If you’ve spent any time on the internet over the last year you’ll have almost definitely seen the sculptural work of Ron Mueck. It would be boring of me to go on about his over and under-sized pieces of anatomical and emotional beauty so I’ll just point you toward this video, which introduces him and his work and culminates in an astonishing example of how he goes about creating his pieces. Looks like there are loads of Ron Mueck books
The roll up piano post has got to be the most commented post on Ektopia so when I saw this piano can I thought I better post a link to it. It’s like the roll up piano but it rolls up nice and tidily into its own can. [via]
I don’t know how long Joy Comes In The Morning has been floating about on the internet but it’s fantastic to see Joe Ledbetter’s characters coming to life.
Waste some time on this great little game called Gravity Pods. “The objective is simple: shoot a projectile at a target. Of course, there are some barriers, and naturally there is a way around those barriers. By strategically placing Gravity Pods around the screen, you can bend the path your projectile takes, so that it goes around walls, down halls, curves back on itself etc.” I remember playing something similar on and old BBC computer when I was a kid at school. I’m glad to see that this idea is still alive and well after all these years. [via]
Take a look at Work It Out. It’s Rjd2’s tune and features the talents of Bill Shannon. Shannon’s single take routine is pretty awe inspiring, especially the pseudo freeze-framed crash. [via]
The latest toys from Monsterism Island look pretty cool (better than the last ones, that’s for sure). Pets and Their Owners are Pete Fowlers latest creations and, as the name suggests, they are paired up sets of…pets and their owners! They come blind packed in a pet food can and just like in real life the the pets look just like their owners. There’s more info over at NotCot as well.
