Geek Art Gallery

Short Film: Ten Thousand Hours

2013-05-21T12:00:00.000-04:00

"Ten Thousand Hours" Written and Directed by Joe Sill

Installation: Masking Tape

2013-05-21T11:30:00.000-04:00

Masking Tape installation by Koji Iyama

Short Film: Memorize

2013-05-20T12:00:00.000-04:00

"Memorize" Written & Directed by Eric Ramberg and Jimmy Eriksson

Much like the Tom Cruise feature Minority Report or the short film Plurality, Memorize is set in a world where hiding your crime is impossible. Authorities are able to tap directly into an individual’s memory unit to play back past events like a video. The technological advance still hasn't eliminated violence, though. Without any chance of avoiding prosecution, criminals don't go quietly. Thus, the need for the SSU, a crack police unit with the skills and temperament of Judge Dredd. Watch the teaser trailer on Vimeo.

"In 2027, everyone is implanted with a chip - the Memorize-chip. It records everything you see, a new system to fight crime. One unit controls the system. The SSU - Special Surveillance Unit."

Documentary: Dream

2013-05-20T11:30:00.002-04:00

DREAM - Art & Culture of Burning Man directed by Rich Van Every

"Illuminating the culture of Burning Man – the annual pilgrimage to Nevada's Black Rock Desert – as a catalyst for community, innovation and the actualization of dreams, this film offers a glimpse into the art and culture of this dynamic community with the hope to spark a dream within you."

Photography: Ghosts in the Machine

2013-05-20T11:30:00.001-04:00

"Ghosts in the Machine" by Mark Crummett

A photo series featuring miniature figures inside electronics.

"The 'ghosts' in these machines are just folks, dwarfed by the technology that pervades their lives. Engaged in enigmatic activities in an out-of-scale, high tech landscape, workers toil on industrial-scale electronic components or move through an out-sized industrial/technical environment."

Video: The Autobot

2013-05-20T11:30:00.000-04:00

"The Autobot" by Marco Svizzero and Robert Xavier Burden

11ft x 7ft, Oil on Canvas

"This massive Transformers oil painting took 8 months and over 2000 photos to capture in time-lapse video. It depicts Optimus Prime and various Transformers toys from 1984, and it is currently being displayed at The Shooting Gallery in San Francisco."

"A lot of the original Transformers were made in Japan, and I'm a fan of Japanese artist Takashi Murakami, so it's a bit of an homage to his work as well. I also just like flower patterns."

Architecture: Institute for Molecular Science

2013-05-20T11:00:00.002-04:00

The La Trobe University Institute for Molecular Science by Lyons Architects

“The new $55m, 6 storey building will provide approximately 2700m² of learning space – including wet and dry labs – on the lower three levels, and 18 research labs on the upper floors.”

Sculpture: Icarus

2013-05-20T11:00:00.001-04:00

"Icarus" by SheilabytheSea

Sand sculptures, Sand World Weymouth, March 2013

Sculpture: Time Machine & Metropolis

2013-05-20T11:00:00.000-04:00

"Time Machine & Metropolis" by SheilabytheSea

Sand sculptures, Sand World Weymouth, March 2013

Sweets: R2-D2 Cake

2013-05-20T10:30:00.001-04:00

R2-D2 Cake by Kidacity

"He's finished and delivered! My first really structural cake and he was big, heavy and caused me heart palpitations to assemble at the party. For an epic 21st Star Wars party that I would happily have gatecrashed. He stood at 55cm tall and was so top heavy that it was a family effort to deliver him today (I carried the legs, my dad the body, my mum the head while my other half drove and my sister looked after the kids! THANKS GUYS! lol). He has a sound module attached into the bottom and made R2D2 sounds when a buttton was pressed.

The cake is caramel mud cake with caramel italian meringue buttercream and the rest white chocolate mud cake with white chocolate ganache.

I found the tutorial from Stacked Cakes an absolutely massive help with this cake. To see it all stepped out the way that they have took a great deal of stress out of the equation and I am so grateful to them. They were also kind enough to answer a few questions and gave me the CRUCIAL advice to deliver it myself in pieces.

Thank you to my wonderful family, Stacked Cakes and my fabulous customer Reyna for the opportunity to make R2D2."

Sweets: 3-D Mario Cake

2013-05-20T10:30:00.000-04:00

3-D Mario Cake by Pink Cake Box

When NBC announced that Jimmy Fallon will be the next host of The Tonight Show, Nintendo of America commissioned this cake to congratulate him.

