This is definitely news. 2012 is the year video games aren’t just child’s play. Gaming isn’t just something for single boys and men sitting in basements anymore. The time has come – video games are art. The Smithsonian will be placing video games on display on March 16th, 2012 AS ART! It’s about time. The developers out there that create these masterpieces are artists and need be recognized as such. The hard work, discipline and time that goes...
You could be like every other normal, un-interesting home owner and put some bland plank of wood in your living room, boring your guests and coffee cups alike. Or, you could make use of this awesome Han Solo Coffee Table designed and built by England-based design studio R9… R9 is a new start up founded by James Caine and his brother. Together, the pair spent a full two months crafting the beauty you see above and below. The table starts out as a large chunk of...
Every once in a while, you come across something that literally makes you gasp. Pencil artists Dalton Ghetti from Connecticut (originally Brazil) is one such example. The thing is, he doesn’t use pencils to create his art. They are the art. Spending at many times, months on these sculptures, Dalton certainly understands a thing or two about patience. Countless times he’s gotten a bit nervous or simply impatient and broken a piece of work weeks in the making....
I’m sure a few curious, brave souls out there have dissected their prized electronic possessions in order to better understand how they work. What we’re often greeted with is a mashup of cold silicon, plastics, and various metals. Depending on who you are, it’s pretty exciting stuff. But what if the real world were more like the art world? What if gadgets were powered not by scientific gadgetry, but by left over pieces of the world itself? Such are...
There’s something special when geek and art come together. Some would call Apple the master of such things. But in reality, there are many other talented designers out there who have an eye for geeky art. Take for example, the Optimus Keyboard from Art Lebedev. Some may cringe, point, and laugh at a nearly $1,000 keyboard. But as is common in the world of art, high fashion comes at a high price. But it’s not just all looks. All of those keys are actually...
