These photographs are the work of superb storm chaser Mike Hollingshead. He is one of those stuntmen-meets-scientists who leap in cars and zoom off in search of terrifyingly bad weather like tornadoes and super storms. Many of these photographs are for sale and available as prints from his website Extreme Instability. If you like this […]
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The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Cryptozoology
Created by Vladimir Stankovic this book charts a range of mysterious animals; these creatures are part of myth and legend but there is no strong evidence for their existence. The word “cryptozoology” means the “study of hidden animals”, combining zoology with the Greek root “kryptos” or “hidden”. The book was created as part of a […]
Dragon skull on Etsy
The Antique Art Collection have an impressive “dragon skull” for sale on Etsy. Of course, it’s not a real dragon skull but a wonderfully carved horse skull. If you want to see more pictures of his impressive, arcane and perhaps slightly freaky item then pop over to their online gallery. In Pure Spirit What do […]
Gods and spirits projected onto trees
The Cambodian Trees project uses digital projection to bring deities and spirits from Cambodian culture to life as an overlay on urban trees. The projected spirits are the work of the French artist Clement Briend. He notes; It’s a beautiful surprise when the projected spirits awaken and reveal themselves at night as though they are […]
The room skull
This stark and impressive print is designed by Ali Gulec. What a clever, Poe-esq, idea. If you’re a fan you buy this in a few shapes and forms, including iPod and iPhone covers, laptop skins, t-shirts and, of course, as prints from Ali’s Society 6 store. In Pure Spirit Is this style of art your […]
Victorian Lace Egg Carvings
These delightful carved eggs are created by the American sculptor Beth Ann Magnuson. They’re far more attractive the most of the tacky commerical Easter egg designs that I’ve seen this year. Magnuson uses a high speed drill to hard-carve these turkey, chicken, duck, partridge and even phesant eggs. In Pure Spirit Seen any good Easter […]
Cut leaf art
This this clever leaf art wonderful? There’s an important message here too. This art reminds us that every green leaf is capable of trapping CO2 and helping protect our enviroment. In Pure Spirit Is art just art? Nice to look at but of no value beyond that? Or can campaigns like this cut leaf art […]
Making rainbows in the storm
When winter storm Nemo slammed into the US it brought with it howling wind and snow. Brian Maffitt had a good idea, taking shelter inside he pointed a video projector out of the window and ran a movie. He captured the whole thing on camera. The result? A snow storm of rainbow colours and chaos. […]
Nature gently destroys cars
This wonderful scene of nature slowly rising up and consuming some abandoned cars in a lovely blanket of green is actually a work of art in Taiwan. In Pure Spirit Is art like this anything more than just pleasant to look at – or do you think this art carries a social message to? Will […]
Death from the barrel
Scary? Clever? Odd? This photograph appears to show some deathly spirit escape from a barrel and sneak up behind the soldier.
