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Mythical Dragon Gate Protects Home
In Dublin, Ireland, stands an estate reminiscent of old folklore, complete with its own dragon! Of course, dragons are mythical creatures, so this home only has a dragon made of steel which acts as its gatekeeper. The property, known at Harlech … Continue reading
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Tagged architecture, art, dragon, Dublin, engineering, folklore, Gate, Home, Ireland, Mythical, Protect, steel
A Vortex of Little Orange Men – Do Ho Suh’s ‘Cause & Effect’
This giant tornado of piggybacked men is an installation by Korean artist Do Ho Suh that is currently on display at Western Washington University (photographs above depict it in alternate configurations). Via Western: “‘Cause & Effect’ evokes a vicious tornado. This vast ceiling … Continue reading
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Tagged art, Do, engineering, Ho, Little, Men, Orange, Sacred Geometry, spiral, Suh, Vortex, ‘Cause & Effect’
Maori Rock Carvings Lake Taupo
The Maori rock carvings at Mine Bay on Lake Taupo are over 10 metres high and are only accessible by boat or kayaks. The spiritual and cultural beauty of these magnificent carvings towers above the deep waters of the Great Lake. In the … Continue reading
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Tagged carvings, lake, Maori, rock, Taupo
Simon Wieland’s Art Is All About Sacred Geometry
By Simon Wieland Closer look at these images will help you relax and focus your mind. Just simply stare at the picture and focus on your breath to see result. Every each image is hand-drawn using a metallic ink so is … Continue reading
Amazing Pumpkin Carvings by Ray Villafane
The annual celebration of Halloween, especially in the US would not be complete without the spooky décor that people put in their houses to give some scare to kids and even adults trick-or-treaters. And of course, aside from the fake … Continue reading
Art of Rock Balancing by Michael Grab
Michael Grab is an artist that has been ‘rock balancing’ since 2008. Much of his recent work has been done around the Boulder, Colorado area. Grab finds the process both spiritual and therapeutic. On his site gravityglue.com, Grab explains: “The … Continue reading
50,000 folded business cards = one 3D snowflake fractal
An origami fractal made out of nearly 50,000 business cards is the first physical representation of the Mosely Snowflake three-dimensional fractal in the world. The sculpture was put together by more than 300 students and volunteers at the University of … Continue reading
Thriving since 1960, my garden in a bottle: Seedling sealed in its own ecosystem and watered just once in 53 years
David Latimer first planted his bottle garden in 1960 and last watered it in 1972 before tightly sealing it shut ‘as an experiment’ The hardy spiderworts plant inside has grown to fill the 10-gallon container by surviving entirely on recycled … Continue reading
Floating Pyramid –
Wood structure and Styrofoam Bahia de Rincón, Puerto Rico 2004. By Pedro Reyes. The sea and the desert have something in common. They are wide undulating infinities. Perhaps it is the impossibility of fixing your gaze on a single detail … Continue reading
A Cube Kite –
THE SKY-SKIMMING ARCHITECTURAL MARVEL TOOK NINE MONTHS TO BUILD : No matter your age, there’s something wondrous in getting a kite to take flight. So imagine the buoyant delight of getting a seven-foot cubic kite off the ground (or, in this … Continue reading
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Tagged cube, engineering, England., Jersey, Kite, Sacred Geometry, science