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torp3918So science.
Six months in the making, these enormous chocolate-covered rock candy geodes are the creation of culinary students Alex Yeatts and Abby Lee Wilcox, the results of a final project for the Culinary Institute of America in New York. Details are scarce on how the duo went about creating the giant sugar rocks, some of which have the distinct hue of purple amethyst. The calorie count is also elusive, but we can only imagine it equates to the years these things take to form in real life. (via Sploid)
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All photos courtesy John Kucko.
Last weekend photographer John Kucko received a tip about a house in Webster, New York that had become encased in ice after a winter storm swept through the area. Arriving on the scene he found what you see here, a resident’s summer home swallowed entirely by wind-swept icicles and sheets of ice. Kucko shares with Colossal that the building rests just 20 feet from the rocky shores of Lake Ontario where winds recorded up to 81mph caused the waves to crash against the small home. You can see a few recent video updates on his Facebook page. (via Twisted Sifter)
As if the annual gathering of canines at Woofstock wasn't cute enough, this year, organizers of the massive dog festival are getting animals to make an even bigger splash.
At Woodbine Park on May 27 and 28, four-legged Woofstock attendees will be able to surf the waves on the Gnarly Crankin' K-9 Wavemaker.
Owners can strap their pooch into a life jacket or just go freestyle while riding a surf board on the wave simulator by the LA-based company Lucy Pet.
It's the first time the innovative wave maker will be in Canada and surf lessons will be free all weekend.
Lucy Pet's main focus is its spay/neuter and adoption mobile clinics, but this surf machine is the organization's latest fundraising initiative.
Immersed Birds, 2017. Ash and watercolor.
Mexican designer Moisés Hernández brings his distinct flare for minimalism to this new series of avian sculptures titled Immersed Birds. Each piece is a continuous wooden object milled with CNC technology which is then dipped into a carefully considered sequence of watercolors. The overlaying hues mimic the plumage of a toucan, hummingbird, and Mexican quetzal. You can see more of Hernández’s work on Instagram. (via Booooooom)
All photos by Ansis Starks, courtesy Mailitis Architects
Perched on the Songshan mountain in rural Henan, China, this new temple designed by Latvian architecture studio Mailītis Architects brings a whole new perspective to the legendary Shaolin monks: specifically an aerial perspective. The recently completed Shaolin Flying Monks Temple contains a one-of-a-kind levitation pavilion that houses a vertical wind tunnel designed in part by Aerodium that blasts participants toward the sky in the center of a 230-seat amphitheater.
“The concept is to tell the history of Zen and Kung-Fu through artistic performances and architectural image of the building itself,” says Mailītis. “It serves as a metaphor for mountain and trees and was inspired by Songshan mountain – the natural environment for monks to develop their skills.”
You can see more photos of the new landmark building on Mailītis Architects’ website. (via Dezeen)
Japanese artist Hiroshi Shinno builds hyperrealistic sculptures of insects that don’t exist, perfect forms of imaginative species that look as if they were built from vibrant leaves and delicate flower petals. Even these aspects of the creatures are false, as each leaf or petal was cast from resin and painted with acrylic paint before being placed on the model’s brass base.
In addition to building these fantastical works, Shinno also sketches the initial ideas for his imaginative creatures in an Insect Diary on his website. You can see more of the Kyoto-born artist’s insect-based sculptures and 3D work on his Tumblr. (via Lustik)
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Japan has a rich tradition of food carving called mukimono. If you’ve ever eaten at a fancy restaurant in Japan you might have found a carrot carved into a bunny, garnishing your plate. But in the hands of Japanese artist Gaku, the art of fruit and vegetable carving is elevated to a new realm of edible creations.
One constraint to carving fruits and vegetables is that sometimes you must work fast. The moment a peel is removed, oxidization will start to discolor your artwork. So, depending on the variety, Gaku’s carvings are probably created within several minutes. Armed with a tool similar to an x-acto knife and a fruit or vegetable from the grocery store, Gaku carves intricate patterns that are often inspired by traditional Japanese motifs.
Gaku points out that the banana is great fruit to practice with because it’s cheap and easy to carve. When asked what he does with all his creations after he’s done, his reply is simple: he eats them. “Except for the banana peel.”
You can see more of Gaku’s creations on his Instagram account. (Syndicated from Spoon & Tamago)
torp3918If I could get jealous, I would definitely be jealous of this.
In 1973 Spanish architect Ricardo Bofill stumbled upon a cement factory in Catalonia, Spain, an enormous compound of silos and buildings that covered nearly two and a half miles of underground tunnels. Bofill decided to buy The World War I era structure and its grounds, making modifications to the original structure in order to create an all-inclusive live/work space that would unite the Surrealist, Abstract, and Brutalist elements found in its industrial form.
