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super mario world, sculpted for permanence

super mario world clay sculpture

deviantARTist Tsurera is all about geek-inspired sculpture; a peek at her gallery reveals recreations of Nintendo and comic characters, among other things, but this rendering of a level in Super Mario World is among the most impressive of her projects.

The detail is spectacular, especially when you look at the whole thing, for the grand effect:

Amazing, what can be achieved…

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May 25th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

filed under: geek art + craft video games

the bioshock 2 love continues: custom big sister figure

bioshock 2 big sister figure

We’re still months away from BioShock 2, but you’d never know it from the projects that have been cropping up in relation to the sequel. And while the Big Sister isn’t nearly as cute as the Big Daddy doll we’ve seen (which produces automatic “awws”), it’s still an incredible figure!

Looks pretty detailed, eh? Lots of work done? Keep in…

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May 5th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

filed under: cool toys geek art + craft video games

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found junk becomes (not so) evil robot

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According to Yllas, the artist who created these robot sculptures from old electronic parts, camera lenses, and other surplus junque – she was planning on building an evil robot. Instead she ended up with this guy, the Not So Evil Found Object Assemblage Bot. He’s available over at the Nutzen Bolts Works shop over on Etsy.

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March 26th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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paper mario + paper clips + mario kart = awesome

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I love this little Mario Kart sculpture made out of coins, binder clips, wire, and other found office supplies. From the creative mind of Donald Kennedy (aka Kody Koala).

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March 13th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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tetris machine: the blocks get real

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This collaboration between UK mixed-media artist Chrissie MacDonald and photographer Dominic Lee envisions what Tetris might look like on some newfangled 3-dimensional computing platform that uses physical blocks to let you play the classic Russian puzzler.

The whole thing seems slightly impractical to me – with only that much height, and blocks that can rotate to any angle – I…

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March 9th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: future tech geek art + craft quickpix technology video games

electro art works makes ray guns a reality

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When I was a kid, I really wanted to be Marvin the Martin. No, not because of his stylish scrub-brush headgear or his oversize clown shoes. Nope, it was the awesome destructive power of his ACME Ray Gun that I envied.

Now, thanks to sculptor Andy Hill of Electro Art Works, you can own your very own one-of-a-kind ray gun.…

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March 4th, 2009 comments (3) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: cool toys design future tech geek art + craft just plain fun

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camera lens calendar f. stops in the year 2038

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Photographer Sharad Haksar chiseled this unique camera lens calendar from a single block of aluminum. I love the idea, but at $2000 for a calendar that runs out of years in 2038, I don’t know I could justify the $66+ per year price tag.

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February 10th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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yay for art!: cloaca no 5 machine literally produces pieces of crap

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The fifth version of world-renowned artist Wim Delvoye’s sculpture is now on exhibit at the Université du Québec à Montréal’s gallery up until Valentine’s Day. Why should we care? Because his sculpture is actually a machine. A machine that “reproduces the human digestive system, from mastication to excretion”. In other words, all this machine does is eat & poop.

Delvoye…

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February 4th, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: interactive strange + wonderful weird science

wooden wall-e: how many trees had to die?

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Disney commissioned UK-based sculptors and a group called Morpheus Prototypes to build this wooden sculpture of Wall-E as a gift for Pixar/Disney Chief Creative Officer John Lasseter.

Here’s a closer look:

I don’t know anything about woodworking or sculpting, so I’ll leave it up to you guys to think of how long it could have taken to build this and…

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January 1st, 2009 comments (6) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: geek art + craft just plain fun

tetris hits the streets (somewhere) in australia

Giant Tetris Sculpture Lights in Sydney Australia

I came across these magnificent falling Tetris block sculptures snooping around over on Flickr earlier today.

When I first stumbled onto these images over on Justin James’ Flickr gallery, all I could figure out was that they’re a) giant Tetris pieces and b) they were seen somewhere on the streets of Australia. Given a land mass of over 7,686,850 square kilometers, I…

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December 9th, 2008 comments (7) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: geek art + craft video games

jeremy mayer’s typewriter robots will blow your mind

Jeremy Mayer Typewriter Robot Sculptures

It’s not that I haven’t seen robotic sculptures before, but I can say with confidence that I’ve never seen any as intricate as Jeremy Mayer’s incredible typewriter robots.

Mayer builds his amazingly detailed sculptural creations entirely from parts found on old typewriters. His human and animal organic forms give new life to the cold metal of these mechanical relics.

The…

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October 4th, 2008 comments (5) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: geek art + craft strange + wonderful technology

now invading at a glacial pace: slobot sculptures

If you’ve been on the lookout for a colorful ‘bot to guard your desk, check out this cool handmade Slobot sculpture.

All of the Slobots made by crafter Slobot are handmade and one-of-a-kind, with no molds used. This particular Slobot is made of polymer clay with aluminum arms, and his eye glows in the dark. He’s just under 3 inches…

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September 6th, 2008 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: karen m.

filed under: geek art + craft robotics

these hyperlink hands are big and full of yarn-y goodness

“Hyperlink” is a series of oversized yarn sculptures that depict our favorite handy friend, the hyperlink hand cursor.

There are four cursor sculptures in the series. They are rendered in three dimensions and made more colorful than we’re used to. The designs on the side are fantastically pixelated and lovely to look at.

The sculptures were created by Ben Fino-Radin,…

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September 4th, 2008 comments stumble it! digg it! author: karen m.

filed under: geek art + craft

toby fraley’s robot sculptures rock (and light up)

Illuminated Robot Sculptures by Toby Fraley

I’m a sucker for robots – and I love cool lamps. So when I saw these cool robotic sculptures that light up, I just had to write about them.

Handcrafted by Pennsylvania artist Toby Atticus Fraley, these robot sculptures are assembled from vintage found objects (aka “Junque”), and lovingly reconfigured by Fraley to form one-of-a-kind artworks.

Each robot has a…

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September 3rd, 2008 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: design geek art + craft robotics

dock your mp3 in beethoven’s head

Beethoven iPod Dock

This speaker, called Ode to Beethoven, lets you to dock your mp3 player in a stone bust of Beethoven’s head.

Ode to Beethoven was designed by UK artist Fiona Thomson. It’s part of a series of projects that combine classic artistic aesthetics with modern technology.

Unfortunately at this point it’s still just a concept. Which is too bad, because I think…

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August 28th, 2008 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: karen m.

filed under: audio design media players strange + wonderful

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