Art & Photography

Creativity and its child artwork are funny things. You see, many would say that the quality of artwork can’t be determined objectively; it comes down to personal preference, and a slew of other things. That may be true for some things, but I can confidently say that this Light & Shadow exhibit by Japanese artist Kumi Yamashita is objectively awesome.

Using only a single light source and a range of different trinkets, such as wooden letters, numbers, and pieces of paper, Kumi is able to create incredibly life-life portraits and silhouettes. Whether she has a specific method for achieving the effect, or whether it’s simply a case of trial and error, I couldn’t say… but what I do know is that something like this would make for an incredible installation in one’s home. Kumi, are you for hire?

Twin brothers, Frederik and Gerrit Braun, have recently completed the construction of the world’s largest model airport costing a grand total of $4.8 million dollars that started back in 2000. The model, Knuffingen Airport, is based on the Hamburg Airport and features 40,000 lights, 500 cars, 15,000 figurines, 10,000 trees, 1000 wagons, 50 trains, 200 switches, 100 signals, 300 buildings, and 40 planes.

The fact that the Knuffingen Airport can come to life makes it that much better with all aircraft and 90 vehicles which are