Visual arts thread

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Who left a 4-mile-wide 'Black Lives Matter' mural in Nevada's Black Rock Desert?

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The message appears to be written in perfect Helvetica font ...

The message is four miles wide and the circle is 13 miles in circumference ...



All together, there is 25 miles of text, Valle found after driving the whole message. Each stroke of each letter is about 50 feet wide, he added.

"It’s so big that it can actually be seen on my search and rescue team’s weekly updated satellite imagery feed," said Valle....

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3D Schröder Staircase



Article

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3D Schröder Staircase



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Cool.

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Cool.

Another, the circles never move.

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Cool.

Another, the circles never move.

Are you sure?

[O Really]

Take the edge of a piece of paper and set it on the edge of the circle. It really doesn't move, but this is one of the best visual tricks I've ever seen.

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Another, the circles never move.

Are you sure?

Maybe I'm stoned.


No illusions here:

Nikon’s Small World
Celebrating 47 years of images captured by the light microscope.
(92 pics)


Image of Distinction
Stinger of a small paper wasp (Vespidae Protopolybia)
Cool.


Image of Distinction
Ant (Camponotus)



Image of Distinction
Dental drill bit studded with diamond chips
Who knew?


11th Place
Moth eggs
Yumm


1st Place
2022 Photomicrography Competition
Embryonic hand of a Madagascar giant day gecko (Phelsuma grandis)


Winning Videos (30)

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That ant is one evil looking beast.

[billy.pilgrim]

That ant is one evil looking beast.

Like a tiny orc.


https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=ht ... CJQV-9aHvM


https://images.app.goo.gl/phU9eNF8bFw5kgCD9

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That's some cool shit.

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That ant is one evil looking beast.

Like a tiny orc.

https://images.app.goo.gl/phU9eNF8bFw5kgCD9

I see the resemblance:

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That's some cool shit.

The videos are wild, too.

Video Competition Annual Winners
(2011-2022)

2022 Winning Videos (30)
For example:

4. 4th Place
Dying melanoma cells


7. Honorable Mention
A cell going through cell division
Cool.

9. Honorable Mention
8-hour time-lapse of a Hydra devouring Daphnia pulex
Mmmm, Daphnia pulex.

14. Honorable Mention
Crystallizing Epsom salts

. . . never mind, they're all amazing.

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Sensorio - light installation near Paso Robles CA.

Fea­tured in The New York Times as #6 in ​“50 Places to Vis­it in 2020,” Light at Sen­so­rio fea­tures two instal­la­tions by inter­na­tion­al­ly acclaimed artist Bruce Munro. Field of Light is a 15-acre walk-through expe­ri­ence, Munro’s largest art­work to date, com­prised of more than 58,800 stemmed spheres lit by fiber optics, gen­tly illu­mi­nat­ing the land­scape in sub­tle blooms of mor­ph­ing col­or that describe the undu­lat­ing land­scape. Our lat­est instal­la­tion, Light Tow­ers cel­e­brates Paso Rob­les’ exten­sive wine coun­try envi­rons, fea­tur­ing 69 tow­ers com­posed of more than 17,000 wine bot­tles, illu­mi­nat­ed with glow­ing optic fibers whose col­ors morph to an inspir­ing musi­cal score. Pow­ered by solar, these stun­ning exhi­bi­ts cap­ti­vate vis­i­tors, invit­ing them to engage with the land­scape and envi­ron­ment through an ethe­re­al light based and sculp­tur­al expe­ri­ence. Smith­son­ian Mag­a­zine has called Munro’s art ​“stun­ning,” while The Guardian noted ​“This is art you feel, rather than art you view.”

www​.bruce​mu​nro​.co​.uk

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Sensorio - light installation near Paso Robles CA.

