German artist Carsten Nicolai has some great artworks and installation pieces. Many of the works seem generative, creating beauty from chaos.
Carsten Nicolai
VaryWell
VaryWell write software, build hardware and generally create brilliant interactive apps and interfaces.
Read at Work
I stumbled upon Read at Work the other day and was really impressed by the whole deviousness of the scheme! The basic premise allows you to read classic novels whilst posing as doing that important powerpoint presentation that was due yesterday. The interface is really nifty (at emulating windows) and the whole thing kind of reminds me of the boss key that was prevalent in early video games.
Flight404
Flight404 is the blog of processing master Robert Hodgin. The projects featured here are mind blowing. If you’re into glowing things and particle effects you should definitely check this out. Also of interest is Robert’s vimeo page which can be found here.
Shorty Fatz
Now that it’s summer you’re definitely gonna need a custom cruiser to peddle around the city streets/beach/countryside. That’s where Shorty Fatz comes in. Creating some sweet customised cruisers the same way OCC create custom choppers, Shorty Fatz will have you cruisin’ in no time.
Natasja Fourie
Photographer Natasja Fourie (NSFW) has a really great website. Her photography is equally as good and really stands out from the crowd with her use of locations and other media.
Dvein
There’s some great work going on over at Dvein. As well as having a pretty damn slick website, I’m really diggin’ the Diesel Liquid Space Show visuals.
Telectroscope
I was lucky enough to be able to go and visit the Telectroscope in London bridge last night and I can attest first hand that it is a wonderful piece of interactive public art. The Telectroscope is the brain child of Victorian engineer Alexander Stanhope St George who envisaged a secret tunnel running underneath the Atlantic connecting London with New York.
These plans were re-discovered by Alexander’s great grandson Paul St George a few years ago and with the miracle of modern technology his vision has finally been achieved. The apparatus itself looks like a huge steampunk-esque telescope buried in the ground and allows viewers to communicate in real-time between London and New York via a large screen and webcam.
The exhibition is on in both London (London Bridge) and New York (Brooklyn Bridge) until June 15th, so if you’re in either city I definitely recommend going to check it out.
Photograph by Mathew Andrews
Li Wei
The art of Li Wei is very curious indeed! Depicting people in impossible positions is his forté and the results are incredible. Go check him out for some mind bending imagery.
