brother (House of Soviets, Kaliningrad). This puzzle of styles testifies to all the ideological dreams of the period, from the obsession with the cosmos to the rebirth of identity. It also outlines the geography of the USSR, showing how local influences made their exotic twists before the country was brought to its end.
Winged Sandals
Αυστραλοί διδάσκουν στους μαθητές τους ‘διαδραστική’ Ελληνική μυθολογία !!
The Greek Mythology Website is produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in association with The University of Melbourn.
Κατηγορία Design | Comment (0) | Winged SandalsONIKAGE: the Art of Toshio Saeki
Συγγραφέας: Toshio Saeki
Εκδότης: Last Gasp
A selection of Toshio Saeki’s previously unseen works — erotic, unsettling, boundary-pushing, intense and controversial — is uniquely printed here in a large, lush format. Throughout, paper vellum overlays reproduce Saeki’s unique method for adding color to his black and white artwork. He does not apply color directly, but instead uses overlays to indicate the exact colors he wants. He calls this method chinto printing — the picture is complete only after it has been printed — a modern version of the ukiyo-e, a genre of Japanese woodcut prints. Though Onikage contains nearly two-dozen full color and seven black and white images, the viewer is not allowed to see every image in all stages. Like the artist, the viewer must use his or her imagination to complete these peculiar pictures. Saeki’s other books are difficult to find in US, and this volume is printed in larger format than any of Saeki’s previous books. «In the modern world, where one rarely stops to think about the truth behind the moment, you might enjoy it if you take a peep at my mysterious and strange illusions.» – Toshio Saeki, from the Introduction. Hardcover.
«The godfather of Japanese erotica.» – Stephen Lemons, Salon.com
«World Wide Wizard Weaves Webs of Designed Dementia. Wise, Gentle, Precise, Chaotic Erotic Engineer.» – Dr. Timothy Leary
The Moonsters Game by Ars Thanea
Prepare, the Moonsters are coming to your iPhone! Theyre cute, theyre hungry and they are stuck on this strange planet…Gather your friends, catch all the tofu and find your spaceship. A long way awaits you, and its full of beautiful vistas, moving platforms, shiny bubbles, bouncing mushrooms, floating islands and more!
Its a Beautiful Game of Jumping, puzzles and the Space Tofu.
Developer: Ars Thanea
Game Design: Artur Ganszyniec
Illustration & Animation: Marcin Gibowski
GUI Design, Designer: Michał Tomaka
Programming: Mariusz Macieja
Server programming: Jacek Jarosiewicz
Music&Sound Design: Jarek Lublin
Pixelz Greek by marioz
font: true type (.ttf)
licence: Free
download: Pixelz Greek by marioz
Κατηγορία Design | Comment (0) | Pixelz Greek by mariozFoodGang by Robert Hellmundt
Preloaders.net – We load the world
The Preloaders.net web-site was launched in February 2008.
Programming: Timur Gafforov
Design: Timur Yerzin
Playboy Redux II
«PLAYBOY REDUX ll» group art exhibition. Contemporary artists interpret the iconic Playboy Bunny.
The “Playboy Redux” exhibition was originally shown at The Warhol Museum in March-June 2010.
Participating Artist list so far:
Gary Baseman, Frank Kozik, Luke Chueh, Glenn Barr, SHAG, Brian Viveros, Tara McPherson, Dan Quintana, Stanley Mouse, Mark Bodnar, Leslie Ditto, Bob Doucette, Lang Leav, Vincent Cacciotti, Nouar, Tin, Keith Weesner, Lisa Petrucci, Ausgang, Bob Masse, Isabel Samaras, Juan Muniz, William Wray, Marco Almera, Saya Woolfalk
R. Black, Jeremy Tinder, Daniel Elson, Scott Anderson, Jennnybird Alcantara, Brian Ewing, Jeremiah Ketner, Steve Seeley, Bonni Reid, Ken Keirns, Hiroki Otsuka, Andrew Schoultz, Ain Cocke, Shaunna Peterson Travis Lampe, Michelle Valigura.
Change it! by Amirko
Sometimes you get annoyed by the same wall color in environment around you.
The solution is simple – use prisms! Millions of combinations will allow you to change your wall style everytime.
T-shirt design by Ron English
Limited t-shirts @ Bold Hype Gallery
