Don’t throw away your old Macs, use them to create biological art instead
Short of donating them to a museum or tossing them in a landfill, what exactly should you do with a really old PC?
The Rolling Stones open multimedia gallery in New York
The iconic band has opened up a huge art, video, and music exhibit in New York City spanning their entire career.
Quill will provide the means to create 3D works of art in virtual reality
Oculus VR said on Thursday that a public beta of Quill will be released alongside the Oculus Touch controllers on December 6. The tool will be free to use.
The wait is over: Sigma’s 85mm f/1.4 portrait lens is now shipping
Two months after unveiling a trifecta of lenses, Sigma has confirmed all versions of the lenses will begin shipping.
Let QS Supplies' radiators impress you with both form and function
The radiators from QS Supplies defy the notion that these heating devices have to be ugly white grates -- rather, these radiators are works of art.
The new ART speakers from Tivoli look as good as they sound
A new set of two Bluetooth and Wi-Fi enabled speakers, the Cube and Orb from Tivoli Audio look as good as they sound.
Digital graffiti hidden in augmented reality at Washington state art museum
One of the people working with Microsoft's Hololens AR headset has painted a digital graffiti at the Bellevue Arts Museum.
A steel ball creates endless sand patterns in this astonishing coffee table
One of the coolest Kickstarter projects we've ever seen, this table boasts an ever-changing automated tabletop pattern created from sand.
Video shows how to become a better photographer through visual exercise
Photography is still an art, and practicing the ability to convey a feeling through an image is something grown over time through visual exercise.
New beta software automatically tags and captions historic images
Gado Images is working to teach computers how to automatically tag and caption historic photos to give museums a leg up in digitizing big archives.
Baidu's AI Composer translates famous artworks into melodies you can listen to
An artificial intelligence algorithm created by China’s search giant, Baidu, is taking a crack at composing original music inspired by images.
Incredible AI app can ‘repaint’ photos to look like it was composed by famous artists
Prisma, a Russian-made photo app, allows users to customize their images by feeding photos through an AI that "repaints" them in the style of great artists.
This bizarro bicycle reinvents the wheel … as a set of spider legs
When Carv began developing the Strandbeest-inspired walking bike in 2014, it couldn’t have known the beast that it would create.
‘Sunspring’ is an absurd sci-fi short film written by AI, starring Thomas Middleditch
Sunspring won’t likely win an Oscar but makes an entertaining short from an utterly senseless script.
Google’s newly launched Magenta Project aims to create art with artificial intelligence
Inspired by the competitive success of AlphaGo and the cultural appeal of DeepDream, Google expands its AI into the humanities with the the Magenta project
Painted optical illusion road blocks trick drivers into slowing down near school zones in India
Painted optical illusion speed bumps are getting drivers to slow down in Ahmedabad, India. The 2D creations look like 3D road blocks from a distance.
Oscar is a 3D-printed organic Lego set … and it’s creepy as hell
The Modular Body, a 56-video series, introduces Oscar as a 3D-printed modular body. There's no telling how long it would live, were it really alive.
Here's where to turn your Strava and Runkeeper routes into gorgeous art prints
Nativah Chaya or "paths of life" takes that walking, running, or cycling route you love so much and turns it into an art print.
MIT scientists design a drone that draws on your command
When art and technology are conjoined, the pair can create stunning results, as they do in MIT's flying pantograph.
Give your digital photos an Old Master look with eWilner Frames app
Start framing your digital art with the eWilner Frames app, the tool that lets you elevate your selfies and cat photos with frames fit for a Picasso.
Invaluable is bringing the art world together with the power of tech
Invaluable is bringing the rather antiquated notion of art auction houses into the 21st century.
A Chinese artist made a solid brick of pollution by vacuuming smog out of the air
With Chinese authorities declaration of a red warning for air pollution this week coinciding with COP21, this artist's work could not be more timely.
Artist’s simple ‘Peace for Paris’ drawing is the Internet’s symbol for solidarity
Because of social media, the simple "Peace for Paris" doodle has become a widespread symbol for solidarity after last week's terror attacks.
Don’t you wish you’d thought of using tricycles to create this animated street art?
Two artists have created animated street art by riding through the streets of cities across the world with projectors attached to their tricycles.
Artists are putting an end to forgery by signing their work with synthetic DNA
Synthetic DNA tags will allow artists and owners to validate their works of art, authenticating the original artist's unique DNA marker sequence.
It takes a robot to make 800-pound chairs that cost hundreds of thousands of dollars
Wendell Castle is a giant in the art furniture field. Using a robot, he carves chairs that weigh 800 pounds and cost hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Ready to buy some art? Check out Artsy and Sotheby’s online-only art auction this October
Sotheby's is partnering with start-up Artsy to host an online-only auction for contemporary art with a twist.
You don’t have to be rich to be an art collector, thanks to Kollecto
Meet Kollecto, your "art-buying mentor" that insists, "You don't have to be rich to collect art."
Illuminating inhalation: This trippy LED art exhibit pulses with your breath
PRANA is a stunning 13,000 display of LED lights that detects the rise and fall of your lungs, allowing it to quite literally breathe with you.
Feed your inner crazy cat person by visiting this museum’s exhibit on Internet felines
Next month, the Museum of the Moving Image will be opening an exhibit dedicated to the history of cats on the Internet.
Projection mapping on the Sydney Opera House is the coolest thing you’ll see all day
Every year, the Sydney Opera House invites artists to bring along their projectors and beam animations onto the building's iconic sails.