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Best solution? Miniature yourself.




Incredibly Small Origami Artworks

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—Mohandas K. Gandhi

Redlemon

Allan Teger's Bodyscapes are outstandingly beautiful, and mostly NSFW. This image isn't, but hints at the possibilities:

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thanks for the addition of a very nice little gallery, RedLemon.
If there's at least one thing that my vast Erotic Art Collection doesn't have enough of it is close-up bodyscapes, and this idea makes it all the wilder.


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This is a another contribution I'll be relaying here, and it is from (originally featured by) The Telegraph:


This may look like an Antarctic scene, but it is a model called 'Sugarland', made by artist Matthew
Albanese out of 20 pounds of sugar, jelly and corn syrup. The crystals were grown in his studio
over the course of two months -- Picture: MATTHEW ALBANESE / SOLENT


Some of his designs measure less then three feet in length but the effect is gained by the
perspective from which the photo is taken. This scene of rolling plains of grass blown by the
wind is made out of faux fur (fields), cotton wool (clouds) and sifted tile grout (mountains)


This image of the Aurora Borealis was made by photographing a beam of coloured light against a
black curtain to achieve the edge effect. The stars are simply strobe light through holes in cork board

[Telegraph.]

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As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves.

—Mohandas K. Gandhi

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combining two themes already seen above, (Small Origami, Teger's Bodyscapes) it's another example of the tiny motions.



by Anna Ådén

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As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves.

—Mohandas K. Gandhi

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butterfly catcher

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As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves.

—Mohandas K. Gandhi

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waiting for the train by mini mum

(also source of mini-meme: "terror in a tiny town")

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—Mohandas K. Gandhi

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Pie Pops | Luxirare

...

I don’t want commitment. I want to be promiscuous with my food. I want to eat pie, but I don’t want a whole slice- I want to try other flavors too, but for just a little, and move onto another. If I have one slice, I may have guilt hanging over me all day. I want little pies, yes, with more pie crust than filling. 50 calories or less, no guilt. Eating pie slices makes me feel fat. Lolipop-Pies, perhaps this would work.

...

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As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves.

—Mohandas K. Gandhi

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::guimp:: world's smallest website

Smaller than a small fingernail, the world's smallest website measures only 18 by 18 pixels yet is packed full of fun projects including pong, pacman, space invaders, pinball, a blog and pixel art.

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As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves.

—Mohandas K. Gandhi

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As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves.

—Mohandas K. Gandhi

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tiny revolver

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As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves.

—Mohandas K. Gandhi

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tiny utensils by study


(untitled) by mary robinson


tiny ship

[windowshopper.]

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As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves.

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As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves.

—Mohandas K. Gandhi

BadNick

Jet, I just found this thread of yours even though I remember you saying you were going to do it.

I'll find more small things to contribute, but for now here are a few "small cars" I have in my photo collection:





When we were shopping for a laser cutting machine, I first saw collections of all sorts of miniature objects made with a laser cutter, like this Tiny-Rex

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Nick, I did try at least twice to redirect towards this thread, stating that I had, indeed, accomplished my goal of submitting it.

I have found a tiny snake ornament to feature, and it's purpose, you may ask?

To furnish a woman's (or man's) pierced earlobes and make them all the more attractive (gnarly).


Temptation Snake Ear Wrap by Alchemy Gothic.

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—Mohandas K. Gandhi

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a quick excerpt from Filipe Soares’ miniature series “Floating Dreams.”


[formatmag.]

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Micro-sculptor Willard Wigan, known all around the world for his miniature sculptures that are invisible
to the naked eye, launched a new exhibition of his near-inexplicably intricate works in London's Museum Street.
Willard uses tiny homemade tools and paints with a hair plucked from a housefly's back and carves
microscopic figures from grains of rice or sand or sugar. The sculptures, which often take months to
complete, are then mounted on pin heads or needles.

Pictured is a miniature sculpture of the US President Barack Obama and his family.

[telegraph.]