"Super Mario Bros Cake" by Pinkcakebox

Installation: Iceberg

2013-05-20T09:30:00.001-04:00

"Iceberg" by ATOMIC3

Referred to, in its simplest sense, as a “playful, immersive work” this piece uses lights, sounds and a whole lot of visitor participation to tell the story of an iceberg’s journey. Motion sensors detect movements inside of the piece’s architectural mainframe, triggering timely changes in the lights and sounds, with each of the fours part of the installation echoing a different part of the iceberg’s inanimate life-cycle.

Metalwork: Gothic Works

2013-05-20T09:30:00.000-04:00

"Dump Truck," 2010
Gothic Works by Belgium artist Wim Delvoye
Lasercut Corten Steel

Cement Mixer by Wim Delvoye

"Doha Truck," 2012

Sweets: Tyrion Lannister Cake

2013-05-20T08:30:00.001-04:00

Tyrion Lannister Game of Thrones Cake by Cake Retro

Modelling chocolate/ handpainted in edible sugar flair paints
on sponge base with strawberry filling

In the Game of Thrones you live or you dine.

Humor: Comics of Ice and Fire

2013-05-20T08:30:00.000-04:00

"Happy Name Day, Unsullied!"

Comics of Ice and Fire by Azad-Injejikian

Quick Pic: Summer is Coming

2013-05-20T08:00:00.001-04:00

Summer is Coming

Source: Imgur via Reddit

You have to click through and read the epic pun thread

being spawned by this photo on Reddit.

Link Round-Up: May 20, 2013

2013-05-20T08:00:00.000-04:00

"Punch It" by Jason Liwag

Prints and variants available for purchase from StoreEnvy. US$40 / US$65

12 stunning things created by 3-D printers

George Takei Responds To "Traditional" Marriage Fans

Guest Photographers or: Why You Should Have an Unplugged Wedding

Hilarious 1980s Star Trek Illustrations

Old Japanese Man Creates Amazing Art Using Excel (Wait, Excel?)

"Our research shows that people love two things: failed Microsoft technologies and obscure Javascript libraries. Naturally, we decided to combine the two." Thanks to Smore, you can now put Microsoft Clippy (or one of its friends) on your websites.

News: Adobe Ideas

2013-05-17T12:30:00.000-04:00

Adobe has released a free vector drawing app called Adobe Ideas for your iPad or iPhone in the App Store. It previously cost US$10, and it was receiving good reviews even at that price. Now version 2.6 is free to download. Features in this version include the ability to customize your toolbar with your favorite brushes, share your designs on Facebook and Twitter, and sync your color themes with Kuler.

Don't worry. If you already bought a copy, you can get a refund.

Short Film: Expo

2013-05-17T12:00:00.000-04:00

"Expo" directed by Joe Sill of the Dodge College of Film and Media Arts

Set on off-planet, Expo relies heavily on some fairly complex visual FX that far outstrip its slight budget. Far from being a case of style of substance, however, Expo is a shining example of the sort of short film that is rapidly overtaking the major blockbusters to become the future of the genre.

"Female astro-miner Shona has been mining under dangerous conditions on the moon for the past two years in order to pay for expensive medical treatments in hopes of save her bed-ridden daughter Darla, and now that her tour is completed, a younger astronaut Paige has come to replace her. Shona is reluctant to return to the world she once knew, but in meeting Paige realizes that returning to Earth isn’t where she’ll find peace - she will have to return home."

Sweets: GameBoy Cake

2013-05-17T11:30:00.002-04:00

Gameboy Zelda Cake
Source: Imgur via Reddit

Quick Pic: Yarn Dalek

2013-05-17T11:30:00.001-04:00

Dalek Yarn Bomb at West Magnolia Street and Commercial Street in Bellingham, WA

Photographed by Kevyn Jacobs

Source: Boing Boing

Featurette: TRON UPRISING Art Direction

2013-05-17T11:30:00.000-04:00

"TRON UPRISING Art Direction" by Alberto Mielgo

"During 3 years I was working on Tron Uprising as the Art Director/Production Designer... Here, 4 minutes re-edit of my favourite scenes."

Photography: Airports

2013-05-17T11:00:00.001-04:00

Aerial Airports by New York-based photographer Jeffrey Milstein

Fresh Take: GoT Houses as Corporations

2013-05-17T11:00:00.000-04:00

"Game Of Thrones Houses re-imagined as Modern Corporations" by Joe Berkowitz

"Photo hub ShutterStock imagines what the Lannisters and Starks might be getting up today--and it’s a real game changer. Disruption. Headhunters. Execution. Yes, the cutthroat nature of modern corporations could rival any of the hand-severing antics of HBO’s Game of Thrones. Perhaps that’s why the stock photography site ShutterStock recently unveiled a series of mock ads featuring the houses of Westeros as contemporary businesses."

Posters: Into Darkness

2013-05-17T10:30:00.001-04:00

Star Trek: Into Darkness posters by Matt Ferguson