drb rss about
suggest
advertise
subscribe
rss rss
rss

Sunday, October 21, 2007

Awesome Tank Modification


"EXTRA SHOT" #1
link



This Church Finally Means Business :)

We like this on so many levels... First, there is pretty cool gothic church structure to begin with; second - it's obviously pacifist, with "spread mercy, not war" idea. Third, it has the anti-"organized religion" connotations: do not force your beliefs on anybody. Behold,
"Church Tank" by Kris Kuksi:






(artwork copyright: Kris Kuksi, used by permission)

If you have not seen phantasmagoric creations of Kris Kuksi before, you're in for a treat. Check out his page (some images are dark and may be nsfw)

---------

The idea to combine tank with some kind of an altar seem to have occurred to various people. The folks at Blue Table Painting, led by Insidious created this conversion of Land Raider for Warhammer game.








The same idea's occurred to Wim Delvoye here, though it's a digger, not a tank:


(art by Wim Delvoye)

---------

Technological Forest

Here is another cool sculpture we've seen recently:
"Real Life Katamari" by Nancy Rubins -



Don't know what's "Katamari"?
Watch this video to discover:


url

Nancy Rubins is also responsible for these installations (mostly in Los Angeles):
"Airplane Parts"



"Pleasure Point" - katamari accumulation of canoes and boats.



"Small Forest"




(image credit: Nancy Rubins)

+StumbleUpon

Permanent Link...
Category: Art
Related Posts:
Controversial Cyberpunk Art

Dark Roasted Blend's Photography Gear Picks:


READ LATEST POSTS:

May 13, 2008 - Quantum Shot #420
Anteater Coolness

Life with two anteaters in the house

May 14, 2008 - Biscotti Bits
Mixed Links & Images

incl. "A Giant Snail"
(for other daily "Biscotti" issues - see our main page)

COMMENTS:

2 Comments:

Blogger Richard said...

It's really tell about the very old mariage of religion with war. Always walked hand in hand for thousand of years.

___  
Anonymous Ionut Puiu - Optzile said...

And they are still walking hand in hand richard.

___  

Post a Comment

<< Home


SF ART & BOOK REVIEWS:
Fiction Reviews: William Gibson Stories
Novella Review: Charles Stross "Missile Gap"
Rare Pulp Fiction: Apocalyptic Blockbusters

MORE RECENT POSTS:


Weird Inventions by Guys, Part 7

Special Summer Selection!


World's Smallest Cars, Part 2

Great things come in small packages


Soviet Futuristic Illustration:
Oodles of Optimism


Black-and-white rare series of images


Funny Animals, Part 11

Natural hilarity reaches a new high


Nightmare Playgrounds, Part 2

Manic-Depressive Creativity


Shipwrecks & Sea Disasters

The Beauty & the mystery of the wrecked ships


Unforgettable Faces, Part 3

Cast your vote for the most entertaining expression


The Tasty Art of Chocolate & Candy

Never eat an Easter Chocolate Bunny Again


The "Falling Towers" of New Chinese TV Center

Radical architecture for outdated propaganda machine


Out-of-This-World Fishing

Big Fish Extravaganza, Part 2


Senseless Signage, Part 10

Don't try to figure these signs out. Get a GPS instead.


Are You... You?

The Wonderful World of Parasites


Commercialized Clouds

Lucy in the Sky with Logotypes


You Know You Want This...
Steampunk Gear Masterpieces


plus interview with "Aaron Adding Machines"


Smile! You're in Politics
(Funny Pics)


Politicians in paroxysms of thought and deliberation


World's Strangest Vehicles, Part 4

Sheer Auto Adrenaline!


Extreme Exploration:
Russian Nuclear Research Facilities


Deep under the mountain, or in the world's deepest lake


Miniature Spy Guns, Part 2

Do not move while I destroy you, Mr Bond


Never Give Up! (Funny Pics)

Crazy Logistics, Issue 8


Most Beautiful Fractals

Infinite possibilities for art


Cool Ads, Issue 10

Visually arresting and deliciously weird


Japanese Creative Barcodes

Cut out your UPC label and... frame it!


The Geekiest LEGOs &
Rubik's Cubes


The world of twisted dimensions


Disturbing Wiring, Part 4

More Tangled Awesomeness


Russian Nuclear Icebreakers:
To the North Pole!


