Moscow is letting some graffiti artists "paint things on walls" and leaving them up permanatly picked by mewhitenoise 6 months ago

I use the camera as a tool to create abstract art. One of the joys of photography is in discovering striking compositions and relationships. More recently I have been e creating fanciful environments with food and manmade objects as landscape populated by miniature figures or insects. picked by bornbad 7 months ago

Kuksi’s art speaks of a timelessness–potentiality and motion attempting to reach on forever, and yet pessimistically delayed; forced into the stillness of death and eternal sleep. picked by bornbad 7 months ago

A 35,000-year-old ivory carving of a busty woman found in a German cave was unveiled Wednesday by archaeologists who believe it is the oldest known sculpture of the human form. The voluptuous carving found in six fragments in Germany's Hohle Fels cave, depicts a woman with a swollen belly, wide-set thighs and large, protruding breasts. But...is it porn? picked by suebe 7 months ago

The underwater dreams of Nicole Duennebier, Painting 2005-09. picked by bornbad 7 months ago

<--Kurt Weston, Peering Through the Darkness.
Weston is one of twelve artists whose work is presented in the show. Four of them, though legally blind, retain some limited, highly attenuated sight. picked by bornbad 7 months ago

t's the most exciting time in a woman's life - and, for some, the best way to commemorate the experience of pregnancy is with a painted belly. As these incredible pictures show, the spherical shape of an expectant mother's stomach forms a perfect round canvas. picked by sharon22 7 months ago

A Gallery Of Computer Viruses. picked by bornbad 7 months ago

Artist Ju Duoqi loves to play with her food by using vegetables to re-create famous historical scenes and form familiar self-portraits. Carefully chosen and painstakingly positioned by Ju, potatoes, ginger root, tofu, cabbage, onions and cucumbers all come to life as actors instead of eats. picked by Bornbad 7 months ago

This is a link to Chiara Bautista profil on myspace where she shows some of here greart artwork.

I especially like the girl walking the
AT-AT, "Bellos & Falsos". picked by wonderwizard 7 months ago

Alas, the Kurt Vonnegut worm filled, dirt box has been vandalized, but you can still throw your scraps into the Poe version. “I like what he said about the descent into the maelstrom. I like the idea of linking a dead literary figure to composting.” picked by suebe 7 months ago

What do you get when you have a bunch of old videogame hardware, a coconut, and an x-ray machine? An awesome photoset, that's what. picked by cactushair 7 months ago

Creative and unusual bus stop designs that make the time you spend waiting for the bus a bit more bearable. picked by cactushair 7 months ago

Made from 100% solid steel scraps, intercepted on the way to be recycled. The Marionette hangs from a halogen ceiling light fixture, and so he has his own spotlight wherever he goes. He is not painted at all, rather, the color comes from a heat treatment, which provides a subtle variation between various shades of gray, brown, silver, and blue. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

I'm sure I'd seen YouTube footage of the dancing cockatoo online, probably on plime, couldn't find it again, though. This article in The Economist describes research into the dancing and mimicking behaviour of birds. picked by rambler 7 months ago

Hi folks, since most of you are Worth1000 members I thought you'd love this: We just released a screen capture firefox extension. Really powerful and useful - hope you love it (and please let me know what you think)! picked by jaxomlotus 7 months ago

May is National Photography Month!!! Every day in May there will be a new "photo of the day" posted here. Images chosen will also be saved in a "photo of the day" image gallery. picked by Bornbad 7 months ago

A new piece made every single day. These are the pieces made thus far. picked by Bornbad 7 months ago

The bone of contention involves a six-foot by seven-foot oil painting of a male gerbil that is, uh, what's the nice way of putting this? Partying with itself. picked by Bornbad 7 months ago

From houses shaped like shells and flying saucers to structures made entirely of steel or lofted up into the trees, here are eight of the most unique, unusual and amazing homes on the planet. picked by Bornbad 7 months ago

A painting by artist Michael D'Antuono which was to be unveiled in NYC on Obama's 100th day in office, will not be displayed due to the barrage of protests. picked by suebe 7 months ago

Tim Robbins, the author of such great classics as Even cowgirls get the blues has written a “a children’s book for grown-ups” or “a grown-up’s book for children. It follows Gracie Perkel’s research into how beer is made. Gracie wants to know, “What’s that stuff Daddy drinks?”—the stuff that’s “yellow and looks like pee-pee. picked by 2manyusernames 7 months ago

Despite being bolted to the sidewalk, the carved wooden post with a spinning prayer wheel on top has disappeared after less than a week. picked by suebe 7 months ago

Aaron Koblin and Daniel Massey had 2,088 people sing or hum tiny fragments of "Daisy Bell", which they then re-assembled. You can listen to various tracks, and even individual recordings.
Bonus track: The HAL 9000 version. picked by suckersklub 7 months ago

James Kuhn, the man who painted his face every day of the year, has finished the 365-day project. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago