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Karl Fabricius - who has written 221 posts on Environmental Graffiti.
Karl was raised in Wales and currently lives in Bristol, though his family tree branches to both sides of the Atlantic. Besides holding an English MA, he’s made a documentary on grassroots boxing, played drums in punk rock bands, and traveled some lush parts of the globe. Back from copywriting in Dubai’s desert, he’s thirsty to get scribbling about things worth scribbling about – especially the environment.
Seven Gigantic Rock Figures Rising from Beneath the Urals
Bursting out of a plateau in a remote region of the Ural Mountains, like the gnarled fingers of some giant subterranean monster, the seven rock formations of Manpupuner in the Komi Republic are as veiled in mystery as they sometimes are in snowstorms. Known as the “7 strong men”, these gargantuan stone towers are considered one of the Seven Wonders of Russia, and with its air of inscrutability, Manpupuner draws visitors from across its vast country.
Continue reading...Life After Death: Taxidermy’s Most Macabre Creations
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
All artists, it can be argued, are playing god when they bring their works into the world, but while some of these creations aim to please through their beauty, others are geared to cause pain as well as pleasure, fear as much as fascination. These objects of sublime horror have been sent to haunt our dreams; take a browse through this bizarre bestiary and you’ll see what we mean.
Continue reading...When Small Animals Go Supersize
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Super-size isn’t just the American way; it seems Nature has been dealing out enormous portions for thousands of years – and the fast food nation just got on the bandwagon. Yep, through the course of evolution, many gigantic species have come to light, quite a few of which have gone back to the black of extinction. It’s the giants among animals we normally consider small that concern us here.
Continue reading...Horse Surfing FTW!!! [PICS]
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
A mounted thoroughbred gallops through the shallows, while a bloke on a board getting dragged behind skids across the water’s surface, landing jumps and flips over the incoming breakers. Spectacular certainly, but as extreme action goes it all seems rather British. This is horse surfing. Just the name of this new spin on board sports is enough to raise a few eyebrows – neigh, even elicit a few WTFs – but as with anything, don’t pooh-pooh it before you’ve given it a pop.
Continue reading...Berlin’s 3300ft Artificial Mountain
Monday, November 16, 2009
As if Berlin wasn’t by many estimations already Europe’s most buzzing city, plans are afoot to make the German capital literally tower above the competition. An idea for a 1000-m-tall, man-made mountain branded The Berg has been put forward by zany architect Jacob Tigges. Complete with verdant alpine slopes and a winter snow-capped peak, The Berg is being billed as Berlin’s next big thing – an iconic landmark beyond belief.
Continue reading...The View from the Seven Highest Mountain Passes on Earth
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Dizzying heights, rarefied air and brutally cold temperatures. That’s the Himalayas and surrounds for you – home to the highest peaks on earth; the highest mountain passes too. We’ve compiled seven of the highest that are accessible – passes only the toughest would traverse on foot and only the boldest of drivers dare navigate. High in these mountainous regions of India, China and Tibet, the views are spectacular but the drops often abrupt.
Continue reading...Mobula Ray Bursts from the Waves
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Off the coast of Mexico’s Baja peninsula, a Mobula Ray bursts from the swell with breathtaking beauty, catching air as its whip-like tail trails behind. The expression 'like a fish out of water' is used to convey the sense of feeling uncomfortable in a situation, but one look at the Mobula Ray soaring almost seven feet above the waves and discomfort is the last thing to enter the mind. Effortlessness is more like it.
Continue reading...Starling Formations Paint Incredible Pictures in the Sky
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Messages in nature? Living art created by avian multitudes? Or just an example of the human mind perceiving forms greater than the sum of their parts? The superstitious might lean towards the former interpretations, but either way it’s clear birds are capable of making some phenomenal shapes. Flocks of Starlings have got to be the standard bearers when it comes painting complex patterns in the sky, yet Flamingos too can form some awe-inspiring figures.
Continue reading...28 Balls
Monday, November 9, 2009
When art dabbles with science, the results don't always chime. Not so in the case of Pascual Sisto’s 28 Years in the Implicate Order. Mesmerising, hypnotic, spellbinding – this video loop of multiple balls bouncing in sync with one another is these descriptions and more. It’s also puzzling, begging the question: How is it possible? How can so many balls be captured like this without trace of a human hand?
Continue reading...Sao Paulo’s Incredible Storm Drain Graffiti
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Where there is concrete, let there be colour; where there is asphalt, let there be kickass graffiti. The world’s metropolises are grey enough places without a hard line stance against good graffiti. Take Sao Paulo, whose sprawling mass is home to almost 20 million people. When street art duo 6EMEIA started painting storm drains in the Barra Funda neighbourhood of Brazil’s largest city, their plan was to transform everyday life in the way only a smile can.
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Friday, November 20, 2009
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