Alice's Blog – May 2012 Archive (76)

They're back! To celebrate the start of Star Wars Weekend at Disneyland, a new set of Star Wars/Disney mash-up images have just been released. These print ads, by Disney's Yellow Shoes Creative Group, brings the magic of Disney together with the excitement of Star Wars. Make sure to watch the hilarious video, below, that features Darth Vader in a brainstorming session. Also,…

Lately, I've come across a lot of photos of hot air balloons shot from a magical perspective. Taken inside these behemoth, flying structures, these photos show us what it's like to be completely enveloped by bright and beautiful colors. For your inspiration, today we've put together a compilation of some of the best shots, giving you a chance to experience what it's like inside these…

Visit South Korea right now and you'll be able to see the tallest LEGO structure in the world! The 105-foot tower was constructed at Seoul's Olympic Stadium, to mark the 80th birthday of the Danish company. It took 4,000 children 5 days to build the tower with the help of Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark who had the honor of placing the final brick. If you can believe it, half a million bricks were used. (Just looking at it makes me feel…

N.C. Winters is working on a long-term project called 100 Drawings where he's creating a work of art until we reaches a total of 100. Though the aim of this personal project is to get him back into drawing "every day for fun," it's turned into a wonderful place to see some stunningly surreal works. Started in late 2010, he's now completed 53 with hopes to complete the set by the end of…

Someday, I vow to make out to New York and attend the 99% Conference, Behance's flagship event that's about bringing ideas to life. For now, however, I'll just have to enjoy these illustrations Wendy MacNaughton has put together that show the "big picture insights" from their amazing speakers this year. (Behance asked MacNaughton to document their conference in this creative…

Could it be? Were these famous faces created using just clever lighting and carefully arranged wooden pins? It seems so! Philip Karlberg is the creative photographer behind this interesting idea which he shot for Plaza Magazine.

"A couple of months ago I came up with an idea I have had in mind for years," he says. "I just did not know what I could use it for. But then I did…

Head on over to The Hole in New York right now (until May 26) and you'll be able to experience an amazingly colorful exhibit by Holton Rower. The first New York solo exhibition for the artist, "Pour Paintings" is just that, they're paintings created by carefully pouring paint over plywood. The result is incredible color combinations that are stunningly psychedelic. Make sure to watch the video…

This contest proves that you can create art with materials sitting right on your desk! Using 15 rolls of Scotch packaging tape, Jake Longenecker nabbed first place in The Scotch Off the Roll Tape Sculpture Contest, sponsored by 3M. Called "Free Fallin," it depicts a WWII era paratrooper in mid drop. Longenecker beat out more than 100 entries to take home the $5,000…

By now you've probably seen the shocking and controversial TIME magazine cover of Los Angeles-based mother Jamie Lynne Grumet breasfeeding her son, who turns four next month. Magazine expert Samir Husni called the cover "a…

Surrey, England-based Heather Ackroyd and Dan Harvey take something we all take for granted, grass, and turn it into a fascinating medium for artistic expression. Their unique portraits are created by exposing plots of seedling grass to light through a custom-made negative, making the grass grow in different shades, from yellow to green. Basically, they harness the process of…

Wooden House, by Poland-based artist Dariusz Klimczak, is a wonderfully whimsical photo manipulation that gives new meaning to the word "treehouse." Love how the red hatted person is just casually walking toward the tree, looking as if he's just coming home after another long, hard day at work. …

The creative world lost one of the great ones this week as author and illustrator Maurice Sendak passed away at the age of 83. His most famous book, "Where the Wild Things Are," touched young and old alike, making readers feel connected to a mischievous little boy named Max who had a brave heart and a wonderful imagination.

As a loving tribute, agency Wieden and Kennedy in…

While we here at My Modern Met are always coming across the latest and greatest in modern architecture, we've never seen anything quite so outlandish as this. While at first glance these buildings may seem grounded in some sort of reality, they're actually the imaginative work of Xavier Delory to study how European cities have undergone a drastic change. This intriguing, on-going…

For three months, artist Yang Yongliang worked with a team to create an incredible cement dragon sculpture that looks as if it's bursting out of a wall. Throughout history, the Chinese dragon has been a symbol of peace, prosperity and power. "It has always been the emblem of the Chinese nation and state, as well," Yongliang told us. "My original intention was to expose its status…

Ready for a fantastic installation that will make you want to hop on a plane to Paris? French conceptual artist Daniel Buren presents Excentrique(s), an incredibly beautiful exhibit at the Grand Palais. Rainbow colored disks act like trees one walks underneath. It's part of Monumenta, an annual art project now in its fifth year, that dares an artist of international stature to…

Using just colored sand, artist Joe Mangrum beautifies streets and museum floors in major US cities. What's most amazing is that this artist comes up with his highly detailed, often symmetrical pieces without any advance planning. Instead, every design is improvised by "the inspiration that comes from the day." Watch the video Story Eyed Media did on Mangrum to see learn more about his process…

This has got to be one of the craziest spaces we've ever seen! Architect Boris Banozic worked with students from the University of Applied Sciences Darmstadt to create Trillusion, an installation that explores the relationship between furniture and space. Using three colors - black, white and orange - they formed an "abstract shadow of play" that messes with your mind. The piece asks…

In all the years that we've been running My Modern Met, if there's one trend that stood out from the rest, it's art made out of books. Remember Guy Laramee, the artist who meticulously carves out encyclopedias to create incredible landscapes or Brian Dettmer, aka The Book Surgeon, the man who uses knives, tweezers and surgical tools to form unbelievable sculptures?

Rachael Ashe is an…

The moment I saw these photos, something stirred inside of me. Artist Jose Romussi breathes new life into old photos by embroidering colorful thread onto skirts and dresses. While the Chile-based mixed media artist has a website full of peculiar and strange collages, it's this fanciful series that has…

Award-winning photographer and experienced animal trainer Carli Davidson is back with a brand new series called "Fetch" that explores the movement of dogs. In these fantastically fun photos, Davidson wanted to show how dogs' "play and prey" instincts emerge when they attempt to fetch objects in mid-air. "It’s amazing to watch the…