Odyssey in the Arctic with Russian Icebreaker Fleet


The Deadliest Creatures
(Most Easy to Miss)


The Real Terror Lurks in Quiet Darkness


Strangest Christian Products & Signs

Repent! the end of good taste is in sight!


Lovely Ladies of Yesteryear, Part 2

Vintage eye-candy, guaranteed
(very mildly nsfw)


Fear & Loathing inside
Abandoned Stalin's Mines


Fire & Ice Underground


Armenia: The Epic Land

This kind of nature needs an IMAX


Time Machine:
World's Biggest Collider


Have a loophole in time, will travel


Airplane Oops! Situations
Part 2


Aviation Safety for Dummies

MORE OF THE RECENT POSTS:








Surreal Art Update
Funny Animals, Part 10
Worst Intersections & Traffic Jams
Radical Mannequins
Police can be Intense
Airship Dreams
Weird Inventions by Guys, 6
Russian Imperial Faberge Eggs
Most Elegant Skyscrapers
Gas Mask Fashion, Part 2
Discovering Iran, Part 2
Coolest Retro Devices
Moments in Sports, Part 6
Nightmare Playgrounds
Steam-Powered Messiah
Weirdest Accidents, Part 3
Huge Road Trains
Ladies in Space
Weird Signs, Part 9
Fallen Cranes Galore
World's Most Curious Ephemera
Mystery Plain of Jars in Laos
Overwhelmed at Work
Robots in Arts
Miniature Spy Guns
Love, Romance & Parenting
Tank Accidents, Part 2
Ice & Snow Carving Art
Train Graveyard in Bolivia
Retro-Future: Transportation
Painting with Light
Animals Having Fun, Part 9
- many more in the Archives and in the Contents Index (left bar)

FULL ARCHIVES (with previews, fast loading):

April 2008 -- March 2008
February 2008 -- January 2008 -- December 2007 -- November 2007
October 2007 -- September, 2007 -- August 2007 -- July 2007
June 2007 -- May 2007 -- April 2007 -- March 2007 -- February 2007
January 2007 -- December 2006 -- November 2006 -- October 2006
Link Latte archives


CATEGORIES:
airplanes | animals | architecture | art | auto | boats | books | cool ads | funny pics |
futurism | food | gadgets | health | history | humour | internet | link latte | military |
music | nature | photo | science | science fiction & fantasy | signs | space | sports |
technology | trains | travel | vintage | weird



Airplanes
Animals
Architecture
Art
Auto
Biscotti
Boats
Computers
Cool Ads
Food
Funny Pics
Futurism
Gadgets
Health
History
Humour
Link Latte
Military
Music
Nature
Photography
Science
Science Fiction

Space
Sports
Technology
Trains
Travel
Vintage
Weird






DRB feed on Twitter

Avi Abrams
Rachel Abrams
Erlend Aaseth
M. Christian
Michael Colwill
The Free Geek
James Golbey
Andrew N. Grimes
Jason Heath
Joshua S. Hill
Paul Schilperoord
Scott Seegert
Constantine vonHoffman

- Join Our Team -
Guidelines




  • Thanks for sharing :)
    Read more

  • actually, for the Quebec ice storm, some areas of the province went without power for as long as six weeks... yes, SIX WEEKS... 100 000 people were evacuated. 16 000 soldiers were sent in for various tasks. 25 people died. yes... quite a storm. I was lucky, I was out of power for 4 days. And it seemed like weeks.
    Read more

  • Incredible collection of ice storm photographs! The one I took in Atlanta was definitely an accident and it was quite exciting to wake up and see everything frozen over night...
    Read more

  • "Strong winds and extreme cold combine to create ice sculptures"

    These pictures were not taken in Serbia. These were taken in Hungary at Lake Balaton in the winter of 2005/06.
    Read more

  • These pictures are beautiful!

    I live in Ontario, so ice storms are nothing new for me...but the artistic photos will remind me to not just see freezing rain as a nuisance, but to stop and take a look at the beauty it creates.

    Thanks for another great post!
    Read more

  • so cool ,very like your post!
    thank you!
    Read more

  • I well remember the Spokane ice storm. On campus, there is a four story dorm that faces a bunch of tall trees, and the residents were cheering as the branches broke off. Why not? Nobody was walking down there, and it was probably the only entertainment they could get with the power out. I spent the evening in one of the few places with power— the Honors study house. It was quite a party.