Original construction to transform the sprawling series of buildings took a little over a year and a half. After the dust cleared from the jack hammers and dynamite, Catalan craftsmen worked to add gardens and purpose back into the abandoned compound. Today the factory holds a cathedral, model workshop, archive rooms, residence, and studio, a workspace for Bofill’s firm spread over four floors in the factory’s silos and connected by a spiral staircase.
Despite over forty years in the making, the entire project is constantly evolving and is one that Bofill never sees as being fully completed. With continuous tweaks, Bofill has created a perfectly programmed existence, a ritualized lifestyle that goes against his previously nomadic early life.
“I have the impression of living in a precinct, in a closed universe which protects me from the outside and everyday life,” said Bofill on his website. “The Cement Factory is a place of work par excellence. Life goes on here in a continuous sequence, with very little difference between work and leisure.”
You can see more images of the garden-covered structures on Bofill’s website, and see a short Nowness documentary on his studio and residence below. (via Designboom)
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Gabriel Scanu is a 21-year-old Instagram sensation (has built up a 200k-strong following) who is the trailblazer for contemporary landscape photography thanks to his breathtaking aerial shots of iconic Australian landscapes and coastlines. His use of aerial photography to capture idyllic scenes from a bird’s-eye view offer a fresh perspective on well-loved and photographed locations such as Sydney’s Bondi Beach, Mona Vale and other iconic coastlines on the countries East Coast.
Artist website: https://www.gabscanu.com and instagram.com/gabscanu/
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torp3918This is the same as saying that first-around-the-post can be used to suppress politically inconvenient segments of the electorate.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said one of the reasons he killed his election reform promise was to prevent politicians with extreme views from gaining a foothold in Parliament.
Australian photographer Warren Keelan (previously) captures crashing waves from beside, and sometimes within their swell. Clad in a wetsuit he takes to the South Coast of New South Wales, Australia to photograph the dazzling curvature of waves right as they break. Keelan sells prints of both the waves and sea life he comes across during his swims on his website. You can see more of his work on his Instagram and Facebook.
An Oshawa Police officer showed he can both fight crime and dance like a pro after responding to a call about a supposed gang fight at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology.
Durham Regional Police Constable Jarrod Singh quickly discovered that what had looked like a fight - with eight people surrounding one person - was actually a video shoot for a UOIT dance troupe.
After he realized what was going on, he showed the kids his own moves and it was caught on camera.
The video has now been viewed over 700,000 times in less than a day after it was posted on Facebook.
The games of Japanese game developer Kairosoft are known for their gameplay and the distinctive pixellated art style. There's a new one out now, named 8-Bit Farm which... you guessed it, simulates a farm in 8-bit graphics.
It's pretty similar to Kairosoft's other offerings, in that you build something - in this case a farm. Build the best farm possible and attract as many visitors and 'agritourists' to see the flowers that are laid.
Read MoreKairosoft's newest game is 8-Bit Farm, with delightful pixel art and cheery music was written by the awesome team at Android Police.
East Danforth residents are on high-alert this holiday season after there have been numerous reports of package thefts from front porches in the area.
Christine Hibbard, who lives in the area of Greenwood and Danforth Aves., says a neighbour came to her door a couple weekends ago because he found a ripped-open box with her address on it.
"I was expecting a shipment of Christmas gifts," Hibbard told CBC Toronto. "[Someone] took it off our porch, and probably ducked into a quiet alleyway, ripped open the box, took out the contents and disposed of the box."
And the contents? An American Girl doll she'd bought for her daughter for Christmas worth $150.
Const. Jonathan Morrice, a Toronto police Division 55 crime prevention officer, says packages and Christmas cards with money or gift cards inside them are 'very accessible to thieves.' (Jonathan Morrice/Facebook)
While Hibbard was able to get a replacement doll from Indigo for no cost, she says other area residents haven't been so fortunate.
"They didn't give me a hard time or anything, but I've heard of other people who didn't get replacements," she said.
Hibbard said around six or seven houses along her postal worker's route have been hit by package thefts recently.
Toronto police said package thefts are reported all across the city, with a slight increase this time of year.
It's a topic buzzed-about on local Facebook groups, too.
"I had [a] UPS delivery stolen off my porch today," wrote one member of a private group called the Danforth & Woodbine Community on Dec. 2.
"Just wanted to give everyone the [heads-up] that I had a package stolen from my doorstep," wrote someone else the day before in a group for residents of Bastedo Ave., a southbound street off Danforth Ave.
"Unfortunately, it's not uncommon in our neighbourhood."
During the holiday season, packages and Christmas cards with money and gift cards inside them are "very accessible to thieves on porches and unlocked mailboxes," wrote Toronto police's Division 55 crime prevention officer Const. Jonathan Morrice in a public Facebook post on Dec. 5.
Const. Morrice offered the following tips:
Various delivery companies, from Canada Post to UPS, have options where you can have items delivered to one of their offices instead of your home. It's a bit less convenient, but it's safer than having something dropped off on a front porch.
