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Sand Cities: Geometric Architecture Sculpted from Beaches

19 Mar

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geometric micro city structures

A serious step beyond traditional sand castles, these sculptural micro-structures range from simple sets of cubes to miniature buildings and architectural complexes.

geometric sand pavillion stairs

geometric sand building design

geometric mini city complex

Calvin Seibert of New York recently traveled to Hawaii to complete his latest series of semi-abstract beach sculptures, employing skills he has learned as an assistant sculptor and in carpentry and construction trades.

geometric micro urban design

geometric sand micro buildings

micro architecture sand city

The results exhibit an uncanny grasp of architecture, design and composition, balancing structure and space within individual mini-buildings and larger arrays alike. Crisp edges and smooth curves make them look almost like stone or concrete.

geometric beach abstract art

mini micro curved sculpture

geometric beach art wall

Some of his pieces draw on landscaped earthworks and urban layouts, while others show off a whimsical and eclectic mix of imagination, art and geometry.

geometric beach architecture design

geometric sand castle art

geometric villa design mini

Naturally, the tides always turn on these creations, flattening them back out as the ocean rolls in, making each a temporary expression, but in many cases one could imagine a permanent, life-sized version standing the test of time.

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Electrical boxes beware – Evol is back to up to his old tricks, turning urban fixtures and unused walls into tiny cityscapes using a deceptively simple …
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Origami-Inspired Architecture: 14 Geometric Structures

For all the effort, skill and time it takes to produce a typical work of origami, the result can be ephemeral, limited by the delicate nature of  paper. But …
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The Fallen: 9000 Figures Hand-Drawn in the Sand for D-Day

To commemorate those fallen on D-Day in France – civilians, Axis and Allies alike – a pair of sand artists used stencils and solicited volunteers …
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Sand Paintings: Temporary Street Art Will Blow (You) Away

10 Mar

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sand painted sidewalk drawing

After 650 such works, it is perhaps no wonder that this artist generates each new sand painting spontaneously on the spot, letting the pattern evolve as he pours him efforts (and handfuls of sand) into each piece.

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Joe Mangrum is a New York City painter, sculptor and all-around installation artist whose works of colorful, organic and fractal geometry often span as much as 15 or 20 feet in diameter.

sand art painting floor

Inspired by Celtic knots and Asian mandalas, he began creating these public pieces which, in turn, kept being swept up from the city streets. His story gained national attention in part due to tension with authorities, including a Parks Department in California.

sand colorful public art

Part of the beauty of his approach is its accessibility, both conceptually and physically – people can watch him work on a sidewalk for hours, and see the art evolve before their eyes.

sand public space art

He describes his work as “visual rebellion” against “the urban grid” – a sort of organic counterpoint to the strictly-defined and linear streets and sidewalks on which he works.

sand sidewalk street painting

He writes of his strategy: “Each painting  is spontaneously improvised, using colorful sand, poured directly from my hand. In the process of creation, I whisk a mash-up of visual cues, inspired by ancient traditions synced up with a rhythm of animation.”

sand art street fractal

His free-style approach and Pop Art colors are inspired by everything from undersea creatures to carnivorous plants, botanical geometries and other cultures experience through international travels.

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His pieces have be set indoors as well as outside, and in formal as well as informal contexts: “Mangrum’s  work has been exhibited worldwide. Creating over 650 public sand paintings since 2009. In 2012 he has been featured in  “Swept Away” at the Museum of Arts and Design in NYC, The Flag Art Foundation’s “Watch Your Step” exhibit and at The Corcoran Gallery Rotunda in Washington DC.  In 2003 Joe was awarded the Lorenzo de Medici Award at the Florence Biennale for his piece titled “Fragile” as it relates to economic structures. “

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Tag Before the Tide: Temporary 3D Sand Graffiti by DAIM

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Colorful Contrast: Geometric Street Paintings in France

A wide strip of bold geometric patterns in bright colors painted onto the asphalt disrupts the muted historic visuals of a small city in France.
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42 Unusual Works of Geek, Temporary & Reverse Graffiti

As graffiti and technology evolve, more and more innovative street artists are mixing media to create radical hybrids of graffiti art, design and technology.
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Hourglass Lamp: Grid-Free LED Powered by Falling Sand

20 Jan

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hourglass diy powered lamp

Traditional timepiece meets inventive illumination in this human-powered hourglass lamp that draws its energy elegantly from grains of falling sand.

hourglass light large sized

Designed by Danielle Trofe, each fixture pivots around a central point so users can easily rotate the wood-and-glass core, thus refreshing the timer and turning the light back on each time it runs out.

hourglass table sized light

A larger and longer-lit variant comes in the form of a table, essentially an extension of the same design but in a multi-functional format.

hourglass and mushroom lights

Other works by Trofe include the above mushroom-shaped lamps (Mush-Lume), which is built from agricultural byproducts (including mushrooms) and seems to balance precariously on its base. These are scheduled to launch on Kickstarter next month.

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The Eyes Have It: Funky & Functional Occular Furniture Art

French artist Nicola L. has been producing mind-bending works for four decades. Her functional furniture art is among the most amazing and memorable.
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Mixed Message: Cork Lamp Doubles as Memo Post

This creative lamp is not only a functional lighting piece for the home – it also serves as a handy place to pin reminders that can’t be ignored.
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The Fallen: 9000 Figures Hand-Drawn in the Sand for D-Day

03 Oct

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fallen beach art project

To commemorate those fallen on D-Day in France – civilians, Axis and Allies alike – a pair of sand artists used stencils and solicited volunteers to create a highly temporary art installation, destined and designed to be washed away by the incoming tide.

