A BMW 7 Series sedan will be auctioned in the Frieze Art Fair 2016 in London, England, in next October 2016. The car's interior is filled by African motif painting is the result of collaboration the German auto makers with a South Africa artist, named Esther Mahlangu.
BMW Individual 7 Series by Esther Mahlangu. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1dozAy)
The artist who famous for the painting of Africa motif has received the task to decorate the German-made sedan interior. Almost all of the usual wood panel embedded on the interior of BMW 7 Series is replaced by using her homemade motif.Remarkably, the 81-year old female artist was painting all interior panels by hand. She did not use a brush like most painters, but using the chicken feathers.
Interior view of BMW Individual 7 Series by Esther Mahlangu. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1dozAy)
"The results of this work made me see almost all over the world and visited many places. I have painted many walls, objects, as well as the museums. My heart is happy when BMW asked me to paint again in their products," she said as quoted of Carscoops on Friday, September 9, 2016.
Esther Mahlangu, a South Africa artist who painted the interior of BMW 740 Li. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1dozAy)
Although created manually, the Esther's work did not leave the luxury impression of BMW 740 Li. And BMW combines interior panel with ivory white with black combinations the Alcantra leather are also sewn manually.
At first glance no different from the Esther's BMW 740 Li exterior with the standard version. Only visible body is painted in metallic gray, using the rim diameter of 20 inches, with a combination of chrome in some parts.
Before entrusted to paint the interior of the BMW 7 Series, Esther Mahlangu's been known to paint a BMW 525i. Not only the body, wheels and mirrors are also painted by using the motif that has become her hallmark. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | CARSCOOPS]
After some time ago we discussed the unique artwork of a Canadian artist named Dan Tanembaum which made of wristwatch parts. And it turned out a talented Brazilian artist named José Geraldo Reis Pfau also create beautiful miniature motorcycle uses components from old watches and used glasses.
A miniature motorcycles which made by José Geraldo Reis Pfau from the wristwatch parts. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1dk67S)
Pfau's passion with motorcycles began in the 1960s. He has various types of motorcycles, some of them changed and inspired by the "Easy Rider" movie. But the artist who was born and raised in Blumenau, Santa Catarina was also fascinated by the beauty of art, because that's armed with a natural artistic talent and passion, then he made motorcycle from a combination of unusual materials through a unique project.
José Geraldo Reis Pfau, a talented Brazilian artist who made a miniature motorcycles of old watches and used glasses. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1dk6Zx)
At first, he developed several images of motorcycles, but after reading about the artist who created the miniature motorcycle from wood, pottery, wire and other materials, he decided to create the same work of art, but using completely different materials ie from old watches.
A miniature motorcycles which made by José Geraldo Reis Pfau from the wristwatch parts. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1dk67S)
The pieces of wristwatches were the inspiration sources of his unique creations collected through a shop's advertising campaigns. Alexandre Ranieri Peters, a personal friend of his and the shop owner created a campaign where whoever wanted to buy a new watch or a pair of glasses could give their old ones as a first instalment.
Here are several pictures of miniature motorcycles which made by José Geraldo Reis Pfau. (All pictures taken from: http://adf.ly/1dk67S)
This then provides the raw materials required to experiment and create a unique motorcycle of wristwatches. Although Pfau only creates his artwork during the weekend, but he has a collection of hundreds of miniature motorcycles are specially made from old watches. In addition to making a miniature motorcycle with the use of the wristwatch parts, Pfau also managed to create the same miniatures of the parts of used glasses.
A miniature motorcycles which made by José Geraldo Reis Pfau from the used glasses. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1dk67S)
In the beginning the pieces were applied on wood frames to be hung on walls. They then became three-dimensional pieces, developing into sculptures. These miniature motorcycles look very much real. Metal, glass, aluminium plastic, silver and even gold pieces are put together, creating very different forms.
All of miniature motorcycles were his personal collection and they are not for sale yet, but he hopes to be able to sell them in the future. He owns more them 200 motorcycle miniatures at the moment. These small, unique, artistic and beautiful motorcycle replicas have been exposed to the public in the art and jewelry exhibitions throughout the major Brazilian cities and several other countries.
Kept spur your adrenaline on the power of two-wheeled monster and stay alive with the true safety riding. God will forgive Your sins.... *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | ARTEPFAU | ODDITY CENTRAL]
A Dutch artist named Maurice Mikkers is a lab technician before he took art education. He was discovered how to actually the tears might looks. He is also investigating how the temperature to the cause of the crying, be able to influence the structure of tears.
"With the dark part of microscope will illuminate the tears on a black background, so that you will be able to see how beautiful the patterns and shapes that exist there," said Mikkers. "I think the tears do not adequately be studied only, so we need to express it," he continued.
