Image by Landfeldt
It’s Audrey II, from the Little Shop of Horrors, down under! This smiley creature was snapped in the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. A member of the giant clam family Tridacna gigas, the bivalve mollusc can reach up to 1.2 meters across and 200 kgs (440 lbs) and if left to flourish can live up to 100 years. This great shot captures an unusual, almost human-like grin – most clams have undulating lips so these straight lips are extraordinary.
Image: Pavol Sulek
Written by new contributor, Megan Fizell
Banksy has opened a different sort of pet store in Greenwich Village and the ‘animals’ in the cages are something you would expect from a happy meal at McDonalds. The show entitled ‘The Village Pet Store and Grill’ explores society’s use of animals as pets, food, and clothing.
Urban art legend Banksy – at least we think it’s him – offers up his take on the recent finance fiasco. Trust him to say it how it is. Banksy goes to great lengths to ensure he is never caught on camera and few people know what he really looks like, so the photographer, Sabeth, has done well to catch him in the act.
In a one-off exclusive, with the kind permission of National Geographic and wildlife photographer Paul Nicklen, Environmental Graffiti present incredible images of the majestic sailfish.
All images: Paul Nicklen ©2008 National Geographic
Photographed fifty miles northeast of Isla Mujeres in the Gulf of Mexico, the sailfish prowl for sardines; a favorite morsel of theirs. Slicing through the blue open ocean, the sailfish work together to capture their next meal.
Imagine an art form that uses living, respiring material; an art form that creates mini eco-systems in often complex and beautiful patterns. It changes the face of urban landscapes and redefines the term “urban jungle.” It breathes life anew.
Welcome to the world of green graffiti – masterpieces crafted in moss and grass. Here you’ll find some of the most incredible works of this rare and unusual art form and how to make it yourself.
Cast your mind back to childhood celebrations when sparklers lit the night air; people everywhere drawing paths of orange and red light in the night sky, creating jagged lines and swirling patterns with nothing more than a flick of the wrist, mesmerizing anyone who looked on.
Fortunately we no longer have to wait for frantic festivities: artists the world over are so fascinated with finding new ways of capturing light that it has spawned a new movement in light art, or light graffiti, as it’s become known.
“In the environmental movement, every time you lose a battle it’s for good, but our victories always seem to be temporary and we keep fighting them over and over again.” David Suzuki.
WebUrbanist, a great site dedicated to architecture, design, travel and culture, has just announced the launch of their sister site, WebEcoist.
Based on the premise that the natural environment is, not only fundamentally important in practical terms, but also amazingly intriguing in ways many rarely consider, WebEcoist plans to cover a broad range of green issues, but with a twist.
The new environmentally-orientated site commented:
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