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On September 21st, the pair and their helpers, given stencils and quick instructions, had to work quickly to make The Fallen a reality. At one point, it looked like they would not have even assistance to finish before the water came in to erase their creation.

fallen beach stencil volunteers

Thankfully, hundreds of additional people turned out on top of the dozens who had agreed to help … together these, “people took stencils and rakes in hand and embarked on drawing the 9000.  The Peace Day project had finally begun in earnest represented by the people of the world.”

fallen commemorative world war

Jamie Wardley and Andy Moss (images by Sandinyoureye) developed the idea of The Fallen as a project for Peace Day well in advance. They created stencils in preparation, but were surprised by the people who turned up from around the world (drawn together, as it were) to commemorate those lost in World War II and otherwise.

fallen art beach detail

Among those participants in attendance, “Monika Kershaw was there remembering her son and his colleagues that died in Afganastan and even wrote in their names beside them. George, a veteran who was on the D-Day beaches was also there and embraced the importance of the project as demonstrating the result of conflict. There were a group from Israel that drew together, people from Germany, Finland and as far as Chili.”

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Sound in Sand: Complex Visualizations of Audio Frequencies

07 Jun

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Grains of sand arrange themselves into complex geometric patterns according to audio frequencies in these fascinating resonance experiments by Youtube user Brusspup. The sand is sprinkled onto a black metal plate attached to a tone generator, which emits a series of increasing frequencies. The higher the frequencies, the more intricate the designs become.

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This experiment is based on the Chiadni plate, invented by German physicist Ernst Chiadni in the 18th century. Chiadni used a violin bow along the edge of a glass plate covered with sand to create visualizations of sound. The plate is divided into regions vibrating in opposite directions, bounded by lines of zero vibration called nodal lines.

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The plate was bowed until it reached resonance, at which point the vibration causes the sand to concentrate along the nodal lines where the surface is still. This technique is still used in the design and construction of acoustic instruments like violins and guitars.

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Brusspup often experiments with the intersection of science and art. Previous projects have included running water through sound waves to produce incredible zig-zagging shapes, and a sound-based camera trick that makes water appear to travel backwards.

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Tag Before the Tide: Temporary 3D Sand Graffiti by DAIM

11 Apr

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3d graffiti wall sand

Artist Mirko Reisser has long developed a highly personalized (and profoundly cool) approach to making two-dimensional tags appear three-dimensional on surfaces, but in this unusual project, he created an actual physical object out of sand.

sand graffiti start finish

Like anyone building a fort or castle on the beach, DAIM was well aware of the time limits and necessarily temporary nature of this little installation – he documents the role of the tide in first encircling, then destroying this sculptural graffiti.

3d graffiti daim letters

And in case you have not seen is other work, here are some more traditional spray-painted pieces. He has plenty of street tags too, but it’s clear that with the time, space and security of an indoor venue, his attention to detail is able to add incredible depth and dimension to his work.

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Sand Grass – Canon T2i 550D film with Nikon Nikkor ai 50mm f/1.2 Lens HD

05 Nov

Filmed in Seaside Oregon. Camera – Canon Rebel T2i 550D Lens – Nikon Nikkor 50mm f/1.2 Ai set to f/2 -Lens Adapter: Fotodiox PRO NF-EOS -Monopod -1080p 24 frames per second -100 ISO, Auto White Balance, 1/1600 sec shutter (would have used slower but too bright and did not have any filters and wanted to keep f/2 apperture). Otherwise, would probably recommend 1/50 shutter speed @ 24 fps). -Edited: Adobe Premiere CS5 64 & Magic Bullet Looks. Location / Time: -Seaside Beach, Oregon, United States – 01/01/2011 Music by: Goran Bregovic – Gypsy Reggae Key words: Canon 550D T2i 600d 500d t1i t3i t3 mark 3 ii 5d D3S D3X D300S d3000 d5000 d90 d7000 d3 1D Mk IV 1Ds Mk III 5D Mk II 7d 60d 1100d 1000d xs x50 rebel cinema cinematography remix phillip bloom blog
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Baja 5B SS – Sand Dune Racing: Modified + Stock, BinAdhed.com, ArabRC.com

19 Feb

This video has been taken on the 6th of March 2009 in the last meeting of Forum members at ArabRC.com. A combination of Modified Baja’s & Stock ones racing against the uphill dune. This Video has been taken using a Nikon D90 with a Nikkor 18-105mm f4-5.6 Lens and Edited using software : Sony Vegas 8 Pro.
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The Sand People

23 Oct

The Voltron Force gets sand in their shorts. Haggar and Zarkon hatch yet another evil plan, this time robeastifying some friendly Gizmo-esque Sand People. Voltron then fights them off… With Friendship. Awwwwww. Watch hundreds of free full-length streaming movies and TV shows on www.crackle.com Want to see some more legends? Come check out the Animated Hall of Heroes, free at http TWITTER: twitter.com Tags: minisode voltron defender universe lion zarkon allua keith anime animation 80s cartoon saturday free tv japan robeast haggar lotor zarkon lions robot sand people beach watch free streaming television tv video
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How To Train Your Dragon Movie Review. Host Grace Randolph gives you the low-down on How To Train Your Dragon from Dreamworks Animation, then get a review of How To Train Your Dragon from audiences fresh from the theater! Enjoy How To Train Your Dragon!

 
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Vivaldi Four Seasons Spring Sand Animation film Ferenc Cakó

04 Jun

Sand animation film – Ferenc Cakó Vivaldi: Four Seasons – Spring conductor: Lamberto Gardelli

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