lauraehall, 1 year ago

1. Get weirded out by these extremely realistic masks created by artist Landon Meier. They're sculpted in Zbrush, 3D printed, cast in silicone, painted and treated with hair. The process takes about 40 hours per mask (not counting sculpting time) and they're sold for between $4,500 and $20,000 USD

https://hyperflesh.com/

#Hyperflesh #Masks #Cosplay #Creepy #Surreal

tashasounart, 1 year ago

@lauraehall so creepy

lauraehall, 1 year ago

2. Take a moment to browse and enjoy this German book of vegetables from the 1870s

https://collections.rhs.org.uk/view/1792/album-benary

#Vegetables #Seeds #VintageIllustration

An illustration of several types of onions
An illustration of cabbages

lauraehall, 1 year ago

3. Tired of coronation coverage? Artist Hāmiora Bailey created a web browser plugin that replaces mentions with Māori news stories

#Maori #Indigenous #WebArt

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/04/logged-toff-maori-artists-web-plugin-replaces-kings-coronation-with-indigenous-news

lauraehall, 1 year ago

4. The Internet Archive has copies of Game Machine Magazine, a twice-monthly Japanese magazine and newsletter about amusement devices and arcades, dating from 1974 to 2002. Some really great covers in there!

https://archive.org/details/game_machine_magazine_jp

#InternetArchive #GameMachineMagazine #RetroGames #RetroArcade #Arcade

A cutaway illustration dated 1977 showing animals inside a pinball machine
An illustration showing little fairy creatures playing in water near flowers

lauraehall, 1 year ago

5. Text "SQUID" to 1-833-SCI-TEXT, get a squid fact! 🦑

https://scicomm.xyz/@SarahMackAttack/110291047511623663

Squid facts is a hotline run by the non-profit Skype a Scientist, and you can buy a sticker to support the project and spread the good word about squid facts

#Squids #Science #Facts