The Animals House of the Rising Sun Old School Computer Remix (by bd594)

12/10/11

Jumping Colors

Some Acrylic Color on an Speaker and a falling Milk Drop collide with the sculpture of Colors.

Setup for such pictures …
http://www.flickr.com/photos/maianer/5215791558/in/set-72157625355978759

12/10/11

More on this programme: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00vt1xp

Kinetic sculptor and artist Theo Jansen builds ‘strandbeests’ from yellow plastic tubing that is readily available in his native Holland.

The graceful creatures evolve over time as Theo adapts their designs to harness the wind more efficiently. They are powered only by the wind and even store some of the wind’s energy in plastic bottle ‘stomachs’ to be used when there is no wind.

12/9/11

Funnel Wall - A wall that plays music when it rains

It’s a Rube Goldberg inspired wall in Germany that creates music when it rains, due to the mousetrap drain and gutter system with various sized metal cones. It’s called the Funnel Wall at the Kunsthof-Passage in Neustadt.

12/9/11

Still Life: Bent objects by Terry Border

Wires transform these objects from inanimate to hilarious works of art.

12/8/11

houseofrandom:

Today in History : Romania’s National Day

On December 1, 1918 (November 18 Old Style), the National Assembly of Romanians of Transylvania and Hungary, consisting of 1,228 elected representatives of the Romanians in Transylvania, Banat, Crişana and Maramureş, convened in Alba Iulia and decreed (by unanimous vote)

“ the unification of those Romanians and of all the territories inhabited by them with Romania. ”

The Resolution^[2] voted by the National Assembly stipulated also the “fundamental principles for the foundation of the new Romanian State”. It was conditional, and demanded the preservation of a democratic local autonomy, the equality of all nationalities and religions.

The Assembly also formed from 200 of its members, plus 50 co-opted members a High National Romanian Council of Transylvania, the new permanent parliament of Transylvania.

The next day, on December 2, 1918 the High National Romanian Council of Transylvania formed a government under the name of Directory Council of Transylvania (Consiliul Dirigent al Transilvaniei), headed by Iuliu Maniu.

On December 11, 1918, King Ferdinand signed the Law^[3] regarding the Union of Transylvania, Banat, Crişana, the Satmar and Maramureş with the Old Kingdom of Romania, decreeing that

“ The lands named in the resolution of the Alba-Iulia National Assembly of the 18th of November 1918 are and remain forever united with the Kingdom of Romania. ”