Comments on: Dragon made from disposable dollar-store cutlery http://boingboing.net/2012/01/11/dragon-made-from-disposable-do.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Thu, 23 May 2013 07:51:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: kmoser http://boingboing.net/2012/01/11/dragon-made-from-disposable-do.html#comment-1317594 kmoser Thu, 12 Jan 2012 07:10:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=138402#comment-1317594 There's a gallery in Manhattan (on West Broadway) that shows a bunch of really cool organic looking sculptures made from silver-colored plastic cutlery. There’s a gallery in Manhattan (on West Broadway) that shows a bunch of really cool organic looking sculptures made from silver-colored plastic cutlery.

]]> By: mkultra http://boingboing.net/2012/01/11/dragon-made-from-disposable-do.html#comment-1317313 mkultra Wed, 11 Jan 2012 23:49:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=138402#comment-1317313 It's been done. A friend did a 2X life-sized armadillo using soup spoons. Art students do interesting stuff every day. It’s been done. A friend did a 2X life-sized armadillo using soup spoons. Art students do interesting stuff every day.

]]> By: a b http://boingboing.net/2012/01/11/dragon-made-from-disposable-do.html#comment-1317294 a b Wed, 11 Jan 2012 23:38:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=138402#comment-1317294 That question will be resolved once it's filled with helium... That question will be resolved once it’s filled with helium…

]]> By: crummett http://boingboing.net/2012/01/11/dragon-made-from-disposable-do.html#comment-1317134 crummett Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:59:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=138402#comment-1317134 That was my first thought. I'd hate to have to ship this to a buyer. Still, pretty cool! That was my first thought. I’d hate to have to ship this to a buyer. Still, pretty cool!

]]> By: Labbit http://boingboing.net/2012/01/11/dragon-made-from-disposable-do.html#comment-1317110 Labbit Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:42:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=138402#comment-1317110 Yeah, but is it fine art?? ;) Yeah, but is it fine art?? ;)

]]> By: russingram http://boingboing.net/2012/01/11/dragon-made-from-disposable-do.html#comment-1317105 russingram Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:38:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=138402#comment-1317105 someone needs to weld one up from stainless steel cutlery. someone needs to weld one up from stainless steel cutlery.

]]> By: KimberlyClarke http://boingboing.net/2012/01/11/dragon-made-from-disposable-do.html#comment-1317023 KimberlyClarke Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:29:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=138402#comment-1317023 Stunningly good. Brian Jungen made Cetology (2002), a 42ft whale out of plastic chairs that was in an exhibiti at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM). Pic here but doesn't really do it justice. http://www.imaginenative.org/installationpreview.php?id=7 Stunningly good. Brian Jungen made Cetology (2002), a 42ft whale out of plastic chairs that was in an exhibiti at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM). Pic here but doesn’t really do it justice.
http://www.imaginenative.org/installationpreview.php?id=7

]]> By: Pangur Ban http://boingboing.net/2012/01/11/dragon-made-from-disposable-do.html#comment-1316956 Pangur Ban Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:36:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=138402#comment-1316956 in my city, plastic 'cutlery' isn't recyclable - this is great. in my city, plastic ‘cutlery’ isn’t recyclable – this is great.

]]> By: CountZero http://boingboing.net/2012/01/11/dragon-made-from-disposable-do.html#comment-1316867 CountZero Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:23:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=138402#comment-1316867 Beautiful. And fragile too, I'd imagine Beautiful.
And fragile too, I’d imagine

]]> By: Noctilucent Studios http://boingboing.net/2012/01/11/dragon-made-from-disposable-do.html#comment-1316558 Noctilucent Studios Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:54:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=138402#comment-1316558 Yes...all one colour and then filled with helium....have that bad boy floating around the room. I might try this myself! Yes…all one colour and then filled with helium….have that bad boy floating around the room. I might try this myself!

]]> By: awjt http://boingboing.net/2012/01/11/dragon-made-from-disposable-do.html#comment-1316553 awjt Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:46:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=138402#comment-1316553 Just goes to show you can make pretty much anything out of anything.  If an Inuit can make a knife out of shit, then I'm certain someone could make a nice dildo.  LOL. Just goes to show you can make pretty much anything out of anything.  If an Inuit can make a knife out of shit, then I’m certain someone could make a nice dildo.  LOL.

