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The Most Complex Join-the-Dots Image of the Mona Lisa

By prawn1 August 2nd, 2011

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The Most Complex Join-the-Dots Image of the Mona Lisa

I have a feeling that Melbourne-based artist Thomas Pavitte is a mite obsessive-compulsive. In his typographic tribute to the inventor of the friction matchstick, Pavitte used 10,000 matchsticks to create an undulating landscape upon which he spelled the name, John Walker. In another project, he used 2.775 kg of Blu-Tack (we call it Prestik here), placing the sticks together to spell out the name of its creator, Allan Holloway.

And in his MONA LISA project, Pavitte has re-imagined Leonardo da Vinci’s famous portrait in minimalist form. In doing so, he has created what is unofficially the world’s most complex join-the-dots drawing. He used 6,239 dots and changed their colour after every 400 dots to keep track of his progress. It eventually took him over nine hours to connect the dots and realize the full image.

Find some images from the project and a time-lapse video of the process after the jump.

All the Beautiful Fishes

By prawn1 August 1st, 2011

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The photos from David Hiepler and Fritz Brunier remind me of the Smarties’ slogan, “WotalotIgot!” Through a massive viewing window at the Georgia Aquarium, the photographers give us a spectacular look at the largest aquarium habitat in the world.

The Georgia Aquarium is the largest aquarium in the world, housing over 120,000 sea creatures. It houses four whale sharks, and the aquarium was designed around the 6.3-million-US-gallon whale shark exhibit. Of the aquarium’s six galleries, the Ocean Voyager exhibit contains the most fishes and includes the gentle whale sharks who are named Alice, Norton, Ralph, and Trixie. The photos taken by Hiepler and Brunier are from the viewing window of Ocean Voyager exhibit. See them after the jump.

We Review: Shadows of the Damned

By SauRoN August 1st, 2011

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Shadows of the Damned is a prime example of why the old adage of “don’t judge a book by it’s cover” still rings true. Not so much because people are generally too quick to judge, but rather because said cover can often contain blatantly obvious lies, which can quickly lead one’s judgement astray, based on the obvious inaccuracies presented by the tag phrases on the back of the box. Wonder why? Read about it after the break.

Loose Tweets Sink Fleets: Brian Moore’s WWIII Propaganda Posters

By prawn1 July 31st, 2011

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Loose Tweets Sink Fleets: Brian Moore’s WWIII Propaganda Posters

If you enjoyed Cliff Chiang’s set of WWII propaganda posters for the Star Wars universe, you make like designer Brian Moore’s latest project. Moore takes propaganda posters created during World War II and modifies them to be more relevant to this day and age.

The old “Loose lips sink ships” poster created by the War Advertising Council warned of “unguarded talk” and Moore’s updated one similarly tells us that a careless tweet can indeed sink a fleet. Moore also warns of the dangers of blogging, and the roles of Reddit and Wikipedia in the war effort. Have a look at his fantastic WWIII propaganda posters after the jump.

Hello Pop Culture Kitty

By prawn1 July 28th, 2011

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If you liked the Hello Kitty Crossovers from Kiwi illustrator Joseph Senior, you’re sure to love the creations from Andrew Mark Hunter. Under the alias of Yayzus Graphics, Hunter takes the iconic Japanese character Kitty White (born in posh London) and morphs her with characters from popular movies, TV series, and cartoons.

Say hello to Hunter’s cute mashups after the jump.

We Review: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

By Fayyaad July 28th, 2011

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We Review: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

The final movie for the Harry Potter franchise is out, and as happens with big movie events, a companion game, by EA, invites us to share the…magic. Is the Harry Potter swan song game a magic carpet ride, or is it a spell of certain doom? Join me on my broomstick and find out after the jump. Apparate!

Epic Jedi Gang Fight!

By prawn1 July 27th, 2011

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It’s red versus blue in this epic Star Wars style fight. Two opposing gangs of tattooed miscreants meet up in a back alley to discuss business the only way they know how — with lightsabers and flick knives. Check out EPIC JEDI GANG FIGHT! yo.

[via Blastr]

Food as Seen Through an Electron Microscope

By prawn1 July 27th, 2011

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Food as Seen Through an Electron Microscope

We’re big fans of how the scanning electron microscope can show the smallest of details. If you liked the last set of in-depth SEM images, you may like the works of Caren Alpert.

As a child, Alpert was fascinated with the back-page quiz of “3-2-1 Contact” Magazine, a quiz that tasked the viewer to identify the items in a selection of close-up images. The photographer (and food lover) has always been interested in the smaller details and has been photographing food for over eight years. After seeing an image taken with an SEM, Alpert was inspired to use the scientific equipment to capture images of the foods that we ingest on a regular basis. The magnification is between 45 and 850 times and the resulting images look like alien landscapes, delicious alien landscapes. Her project is entitled Terra Cibus, see some of her images after the jump.

Cowboys & Asians

By prawn1 July 26th, 2011

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You’ll remember Freddie Wong for his el33t VFX skills in Future First Person Shooter, First Person Mario, and many other videos (at the end of June, Wong posted his 100th video on YouTube!)

In his latest creation, he sends his geek cred into the stratosphere. Cowboys & Aliens director, Jon Favreau, invited Wong onto the universal set and provided all the resource to creates the video. Favreau appears in it and Wong gets to use the actual wrist gun worn by Daniel Craig, although he experiences an issue that constantly plagues gamers. Check out Cowboys & FreddieW below.

Cowboys & Aliens releases in the U.S. on July 29th. South African audiences will have wait until the film canisters cross the Atlantic ocean, the local release is only set for August 19th.

[via Wes Blackmore on Google+]

Capoeira Mei Lua

By prawn1 July 26th, 2011

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Embarrassing as it is, I have to say that the main reason I know of the existence of capoeira is Eddy Gordo and his pretty granddaughter, Christie Monteiro. You may recognize them as fictional characters from the virtual fighting game, Tekken.Of course, very real people practice the art form that has its roots in 16th century Brazil. Some people regard it as a martial art and some think it a sort of dance. Others call it their religion.

Onelargeprawn reader and lazy gamer Nick de Bruyne sent in this video of local capoeiristas in Pretoria, South Africa as they go about performing some of the graceful, flowing actions in their Capoeria Mei Lua (Half-moon Capoeira) class. Check it out below.

What struck me most about the video is the wonderful musical accompaniment. The song is entitled Pedir o Axé, and as I’m told by Nick, the twangy sounds are created from a rudimentary instrument called a Berimbau. It looks a bow with a calabash tacked on, and you play it using and a stick and a stone (or coin).

[via Nick de Bruyne]

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The Most Complex Join-the-Dots Image of the Mona Lisa

All the Beautiful Fishes

We Review: Shadows of the Damned

Loose Tweets Sink Fleets: Brian Moore’s WWIII Propaganda Posters

Hello Pop Culture Kitty

We Review: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

Epic Jedi Gang Fight!

Food as Seen Through an Electron Microscope

Cowboys & Asians

Capoeira Mei Lua

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