MetaFilter posts tagged with Art and architecture

Bucket list made easy!

JoanArkham — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 07:23:42 -0800

Want to see Trajan's Column, Michelangelo’s David (with or without fig leaf), and Notre Dame all in one room? (Well, two rooms.) The Victoria and Albert’s “Cast Courts” are an amazing example of Victorian plaster casting, allowing those who couldn't afford the Grand Tour a chance to see great works of art and architecture.

Best/Site

vronsky — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:09:53 -0800

Wonderful documentary on the art inspired chain of Best retail stores designed by Site architectural firm in the '70s and early '80s. 1::2::3::4

Long live The New flesh!

Artw — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 09:41:10 -0800

"All of which is a long way of saying that, to construct a new church of anatomical horror and to do so out of stone, as Al-Mehdari seems to be suggesting, is a fascinating idea. " - Body Baroque

Somethin' New From Chemistry

mattdidthat — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:59:59 -0800

Graphic Concrete is a process with which textures, patterns, typography, images, or works of art can be "printed" on concrete surfaces, with subtle and dramatic results. Invented by Finnish designer and architect Samuli Naamanka, Graphic Concrete is being used in projects all over the globe.

Pattern in Islamic Art

Burhanistan — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 20:15:47 -0800

Pattern in Islamic Art - thousands of high quality, free pictures of various motifs, patterns and architectural elements of mosques and other structures from Asia to West Africa. Also includes thorough analysis of some of the geometric elements, and historical context. Previously (1) (2) Islamic Geometry Quasicrystalline theory of the tiled patterns.

Blowing up the Rocca Malatestiana

carsonb — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 11:29:00 -0800

Tetragram for Enlargement is an architectural video installation by Apparati Effimeri that decorates, distorts, and eventually explodes the fortress Rocca Malatestiana. [Italian] McFly, Lardz, and Grassivaro have put together quite a collection of projection/music videos, including at least one other entrancing architectural projection, Strade BluArte. via feuilleton

Bruxellisation

Artw — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:22:21 -0800

Top 10 comic book cities

Deciding to sell, but not die.

Beautiful Screaming Lady — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:48:51 -0800

Champions of Reversible Destiny, architects Arakawa + Gins believe that people die because they're too comfortable. Having lost their life savings through Bernie Madoff, their bewildering East Hampton Bioscleave house - and, presumably, immortality - can now be yours for only $4million. [via the always awesome It's lovely! I'll take it!]

India and South Asian resources

nickyskye — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 22:22:27 -0800

Dr. Frances W. Pritchett, Professor of Modern Indic Languages at Columbia University, New York, has created a superb online collection of resources, all about India and South Asia, its art, history, literature, architecture and culture. Her Indian Routes section (the Index page) is a particularly rich resource. Her vast, colorful and informative site also has many great images. Check out her "scrapbook pages" on the Princes l the Ghaznavids l British Rule l Women's Spaces l Perspectives on Hinduism. Photos of Professor Pritchett and her encyclopedic page of links about India/South Asia, Morningside Mix.

MegaCity-One

Artw — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 17:38:56 -0800

An epic blog post on the evolution of the architecture of Megacity-One, the futuristic comic-book home of Judge Dredd, by Matt Brooker, showing influence of artists such as Carlso Esquerra, Mike McMahon and Ian Gibson over the years. Judge Dredds cover appearances on 2000ad from 1977 onwards (when each Prog cost 8p), and plenty other images from the world of Judge Dredd. As for that movie... Oddly no mention of Cam Kennedy, which is a bit of an oversight. 2000AD covers by artist (inc. non Dredd covers): Carlos Esquerra Mike McMahon Ian Gibson Ron Smith Colin Wilson Colour version of that first Esquerra image of Megacity one.

Ancient Greece

netbros — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 09:24:40 -0800

Explore the History of the Ancient Greek World from the Neolithic to the Classical Period. Covering important topics, such as Art and Architecture, Mythology, Wars, Culture and Society, Poetry, Olympics, History Periods, Philosophy, Playwrights, Kings and Rulers of Ancient Greece.

SCIENCE!!!

tellurian — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 23:46:29 -0800

The Evoluon was a museum dedicated to science and technology, and the place of technology in society. It was closed for the public in 1989 and has not been re-opened as a public museum since. Watch the wonderfully 60s promotion (worth it just for the soundtrack). [via]

Architecture, Sampled And Remixed

jack_mo — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 05:56:16 -0800

Dionisio González makes photographs of imaginary favelas, Filip Dujardin makes photographs of imaginary buildings.

