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How to Wash Big Airplanes

2010-11-16T16:19:00.000-05:00

http://airplanephotoblog.com/?p=168

5 Creepy Beach Sculptures To Scare Off Sunbathers

2010-11-08T23:04:00.000-05:00

For most people the beach is a place to relax, especially when visited as part or a holiday. It's a place to forget the worries of every day life, look out to a hopefully calm sea and sprawl out on a strip of warm sand. So it seems surprising that on some beaches around the world, artists have been chosen to display some of the creepiest structures known to man that are sure to traumatise the most hardened of tourists, especially at a time when the defenses are down.

1. Hand Of Harmony, Homigot, Korea

If I were to wake up from dozing on a beach to see a giant's hand reaching out from the shallow waters in front of me, I'd be extremely susceptible to a spot of panic. The Hand Of Harmony has been worrying tourists in Korea since 1999. No word on the cause of death.

2. Sperm Whale, Scheveningen Beach, The Netherlands

Unlike your average Sperm Whale, this monster is made from wood, aluminum and polyester and was placed on Scheveningen Beach in July of this year. Those tourists not in the loop would be forgiven for placing their towels as far away as possible.

3. Another Place, Liverpool, England

A beach in Liverpool is home to dozens of stationary, zombie-like statues, all facing out to sea in various locations. To say it's a creepy scene is an understatement and one has to wonder just how many sunbathers have been forced to leave for another beach after being given the chills by these sculptures.

4. A Room Where It Always Rains, Barcelona, Spain

Juan Munoz’s 'Una Habatacio on Sempre Plou' (A Room Where It Always Rains) is possibly the creepiest piece of beach art on earth and consists of 5 stone weebles trapped in a cage on a strip of sand in Barcelona. The closer you get, the scarier it becomes, until you finally see their pained faces and drop your ice-cream.

5. Couple, Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, England

Just how many panicked emergency calls have been made due to this bizarre statue causing people to believe two giants are about to be smashed to death by waves is unknown. What we do know is that, under the right circumstances, this piece of art could easily cause mild palpitations and extreme confusion.

http://www.premier-holidays.com/info/5_creepy_beach_sculptures_to_scare_off_sunbath.aspx

Between The Seconds

2010-11-02T13:38:00.000-04:00

With the click of a shutter sometimes we become privy to the strange world that occurs between the seconds.

12 Cool Colored-Pencil Sculptures

2010-10-25T10:37:00.000-04:00

Piled high on the floor of Michigan-based artist Jennifer Maestre's loft is a giant mound of Loew-Cornell colored pencils, the artist's building supply of choice. She produces beautiful, albeit dangerous-looking, sculptures by meticulously poking each through a screen. Prompted by a contest in art school, Maestre began creating sculptures of sea creatures using nails. "But I couldn’t get a lot of variations of form, or the kind of shapes I wanted," she says. She needed a new medium—something pointy and cheap—which is when she started using colored pencils.
She sold her first sculpture in 1999 through Mobilia Gallery in Cambridge, Massachusetts, after they saw her work at a local art festival. "They contacted me and said, ‘Oh, we want to represent you. Will you bring your work down?’ I thought it was a joke," Maestre says. Today, the gallery handles her art exclusively and the artist gets e-mails from people all over the world who want to commission her work. Below, we've rounded up 12 examples of her creature- and nature-inspired works of art.

“Ibentina”

Maestre named this 13" x 10" x 10" work, which she made and sold in 2008, after an ancient Egyptian sculpture. "I've been waiting to make a sculpture worthy of the name, and here she is," she says. "I think the Ibentina is my favorite pencil sculpture."

“Pelt”

This is one of Maestre's first pencil sculptures, which she made in 1999 and gave to a good friend as a wedding present. "It is a woven fabric of pencils, like all my sculptures, but unlike most has no rigidity at all," she says. "It can be manipulated into different forms, just like a piece of fabric."

“Materialize”

This was made in 2005 for a show at the Society for Contemporary Craft in Pittsburgh titled "Transformations." In an attempt to express something rising out of a swirl, Maestre disassembled and reassembled the piece a number of times during the building process. "I spent a whole summer trying to get it right," she adds.

