Wim Delvoye has spent much of his illustrious art career transforming unused objects into incredible works of art. In his series, “Pneu” (French for tire) the artist carves intricate patterns into disused tires of different widths and textures. The resulting pieces come alive with floral and organic motifs which are cut into each tire’s surface.
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Taking inspiration from her time spent studying dairy farming, Finnish sculptor Miina Äkkijyrkkä creates these awe-inspiring monstrous cow sculptures from recycled used cars. The Helsinki-based artist collects old cars from dealers across the country, carefully selecting colorful scrapped vehicles to become part of the sculptural herd.
The award-winning artist has been working with cows and studying art for almost 50 years. It is no wonder then that she has fused both worlds to create these immense scrap metal structures. Miina shapes huge vehicle parts become sections of the cows, arranging their limbs and heads in different positions.
Miina honors the inspiration for her art, paying tribute to her ‘models’ (cows) on her website with a series of photos. She clearly knows the cows inside out: the huge metal sculptures abstractly resemble the living creatures.
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Who hasn't dreamt of floating on a cloud? Whether we are looking up at the sky or gazing out of an airplane window, those giant beds of fluff are irresistible. New York designer Tiago Barros is on the same wavelength and created an incredible, cloud-like balloon that takes travelers for a floating ride around the country. While the project, called Passing Cloud, may be making all our dreams come true, it is also a treat for the environment as it may turn out to be one of the greenest forms of transportation yet.
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If you want to set up office in the most expensive building in the world, you need to wait it out till the end of 2016. The Yongsan Landmark Tower, which is said to be 100 stories tall is said to be the most expensive building, based on per square unit rates, once it’s ready. The cost of construction is said to come at W1.4 trillion, with the full cost of setting up the building will come to over a whopping KRW 4 trillion. At current rates, 3.3 sq.m costs about KRW12.1 million, and with all the high-tech materials and design changes, this number will only rise with time. The high tech building is has been designed by architect Renzo Piano. Though it will rise up to half a kilometer into the sky, it will not surpass the Burj Khalifa in Dubai which stands tall at 162 stories and 828 m.
The building to be situated in Yongsan has been contracted for by Samsung Corporation. The high-tech functions include the fastest elevators in the world which will run at 800 meters per second, and a GPS-based surveying technology with three satellites will be deployed to ensure accuracy in building the structure.
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