Anamorphic sculptures Jonty Hurwitz

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You may remember Dali worked with anamorphic images that were recreated on a glossy surface of a metal tube (also the huge one sculpture in Figueres city featuring Dali's face). As for Salvador Dali he did pictures and all mathematics by himself, as for modern figurative sculptor Jonty Hurwitz, computing is a first thing before he begins to create complex anamorphic sculptures. That's clear the process cannot rely only on hands and an eye. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=W3SIEt37FjI

For the anamorphic pieces its an algorithmic thing, distorting the original sculptures in 3D space using 2πr or πr3 (cubed). Much of it is mathematical, relying on processing power. There is also a lot of hand manipulation to make it all work properly too as spacial transformation have a subtle sweet spot which can only be found by eye. Generally I will 3D scan my subject in a lab and then work the model using Mathematica or a range of 3D software tools. I think the π factor is really important in these pieces. We all know about this irrational number but the anamorphic pieces really are a distortion of a “normal” sculpture onto an imaginary sphere with its centre at the heart of the cylinder.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3hAojDjNhA&feature=player_embedded&list=UUsJTahxI36FEd4dKjOdZdpQ

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Living Spaces Inspiration Set 3

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3D UV Thread Installations by Jeongmoon Choi

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Berlin-based Korean artist Jeongmoon Choi redefines a space with her incredibly eye-catching light and thread installations. All of Choi's spacial constructs allow audiences to roam within the rooms illuminated by spectacular UV lights. Many of the artist's works project abstract forms, creating an illusionary geometric matrix of woven string that stretch across the expanse of the exhibition site. The installations create a visual playground filled with colors, shapes, and an immeasurable liveliness for visitors to get lost in. A collection of Choi's work is currently showing as part of her solo exhibition titled Dialogue Lineaire in Paris at Galerie Laurent Mueller through January 26, 2013.

via My Modern Net

Motion Graphics: Inspiration Set 10

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While scanning the internet for great motion graphics we tend to find huge amounts of amazing videos which we’ve chosen to present in our “Motion Graphics Inspiration” section. Take a first row and enjoy the latest gems! And follow Motioncollector.com for more inspiration

Real Life Exp. on Nowness.com.

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Mustafa Soydan fashion illustrations

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Istanbul based fashion illustrator Mustafa Soydan shows off his skills

The theme in my works is totally complicated. It changes with my mood; it contains my past, my wishes for the future, pictures of the moment, and daily pleasures. My passion is to put my love for living into my work and make a mark on life.

Rein Vollenga's Sculptural Wearables

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Dutch-born sculptor Rein Vollenga's work has been displayed in worldwide galleries and touted by the likes of Lady Gaga. Vollenga regularly transgresses the traditional boundaries of sculpture by producing tangible and wearable pieces for a whole host of fashion brands - Mugler, New Power Studio and Cassette Playa - as well as magazines, including Dazed & Confused.

IDENTITY by Jeffrey Wang

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"This is a chronicle progression of a woman. A woman who morphs from innocence to struggles, and back to innocence. From a state of purity, when there is no good and bad, to sophistication, which comes with seduction, greed, debauchery amongst all other evils that dominate the world. On the verge of decadence she struggles, for individuality, for virtue, for her own soul. In the end amidst all chaos, she unites with peace of mind, living with a sober fact that she is just one of them, and she can’t hide. That is her IDENTITY, whether she likes it or not." Fashion photographer Jeffrey Wang speaks for himself

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRDjpOfZ5Cw&feature=youtu.be

Facebook for designers

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If you ask good user interface designer to come up with perfect layout for social network he will bury you under the tons of paper research and can eventually kill the idea. But if you ask bright UI designer to do the task he will get back to you with the Facebook he dreamed about for years. That what happened to Fred Nerby from Brisbane. He presents a conceptional and systematic design approach encouraging user behaviour and a greater control of data within a responsive grid.If this guy won't work for Facebook in a month than Zuckerberg does not exist.

http://vimeo.com/56488043

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Drawings by James Mylne

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"British artist James Mylne makes photo-realistic images using essentially a ballpoint pen, and sometimes he mixes other materials such as ink, marker, and spray paint. His drawings demand a great deal of concentration because one wrong stroke, can spoil the whole portrait." via Illusion Scene 360

Thomas Barbey illusion art

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"In every location Thomas Barbey has traveled to, he has taken photographs. He uses the pictures to create artistic montages of a imaginary concepts, which are technically made with a combination of negatives, pre-planned double exposures, and/or other methods. His work is heavily inspired by his travels, everyday life, and art by Rene Magritte, M.C. Escher, and Roger Dean." via Illusion Scene360

Pol Ubeda photography

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"I’m Not There is an ongoing series of portraits by photographer Pol Úbeda Hervàs who lives and works in Barcelona. He says the series came from changes in his life that left him unsure of who he is, but decided to leave the shoes as a small reminder that there was at least some fragment of his personality left behind, more than just a shadow." via Colossal

How can we accept that we are changing? How can we accept we hardly recognize ourselves in certain situations? I am changing at this very moment of my life. I do not react in the same ways I used to. I am surprised. Is that me? These pictures are the way I see myself now. My shadow is there but I erase myself because I don´t know who I am any longer. The shoes remain only to make sure there is something more than… a shadow.

Graphic Design Inspiration Set 2

Iris van Herpen

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To promote Dutch fashion designer Iris van Herpen’s new collection “Voltage” Geoffrey Lilemon and Joost Korngold directed a short trailer. The idea was to represent the collection through a ghost or apparition made of strings and harps haunting the halls of a grand palace, environments made of the same fragile reflective glass material. The film was finished with production support by Random Studio. Geoffrey Lillemon met Iris van Herpen during Paris Fashion week where a discussion sparked about directing a video for her by merging hi-end technology with art and fashion. This led to bringing in Joost Korngold, who is well known for abstract 3d and particle artwork that would suit well stylistically to join in the production.

From there Breek stepped in to give the shapes life by adding intricate sound design to articulate them as instruments. The final piece was a celebration of various different disciplines and ideas brought into one beautiful experience.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPr4NhdtMhI

Credits Directed by: Geoffrey Lilemon and Joost Korngold Sound by: Breek (Salvador Ras and Stijn van Beek) Production Support: Random Studio