“Kraken”

This 14" x 12" x 12" creature was inspired by jellyfish, octopuses and sea monsters. "I spent about two months on this one, on and off," Maestre says. "My hands really start to hurt if I don't take breaks and give them a rest." It's on display at Mobilia Gallery.

“Aurora”

"I have been obsessed with the idea of the elements of legs and petals, but they are technically very tricky and I am still experimenting," says Maestre. In fact, the 7" x 17" x 17" sculpture, which Maestre made for a basket show at the Fuller Craft Museum in Brockton, Massachusetts, took her several attempts to get right. "I was trying to make a floating element in the center, with petals unfolding like sun rays."

“Seethe”

This is another sculpture Maestre's gallery asked her to make for the Fuller Craft Museum's basket show. The 9" x 14" x 13" work has since been sold. "I called it ‘Seethe’ because it reminds me of lava bubbling out of a volcano," she says.

“Nuzzle”

"Married couples have told me that this reminds them of marriage—connected but sometimes a little prickly," Maestre says about the sculpture, which was featured on the banner for the DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park Annual Exhibition in 2003. "It was a gigantic thrill to see my work on an 8-foot-tall banner when I arrived to the opening of the exhibit!"

“Ursulina”

Maestre named this 13.5" x 7" x 6" work, which she made in 2003, after a pug she knows. "I realize that it doesn't look at all like a pug, but to me it has a similar energy—or maybe it is just the way the head tilts?" It currently lives at D Berman Gallery in Austin.

“Threnody”

This 12" x 12" x 12" sculpture’s name means a song or hymn of mourning—because it seems to be lamenting loss, in Maestre's opinion. It's been called a gorilla, frog and Egyptian mask, among other things, which is why Maestre likes it. "I don't want people to be banged over the head with what I think my art is—I love it when they bring their own interpretation."

“Minx”

"Sometimes, I just want to make something funny and cute," Maestre says about this 8" x 6" x 6" sculpture, which she completed in 2005 and is now on display at Mobilia Gallery. "This little sculpture makes me laugh," she says.

“Silkie”

This 14" x 9" x 16" sculpture, which Maestre completed in 2005, is named after a mythological seal that can shed its own skin to become human. "There is a lot of emotion in this one for me," Maestre says. "The points going in, opening up and transformation— I am a huge fan of transformation myths."

"Terpsichore”

Maestre scanned the thesaurus for the perfect name to suit this 13" x 10" x 9" sculpture. Eventually, she came up with “Terpsichore,” who was one of the nine Muses—the goddesses or spirits who inspire the creation of literature and the arts—in Greek mythology. "It reminds me of three dancing girls, with garlands of flowers," Maestre says.

“I want to go to there”

2010-10-22T14:51:00.000-04:00

Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria, Germany by Luiz Pires
There are so many places I want to see, I’ve been browsing and bookmarking and basically putting together travel porn (oh dear, that phrase isn’t going to be good for my blog search results is it). I’m going to Nice in may and maybe Davos in the summer, so that should satisfy me for the year. If I had unlimited funds I’d do a leisurely Trans Siberian Railway route through Russia and then travel around China and Japan. Where would you go?

St. George Orthodox Monastery in Wadi Qelt, Palestinian territories by Adam Fink.

Hanoi, Vietnam by Larpoon.

Iceland by orvaratli.

Prague, Czech Republic by Adam Gut.

Crystal River Mill, Colorado, USA by Rob Lee.

North Coyote Buttes near the Utah and Arizona border, USA by coulombic.

Varanasi, India by Larpoon.

Dalat, Vietnam by Larpoon.

Oia in Santorini, Greece by marcelgermain.

Brennisteinsalda volcano in Iceland by ystenes.

Honningsvåg, Norway by richard mcmanus.

Fribourg, Switzerland by Adam Gut.

Erg Chebbi sand dunes, Morocco by mikemellinger.

The Old Town of Edinburgh, Scotland by letsgetjetset.