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a short film on his life's work and ambition:



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and a parting gallery to view more of his painstaking,
unbelievable, and huge, tiny accomplishments:






Williard Wigan recently visited Prince George's Community
College to discuss his works of art, many of which fit inside
the head of a sewing needle. An exhibition of his works called
"Art in the Eye of a Needle: Micro-sculpture by Willard Wigan"
(was) on display at the Parish Gallery in Georgetown in January of 2010.

[washingtonpost.]

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Tilt-shift sumo match, courtesy of Tokyo-based artist Bitter*Girls. Shot entirely with Canon EOS 5D Mark II.

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As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves.

—Mohandas K. Gandhi

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As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves.

—Mohandas K. Gandhi

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'miniscule elephant' [made gigantic through macro], courtesy of wideworldriot

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The husband and wife food photographers, who work under the name MINIMIAM
(meaning MINI YUM), spend their days transforming everyday foods into whimsical, storied landscapes.




[polkadot.]

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As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves.

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Michael Chesko built this scale model of NYC's midtown using balsa wood and a love for detail -







This scale miniature of Midtown took 2000 hours to complete. As reference, he used blueprints, old photographs, digital reproductions, and satellite images. On a good day, he'd work his way through four city blocks. The entire model is 36" x 30"... a good deal smaller than most office desks. At the 1:3200 scale, the Empire State Building Chesko's favorite skyscraper) roughly reaches the dizzying height of a Campbell's Soup can.

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Small world (2) by Cℓea tecℓea

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As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves.

—Mohandas K. Gandhi

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This is the world’s smallest solar powered car. The tiny solar panel
powers and electric motor which turns the wheels. It measures a
mere 3.3cm x 2.2cm x 1.4cm.

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Small Worlds

Sea Dave has made this wonderful, melancholic pixely game about exploring.
It really is a thing of great beauty and you should totally play it. It won the
cgdc6 competition, which means Sea Dave is the most awesome person on the planet.

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As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves.

—Mohandas K. Gandhi

MexicanOnABike

this thread is awesome! what a great way to waste time.

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- Movie Reviews - Ratings-

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'tiny creatures placed in hand' (Part 1)


serving up by MeLa de Gypsie






Baby Octopus by superchickenn123

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'tiny creatures placed in hand' (Part 2)











[uncoached.]

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conspiracy article: 6 Tiny Things That Have Mind-Blowing Global Impacts | Cracked.com

From termites to rats to the those fuzzy jetstreams you see in the clear blue sky, it's the little things you don't think about that alter our planet in fascinating ways.

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miniature robot to adorn your desktop ambiance (gyrating and pulsing actions not included).

[nerdapproved.]

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The Amorous Octopus by Jethro Haynes

author's comments:
The Amorous Octopus’ The one that started it all. First shoe diorama, with Hudson-Powell.
Made for a Vans custom exhibition but never exhibited. Mixed materials on Uk size 8 Vans slip-on shoe.
(c) 2005

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As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves.

—Mohandas K. Gandhi

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before homework... by JennWrenn

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view from Roppongi Hills by Cory.Lum | Taken on December 31, 2007

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by deadborah


and more mini-fruit (erasers, I think)

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重庆 | Chongqing Bridge, on the Yangtze River & The Three Gorges of China.
Photography by Yuan Ling. 2009.

Chinese photographer Wang Yuan Ling takes really beautiful pictures of what is,
in all honesty, a pretty drab backdrop.


[hardfeelings.]

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Mixed-media artist Peter Root’s 100,000-staple-strong cityscape, “Ephemicropolis.”



Peter explains: "Stacks of staples were broken into varying sizes from
full stacks about 12cm high down to single staples. These stacks were
then stood up and arranged over a period of 40 hours."





[Fubiz.] + [boingboing.] + [mojix.]

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continuing from my previous post, here is the making-of: "Ephemicropolis".

The making of Ephemicropolis on Vimeo

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Picnic Table Condiment Set (on top of a real picnic table, for scale)

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As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves.

—Mohandas K. Gandhi