The Great Art Challenge

cordisre: Joseph Nicéphore Niépce’s View from the Window at Le...

dappledotcollection — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 14:28:04 -0400

Joseph Nicéphore Niépce’s View from the Window at Le Gras—the First Photograph (1826)

Niépce set up a camera obscura, placed within it a polished pewter plate coated with bitumen of Judea (an asphalt derivative of petroleum), and uncapped the lens. After at least a day-long exposure of eight hours, the plate was removed and the latent image of the view from the window was rendered visible by washing it with a mixture of oil of lavender and white petroleum which dissolved away the parts of the bitumen which had not been hardened by light. The result: a view, made from an upper rear window of the Niépce family home in Burgundy, [from left to right]: the upper loft (or, so-called “pigeon-house”) of the family home; a pear tree with a patch of sky showing through an opening in the branches; the slanting roof of the barn, with the long roof and low chimney of the bake house behind it; and, on the right, another wing of the family house. Details in the original image are very faint, due not to fading—the heliographic process is a relatively permanent one—but rather to Niépce’s underexposure of the original plate.

Via: Photography Collection

cordisre: First sound ever recorded (April 9th,1860): This is...

dappledotcollection — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 01:56:22 -0400

cordisre:

First sound ever recorded (April 9th,1860):

This is the first sound ever recorded, by Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville, in 1860, before Edison’s wax cylinder experiments. Ironically, the “phonautograph” was designed only to record sounds, not to play them back.

The 10 seconds ghostly voice is a woman singing “Au Clair de la Lune”.

Original Kuniyoshi (1797 - 1861) Japanese Woodblock Print Mase...

dappledotcollection — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 11:11:25 -0400

Original Kuniyoshi (1797 - 1861) Japanese Woodblock Print
Mase Magoshiro Masatatsu smashing an earthen vessel with a mallet
Series; The Faithful Samurai
Seichu gishi den

The Tale of the Forty-Seven Ronin - The fantastic tale and adventure of the Forty-Seven Ronin immediately captured the imagination of the Japanese public. Not two weeks after the culmination of the event, stories and plays were already being written about the bravery and loyalty of the Forty-Seven Ronin. Almost a hundred years later, prints artists of the 19th century seized on the enduring fascination with the Tale of the Forty-Seven Ronin and produced lavish print sets of the story and the forty-seven brave men from the tale. Kuniyoshi’s series “The Faithful Samurai” is an absolute masterwork and considered the ultimate 47 Ronin series among collectors and scholars alike. Few other print makers ever matched Kuniyoshi’s detail and artistry.

The Faithful Samurai - Prints from this series are hard to come by and highly sought after in today’s market. We found designs from this series being offered elsewhere in excess of $1,000! If you’ve always wanted to own an original Kuniyoshi Ronin print, but find that they are usually out of your budget, bid on this lovely, original print offered in this auction tonight. At Fuji Arts, we’re commited to always bringing you the highest quality prints at the lowest prices. You just won’t find original prints any less expensively anywhere in the Japanese print market.

Artist - Kuniyoshi (1797 - 1861)
Image Size - Approximately 9 1/4” x 13 1/2”

soulpancake: trevoycana: Yuken Teruya

dappledotcollection — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 05:21:38 -0400

soulpancake:

trevoycana: Yuken Teruya

lordmx: Benuz Guerrero

dappledotcollection — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 23:10:16 -0400

lordmx:

Benuz Guerrero

abstracthinker: Retracing My Steps 31”x47” Original Artwork...

dappledotcollection — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 08:12:09 -0400

abstracthinker:

Retracing My Steps 31”x47”

Original Artwork by Patricia Oblack

http://patriciaoblack.com Please contact artist for information regarding this or any of my work.

cordisre: Stephanie Jung

dappledotcollection — Wed, 30 May 2012 14:31:11 -0400

cordisre:

Stephanie Jung

klutzyduck: Glowing jars :) Tested it out and it looked pretty...

dappledotcollection — Wed, 30 May 2012 01:16:36 -0400

klutzyduck:

Glowing jars :)

Tested it out and it looked pretty sweet. I think I have an actual photography setup I’d like to try these with- needless to say, I’m excited!

artlistpro: Anagnorisis founder, Samantha Levin, will be...

dappledotcollection — Tue, 29 May 2012 14:27:52 -0400

artlistpro:

Anagnorisis founder, Samantha Levin, will be exhibiting her installation Never Empty, Never Bare. via Guild of the Black Eagle, Part 5 | Art PR Wire

sealegslegssea: by alexis mire Today I finished up my Regina...

dappledotcollection — Thu, 24 May 2012 14:22:47 -0400

sealegslegssea:

by alexis mire

Today I finished up my Regina Spektor themed project for my photo class. I wanted to create two designs that focused on different aspects of her musical style. The first piece traces back to her traditional and classical influences, with soft floral colors and a minimal design, clean and simple.