Fea­tured in The New York Times as #6 in ​“50 Places to Vis­it in 2020,” Light at Sen­so­rio fea­tures two instal­la­tions by inter­na­tion­al­ly acclaimed artist Bruce Munro. Field of Light is a 15-acre walk-through expe­ri­ence, Munro’s largest art­work to date, com­prised of more than 58,800 stemmed spheres lit by fiber optics, gen­tly illu­mi­nat­ing the land­scape in sub­tle blooms of mor­ph­ing col­or that describe the undu­lat­ing land­scape. Our lat­est instal­la­tion, Light Tow­ers cel­e­brates Paso Rob­les’ exten­sive wine coun­try envi­rons, fea­tur­ing 69 tow­ers com­posed of more than 17,000 wine bot­tles, illu­mi­nat­ed with glow­ing optic fibers whose col­ors morph to an inspir­ing musi­cal score. Pow­ered by solar, these stun­ning exhi­bi­ts cap­ti­vate vis­i­tors, invit­ing them to engage with the land­scape and envi­ron­ment through an ethe­re­al light based and sculp­tur­al expe­ri­ence. Smith­son­ian Mag­a­zine has called Munro’s art ​“stun­ning,” while The Guardian noted ​“This is art you feel, rather than art you view.”

www​.bruce​mu​nro​.co​.uk

That looks cool.
What's become an annual exhibit in my hood. It's world class.



https://www.chicagobotanic.org/lightscape

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Sensorio - light installation near Paso Robles CA.

Fea­tured in The New York Times as #6 in ​“50 Places to Vis­it in 2020,” Light at Sen­so­rio fea­tures two instal­la­tions by inter­na­tion­al­ly acclaimed artist Bruce Munro. Field of Light is a 15-acre walk-through expe­ri­ence, Munro’s largest art­work to date, com­prised of more than 58,800 stemmed spheres lit by fiber optics, gen­tly illu­mi­nat­ing the land­scape in sub­tle blooms of mor­ph­ing col­or that describe the undu­lat­ing land­scape. Our lat­est instal­la­tion, Light Tow­ers cel­e­brates Paso Rob­les’ exten­sive wine coun­try envi­rons, fea­tur­ing 69 tow­ers com­posed of more than 17,000 wine bot­tles, illu­mi­nat­ed with glow­ing optic fibers whose col­ors morph to an inspir­ing musi­cal score. Pow­ered by solar, these stun­ning exhi­bi­ts cap­ti­vate vis­i­tors, invit­ing them to engage with the land­scape and envi­ron­ment through an ethe­re­al light based and sculp­tur­al expe­ri­ence. Smith­son­ian Mag­a­zine has called Munro’s art ​“stun­ning,” while The Guardian noted ​“This is art you feel, rather than art you view.”

www​.bruce​mu​nro​.co​.uk

Nice! Oddly, nothing shows perspective on the website. Each of those towers must be at least 7-8 feet tall. The " 58,800 stemmed spheres lit by fiber optic":

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We haven't decided to go or not. They say it takes an hour, hour and a half walk-through at $50/each. Thought we'd ask around for somebody who's gone, but the pics are really spectacular.

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... What's become an annual exhibit in my hood. It's world class.



https://www.chicagobotanic.org/lightscape

Merry! Do you joyfully skip through it like the girl at the start of the vid? If not, why not?

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We haven't decided to go or not. They say it takes an hour, hour and a half walk-through at $50/each. Thought we'd ask around for somebody who's gone, but the pics are really spectacular.

$50! Art for the elite. Can't be that hard to sneak in.

[O Really]

That looks cool.
What's become an annual exhibit in my hood. It's world class.

Oooh, that's a good one. Doing lights in botanical gardens have gotten fairly frequent over the past few years, but some are clearly better than others. That's one of them. Enjoy!

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... What's become an annual exhibit in my hood. It's world class.



https://www.chicagobotanic.org/lightscape

Merry! Do you joyfully skip through it like the girl at the start of the vid? If not, why not?

I used to, but some mommies threatened to call security on me last year. Guess it's not my best look.