SCOPHY http://scophy.com random Fri, 22 Aug 2008 14:54:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU en hourly 1 Car Seat as an Outfit - Art Tuesdays http://scophy.com/2008/08/22/car-seat-as-an-outfit-art-tuesdays/ http://scophy.com/2008/08/22/car-seat-as-an-outfit-art-tuesdays/#comments Fri, 22 Aug 2008 14:54:51 +0000 yaz http://scophy.com/2008/08/22/car-seat-as-an-outfit-art-tuesdays/

Work by artist Riitta Ikonen on our dependence on cars.

Link to artist’s site

]]> http://scophy.com/2008/08/22/car-seat-as-an-outfit-art-tuesdays/feed/ Eyes Drawn on Hilltop Slum - Art Tuesdays http://scophy.com/2008/08/22/eyes-drawn-on-hilltop-slum-art-tuesdays/ http://scophy.com/2008/08/22/eyes-drawn-on-hilltop-slum-art-tuesdays/#comments Fri, 22 Aug 2008 14:50:07 +0000 yaz http://scophy.com/2008/08/22/eyes-drawn-on-hilltop-slum-art-tuesdays/

The latest project by street artist JR.  Eyes and portraits of women ( to raise awareness of their status ) covering a favela (slum) in Brazil.

Link to artist’s site

]]> http://scophy.com/2008/08/22/eyes-drawn-on-hilltop-slum-art-tuesdays/feed/ Fountain that looks like a Vortex - Architecture Mondays http://scophy.com/2008/08/22/fountain-that-looks-like-a-vortex-architecture-mondays/ http://scophy.com/2008/08/22/fountain-that-looks-like-a-vortex-architecture-mondays/#comments Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:25:08 +0000 yaz http://scophy.com/2008/08/22/fountain-that-looks-like-a-vortex-architecture-mondays/

Weeee! The way a fountain should twirl …

Link to architect

]]> http://scophy.com/2008/08/22/fountain-that-looks-like-a-vortex-architecture-mondays/feed/ Bar Code Building - Architecture Mondays http://scophy.com/2008/08/22/bar-code-building-architecture-mondays/ http://scophy.com/2008/08/22/bar-code-building-architecture-mondays/#comments Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:21:40 +0000 yaz http://scophy.com/2008/08/22/bar-code-building-architecture-mondays/

Hmm … wonder what the price tag on the construction was?!

Link to architects

]]> http://scophy.com/2008/08/22/bar-code-building-architecture-mondays/feed/ Fashion Thursdays http://scophy.com/2008/08/22/fashion-thursdays/ http://scophy.com/2008/08/22/fashion-thursdays/#comments Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:18:07 +0000 yaz http://scophy.com/2008/08/22/fashion-thursdays/

]]> http://scophy.com/2008/08/22/fashion-thursdays/feed/ Recreating Photos and Painting - Photo Tuesdays http://scophy.com/2008/08/22/l-o-l-i-t-a-lolitas-modeblogg/ http://scophy.com/2008/08/22/l-o-l-i-t-a-lolitas-modeblogg/#comments Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:12:50 +0000 yaz http://scophy.com/2008/08/22/l-o-l-i-t-a-lolitas-modeblogg/

Maricarla Boscono recreates an Edward Hopper moment.

]]> http://scophy.com/2008/08/22/l-o-l-i-t-a-lolitas-modeblogg/feed/ Keyboard-Napkin - Design Object Mondays http://scophy.com/2008/08/11/keyboard-napkin-design-object-mondays/ http://scophy.com/2008/08/11/keyboard-napkin-design-object-mondays/#comments Mon, 11 Aug 2008 19:49:38 +0000 yaz http://scophy.com/2008/08/11/keyboard-napkin-design-object-mondays/


For those of you who can’t get away from the computer at lunch, you might as well give your keyboard a napkin and eat away!

Link to designer’s site

]]> http://scophy.com/2008/08/11/keyboard-napkin-design-object-mondays/feed/ Optical Illusion House for Spiritual Retreat - Architectecture Mondays http://scophy.com/2008/08/11/optical-illusion-house-for-spiritual-retreat-architectecture-mondays/ http://scophy.com/2008/08/11/optical-illusion-house-for-spiritual-retreat-architectecture-mondays/#comments Mon, 11 Aug 2008 19:24:07 +0000 yaz http://scophy.com/2008/08/11/optical-illusion-house-for-spiritual-retreat-architectecture-mondays/


Designed by Emilio Ambasz in 1975, this genre-defying architectural oeuvre entitled “House for Spiritual Retreat” located in Spain draws inspiration from the Andalusian Moorish heritage of Spain and minimal architecture.  The thin folding walls resemble an open book.  Staircases lead up to a room which provides a panoramic view of the breath-taking landscape on the other side.  The living quarters are actually located underground (providing thermal insulation) and open up to the courtyard.  Simply one of the true architectural wonders of the world.

