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TOTALLY COOL ARTWORKS SPIN BEAUTIFUL CIRCLES NOW

Sun Cream by Martin Sati.

We are sharing the works of some innovative artists with fascinating expressions of Beautiful Circles. Check out the paintings, drawings, GIFs and films below.

MARTIN SATI

“I believe and I want to think that all important things in life are circular.”

-- Martin Sati

Martin Sati is obsessed with circles. They are the basis for all of his paintings, drawings, and designs.

With bright colors that swirl in circular patterns, Sati’s illustrations a reminiscent of pop artist Peter Max.

Sati holds a degree of Fine Arts at the University of Seville and a degree in Contemporary Design from the University of Winchester.

Google, Samsung, McDonalds and Harper’s Bazaar have all commissioned Sati to produce beautiful circle works.

 

BEN RIDGWAY

Cosmic Flower Unfolding, the latest award-winning metaphysical animation film, by animator Ben Ridgway.

Ridgeway explores ideas about time, cycles, artificial and natural systems, and infinity. His works are filled with a plethora of circular shapes and movements. 

 

“In a world where technology and artificial systems are becoming more prevalent, my films are a reminder that they are both a product of nature,” explains Ridgway.

Check out more of Ridgway’s films here.

 

WINDWHEEL

One of the coolest new concepts in buildings we’ve seen is the Windwheel, part wind turbine -- part apartment complex. It was conceived and designed by the Dutch Windwheel Corporation for the port city of Rotterdam.

This steel-and-glass construction is made up of three functional inset circular structures.

  • The outer circle rotates to offer spectacular views of the city.
  • The middle circle holds 72 apartments, hotel rooms, and some commercial space.
  • The inner circle holds the wind turbine.

Residents and visitors’ waste products will be turned into biogas. Rainwater will be captured and recycled.

 

Read more about Beautiful Circles, as they relate to Arts/Design, Nature/Science, Food/Drink, Place/Time, Mind/Body, and Soul/Impact, including Awesome Circles of Light Now, Beautiful Circles Happening in our World Right Now and 10 Beautiful Pies for Pi Day & Any Day.

Enter your own images and ideas about Beautiful Circles in this week’s creative Photo Competition. Open for entries now until 11:59 p.m. PT on 03.15.15. If you are reading this after that date, check out the current BN Creative Competition, and enter!

 

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IMAGE CREDITS:

  1. Image: by Martin Sati. Sun Cream.
  2. Image: by Martin Sati. Borderline.
  3. Image: by Martin Sati. Desync Monkeys.
  4. Image: by Martin Sati. Open Wound.
  5. Image: by Martin Sati. Player.
  6. Image: by  Ben Ridgway. Cosmic Flower Unfolding.
  7. Image: by Ben Ridgway. Cosmic Flower Unfolding.
  8. Video: by Ben Ridgway. Cosmic Flower Unfolding.
  9. Image: by Ben Ridgway.
  10. Image: Courtesy of The Dutch Windwheel. Windwheel.
  11. Image: Courtesy of The Dutch Windwheel. Windwheel.
  12. Image: Courtesy of The Dutch Windwheel. Windwheel sketches.
  13. Video: by  Ben Ridgway. Evolution and Improvisation.
  14. Image: by Martin Sati. Big Wave.
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