Tag: Music

Photography

Paintings made from the vibrations of music

What does music look like? That's the question German photographer Martin Klimas sought to answer with this high-speed photography series. First, puddles of paint were positioned on a sheet of plastic over a speaker's diaphragm....

By Nhan Tran · Jul. 27, 2018

Music Artwork

The marvelous musical Marble Machine

Wintergatan is a Swedish band, and just in February 29th, released a very original music video. Here you can see their Marble Machine, a masterpiece motorized music box taken to the next level, a Rube-Goldberg-one-man-band...

By Odette Carrasquedo · Jul. 23, 2018

Inspiration

LSD inspired music video might give you seizures. I dare you…

Charles De Meyer was given a very simple word to use as inspiration when asked to create the music video for 'Stunts.' The mission brief sent to him contained only one word… Acid. Needless to say, the video comes with a warning....

By Joshua Tyler Bacon · Jun. 03, 2018

Performance

'La La Land' brings back music and life to Hollywood

The fact that Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling are starring in the movie isn't the only reason to see La La Land. Fans and critics alike are giving the film praise for bringing back the prestige of a good musical to Hollywood. Damien Chazelle's...

By Sharee Ann Narciso-Tolentino · Jun. 03, 2018

Music Artwork

New speaker system mimics thunder to produce sound. Plasma is amazing!

I’m sure that we’re all aware of the subtle nuances of thunder. The immense electrostatic discharge that we know as lightning can produce both an explosive heartrending crack, as well a low rumble. Now, imagine if one were able...

By Laura Smith · May. 23, 2018

Art

Unique guitar picks crafted from old coins

Artisan Andy Gonzales uses everyday objects that are often taken for granted and creates something beautiful and new. His medium is coins of all types and he fashions them into interesting guitar picks. Gonzales sands down the...

By J Hudson · Apr. 16, 2018

Graphic Design

8 famous album covers like you’ve never seen them before. Animated!

Graphic artist JB has been hard at work taking the classic elements of iconic album covers and bringing them to life. He does a great job of staying true to the original design and making them move in a way that fits the band's vibe....

By Justin Crowe · Feb. 26, 2018

Design

8 diagrams of rap lyrics

Mike Deal has a prestigious resume that includes Google Creative Lab and Pentagram. Currently he designs and manage products for Splice, an online music platform that uses technology in cool ways such as an interactive Beatmaker....

By Steph Guinan · Dec. 18, 2017

Photography

Photographer captures 40 opera houses from 19 countries

The opera house is a building designed around the classical art form that combines drama, theater, song, orchestra, and costumes. A new book titled, Opera, showcases over 40 photographs from opera houses around the world. The...

By Steph Guinan · Dec. 01, 2017

Digital

20 iconic rock bands recreated with LEGO figurines

Self-proclaimed music, LEGO and die-cast car junkie Adly Syairi Ramly has quite a unique way of spending his pastime: he constructs tiny versions of his favorite bands with LEGO figurines. Clearly a labor of love, these adorable...

By Nhan Tran · Nov. 07, 2017

Creativity

This massive Lego rock concert spared no detail. This is insane!

A Lego creation of epic proportions was created by Mario Fabrio. Posting to the Lego fan site MOC Pages, Fabrio shared his very detailed project that includes everything from setting up the stage to an audience of screaming fans....

By Steph Guinan · Oct. 27, 2017

Video

Hallucinatory music video pulls you into a spiraling world of 3D fractals

'Defence' is the stunning visual collaboration of Swedish music producer Tove Agélii and French artist Patrice Olivier ACARDY. The trippy music video is a rollercoaster ride into a spinning world of 3D fractals that shift and...

By Nhan Tran · Oct. 10, 2017

Creativity

Iconic album covers vaguely recreated using Legos. How many can you recognize?

You really can't go wrong with LEGO bricks. Especially when they can be used to make just about anything. Italian designer Marco Sodano is doing something of that nature - using LEGOs he remakes famous album covers. Obviously, the...

By Umar Ansari · Aug. 25, 2017

Technology

Kinetic installation uses rocks and electromechanics to play music

An electromechanical sound machine sounds much more sophisticated than, say, a musical instrument. That's exactly what artist Neil Mendoza has created. His electromechanical devices are capable of playing songs like George...

By Umar Ansari · Aug. 05, 2017

Design

Martin Molin is back with two new freaky musical contraptions

A few months ago, this incredible contraption that makes music using marbles became viral on he internet. Its creator, Martin Molin of Wintergatan, is back with something new. The designer has built two new instruments,...

By Umar Ansari · Jul. 04, 2017