The technique we used is focused ion beam (FIB) etching. A very sharp and high-speed jet of matter is produced and directed towards the hair to etch it – similar to a fine laser beam.
Original microscope pictures: https://github.com/ehsm/documents/tree/master/comic
I’ve seen several artists create “mobile phone orchestras” but I appreciate the multigenerational representation in this example made for SK Telecom, the South Korean wireless operator.
Takayo “Tama-cha” Kiyota is a Japanese chef who specializes in makizushi art: artistic sushi-rolls that use cunningly arranged food to create illustrations in the rolls’ cross-sections. Her work is improbably amazing. Here’s a great article in Japanese on her methodology, and here’s a good English summary.
Enjoy ‘Mixed Paganini,’ by the Studio Di Fonologia Musicale Di Firenze. Published in 1967, it sounds like a weird, hectic video game from 15 years later. The songs were programmed by Pietro Grossi; the 7″ disk was “distributed as a Christmas and new year gift by the Olivetti company.”
David “Davidope” Szakaly is a talented Hungarian animator who specializes in trippy, freaky GIFs that pulse and twist and melt your brain.
Szakaly began experimenting with the vector animation program Macromedia Flash back in 1999 where he used the software to create presentations, banners, and other creatives for clients. It was nearly a decade later when he decided to dedicate more time to experimenting with motion graphics and found that Tumblr was a great platform to share his quirky gifs. While he still works in the corporate world on other digital projects, he has also found commercial success making animations for clients around the world. Though it’s his personal work that really stands out. If or when gifs end up on gallery walls, it will be hard to deny Szakaly’s role in getting them there.
