Bakes My Noodle

Current status: straddling the Carnal, Divine and Human… and very curious.

“Octopuses are highly intelligent, possibly more so than any other order of invertebrates. The exact extent of their intelligence and learning capability is much debated among biologists, but maze and problem-solving experiments have shown evidence of a memory system that can store both short- and long-term memory. It is not known precisely what contribution learning makes to adult octopus behavior…  An octopus has a highly complex nervous system, only part of which is localized in its brain. Two-thirds of an octopus’s neurons are found in the nerve cords of its arms, which have limited functional autonomy. Octopus arms show a variety of complex reflex actions that persist even when they have no input from the brain. Some octopuses, such as the mimic octopus, will move their arms in ways that emulate the shape and movements of other sea creatures.  In laboratory experiments, octopuses can be readily trained to distinguish between different shapes and patterns. They have been reported to practice observational learning, although the validity of these findings is widely contested on a number of grounds. Octopuses have also been observed in what some have described as play: repeatedly releasing bottles or toys into a circular current in their aquariums and then catching them. Octopuses often break out of their aquariums and sometimes into others in search of food. They have even boarded fishing boats and opened holds to eat crabs… The octopus has been shown to use tools. At least four specimens of the veined octopus (Amphioctopus marginatus) have been witnessed retrieving discarded coconut shells, manipulating them, and then reassembling them to use as shelter.”

anish kapoor’s black whirlpool endlessly spins at galleria continua.

take a look as this seemingly bottomless hole of black water ceaselessly spins into the floor, dragging the viewer into its menacing abyss…

The Strandbeest: Art and Engineering.

Created by Dutch artist Theo Jansen, the Strandbeest is created by rudimentary objects such as PVC piping, wood and sails and contains no electrical or motorised parts; it is instead powered by the wind. 

The Strandbeest has steadily evolved into more complex working structures. Some even having the ability to store wind power in the absence of a breeze, being able to nail pins into the sand when wind power becomes too great, and even sensing when they have entered the water or encountered an object so they can then avoid the obstruction. 

Theo Jansen is ever improving and changing these creatures, and does have a final plan for them saying: “over time, these skeletons have become increasingly better at surviving the elements such as storms and water, and eventually I want to put these animals out in herds on the beaches, so they will live their own lives”.

Meredith Woolnough’s Embroideries Mimic Delicate Forms of Nature

The following you see, is a sculpture and not a cartoon! The artist in Neil Dawson and you can view this video here

Yusuke Oono’s 3D Storybooks.

Artist Yusuke Oono uses a laser cutter to create three dimensional story books that can be viewed a page at a time or by opening them fully which reveals a 3D landscape of the story.  See more of the gorgeous, intricate work below.

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Jeffrey Michael Austin: Eternally Composed 

Eternally Composed is an ongoing series of infinitely looping music compositions. Ink on paper, 9 x 12”