MetaFilter posts tagged with German and art

In a future time, children will work together to build a giant...

phrontist — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 09:44:52 -0800

Projekt "Map"

Tlogmer — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 20:34:14 -0800

Parasitic Subway Projector

aladfar — Sat, 05 Nov 2005 07:45:10 -0800

Parasitic Subway Projector: High concept German art students cram a Mac mini and a projector into a suitcase and mount it to the side of a subway car with suction cups. The resulting images, projected onto the tunnel walls, make for a fascinating work of public art. [QuickTime] Link via: The Unofficial Mac Weblog

Art or not?

sour cream — Thu, 10 Mar 2005 22:31:55 -0800

Art or not is brought to you by Johannes Blank, the same guy who gave us Rent-A-German.

A Mother for Your Mind

nthdegx — Thu, 25 Nov 2004 05:30:27 -0800

The British Council polls non-English speakers for the seventy most beautiful English words. Mother comes out on top (as ever), with lullaby, oi (my favourite), and — bizarrely — hen night also appearing. I much prefer the examples of Wilfred Funk (and others): dawn, chalice and gossamer, for instance [source origin]. Beautiful words can be combined to form beautiful phrases and sometimes more. German words are also beautiful; habseligkeiten (meaning property), and such. Words can also be curious, people have observed; but also be truly awful, as a quick search of the phrases "global experience" and "leading edge" will attest.

Karl Blossfeldt photogravure: it's Ultrareal

taz — Wed, 30 Apr 2003 00:47:31 -0800

German Objectivist photographer Karl Blossfeldt (1865-1932) once said "the best constructions for industrial design have already been anticipated in nature." Do your eyes a favor and look here.