Apple muralist
September 4, 2005 12:37 AM Subscribe
Brief gallery of the works of a Brazilian mural artist who works using the medium of apples of varying colors.
Cool thing. Limits the palette, and looks a bit work intensive, but i imagine it's kind of like pixel painting, or lite-brite. Lite-brite!
posted by BlackLeotardFront at 12:51 AM on September 4, 2005
posted by BlackLeotardFront at 12:51 AM on September 4, 2005
I know that the medium is the message, but I am struggling to find the core meaning to the fruits of his labour.
posted by nthdegx at 1:38 AM on September 4, 2005
posted by nthdegx at 1:38 AM on September 4, 2005
Outsider artist, in cider art!
(Sorry about that.... Nice link!)
posted by maryh at 1:56 AM on September 4, 2005
(Sorry about that.... Nice link!)
posted by maryh at 1:56 AM on September 4, 2005
the "red obelisk" is, i believe, meant to be a blood-covered washington national monument.
posted by Hat Maui at 3:27 AM on September 4, 2005
posted by Hat Maui at 3:27 AM on September 4, 2005
How d'ya like them apples?
posted by Joeforking at 6:29 AM on September 4, 2005
posted by Joeforking at 6:29 AM on September 4, 2005
Ok, so what happens when the apples go bad? Does he lacquer them (or something) to prevent them from turning brown?
posted by oddman at 6:43 AM on September 4, 2005
posted by oddman at 6:43 AM on September 4, 2005
yeah, this is beautiful.
I'm also curious about whether these pieces are long-lasting - do we know the name of the artist?
posted by mdn at 8:45 AM on September 4, 2005
I'm also curious about whether these pieces are long-lasting - do we know the name of the artist?
posted by mdn at 8:45 AM on September 4, 2005
...just thinking about the hungry people who'd love one of those apples!
posted by lorbus at 9:17 AM on September 4, 2005
posted by lorbus at 9:17 AM on September 4, 2005
This is actually from the Apple Festival in Kivik, Sweden, which takes place 24–25 september
posted by growabrain at 9:37 AM on September 4, 2005
posted by growabrain at 9:37 AM on September 4, 2005
thanks, growabrain! I wrongly assumed it was Brazilian because of the page it was hosted on.
posted by jonson at 10:00 AM on September 4, 2005
posted by jonson at 10:00 AM on September 4, 2005
Sweet! Here is a little more information (in English) about the Kivik festival and the artist, Helge Lundström.
There's more colorful art than you can shake a peeler at on antique apple crate labels (I like this one.)
The murals also bring to mind the illusionist paintings of Renaissance artist Giuseppe Archimboldo.
posted by cenoxo at 11:05 AM on September 4, 2005
There's more colorful art than you can shake a peeler at on antique apple crate labels (I like this one.)
The murals also bring to mind the illusionist paintings of Renaissance artist Giuseppe Archimboldo.
posted by cenoxo at 11:05 AM on September 4, 2005
Do they rot? It would be extra cool to watch them rot. He should take a daily picture of the monuments and make it into a short film.
posted by Citizen Premier at 11:05 AM on September 4, 2005
posted by Citizen Premier at 11:05 AM on September 4, 2005
On another note, it seems like the pixel is gaining a lot more respect in the art world...Are computers becoming more like us, or are we becoming more like computers?
posted by Citizen Premier at 11:06 AM on September 4, 2005
posted by Citizen Premier at 11:06 AM on September 4, 2005
...are we becoming more like computers?
Well, we've already been pixelated:
Images from Digital Humans CD-ROM
When the Visible Human datasets were released to the public a decade ago, I developed programs for segmenting and reconstructing 3D models using voxel-based computer graphics techniques. It's my intention to put into the public domain the full content of the CD-ROM, including a series of videos showing the actual digitization of the cadavers.
posted by cenoxo at 11:30 AM on September 4, 2005
Well, we've already been pixelated:
Images from Digital Humans CD-ROM
When the Visible Human datasets were released to the public a decade ago, I developed programs for segmenting and reconstructing 3D models using voxel-based computer graphics techniques. It's my intention to put into the public domain the full content of the CD-ROM, including a series of videos showing the actual digitization of the cadavers.
posted by cenoxo at 11:30 AM on September 4, 2005
On another note, it seems like the pixel is gaining a lot more respect in the art world...Are computers becoming more like us, or are we becoming more like computers?
mosaics were a primary form of art in the ancient world, so it's not exactly a new idea... at least one of those apple mosaics looked like it was paying homage to an ancient mosaic, too.
posted by mdn at 7:07 AM on September 12, 2005
mosaics were a primary form of art in the ancient world, so it's not exactly a new idea... at least one of those apple mosaics looked like it was paying homage to an ancient mosaic, too.
posted by mdn at 7:07 AM on September 12, 2005
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That red obelisk is sorta disturbing, though.
posted by BoringPostcards at 12:51 AM on September 4, 2005