Category Archives: [fine art]

My Favorite Art Memory as a Child

Posted on February 20, 2017 by cyndilong

My Grandfather wasn’t a famous artist. He was a retired store owner/Navy pilot that happened to enjoy expressing himself creatively on the side. I’m realizing now that his connection with Nature has been a huge influence in my work. As … Continue reading →

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Colorblindness-Correcting Glasses From 2AI Labs

Posted on January 15, 2015 by cyndilong

self portrait by artist, Adam Fenton 2AI Labs focuses their research on “cognition and perception in humans and machines.” Out of this research, they created glasses that can help the colorblind artist to “see” colors otherwise unavailable before by enhancing … Continue reading →

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Vik Muniz Uses The Camera I Want To Use Sooooo Bad!

Posted on March 28, 2014 by cyndilong

This is super cool. Vik Muniz etched a castle into a grain of sand. Jimi Hendrix would be so proud….   http://www.designboom.com/art/vik-muniz-marcelo-coelho-microscopic-castles-on-sand-03-28-2014/ (Good BTS video, too)

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Dirty Car Art- This Needs To Catch On!

Posted on January 16, 2014 by cyndilong

Way better than “WASH ME!” http://enpundit.com/car-turned-canvas-a-collection-of-the-best-dirty-car-art/  

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Our Moon, The Art Gallery

Posted on January 11, 2014 by cyndilong

I can’t believe I never learned about this in any of my art (or science!) classes. This is an incredible story of a sculpture that was placed on our Lunar surface, many moons (pun intended) ago… http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2013/12/sculpture_on_the_moon_paul_van_hoeydonck_s_fallen_astronaut.html  

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Car Paints Portraits, Technique Dependant Upon Driving Style

Posted on October 25, 2013 by cyndilong

I certainly don’t think this is something we NEED, but it sure is cool! http://designtaxi.com/news/361695/Lexus-Unveils-A-One-Of-A-Kind-Car-That-Sketches-Your-Portrait-As-You-Drive/

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Match Made In Heaven (Mother+Daughter Illustrations)

Posted on September 2, 2013 by cyndilong

Beautiful collaboration between Mica Angela Hendricks and her 4 year old daughter.  What fun memories they must now have. Read the article here:  http://designtaxi.com/news/360341/An-Illustrator-Collaborates-With-Her-4-Year-Old-Daughter-To-Draw-Great-Doodles/ Buy prints here: http://society6.com/micaangela Read her blog about this project here: http://busymockingbird.com/2013/08/27/collaborating-with-a-4-year-old/

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Manipulated “Video” Portraits

Posted on August 15, 2013 by cyndilong

These guys (Artists Donato Sansone and Enrico Ascoli) are overly-manipulating stills and piecing together to make a video. Lots of wicked potential there… http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2013-08/these-surreal-video-portraits-are-terrifying-best-way

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Artist John Knuth Uses Curated Fly Dung and Vomit

Posted on July 21, 2013 by cyndilong

I’m torn between thinking this is super cool/super gross/super compassion-less. The end result is amazing, so, I’m going with super cool for the time being. Read Don’t Panic Online’s Review Artist, John Knuth Definitely watch the video (unless bugs freak … Continue reading →

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Sharpie Bleed Face (I can’t stop giggling.)

Posted on March 27, 2013 by cyndilong

This project’s process photos make me giggle, but then I am astonished by how cool the end result is… http://www.bitrebels.com/design/bleeding-sharpie-markers-art/

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