Restored and remodeled by the Spanish modernist architect Antoni Gaudi in the years 1905–1907, Casa Batllo is now one the most overlooked buildings by the tourists who visit Barcelona.Although Casa Batllo is a museum now, Gaudi designed it for for a wealthy Barcelona Aristocrat.
The local name for the building is Casa dels ossos (House of Bones), and indeed it does have a visceral, skeletal organic quality.
Close up of Casa Batllo chimney :: Photo Credit: WikiMedia
Casa Batllo’s roof has been compared to a reptilian creature, the backbone of a gigantic dinosaur, the dragon killed by St. George (Sant Jordi being the patron saint of Catalan). Continue reading ‘Casa Batllo : The House of Bones’
Planet Panoramas utilize Stereographic Projection to map spherical panoramas.This results in interesting effects: the area close to the point opposite to the center of projection becomes significantly enlarged, resulting in an effect known as little planet (when the center of projection is the nadir) and tube (when the center of projection is the zenith).
Here are some amazing Planet Panoramas of famous places around the world.
Scroll down the page to find some tutorials on how to create these breathtaking Planet Panoramas.
Light Art Performance Photography (LAPP) is a one-shot long time bulb exposure photography technique, performed additionally with movement of light.Developed by two talented German artists ,Jan Leonardo Wollert and Jorg Miedza, LAPP is descended from Light Writing (also known as Light Graffiti or Light Drawing) but has been evolved into it’s own art form.
Located in the Bullfrog Hills, Nevada, Rhyolite is a ghost town which came into existence as the result of a gold rush that began in 1904.Rhyolite had its peak population from 1905 to 1910, when decreased gold production led to a decline that culminated in its abandonment by 1919.
Rhyolite has a number of crumbling, old buildings. But before you reach them, you’ll probably be distracted by a collection of odd outdoor art projects.
Perhaps Rhyolite’s most distinctive art exhibit is this re-creation of Jesus’ Last Supper.The sculpture was created in 1984 by Poland-born Belgian sculptor Albert Szukalski, based on the famous Leonardo Da Vinci masterpiece.But instead of disciples wearing white robes, this version features only the white robes. Continue reading ‘Exploring The Ghost Town of Rhyolite’
If American foreign policy had a gift shop, what would it sell? American photographer, Phillip Toledano, has gathered a series of souvenirs that reflect the US foreign diplomacy in the past eight years, from the Dick Cheney Shredding Documents Snow Globe to the Abu Ghraib Coffee Table.
Using Processing (A programming language created to teach fundamentals of computer programming within a visual context ), video artist Glenn Marshall has created a mesmerizing 100% programmed/generative computer art: Metamorphosis.
Inspired by one of his previous works named “butterfly”, Marshall spins delicate visuals that show some of the power of programmed animation.
Marshall says:
These kind of ambitious concepts where difficult for me to implement back then within the practical limits of traditional 3d/2d software. So I wanted Metamorphosis be symbolic of my passing over into 100% programmed/generative computer art, where perhaps these kinds of ideas can reach more of their potential.
