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BBC Investigation Finds Grenfell Tower Insulation "Never Passed Fire Safety Test"
Grenfell Tower. Image © Flickr user paulhird. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 A BBC investigation has alleged that the insulation used in the refurbishment of London's Grenfell...
19 hours ago - Arch Daily
Shooting Portraits of Sonoma County Wildfire Victims
About six months ago, I created a portrait series titled Ashes Fell Like Snow , photographing people affected by the Northern California wildfires and gathering their stories...
6 days ago - Peta Pixel
3 Long: 1904
Circa 1904. "Long Beach Hotel, Long Beach, Long Island, N.Y." On July 29, 1907, this "Riviera of the East" burned to the ground after an electrical fire broke out in an...
11 days ago - Shorpy
Yellow
Yellow Oil on panel, 8" x 6," $255. That little yellow ball's about to go flying, me thinks. Most of you know, my kitty models can be found at the Cleveland Animal Protective...
13 days ago - Diane Hoeptner
Splash and Burn: An Artist-Led Initiative Raising Awareness About the Negative Effects of Palm Oil Production in South Asia
Drone footage still of “Save Our Souls” by Ernest Zacharevic. All images provided by Splash and Burn. Indonesia is the world's largest exporter of palm oil , the harvesting of...
19 days ago - Colossal
The Architecture of Chernobyl: Past, Present, and Future
Abandoned amusement park, Pripyat. Image © Flickr user oinkylicious licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 April 26th saw the 32nd anniversary of the 1986 Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster...
23 days ago - Arch Daily - 2 articles
Building Burning Man: The Unique Architectural Challenges of Setting Up a City in the Desert
The Black Rock Lighthouse Service by Jonny & Max Poynton. Image © Dan Adams Every year in August, a temporary metropolis is erected in Black Rock City , Nevada. This is Burning...
1 month ago - Arch Daily
Why We Shouldn't Build a Memorial for the Grenfell Fire-Not Yet At Least
The burned remains of Grenfell Tower in London. Image © Flickr user londonmatt licensed under CC BY 2.0 This article was originally published by Common Edge as " Why the Best...
1 month ago - Arch Daily
How to Use the Color Dodge and Burn Blend Modes in Photoshop
Here's a 12-minute tutorial from photographer Blake Rudis of f64 Academy that looks at how you can use Photoshop's dodge and burn blend modes for your photos. The technique...
1 month ago - Peta Pixel
Artist Okuda San Miguel Sets a 82-Foot Sculpture Aflame for the Falles Festival in Valencia
Photo by the author for Colossal Earlier this month in the city of Valencia, Spain, the annual five-day Falles Festival hosted the construction and burning of some 400...
1 month ago - Colossal
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Facial Expressions workshop with Orly Avineri
This weekend I got to attend a 3-day workshop given by Orly Avineri. The title, Facial Expressions intrigued me because I had taken one from her a few years ago where we made a...
My Bird Nest
I have a friend that has a nest collection, one that has a million bird nests in her horse barn and a teacher that talks about them like they are SO very special (which they...
Asters
I am a multimedia artist. I create my art by digitally layering my fine art and graphic art illustrations. I want to awaken heartfelt emotions of hope, strength and beauty in...
18C Cross-dressing MAY DAY Parade + The Garland Gone Wild
Jack-In-The-Green An 18C hand-colored print of chimney-sweeps' May Day “Jack in the Green” celebrations in London. The portly “May Queen” on the right of the picture is...
Sony Investing $9B in Image Sensors, Aims to Be Top Camera Brand by 2021
Sony has unveiled a new three-year plan for its business segments under new CEO Kenichiro Yoshida, and it's clear that one of the company's primary goals is to dominate digital...
Beauty Matters at the Tallinn Architecture Biennale 2019 as Curators are...
2019 TAB Curators. Image Courtesy of Estonian Centre for Architecture Dr. Yael Reisner of Yael Reisner Studio, London, was selected as head curator for the 2019 Tallinn...
Fujifilm X-T100: Most of the Goodness of the X-T20 for Just $600
Fujifilm has announced the X-T100 , the latest mirrorless camera model in the X Series lineup and an even more affordable sibling of the $900 X-T20 . The X-T100 is an...
No Future Here: 1939
February 1939. "Madera County, California. Family from near Dallas, Texas. Rent is $5 a month. There's no future here. I've been following the work but there's no chance for a...
BLOSSOMS CONTINUE TO DELIGHT
Warm weather, no heavy rains, and light winds have kept the blossoms intact for another week. Hillsides are especially lovely with their patches of white that stand out, even...
Four Steps to a California Poppy Painting
'California Dreaming' 10x8 pastel ©Karen Margulis sold It was a wonderful trip. I am home from teaching a workshop in Santa Barbara California. I will be giving a full review...
Astronomical Park of Zhenze High School / Specific Architects + Unit Architects
Daliy use of the Astronomical Park. Image © Hengzhong LYU Architects: Specific Architects , Unit Architects Location: 1750 Pang Yang Lu, Wujiang Qu, Suzhou Shi, Jiangsu Sheng...
Embroidery Art by Amy Jones Amy Jones is an artist from
Embroidery Art by Amy Jones Amy Jones is an artist from Auckland, New Zealand. She has a great passion for creating cute embroidery pieces. Each piece has their own personality...
Bunny Shrine: 1939
March 1939. "Decorations in corner of living room of Mexican house. San Antonio, Texas." An eclectic mix of religious and pop-culture iconography combining Jesus, Santa Claus...