This is a video of Round Table, a kinetic sculpture created by South Korean artist U-ram Choe, where 18-headless straw figures appear to squat and stand to balance a single rubber band “head” on the table atop their backs, and prevent it from rolling off. Wow. Wow wow wow. This
This is a clip from the BBC Earth/PBS series Big Pacific of David Attenborough narrating the efforts of a male white-spotted puffer fish as it creates an intricate mandala in the sand to attract a mate. The puffer works tirelessly with its fins 24 hours a day for a week
These are several video examples of artist Damien Beneteau’s Spherical Variations, chrome and matte black balls on a pendulum that pass through a lit portal, producing some pretty trippy visuals in the process. And you know how I feel about trippy visuals! “They scare you.” They’re absolutely terrifying. Isn’t life
Inspired by Drogon from Game Of Thrones, this is a video of artist Kevin Stone discussing the 15,000 pound “life size” steel dragon statue he’s welding together. It also breathes fire, because what’s the point if it doesn’t? And while it might not be full grown Drogon size, he was
These are a couple videos of a raven named Odin (of course) at the Tropical Butterfly House in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, producing abstract paintings, using her beak to pick up and use a brush. Admittedly, I wouldn’t mind having an Odin original hanging in my home. “That was painted
Because innovation is everywhere, this is a video of artist Bond Truluv using a spray paint can he modded to spray five parallel lines simultaneously. The resulting piece he creates is neat looking, although I can’t say with confidence I’d want it on the side of my home. Want to
Edited together by Casper Langbak of CLS Videos, this is an emotive supercut of the closing shots from 120 different movies, artfully arranged and set to Kate Bush’s ‘Cloudbursting’. Well, I guess I don’t have to watch any of those 120 movies that I haven’t seen already. If you’re interested
In a clear case of art imitating my life, this is a video from the Perrotin Gallery in Los Angeles of a kinetic wooden sculpture created by artist Barry McGee repeatedly banging its head against the wall. We’ve all been there. I’m there right now. I don’t do this sort