Friday

Da Vinci Secret Unveils - Anatomy To Robots

Gabriele Niccolai, an engineering model maker from Florence, Italy, stands next to one of the models he's created from the original drawings of renaissance master mind Leonardo Di Vinci at the Sydney preview of the DA VINCI SECRETS - 'Anatomy to Robots' exhibition.

A display copy of the Codex Atlanticus from which a number of Da Vinci's machines have been recreated by Gabriele Niccolai, from Florence, Italy.
Besides his skills as an engineer, Niccolai was further aided in his tasks by being able to read Da Vinci's handwriting on the original documents dating from the 1500s

The models created by Gabriele Niccolai from the original drawings from the renaissance master show Da Vinci's amazing understanding for mechanics.

A model of Da Vinci's famous flying wing created as part of the travelling exhibition.

The Florentine team behind the show's exhibits are Elena Sardelli, who created the anatomical models, Gabriele Niccolai, responsible for the engineering models and Fresco artist Antonio de Vito at the opening address for the DA VINCI SECRETS - 'Anatomy to Robots' exhibition.

Detail of the chest pullies inside Robot - Complete Mechanism, created from the original drawings found in the Da Vinci's Codex Atlanticus F579r and reproduced by Gabriele Niccolai.

A model shows the discoveries Da Vinci made about the structure of the human body and documented through his detailed sketches and drawings.

Was Da Vinci's Robot - Motion of the Arms, recreated from drawings in the Codex Atlanticus F579r, really the inspiration for the YouTube classic?

Detail of the Robot Motion of the Arms created by engineer Gabriele Niccolai from drawings in the Codex Atlanticus F579r.

Detail of the Robot Drummer created by engineer Gabriele Niccolai from the original sketches.

Detail of the Robot Drummer. The tempo of the drum beats can be altered by changing the grooves the pin runs down as the mechanical handle is turned.

Detail of the Robot Drummer (from the Codex Atlanticus 55r) created by Gabriele Niccolai.

Detail of the study for mechanical foot (from the Codex Madrid) created by Gabriele Niccolai.
What makes this machine unique is that Da Vinci has copied the walking motion of an animal rather than human.

Fresco artist Antonio de Vito's copy of Da Vinci's famous Last Supper.
Another section of the final fresco is completed at every location the exhibition travels to.

A model of a device for breathing underwater on show at DA VINCI SECRETS - 'Anatomy to Robots' exhibition at the Lower Level of Sydney Town Hall, which runs from May 20 - August 2, 2010.

Detail of the Robot - Complete Mechanism, created from the original drawings found in the Da Vinci's Codex Atlanticus F579r and reproduced by engineer Gabriele Niccolai.

A guest looks at a model of 'Robot - complete mechanism' at the DA VINCI SECRETS - 'Anatomy to Robots' exhibition at the Lower Level of Sydney Town Hall

Fresco artist Antonio de Vito works on a copy of Da Vinci's famous Last Supper at DA VINCI SECRETS - 'Anatomy to Robots' exhibition at the Lower Level of Sydney Town.


Thursday

Bikini Babe On A Plane !

Fancy flight ... Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 has been emblazoned with Sports Illustrated cover girl Bar Refael.

Cover-up girl ... the design is to celebrate Bar Refaeli being on the cover of the magazine's annual swimsuit issue.

Take off ... the Boeing 737-700, which will fly between New York and Las Vegas will bear the sexy image on its fuselage for a limited time.

Hands up ... the model is pictured lying seductively in a revealing white bikini along the length of the plane.

What a cop ... Bar Refaeli poses with policemen holding the 2009 cover of Sports Illustrated.

Undressing ... the plane was unveiled at La Guardia aiport in New York.

Clothed in controversy ... Sir Richard Branson gets to grips with Kyla Ebbert. In 2007 Ms Ebbert was allegedly thrown off a Southwest Airlines flight for wearing a revealing outfit.



World's Most Freakiest Posters

Classic freak art, painted 100 years ago, but available to hang on your wall today!

Apper chimps, Chewbacca lookalikes called Lionel and the monstrous ‘Homme Poisson’ (Fish-man). That’s what the Victorians used to have to amuse themselves with – this was, after all, long before the invention of reality TV shows.

These beautifully-painted images were used to advertise freakshows and circuses between about 1880 and 1930 (although mainly in the first decade of the 20th Century), and come from the collection of the late Jaap Best, the Dutch king of this sort of thing.

Some of the freaks are famous – the Jade Goodies of their day. Lionel, for instance was highly regarded as both a raconteur and wit who could speak five languages and as a very hairy man who was called Lionel and looked a bit like a lion. Others, like L’Homme Poisson, may have been acclaimed as “The greatest wonder in the world” at the time, but have since proved themselves to be as memorable as Saskia or Sandy.

Other bodily dysmorphic megastars have been lost entirely in the mists of history, leaving only feverish and absinthe-addled artists’ impressions. Did the spider lady (opposite page) really look like that? Was “Princess Elizabeth” really smaller than a cockatoo? We may never care.


It’s interesting how the obsessions of the time reflect those of today. Look at the fat people! Hang on, this woman is too thin! Hey, is that a well-dressed chimp or what?! Okay maybe not the last one. But still, freak art… Le freak, c’est chic.

To see more freak art and to buy posters of any of these, go to Circusmuseum.nl

These freaky posters is now available on the above website .. Wanna try !!! ;)



Wednesday

Why The Love Is Blind ?!

The word " Love Is Blind " is originated from Shakesphere.. And the word is quite significant when you see this type of love that actually exists ..


Mysterious Love : A young model for Playboy magazine with his boyfriend.



He little old for her, who knows, maybe love is big, and maybe calculation ;)

Surely, give some comments and your Ideas about the Love Blindness ;)


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