Canada Post, for example, offers FlexDelivery, a free service where you can have packages delivered to your local post office instead of your home.
Papercraft duo Zim & Zou (previously) are back at it with one of their most grandiose installations yet for Hermès in Dubai. Each piece is a miniature paper village populated with tiny characters, one centered around towers of fungi, the other based around blooming lotus flowers. Lucie Thomas and Thibault Zimmermann, the names behind Zim & Zou, specialize in designing and building installations out of tangible materials for advertising, product display, and as part of personal artistic pursuits. You can follow more of their recent work on Instagram and Behance.
Ara 211, 2016, Paper, 48 x 83 x 6 in.
Paper artist Matthew Shlian (previously here and here) combines his talent for sculpture with a knack for engineering, producing geometric works that are composed of tight-knit tessellations. Shlian’s receptively folded works have lead to collaborations with scientists at the University of Michigan, together working to visualize research by translating paper structures to micro folds.
“Researchers see paper engineering as a metaphor for scientific principals; I see their inquiry as a basis for artistic inspiration,” said Shlian in an artist statement on his website. “In my studio I am a collaborator, explorer and inventor. I begin with a system of folding and at a particular moment the material takes over.”
Shlian’s solo exhibition TELEMETRY, which explores the intersection between science and art, opens this Thursday at Florida Gulf Coast University and runs through March 2, 2017. You can see more of his intricately folded work on his Instagram and Facebook.
“Unlean Against Our Hearts,” 2011. Sculpture at the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital in Ann Arbor. Collaboration with Bob Stack.
Recursive, 2016. (work in progress) 42 x 84 x 12″
Last week, a Toronto restaurant in Koreatown made international headlines after its menu got lost in translation.
A Toronto diner posted a picture of what looks like the menu from Buk Chang Dong Soon Tofu to Reddit. It showed that the restaurant offered various levels of spiciness in its dishes, ranging from extra spicy to white.
Some claimed this was racist, while others noted it was merely a poor translation.
Now it looks like the menu's been changed — at least temporarily.
Photo © Walker Berg courtesy Portland Police
One evening last week, C.S.I. Walker Berg of the Portland Oregon Police Bureau looked out a window on the 12th floor of the Justice Center to discover an incredible sight: trees freshly covered in thick white snow were covered in yet another layer of thousands of black crows. Berg grabbed a Nikon D700 and snapped this amazing shot of the trees eerily lit from below by street lamps before the birds disappeared. The police department shared the image dubbed “Crows on Snow” on Facebook and Twitter where it quickly went viral.
In Toronto, many of us have a love-hate relationship with road salt. It undoubtedly keeps us (and our cars) from slipping and sliding, but it also wreaks havoc on the environment and our leather shoes.
But the city of Toronto has another another de-icing weapon in its arsenal: beet juice.
Beet juice has been making headlines lately because Cowanville, Quebec, located in the Eastern Townships, just started using it as an environmentally friendly alternative to salt.
According to the Toronto Star, the city's been using beet juice on roads for years.
“We can use it at 100 per cent concentration, however, it’s best used mixed and we use it as a 50-50 mix with brine, which is the salt solution," Transportation Services spokesperson Steve Johnston tells us.
He says the city uses it when temperatures drop below -12 C.
Colombia-based artist Diana Beltran Herrera (previously here and here) has been fascinated by birds since she was a child, however it wasn’t until four years ago that she started working with their forms. Her incredibly lifelike depictions are built entirely out of cut paper and imitate a variety of bird species from all over the world. Each iteration of her work we have followed with intrigue, including one of her latest projects which incorporates her sculptural pieces into oversized postage stamps from countries which she has always admired.
“I always felt inspired by postage stamps as they are little windows of the world,” said Herrera to Colossal, “specifically those that contain birds which are often traveling around the word. I have collected a few and I felt that I wanted to open those stamps to a much more realistic scale to learn more about that particular animal and its landscape.”
Interested in wildlife far beyond its aesthetics, Herrera is also concerned with the ethical treatment of animals, especially when it comes to the illegal wildlife trade of birds happening in her country and abroad. You can see more of her paper sculptures of birds, fruits, and flowers on her Instagram and Facebook.
After noticing the birds in Michigan were far different than those in her native Germany, Lisa M. Ca., an amateur photographer, began photographing them with her DSLR. In an attempt to find more creative ways to capture the variety of species that flew through her backyard, Lisa purchased the Bird Photo Booth 2.0. The device uses a motion detector to snap its shutter, capturing birds with a macro lens at ten images per second. After selecting her favorite images of the mourning doves, blue jays, and cardinals that feed from the Photo Booth’s attached seed bowl, Lisa touches up the images in Photoshop. You can follow more of her backyard photography on her Tumblr. (via Bored Panda)