The second refers to her exquisite oddities. From the strange, yet beautiful lyrics she creates; with a variety of cultural references and whimsical narratives, to the way she incorporates funny sounds into her work.

It’s just that her music makes me feel a million things at once that sometimes it’s overwhelming, like the brightest light coming in to a dark room.

Enjoy :)

photojojo: Here are photo ideas for shooting when the weather’s...

dappledotcollection — Sun, 13 May 2012 03:14:58 -0400

photojojo:

Here are photo ideas for shooting when the weather’s not so great: snow, fog, humidity. Check it out at Dennis Calvert’s blog below.

Ideas for Shooting in Bad Weather

via Reddit

photojojo: Fun DIY project by Renee Louise Anderson. Glow...

dappledotcollection — Tue, 08 May 2012 17:00:52 -0400

photojojo:

Fun DIY project by Renee Louise Anderson. Glow Jars!

What you need:

1) Mason Jars

2) Glow Stick or Glow Paint

3) Creativity

4) Camera

Make Glow Jars for Photos, Lighting or Fun

Submitted by Ilovetolovelove

I would love to try this out for a future project.

artlistpro: 100 years of the Computer Art Scene UPDATE: I’ve...

dappledotcollection — Wed, 02 May 2012 19:17:52 -0400

artlistpro:

100 years of the Computer Art Scene

UPDATE: I’ve uploaded the talk onto SoundCloud for better sharing.

Recording of a talk from NOTACON 2004 discusses the history of computing and creativity. It isn’t for for everyone, but anyone with an interest in this area could find this interesting:

SYNOPSIS:
Since the first time that machines could calculate, people have twisted,
modified, hacked and played with them to create art.  In a fast-paced hour,
we're going to do our best to capture 100 years of computer art, the magic
of the art scene, the demo scene, and a dozen other "scenes" that have been
with us as long as computers have.  Prepare yourself for a roller coaster
of visual and audio history as your two over-the top scene pilots take you
on "the story so far" to the artscene. 

...  


Alright, so, basically, the name of the talk is "100 Years of the Computer
Art Scene".  That was a marketing trick, but what are you going to do.
Technology, as far as man has always approached it, incrementally over
time, it gets better and better, but the biggest problem you have is
adaptation.  How do you convince people that they were doing things this
way, and now they want to do it this way?  And because your big metal
honking clanking thing is much better than however they were doing it by
hand.  Interestingly, if you really look at the history of communication
technologies, and later computer technologies, its kind of surprising how
much art actually plays a point into it.  

In terms of this narrative, we're going to start somewhere around
telegraphs, which is a little ways in, but what're you going to do.
Telegraph technology basically involved using wires to send dashes and dots
indicating some sort of code that could be decoded over long distances,
therefore allowing you to send messages basically instantaneously, an
amazing difference for that time.  Where as before, when Abraham Lincoln
was elected, there were parts of the country that didn't know what their
new president looked like for 3 or 4 months.  And didn't know he had won
for weeks or months, simply because the communication wasn't there.  So the
addition of this instantaneous traffic changes the world, markedly.

You can download the talk from Archive.Org here, and a text file transcript of the talk can be found here

via prostheticknowledge:

gaksdesigns: Ryohei Hase

dappledotcollection — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 23:59:53 -0400

gaksdesigns:

Ryohei Hase

photojojo: Pinhole camera eggs for the eggiest holiday ever:...

dappledotcollection — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 19:31:53 -0400

photojojo:

Pinhole camera eggs for the eggiest holiday ever: Easter.

Francesco Capponi made this one! The photo on the bottom shows an image captured with it.

How to Make a Pinhole Camera Egg

via Photobooth SF; Gizmodo

bethanystrohm: Night Beasts This artist’s book can be read in 3...

dappledotcollection — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 14:48:05 -0400

bethanystrohm:

Night Beasts

This artist’s book can be read in 3 different ways: flipping the pages like a traditional book, laid out like an accordion, and examined through the frame in the cover. Flipping through each page reveals a different relationship between hunter and prey.

chrisernestgonz: avatarnemo: The Birthday Portfolio A taster...

dappledotcollection — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 14:30:05 -0500

chrisernestgonz:

avatarnemo:

The Birthday Portfolio

A taster of Empire’s exclusive, star-studded shoots paying tribute to some of the most iconic moments in movies of the last 20 years.

http://www.empireonline.com/20/birthday-portfolio/

i really like this photoset so much!

gaksdesigns: Roa - Belgian

dappledotcollection — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 14:30:05 -0500

gaksdesigns:

Roa - Belgian

cordisre: Portguese artist Márcio Martins uses a strong...

dappledotcollection — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 14:30:05 -0500

cordisre:

Portguese artist Márcio Martins uses a strong comibination of digital techniques, illustration, and graphic design to create some anatomical works, photo manipulations, and poster art pieces.

cordisre: Melvin Sokolsky

dappledotcollection — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:30:05 -0500

cordisre:

Melvin Sokolsky