NobodyHere


Where this guy gets his ideas, how he has so many of them, and what on earth they're for is all beyond me, but i know it's a wonderful way to waste many many hours. go find "dreaming" Nobody Here.

nobodyhere.com [flash]

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Tattoos - The Ancient and Mysterious History


Humans have marked their bodies with tattoos for thousands of years. These permanent designs—sometimes plain, sometimes elaborate, always personal—have served as amulets, status symbols, declarations of love, signs of religious beliefs, adornments and even forms of punishment.

smithsonianmagazine.com

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James Kim family benefit art/craft auction


An auction of fine art + craft to benefit the family of James Kim organized by sisters Lisa Congdon and Stephanie Barnes and their mother Gerrie Congdon. 100% of the auction proceeds will go to the The James Kim Memorial Fund. Auction items from the artists listed below will be available for bid starting January 3, 2007on eBay. There will be a link to the eBay listing for each item from this site starting the morning of January 3. Bidding ends January 7th.

Thank you for visiting and bidding!

kimfamilyauction.typepad.com

James Kim [Wikipedia]

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BRIAN ENO: 77 MILLION PAINTINGS


Brian Eno has released 77 Million Paintings, which sees the continued evolution of Eno’s exploration into light as an artist’s medium and the aesthetic possibilities of “generative software.” This groundbreaking release features: an exclusive interview DVD, limited-edition deluxe numbered packaging that includes a 52-page hard-bound book with an extensive essay by Eno covering his career as a visual artist, fully illustrated with previously unseen images, and a generative software disc playable on Mac or PC.

BRIAN ENO 77 MILLION PAINTINGS

77millionpaintings.com

amazon.com

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Interior of snowman's house in Russia


Ледянной дом

Russia

archibase.net

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moonstruck leuchtkugeln


porzellan perforiert, glasiert – 25W/40W-glühbirne, elektrische zuleitung

moonstruck leuchtkugeln sind aus porzellan gegossen und in noch lederhartem zustand perforiert. jedes einzelne loch wird von hand gebohrt.

moonstruck` leuchtkugeln

feinedinge.at

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50 must-see masterpieces


Here it is - after a fascinating debate that revealed how deeply you feel about art, our definitive list of 50 works that demand to be seen at least once in a lifetime. Those of you who have contributed lists and single recommendations displayed a magnificent seriousness about art: you are interested in so much more than who won the Turner Prize.

guardian.co.uk

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Amazing flame fractals take your breath away


Witness the beauty and elegance of mathematics with 50+ breathtaking fractals. Webshots member rajah created these Fractal Flames with Apophysis--a freeware Windows application with which you can design and render fractal flames.

Amazing flame fractals take your breath away

techrepublic.com

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The Mona Lisa in 50,000 words


Leonard da Vinci Mona Lisa

art256.com

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Q: How do you solve a problem like a £30m Picasso? A: Go to court


Lord Lloyd-Webber was given the go-ahead to sell a £30m Picasso yesterday after last-minute legal action by a German professor who claimed ownership of the masterpiece failed.

independent.co.uk

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Police seize toilet art


Italian police have seized a musical toilet which plays the country's national anthem when flushed.

Prosecutors claim the offending porcelain - produced by two local artists for the Bolzano Museum of Modern Art - should not give forth with the "Fratelli d'Italia" because it's "a national emblem which should be protected".

ananova.com

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Sketch Furniture


Is it possible to let a first sketch become an object, to design directly onto space?

The four FRONT members have developed a method to materialise free hand sketches. They make it possible by using a unique method where two advanced techniques are combined.
Pen strokes made in the air are recorded with Motion Capture and become 3D digital files; these are then materialised through Rapid Prototyping into real pieces of furniture.

frontdesign.se

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