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Prehistoric cave art in Spain suggests Neanderthals were artists – an annotated infographic

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Scientists have found the first major evidence that Neanderthals, rather than modern humans, created the world’s oldest known cave paintings – suggesting they may have had an artistic sense similar to our own. Published in the journal Science, a new study led by the University of Southampton and the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology shows that paintings in three caves in Spain were created more than 64,000 years ago – 20,000 years before modern humans arrived in Europe. This means that the Palaeolithic (Ice Age) cave art – including pictures of animals, dots and geometric signs – must have … Continue reading Prehistoric cave art in Spain suggests Neanderthals were artists – an annotated infographic

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Christo’s The Floating Piers art installation – an annotated infographic

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Thousands of people have tried out the latest installation by conceptual artist Christo – a 3km floating pontoon in northern Italy. “The Floating Piers” allows people to practically walk on water, across the walkway constructed from more than 200,000 interlocking cubes wrapped in yellow nylon. Click on the graphic for an expanded view. Continue reading Christo’s The Floating Piers art installation – an annotated infographic

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Wacom Inkling digital ballpoint pen – an annotated graphic

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Illustrators of the world, rejoice! The good folk at Wacom – leaders in the graphics drawing tablet field for years – have introduced a new sketching pen, a pressure-sensitive ballpoint that allows conventional ink-on-paper sketching. The pen is wirelessly connected to a receiver clipped to the paper, communicating via ultrasonic and infrared links to relay the drawing data to the unit. Users can transfer their sketches, complete with layers, to a computer for further editing using their image software of choice. Doodling on restaurant napkins will never be the same again. Click on the graphic for an expanded view. Continue reading Wacom Inkling digital ballpoint pen – an annotated graphic

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Can Energy be appropriated in Art? Find out at Beyond Entropy exhibition, AA school London

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Beyond Entropy: When Energy becomes Form, 3-28 May 2011 AA School, 36, Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3ES The Architectural Association School in London is currently hosting a thought-provoking exhibition, showcasing the work of eight trios of world-leading scientists, architects and artists brought together with the aim of translating energy into its artistic form. Beyond Entropy is part of an ambitious two year research project and features eight prototypes, each exploring a different type or aspect of energy. The exhibition comes to London after displays at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2010 and Societe de Lecture, Geneva. Works on display include a … Continue reading Can Energy be appropriated in Art? Find out at Beyond Entropy exhibition, AA school London

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Temenos, Anish Kapoor, Cecil Balmond and a sponge cake

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Our video wizard has put together a very nice short film about Temenos, the Anish Kapoor and Cecil Balmond sculpture in Middlesbrough. E&T went along to the unveiling, met the key people involved and boarded a handy helicopter helpfully supplied for an aerial overview of the massive artwork.  The article is from the latest issue of E&T magazine and the video is at the bottom of the page. The best part of the day was going for the lunch launch at the nearby technical college, where the catering students laid on quite the celebration spread, the highlight of which was … Continue reading Temenos, Anish Kapoor, Cecil Balmond and a sponge cake