The Big Chart

blasdelf — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 09:44:01 -0800

We need a way to have, buy, and sit on fewer and better things. — from the CICINA, a 20 minute video presentation on their effort to compare all things in a massive bracketed set of 2¹⁴ binary judgements. Which is better: Apples or Oranges?

Devils in the Details

Kronos_to_Earth — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:16:50 -0800

A luminous dragon climbing the side of a building is almost certain to be fearsome; but, when executed properly, even a sculpture of a bunny rabbit can threaten.... Gargoyles and Grotesques. (some nsfw stonework) The story behind the Newcastle Vampire Rabbit doesn't seem to be well known....

That giant fountain projection thing

Artw — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 23:39:58 -0800

Primal source at GLOW (video), Burble London (an implementation of Open Burble) (video), Evoke (video) - the transformative artworks of Haque Design and Research. Interview with Usman Haque. Previously.

The Islamic art collection at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Kattullus — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:32:00 -0800

The Islamic art collection at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art has beautiful objects to delight every fancy, whether you seek manuscript illustration (more), calligraphy (more), glassware (more), archetectural elements (more) and much, yes, more! If you want some knowledge to go with the beauty then you are in luck because on the site there is an overview of Islamic art history from inception to the now.

Art Deco

Kattullus — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 06:59:33 -0800

Art Deco was the dominant style of the interwar era, coming out of Paris in the 1920's and ruling the roost until World War II broke out. Randy Juster's Decopix - The Art Deco Resource has enough pictures of Art Deco architecture to send one hurtling into The Gernsback Continuum. If that's not enough then there's always the 11000+ images of the Flickr Art Deco Pool. But Art Deco wasn't just about architecture. On the Victoria and Albert Musem's Art Deco site one can view Art Deco objects in great detail, rotating them and listening to audio lectures on each object. But before Art Deco was a design aesthetic it was an art-style. Illustrations for the Art Deco Book in France has more than 170 images from the proponents of that then-new style (some images are not safe for work, especially in the George Barbier section).

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

hadjiboy — Thu, 29 May 2008 22:03:38 -0800

Come, take a ride and look at some of the Islamic Art of the past. Or, you could call it Art of the Islamic World if you're so inclined. If not, then how about taking into account some of the major milestones of Islam throughout the centuries, from past till present (more examples here), including the art of Calligraphy and Architecture. Not to mention the Arab world's contribution to music, both old and new. [Previously mentioned, here, here, here, and here, with a wonderful comment from nickyskye as usual]

Maya Cities exhibition site

peacay — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 21:11:19 -0800

Architecture, Restoration, and Imaging of the Maya Cities of Uxmal, Kabah, Sayil, and Labná - a new extensive exhibition site from Reed College (with nice large images available). See: Contents. The site includes "19th and early 20th century drawings, prints, and photographs, showing the appearance of these four cities before the extensive restoration campaigns of the twentieth century [..and..] over 1000 recent photographs."

ArkiBlog

dobbs — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:40:17 -0800

Tokyo By Night - Just one of the posts on ArkiBlog, a blog about architecture and design. {via}

Excuse me, were you going to art that?

artifarce — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 19:47:56 -0800

Superuse: Reusing can be beautiful, unusual, functional, and even illustrative of our culture of excess. (all links lead to the same site).

Wheel me out

klangklangston — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 16:47:51 -0800

MATSYS Based on the idea that architecture can be understood as a material body with its own intrinsic and extrinsic forces relating to form, growth, and behavior, the studio investigates methodologies of performative integration through geometric and material differentiation.

B_Complex, N_Table, Endless Ocean, Endless Sky (more), P_Wall. more.

"The rendering is a means to an end; the end is architecture."

Blazecock Pileon — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 02:53:57 -0800

Hugh Ferriss: Delineator of Gotham. Through his charcoal renderings of dramatic, imaginary skyscrapers in early 1900s New York City, Ferriss influenced the aesthetics of numerous architects with his bold compositions.

Tiny buildings made of paper.

dobbs — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 18:33:33 -0800

Tiny Buildings - "a collection of tiny buildings handcrafted from business cards, packaging and other nice papers."