It turned out, our personalities also be able to be seen from the shape of our tears under a microscope lens and You could be seen how unique your tears are. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1dlyv3)
He said there are three main types of tears, ie the basic tears, which keeps our eyes not dry, irritation tears, and emotional tears. Mikkers want to see how the tears that came out because of the sad movie is able to bring the differences in the structures of tears with caused by the toes stumbling stone.
But from that known by Mikkers, the emotional tears have three additional materials, namely stress hormone prolactin, adrenocorticotropic hormone, and pain killers leucine enkephalin.
It turned out, our personalities also be able to be seen from the shape of our tears under a microscope lens. Mikkers started collecting various kinds of tears. And then the tears will be placed on the microscopic screen. The tear crystallization will take between 5 to 30 minutes depending on the environment.
These images show just how unique your tears are. Here are several pictures of the emotional tears. (All pictures taken from: http://adf.ly/1dlyv3)
Here are several pictures of the tears caused by eating a hot red pepper. (All pictures taken from: http://adf.ly/1dlyv3)
Here are several pictures of the tears caused by cutting white onions. (All pictures taken from: http://adf.ly/1dlyv3)
So far, not many research was done to find out how the process of tears crystallization, but Mikkers continue to conduct an investigation to produce artwork of tears.
Here isthe picture of the tears caused by looking into a fan. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1dlyv3)
A biomedical expert from the University of London named Naomi Chayen thought that these advanced analytical techniques will lead us to better understand what makes the tears have a different shape. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | SCIENCE ALERT]
In this world a lot of creative people are always able to make something that looks useless into something that has a high artistic value. For example, some time ago we talked about an Italian artist named Gianluca Ferrerini who has made the miniature vehicles of the sewing machine parts.
This is an amazing motorcycle model made from parts of watches. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1dbVzR)
After some time ago, I surfing in the internet and have always found the miniature motorcycle made from the watch parts. Make me curious about it, then tried to find out more about these quite unique artworks.
Dan Tanenbaum and some of his miniature motorcycle sculptures. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1dbVxy)
Well, this time we talk about the miniature motorcycles which were created by a Toronto-based talented sculptor named Dan Tanenbaum since 2010. It is no exaggeration to say that the motorcycle models are really extraordinary and unique. As if this bike can run, not by the machine but because it is made from parts of the vintage watch parts.
The motorcycle models have average length size of 6 to 8 inches long and 3 to 5 in high. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1dbVxy)
These motorcycle models have an average length of 6 to 8 inches as well as 3 to 5 inches in height and is sold at a price of £700 or approx Rp.1.2 million. From the model results, we could see how detailed the miniature motorcycles were made with almost all parts of the motorcycles were there.
Amazing level of detail at this motorcycle can be seen in this picture. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1dbVzR)
He also said that it takes 40 to 50 hours to construct one piece of the miniature motorcycle. The artist said he did not have too much problem finding an appropriate watch parts because knowing that the parts used to be found in the trash bin. (Wanna see another Dan Tannembaum works.)
Parts consists of 50 different watches per motorcycle model. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1dbVzR)
Currently, Dan Tanembaum had a lot of orders to create the miniature motorcycles from around the world. Furthermore, he said that the UK and Europe is actually the largest market for his miniature motorbikes. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | WATCH PARTS MOTORCYCLES | LAUGHING SQUID]
It's not a motorcycle used by Jorge Lorenzo or Valentino Rossi for lauched at the famous motorcycle racing event like MotoGP. This is an art work display as the imagination result of an artist who builds a work of art that comes from the Singer sewing machine into a motorcycle form.
Singer GP, a mini motorcycle-style café racer by Gianluca Ferrerini. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1beGQs)
The artwork is made by Gianluca Ferrerini, an Italian artist who began the project by collecting objects that can add beauty to create an art form that resembles the figure of a motorcycle.
The artist who lives and works in San Remo, Italy are participating in various events, began to devote himself to art, because he has a mechanical aptitude and high dedication in the creation of models and sculptures of the mechanic materials.
Gianluca Ferrerini posed with his Singer GP mini motorcycle-style café racer. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1beHFU)
Left side view of Singer GP mini motorcycle-style café racer by Gianluca Ferrerini. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1beHFU)
When creating this artwork seem he was inspired by the dream as a child was very interested in the world of machines and competition, as well as his obsession to become a famous racer. He built a model of mini motorcycle-style café racer, with a pile of Singer sewing machines were clearly visible as its body. When this mini motorcycle been completed with steampunk art style complete with engine's cylinder, suspension springs, Firestone rubber tires completed with its disc brakes.
Rear side view of Singer GP mini motorcycle-style café racer by Gianluca Ferrerini. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1beGQs)
Besides this Singer GP motorbike, he also made a lot of artistic products such as robots, cars, bikes, planes, tractors, and others. (Wanna see another creation of Gianluca Ferrerini). The entire work is made from the parts of vintage machines, Singer sewing machine, watches, or automotive spare parts and others that later transformed by him into a beautiful art form.