Ferrari

2010-10-20T17:35:00.002-04:00

Ferrari world abu dhabi opens october 2010

ferrari theme park

the world's first ferrari theme park - ferrari world abu dhabi is set to open in october 2010.
announced as 'an intense multi-sensory experience and a must-visit for enthusiasts, fans and families'.
the park pays tribute to the passion, excellence, performance, technical innovation that ferrari
has established over the years and represents today. its iconic sleek red roof is directly influenced
by the classic double curve side profile of the ferrari gt body, spanning 200,000 m2 and carrying
the largest ferrari logo ever created.

ferrari world abu dhabi will host a number of attractions, including rides for children of all ages,
providing the complete ferrari experience: over 20 state-of-the-art attractions, each designed to
bring to life a different part of the ferrari story, including the world’s fastest rollercoaster, travelling
at speeds exceeding 200 km/h and emulating the thrilling sensation of being in a ferrari f1 car, or
the g-force experience taking passengers on an adrenaline-pumping ride up over 62 m, through
the roof and back down again.

the park is located on yas island - set to become a global tourist destination with a wide range
of accommodation and entertainment facilities - on the north east side of abu dhabi’s mainland.
abu dhabi, at the crossroads between europe, asia and africa, was chosen as the ideal location
to build the ferrari theme park, motor sports being extremely popular in the united arab emirates.
ferrari world abu dhabi will offer a unique and intensely fun way, together with a wide variety
of italian delicacies, and of course unique shopping experiences.

construction of ferrari world abu dhabi

aerial view of the park

construction

view of the roof

view of the roof from a distance

the park is adjacent to the yas marina circuit and yas hotel designed by asymptote architecture

the grand prix race track

construction

the exterior of the theme park

the centre of the theme park

detail of the cone structure

the adjacent race track

the rollercoaster

one of the cars of the rollercoaster

rendering of the rollercoaster

unveiling of the gt formula rossa rollercoaster

l to r: fernando alonso, stefano domenicali, felipe massa

the crew in the gt formula rossa rollercoaster

the park is owned by aldar properties pjsc, abu dhabi’s leading property development, management
and investment company. farah leisure parks management l.l.c, a joint venture between aldar
properties pjsc and profun management group inc. (international leisure facilities management
and operating company) will be responsible for managing and operating ferrari world abu dhabi.

19 Amazing Paintings, Not Photos

2010-10-12T20:53:00.000-04:00

Sorry for no updates for a long time, I found this pretty cool website. All these are paintings not photographs! Amazing! Let me know if you like it, and I might do more paintings blogs.

Photographs That Changed The World

2010-10-04T10:09:00.001-04:00

20 Of The Funniest TV Screenshots Of All Time

2010-09-30T13:53:00.001-04:00

I’m not a TV guy but looking at these 20 screen shots might have the effect of me completely wasting 20 hours of my day on the tube instead of me completely wasting 20 hours of my day searching for cute cat videos on Youtube.

Living Root Bridges In India

2010-09-29T19:40:00.001-04:00

After countless hours of lurking the internet I have found some interesting pictures of living root bridges in India. In the depths of northeastern India, in one of the wettest places on earth, bridges aren’t built – they’re grown. The thin, tender roots of the rubber tree, prevented from fanning out by the betel nut trunks, grow straight out. When they reach the other side of the river, they’re allowed to take root in the soil. Given enough time, a sturdy, living bridge is produced. The root bridges, some of which are over a hundred feet long, take ten to fifteen years to become fully functional, but they’re extraordinarily strong – strong enough that some of them can support the weight of fifty or more people at a time.

Pencil Tip Micro Sculptures

2010-09-27T16:00:00.000-04:00

This is a cool website with creative pencil carvings. Dalton Ghetti creates awesomely stunning miniature sculptures on pencil tips! Mind blown!

Here is a link with more pictures: http://ubersuper.com/pencil-tip-micro-sculptures/

Try not to laugh

2010-09-27T01:58:00.000-04:00

This is hilarious.. A blind kid playing football. God if only Cleveland Browns had this guy maybe we would win a game or two.