by HarshPaul | Jun 13, 2017 | Cool
Starting with the Roman Republic in 300BC and continued during the Roman Empire, the Roman State built and maintained hundreds of thousands of miles of roads. The roads were important for the movement of people, trade, and of course, armies. At its height, the empire had over 250,000 miles of roads – of which 50,000 miles were paved. So what would it take for the representation of these ancient roads in the modern world? A subway map, of course!
Sasha Trubetskoy created this map representing Roman roads in 125 AD in a fashion similar to modern subway maps. Sasha says the map involved a lot of research since there was no single consistent source, plus, some creative liberties had to be taken for the map.
by HarshPaul | Jun 12, 2017 | Cool
Aquarius
Artist/photographer Kimberly Money created this set of makeup and images to represent the 12 signs of the zodiac. For this set, the artist did the makeup and photography all by herself, connecting her iPhone to the camera and using the phone as the trigger. So what did she do for the shot that includes both her hands? Camera triggered by toe!
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by HarshPaul | Mar 22, 2017 | Art, Cool
Artist Gaku carves exquisite patterns on a variety of fruits and vegetables. Food carving is called mukimono in Japan, and apparently, carved food is often served as a side dish. The artist has to be rather quick with his hands as oxidation sets in the moment the fruit is cut, and discolored edibles don’t look this picturesque.
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by HarshPaul | Mar 22, 2017 | Cool
Peruvian artist and photographer Christian Fuchs looked up at the portraits of his illustrious line of aristocratic European and Latin American ancestors, and probably thought “Hey, I can do this too!” Reality happens to be a bit more complex though. Christian grew up looking at the portraits that had been in his family for up to five generations.
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by HarshPaul | Mar 22, 2017 | Cool
These masterfully crafted area rugs and carpets may look like a bunch of stones, but they are indeed quite soft. The “stones” happen to be handcrafted and unique. The soft and textured pebbles are made from wool felted by hand. You can purchase the rugs and carpets from Etsy.
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by HarshPaul | Mar 18, 2017 | Cool, Environment
These leggings aren’t just pattern on fabric, they’re designed on basis of real medieval armor. All three variants of the leggings take inspiration from actual pieces of armor, all of which are currently on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
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by HarshPaul | Mar 15, 2017 | Art, Cool
For his series Flatland II, Turkish artist Aydin Büyüktaş has created dizzying and distorted views of American landscapes. It took the photographer two months to scout and plan for the locations, then another month and 10,000 miles of travelling across the USA to capture the shots. Aydin captured 18-20 images for each shot, then stitched them together to create collages that stretch into the sky and fold onto themselves.
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by HarshPaul | Mar 15, 2017 | Automobiles, Cool
Photographer John Platt has uploaded photographs of a selection of cars, trucks, and bikes used in Mad Max: Fury Road. The images were captured over three weeks, prior to the shooting of the film.
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by HarshPaul | Mar 14, 2017 | Cool, Videos
Here’s a cute and surprisingly adorable video of cameraman Garth De Bruno Austin being approached by a wild rhino, requesting a belly rub. A wild animal approaching a human is quite surprising, and if the animal happens to be a rhino things aren’t quite likely to end on a happy note like this one. As Austin pointed out, he has filmed this rhino for a few years and has developed a level of trust.
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by HarshPaul | Mar 13, 2017 | Art, Cool
Netherlands-based artist Jeroen van Kesteren has created this wonderful set of airships, for a series titled Orphanage for Lost Adventures. They are made primarily from cardboard, although aluminum, paper, foil, and adhesives find use too. The flying ships have been created over the last year, and each can take almost a month to complete.
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