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All Blog Posts Tagged 'sea' (9)

Exactly 1,697 Origami Boats Flow Down to the Sea



From March 8th to the 24th, visit Cottesloe Beach in Western Australia to see a stretch of sand stunningly transformed into a temporary sculpture park. Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe is back for its 9th year. There will be more than 70 artists, representing over 13 different countries, that will…

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Added by alice on February 26, 2013 at 8:30am — No Comments

By the Sea by Remi Rebillard



Remi Rebillard mixes sexuality and the sea in this provocative series. Each photo incorporates a shot of the sea blended with a stunning, often mysterious, picture of a woman. I can't help but feel there's a deeper meaning behind these...



The New York-based photographer has been featured in some of the world’s top magazines and is known for his highly creative concepts that emphasis… Continue

Added by Kevin Chung on October 20, 2011 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Sea of Lost Mermaids (15 photos)



Michael Dweck has found and photographed a sea of lost mermaids! These beautiful sirens were actually found swimming in Montauk and Amagansett, New York as well as in the Weeki Wachee River in Florida.



"Dweck’s new work, while often abstracting the female body in a painterly swirl of watery refractions, celebrates the physical charm of the female form and the transformational effect… Continue

Added by alice on December 22, 2010 at 9:00am — 2 Comments

One way of recycling your old discs: CDSea by Bruce Munro (5pics + video)

Pretty aren't they? Well, what you're looking at aren't a kind of surreal rainbow coloured clams, or rainbow coloured lake, but actually a large scale sea made up of 600,000 unwanted discs to create that glittering reflected rainbow effect. Well, that's one way of recycling cds.



Bruce Munro, with the help of UK press and BBC Wiltshire radio, urged readers and listeners to send in their discs to his workshop, and the response was massive, and… Continue

Added by Amy Wong on June 25, 2010 at 12:00am — 3 Comments

The Majestic Sea - Ran Ortner



"Water is just my muse," said Brooklyn-based Ran Ortner, who has been depicting the ocean in his work for decades. His huge oil murals are so breathtaking and realistic that some people stand inches from the canvas to see the brush strokes.



"In my art, I contemplate collisions of opposites, from the most tender brutalities to the most devastating…

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Added by Eugene on May 14, 2010 at 11:00am — 2 Comments

7 Poetic Pictures - Sea Legs



From a small town in Florida, a young girl takes captivating photos. Going by the name of Sea Legs, this young girl captures feeling and emotion in a beautifully poetic way. What's best about her photos, though, is that they feel original. You can tell that she put a lot of thought into creating each picture, inspiring others to find their own unique point of…

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Added by alice on November 13, 2009 at 6:30am — 6 Comments

Kuroshio Sea - 2nd largest aquarium tank in the world

Simply sit down, relax and enjoy...





Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium in Japan

The main tank called the 'Kuroshio Sea' holds 7,500-cubic meters (1,981,290 gallons) of water and features the world's second largest acrylic glass panel, measuring 8.2 meters by 22.5 meters with a thickness of 60 centimeters. Whale sharks and manta rays are kept amongst many other fish species in the main… Continue

Added by Marta Chade on July 23, 2009 at 1:30am — No Comments

Big Fish, Little Fish, Swimming in the Phone Booth.



Let's face it. Almost anything turned into an aquarium is cool.



Nevertheless, the phone booth turned aquarium created by artists Benoit Deseille and Benedetto Bufalino for the Lyon Light Festival in France has got to be one of the most unique ever.



Somewhere in New Jersey, P.Diddy is furious… Continue

Added by PANDA JU on February 4, 2009 at 8:36pm — 2 Comments

The best damn clam chowder ain't in a Chunky's can, it's at Legal Sea Foods.

Since 1981, this famed New England chowder has been served at every presidential inauguration. What makes it so good? You are about to find out.



So Sam and I had dinner reservations at Rialto for dinner but having such huge stomachs as ours means you we need to eat every few hours. Thank God we have pretty decent metabolisms or we'd be houses by now. We headed up to the third floor of Charles Hotel crossed a path and got to… Continue

Added by alice on July 31, 2008 at 7:30pm — 6 Comments

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