Link to video report

]]> http://scophy.com/2008/08/11/optical-illusion-house-for-spiritual-retreat-architectecture-mondays/feed/ Flowers into Machines Wheatpaste - Art Tuesdays http://scophy.com/2008/08/10/flowers-into-machines-wheatpaste-art-tuesdays/ http://scophy.com/2008/08/10/flowers-into-machines-wheatpaste-art-tuesdays/#comments Sun, 10 Aug 2008 02:23:09 +0000 yaz http://scophy.com/2008/08/10/flowers-into-machines-wheatpaste-art-tuesdays/

In a series entitled Nature’s Revenge, Paris-based street artist Ludo imagines a dystopia where flowers have evolved into machines to protect themselves from environmental harm from humans.

Link to artist’s site

]]> http://scophy.com/2008/08/10/flowers-into-machines-wheatpaste-art-tuesdays/feed/ Piano Doorbell - Design Object Mondays http://scophy.com/2008/08/10/piano-doorbell-design-object-mondays/ http://scophy.com/2008/08/10/piano-doorbell-design-object-mondays/#comments Sun, 10 Aug 2008 01:53:19 +0000 yaz http://scophy.com/2008/08/10/piano-doorbell-design-object-mondays/

Takes out the discomfort from the situation when you have to ring more than once and don’t want to sound rude - just compose a tune !

Link to designer

]]> http://scophy.com/2008/08/10/piano-doorbell-design-object-mondays/feed/ Chair Made out of Radiators - Design Object http://scophy.com/2008/08/10/chair-made-out-of-radiators-design-object/ http://scophy.com/2008/08/10/chair-made-out-of-radiators-design-object/#comments Sun, 10 Aug 2008 01:48:31 +0000 yaz http://scophy.com/2008/08/10/chair-made-out-of-radiators-design-object/

The perfect chair for a cold winter night :-)

Link to designer

]]> http://scophy.com/2008/08/10/chair-made-out-of-radiators-design-object/feed/ Funny Short of Designers Who Really Are Models - Short Sundays http://scophy.com/2008/08/09/funny-short-of-designers-who-really-are-models-short-sundays/ http://scophy.com/2008/08/09/funny-short-of-designers-who-really-are-models-short-sundays/#comments Sat, 09 Aug 2008 12:43:42 +0000 yaz http://scophy.com/2008/08/09/funny-short-of-designers-who-really-are-models-short-sundays/

Firm DK has come up with a hilarious mockumentary presentation. We’ve all come across similar characters. Sadly, the reality of the design world is that the physical looks of the person often play a more important role than the quality of the idea. Prentension often takes the place of any real creativity.

Link to video

]]> http://scophy.com/2008/08/09/funny-short-of-designers-who-really-are-models-short-sundays/feed/ Drawing the Sounds of Street Objects - Art Tuesdays http://scophy.com/2008/08/09/drawing-the-sounds-of-street-objects-art-tuesdays/ http://scophy.com/2008/08/09/drawing-the-sounds-of-street-objects-art-tuesdays/#comments Sat, 09 Aug 2008 12:29:46 +0000 yaz http://scophy.com/2008/08/09/drawing-the-sounds-of-street-objects-art-tuesdays/

Artist D. Billy graphically represents the onomatopoeia of street objects in New York City.

Link to artist’s site

]]> http://scophy.com/2008/08/09/drawing-the-sounds-of-street-objects-art-tuesdays/feed/ Skyscraper That Looks Warped Due to Skin Decal - Architecture Mondays http://scophy.com/2008/03/24/skyscraper-that-looks-warped-due-to-skin-decal-architecture-mondays/ http://scophy.com/2008/03/24/skyscraper-that-looks-warped-due-to-skin-decal-architecture-mondays/#comments Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:45:08 +0000 yaz http://scophy.wordpress.com/?p=479

01_skin_warped_building2.gif

02_skin_warped_building.gif

Funny what a simple sticker on a building can do!  This brillant illusion is the Hana Bank Building in Seoul, South Korea.

]]> http://scophy.com/2008/03/24/skyscraper-that-looks-warped-due-to-skin-decal-architecture-mondays/feed/ 01_skin_warped_building2.gif 02_skin_warped_building.gif Random Fridays - Mime Robot Dance from the 80s http://scophy.com/2008/02/08/random-fridays-mime-robot-dance-from-the-80s/ http://scophy.com/2008/02/08/random-fridays-mime-robot-dance-from-the-80s/#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2008 23:30:07 +0000 yaz http://scophy.wordpress.com/?p=477


Ahhh….true classic.

]]> http://scophy.com/2008/02/08/random-fridays-mime-robot-dance-from-the-80s/feed/