Awesome Art

We’ve seen plenty of projection mapping, but this is the first time we’ve seen it done on a tennis court. We have to say “Game. Set. Match!” for this awfully cool production by 1024 Architecture.

Toronto artist Bashir Sultani creates unique artwork using a salt shaker, a sharp-edged piece of paper and an iPhone to record the moment. You can see a lot more salt portraiture on his YouTube channel.

With 10,362 OLED panels, the Tsunagari exhibition offers visitors of Tokyo’s National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation a view of Earth on par with observing our planet from space.

Emile Cohl school of animation student Mathias Lacal captured the sensation of falling from the sky in his Aeon Flux-like graduation film. Turn up your speakers and watch in HD.

Bungie artist David Candland reimagines three classics, Myth, Pathways into Darkness, and Marathon in this this limited-edition, signed 33″x16″ print. All profits go to Bungie Foundation charities.

A fan film that pays homage to the late Dave Stevens, who, in creating The Rocketeer gave form to the childhood dream of little boys around the world: find a rocket-pack and become a superhero.

Everyone who has that one dream where they’re trapped in a Pacman game that is also the London Underground system will appreciate this funny print from the clever folks at publicgriefjunkie.

The Mona Lisa has oft been the subject of remakes. Here, da Vinci’s masterpiece gets a makeover, using 4,000 cups of joe with varying amounts of milk added to make the sepiatone image.

Directed and produced by Fabian Grodde, Crossover is quite blatant in its message. But it delivers it in a deft and subtle manner, combining a real miniature setting with realistic CGI insects.

Brands are quick to point out if their wares are hand-made or hand-painted, but sometimes we take that boast for granted. This craftsman helps us appreciate that premium touch.

Vyacheslav Voronovich creates 1/12th scale replicas of motorcycles like the BMW K1600GTL. Each is made from hundreds of tiny pieces, and has wheels and handlebars that actually work.

A tribute to classic 8-bit video games, blown up to building size, spawning unholy mashups of retro games. Too bad the final projection mapping only included a small bit of Pavel Novák’s animation.

Rymdreglage pays tribute to the impending 20th anniversary of Terminator 2, illustrating some of the film’s great moments, while simultaneously tearing through countless reams of paper.

You’re done with watching your Netflix disc, and feeling a little bored. Why not get out a Sharpie and send a little illustrated love back to the Netflix guys to keep them entertained in the mail room?

There are some beautiful illustrations in Mozchops’ Salsa Invertebraxa, a vivid odyssey of two invertebrate companions and their journey through a vibrant world of imaginary insects and flora.

Using lit-up windows as stop-motion building blocks, director Andre Chocron devises a perfect convergence of music and images in this video for Cold Mailman’s relaxing Time is of the Essence.

While we wish this were a time-lapse of the actual moon, we’re still mesmerized by this silent animation of the moon going through a full year of phases. Best served with a side of Philip Glass.

Valentin Ruhry’s ingeniously simple sign is just a grid of 5,000 orange rocker switches which light up when flipped. It’s like a giant Lite-Brite for adults. At NYC’s Austrian Cultural Forum through 9/5.

Milan-based artist Guido Daniele creates extraordinarily detailed trompe l’oeil advertising art by painting hands to resemble animals, then photographing the results. (Thanks Kelley!)

No man, don’t do it! Oh wait. Photographer Erik Johansson set up this very convincing perspective illusion at Sergels torg in Sweden. Watch the making of video and more reactions here.

Enjoy a baguette and a glass of Merlot as you enjoy Animator Cédric Villain’s humorous take on the wide array of French stereotypes in the short film Cliché ! French-speakers, watch it here.

Artist Christopher Poehlmann’s outdoor path lighting fixtures mimic organic tree structures and are handmade from brushed aluminum with LED illumination. Available in heights from 2 to 8 feet.

Powers of Ten meets Minecraft meets SimCity meets shrooms in this hypnotic, isometric music video by UK animator Cyriak for the Cereal Spiller remix of True Loves by Hooray for Earth.