    The pictures I have from the day after are quite lovely but non-digital. Thank you for posting the link!
    Read more

  • Growing up in NY - we have had our fair share of ice storms - and they can be both scary as well as quite beautiful if you can get out and take some pictures.
    Read more

  • These are really beautiful. we have a lot of ice storms in Arkansas as well but nothing that looks anything l
    Read more

  • Thanks for all this info!
    Read more

  • The photographs accompanying this post are nothing less than spectacular. Thanks for sharing!
    Read more

  • hi, I came here via stumble, and I just wanted to thank you for actually putting some effort into this post. Nearly every other click on the stumble button produces a blog entry showing extreme natural phenomena, but this one is the first and only that actually had interesting and helpful reference information and obvious thought put into the presentation. Thanks.
    Read more

  • The second to the top casemod is "The BFG", it's very very nice model of the BFG in the Doom games, even with a working stroboscope in it. You can view the whole proces of creating this casemod at: http://gathering.tweakers.net/forum/list_messages/1188110/ . It's in Dutch, but there are more than 100 photo's.
    Read more

  • Just to let you know, the "tricycle concoction" is a new scooter from Piaggio. I know a place where one's for sale, and I saw one driving about once.
    Read more

  • Adler's pictures are real-life versions of the classic Hanna-Barbera Wacky Races cartoon.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wacky_Races
    Read more

  • Thank you, guys. I've updated it.
    Read more

  • What IS this thing??

    It's a "HyperBike"

    Powered by both arms and legs and capable of speeds of 50 mph.

    http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/070122_technov_nasa_bike.html
    Read more

  • Also see, http://www.hyperbike.info/
    Read more

  • The Wacky Racers cars were built for the Goodwood Festival Of Speed. Each year they build another car from the series and they all drive in a grand parade.

    Info at http://www.goodwood.co.uk/fos/intro/jfos.htm
    Read more

  • Great stuff. I'm surprised to see a list of wacky cars without the Landmaster, though.

    http://www.answers.com/topic/landmaster
    Read more

  • "This one is only a toy, we hope"
    No it is photoshopped. Front and rear is from a real bike.
    Read more

  • "This one is only a toy, we hope"
    the design is taken from the "tomahawk" which is a "dodge" creation.
    Read more

  • The Pen Guy
    I love wacky cars and thanks for inluding my Mercedes Pens, its a great honor. I also started a new blog called Art Car Central which I hope will become world's most comprehensive blog about art cars, events, lists, how to and everything else related to this wonderful and unique personal expression.
    Read more

  • Thank you Costas,
    your site links to some cool cars...
    Read more

  • Sadly, the Bigfoot is no longer at the Race Rock in Orlando, FL. They shut it down earlier this year, and it was sold off or something.
    Read more

  • Great page/site.Another cool three wheeled rig is the T-Rex from Canada, cool looking and high performance.
    Great compilation of images, Thanx
    Read more

  • You may want to include the
    "Roadog" in Part 4.
    Read more

  • You really also need the Moller Skycar:

    http://www.moller.com/
    Read more

  • The Moller's car we did cover in Future Tech series
    Read more

  • The truck that has 'US airforce afterburner' written on it, just to let you know, is more than likely a just a monster truck... when they transport monster trucks they remove the large wheels and fit small ones and then transport them separately to be easier.
    Read more

  • That photo of mountains was taken from the climbers entrance/exit of the Aiguille du Midi, Chamonix, France. It was taken about where the lone individual is in this picture: http://content.cxnx.net/chamonix.net/3316.jpg

    Anybody can stand in that spot and see this view by riding the cable car up. You'll never forget it!
    Read more

  • Heey¡¡¡ These is not a Pitaya, Pitaya its a fruit from Nopal.
    Read more

  • re: Police Oops -
    This reminds me of the only traffic accident I saw while in Rome, Italy for an entire summer.

    It stuck with me because if you've every witness the traffic in Rome, it seems totally chaotic, yet I almost went throughout the entire summer walking the roman streets without witnessing a single crash.

    The one wreck I did see though was a police officer rear-ended a guy driving a Vespa, and even that accident wasn't that serious. The Vespa owner walked away from the collision just fine. I didn't get to see what happened to his moped though.
    Read more

  • Last one's probably fake - that's a London Eye gondola...
    Read more

  • I love the Woodland home! Very inspiring...
    Read more


Send us your topic ideas, site suggestions, rants or sweet unpublished poetry. We love to hear from you.
Sponsored Links:

Vehicle Moving