]]> By: mariess http://boingboing.net/2012/01/11/dragon-made-from-disposable-do.html#comment-1316554 mariess Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:46:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=138402#comment-1316554 this is very similar to a sculpture i made whilst at uni http://tumblr.com/ZTN9HyEc3soG this is very similar to a sculpture i made whilst at uni
http://tumblr.com/ZTN9HyEc3soG

]]> By: Hubris Sonic http://boingboing.net/2012/01/11/dragon-made-from-disposable-do.html#comment-1316538 Hubris Sonic Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:19:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=138402#comment-1316538 yeah, its just tremendous isnt it... yeah, its just tremendous isnt it…

]]> By: Kimmo http://boingboing.net/2012/01/11/dragon-made-from-disposable-do.html#comment-1316519 Kimmo Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:45:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=138402#comment-1316519 Inspired! Inspired!

]]> By: wrybread http://boingboing.net/2012/01/11/dragon-made-from-disposable-do.html#comment-1316510 wrybread Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:30:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=138402#comment-1316510 I personally am looking forward to the <a href="http://boingboing.net/2012/01/09/totally-amazing-painter.html" rel="nofollow">discussion</a> over whether this qualifies as high art or low art... [Presses the Post button and ducks for cover] I personally am looking forward to the discussion over whether this qualifies as high art or low art…

[Presses the Post button and ducks for cover]

]]> By: coryf http://boingboing.net/2012/01/11/dragon-made-from-disposable-do.html#comment-1316505 coryf Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:25:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=138402#comment-1316505 Very cool dragon.  Really demos the difference between a true artist, and the rest of us.  I might be able to get a dragon "head" with a solo cup, but that's about it.  Very inspiring.  It would be nice to see this painted, right now, all one color, the details don't "pop". Very cool dragon.  Really demos the difference between a true artist, and the rest of us.  I might be able to get a dragon “head” with a solo cup, but that’s about it.  Very inspiring. 

It would be nice to see this painted, right now, all one color, the details don’t “pop”.

]]> By: Noctilucent Studios http://boingboing.net/2012/01/11/dragon-made-from-disposable-do.html#comment-1316484 Noctilucent Studios Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=138402#comment-1316484 ^^^^^^^^^What's up with the recent influx of spam on BB?!? ^^^^^^^^^^^^ Oh and the Dragon is awesome. Be really cool if the artist constructed it such that they could fill it with helium once completed. ^^^^^^^^^What’s up with the recent influx of spam on BB?!? ^^^^^^^^^^^^

Oh and the Dragon is awesome. Be really cool if the artist constructed it such that they could fill it with helium once completed.

]]> By: Moriarty http://boingboing.net/2012/01/11/dragon-made-from-disposable-do.html#comment-1316481 Moriarty Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:52:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=138402#comment-1316481 <i>that seems a little high</i> Perhaps he was. that seems a little high

Perhaps he was.

]]> By: oak young http://boingboing.net/2012/01/11/dragon-made-from-disposable-do.html#comment-1316471 oak young Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:25:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=138402#comment-1316471 not to take away from how awesome this is. . . but 80 hours? that seems a little high not to take away from how awesome this is. . . but 80 hours? that seems a little high

]]> By: princessalex http://boingboing.net/2012/01/11/dragon-made-from-disposable-do.html#comment-1316469 princessalex Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:11:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=138402#comment-1316469  Not yet, it's not.  ;-)  Not yet, it’s not.  ;-)

]]> By: disillusion http://boingboing.net/2012/01/11/dragon-made-from-disposable-do.html#comment-1316455 disillusion Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:42:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=138402#comment-1316455 Don't forget the reasoning behind it being a dragon, seeing as it is the year of it~ Don’t forget the reasoning behind it being a dragon, seeing as it is the year of it~

]]> By: Hubris Sonic http://boingboing.net/2012/01/11/dragon-made-from-disposable-do.html#comment-1316433 Hubris Sonic Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:57:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=138402#comment-1316433 Is it wrong to hate this mofo? Damn thats nice. Is it wrong to hate this mofo? Damn thats nice.

]]> By: Guest http://boingboing.net/2012/01/11/dragon-made-from-disposable-do.html#comment-1316420 Guest Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:40:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=138402#comment-1316420 Oh *ahem*...excuse me...where are my manners... I actually meant to type FIRST! Oh *ahem*…excuse me…where are my manners… I actually meant to type FIRST!

]]> By: Guest http://boingboing.net/2012/01/11/dragon-made-from-disposable-do.html#comment-1316418 Guest Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:38:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=138402#comment-1316418 I love seeing all the cool creative things that people make. Seeing stuff like this never fails to put a smile on my face. I love seeing all the cool creative things that people make. Seeing stuff like this never fails to put a smile on my face.

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