Frost on Glass: Ice Flower Art

When a pane of glass is exposed to very cold air on the outside while inside the air is reasonably moist, frost can form.  Known as ice flowers or fern frost, it is remarkable for the intricate patterns it creates.  The surface of the glass influences the way that the ice is formed so that the first process of crystallization, known as nucleation, is randomized.  The patterns, then, are almost infinite in variety.  Science aside, ice flowers are a source of wonder, things of elegance and beauty.  They are nature’s art at its most exquisite.

Image Credit Flickr User MarkyBon

Glass Beach – Nature Corrects Another of Our Mistakes

No one would have believed in the last years of the nineteenth century that a rubbish dump being created would, in the space of a century, become a protected area.  Yet that is exactly what happened to what has come to be known as Glass Beach, just outside Fort Bragg in California.

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The residents there had no refuse collection so, with the sea so close by the solution seemed obvious – throw the garbage over the edge of the cliffs above their local beach.  The burgeoning population of the town proceeded, with abandon reckless if not gleeful (after all, it must have been more fun than the usual taking out of the garbage) to do just that.

NFN Kalyan – Nature of the Beast 5 and 6 - Kardashian and Mandela

Over the last year Kuriositas has featured Miami based artist NFN Kalyan’s ongoing project, Nature of the Beast. He has now released the 5th and 6th installments in the series – Kim and Nelson, two very disparate souls, it has to be said!

Kalyan's New Heads

Back in April Kuriositas featured the work of Miami based artist NFN Kalyan (pictured above). He has been busy since then and has recently completed three new heads for his series. The three new intriguing pieces are titled Barack, Chuck and Kundun and we are very pleased to give you a glimpse of these wonderful new works of art. Kalyan’s website features much more of his work – each of the pictures here links to his site – or you can visit his management, Leonardo Art for more information.

Made from Glass, wood and steel, the sequence of 22 pieces of glass investigates the transparency of the modern day fame. As we peer at their faces, can we see our own reflection?