Kept spur your adrenaline on the power of two-wheeled monster and stay alive with the true safety riding. God will forgive Your sins.... *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | GIANLUCA FERRERINI | ROCKET GARAGE]
This is the smallest car ever made and has been recognized by Guinness World Records in 1995 as 'The world's smallest-motorized car.' This car has the same size as a grain of rice. And the world's smallest-engined car was created by a Japanese automobile components manufacturer named Nippondenso (Denso Group).
The micro-model of 1936 Toyota AA is 'the world's smallest-motorized car' made by a Japanese automobile components manufacturer named Nippondenso (Denso Group). (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1aBwId)
This super tiny car is made with a scale of 1:1000 of the micro-model of 1936 Toyota AA which has a length of 4.785 mm, width of 1.730 mm and height of 1.736 mm. The car is made of 24 distinct parts, including the body, tires, spare tire, wheels, axle, bearings, headlights, taillights, front bumper, rear bumper, step, number plate and emblem. If you are curious to know the size of its bumper. It has a size is only 50 microns (half the width of a human hair).
The car is made of 24
distinct parts, including the body, tires, spare tire, wheels, axle,
bearings, headlights, taillights, front bumper, rear bumper, step,
number plate and emblem, which has a length of 4.785 mm, width of 1.730 mm and height of 1.736 mm. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1aBwId)
As the name implies as the world's smallest car, of course it has a machine that can make it run. Do you see a small antenna on the super tiny car. The small antenna will serve as liaison the flow of outside energy into the car's engine. When electrified, the car's engine will spin as fast as 600 rpm and cause the car can go up to speeds of 0,018 km/h, or about 5-6 millimeters per second.
The world's smallest car is made by Nippondenso with the aim to prove their proficiency in making precision machine as well as their ability to assemble semiconductor devices. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | JAPANESE NOSTALGIC CAR]
A sculpture of the Queen made entirely from hundreds car parts has been created by Kwik Fit ahead of the monarch’s 90th birthday. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1Zmmc9)
Kwik Fit, a vehicle component repair company in the UK was made a creative and unique artwork. By holding a sculpture artist, the company was making a statue of Queen Elizabeth II using hundreds components of the vehicle.
The result is a bust later named 'Queen of Parts' was created to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the Queen of England which falls on Thursday, April 21, 2016. The artist and employees of the repair companies collect hundreds components of cars and trucks to be used as a crown, hair, face, neck, jewelry, and clothes of the Queen.
Some of the components used are bumper, headlights, fan, tires, rims, spark plugs, to the small ring. The components used to make the statue of Queen Elisabeth II has a total weight of 115 kilograms (250 lbs) with a height of 3 meters (10 ft).
David Parfitt, an artist who led the project, said that for the crown, it uses the indicator lights of Austin K2, a military truck which was once used by the Queen. In 1945, Her Highness was trained as a mechanic of the British army.
"Many people do not know that our Queen is actually the most famous mechanic," said Dhiren Master, a marketing director at Kwik Fit, as quoted by Reuters on Thursday, April 21, 2016. During World War II, the Highness was born on April 21, 1926 and joined with the Women's Auxiliary Territorial Service. In addition to the mechanical, the Queen had also been a military driver. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | REUTERS]
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An expensive delicacy, most people do not like seeing good lobster go to waste. But one chef has gone further in making sure every last inch of the crustaceans is put to use, after creating a collection of miniature motorcycles using its leftover shell.
The collection of miniature motorbikes was put together using leftover lobster shell from the chef's kitchen. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1ZajUk)
The collection of miniature motorcycles are exhibited in the culinary arts seminar in Chinese province of Fujian in 2013 to the amazement of those in attendance. These artistic creations made by a Taiwanese chef named Huang Mingbo.
Chef Huang Mingbo reportedly doesn't like discarding the colourful shells after preparing lobster dinners. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1ZajUk)
Reportedly, Chef
Huang dislikes throwing away colourful crustacean after
using it in cooking and made his art works using nothing but leftover
lobster shell with amazing details.
Revellers at the show were stunned by the models' intricate detail and craftsmanship. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1ZajUk)
Where from leftover lobster shell and head are formed into the parts of miniature motorcycles consisting of tires, seats to the handlebar. Looks more unique because the food carving specialist used nothing but lobster shell to complete the collection of intricate models which even feature wing mirrors and number plates.
Chef Huang Mingbo has even made sure the models come with their own number plates and wing mirrors. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1ZajUk)
This shows from something were originally considered useless, turns through the creative hands can turn into something very beautiful and has a high artistic value. ***[EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | DAILYMAIL]
