Paul White - Wanderlust

Came across these drawings by Paul White today. They're super stuff. On his Facebook page you can also see his research photos, which means you can compare photo to drawing. I love these for two reasons. Firstly, they're brilliant drawings, and I love the simplicity of them, bar the detail on the actual subjects. The planes, trains and automobiles are desolate and alone, and there's no better way to portray them. Secondly, I have a fascination of ruins, abandoned places or things, and most definitely airplane graveyards. I've only ever seen one airplane graveyard, in 1999, and although I can tell you it was in the American West, I couldn't tell you where exactly (maybe New Mexico?). I've been wanting to go back to one ever since. They're the most wonderfully serene places. Anyway. Enough. Enjoy the art. 

Some Pigeons Are More Equal Than Others

For Julian Charriere and Julius von Bismarck's piece in this year's International Architecture Exhibition (Venice Biennale), they made a pigeon trap which, once the unsuspecting pigeon had be lured in, would spray paint it in various colours. The pigeon was then released to display its new plumage. It has been tried out in Copenhagen before, and has now entered 'phase two' which I think is doing the same thing but in Venice. Anyway, the pigeons look nice (although it does bring up questions of cruelty etc etc).

Anatomical Portraits

A little grim but also very cool, this anatomical portraits by Koen Hauser remind me of my biology lessons. I could take the torso apart alright but I could never get all the bits to fit back in. The pregnant woman was particularly tricky, I remember.

Via It's Nice That