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Artist and architecture professor Jean-Paul Bordier proves that when it comes to experimenting with nature, just a little imagination can go a long way. Bordier creates powerful landscape manipulations using rather simple techniques such color blocking and inverse stone-stacking, and the results are breathtaking. See his full body of work at jeanpaulbourdier.com.          

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The lomographic style has made a huge comeback in the last 5 years; beginning with Urban Outfitter’s reintroduction of the Holga, and most recently with Instagram’s one-click filters on their smart phone app. But Los Angeles based artist Neil Krug pushes the limits of this old film style to a whole new level. His films […]

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Artist Theo Jansen has (rather successfully) set out to create a new species. These self-propelling creatures rely only on wind-power to administer their movements. Like with any life form, Jansen’s “Animaris Gubernare” have evolved over time, becoming more intuitive and more efficient. Check out his TED Talk to learn more about the amazingly simple yet […]

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Working in a wood shop, we’re constantly attempting to push the limits of what can be done with simple materials. That’s why we were so blown away to discover Korean sculptor Jaehyo Lee’s incredible use of wood & nail to make his art. By bending and shaping each individual nail, Lee allows the manipulated metal […]

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Swiss photographer Fabian Oefner creates these eye-popping images by mixing water color with ferrofluid for this series aptly titled Millefiori, an Italian term meaning “thousand flowers”. If you’re like me, you’re probably not familiar with ferrofluid, but it’s pretty fascinating stuff for the artist & science geek alike. When placed under a magnetic field, this black liquid […]

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