Day 4404: Iberian Lynx, and Fly Solar-Powered?

"Cover-up": junk collage, acrylics, ink.

 

 

  

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Click : Foundations, Build Me Up, Buttercup

 

  

 

 

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Iberian Lynx

   

The Iberian lynx has come back from the brink of extinction after decades of conservation work and new technology could ensure that Spain's lynx population has a long future.

 

Habitat loss, a decline in food sources and road accidents were the lynx's biggest obstacles. Then, the European Union and the Spanish government funded a hefty project to restore habitats and prey.

 

But the Iberian lynx remains threatened. To protect the cats from becoming roadkill on busy highways, conservationists are installing virtual fences equipped with sensors that use sound and light alarms. And in the future, scientists may engineer scent corridors that create artificial trails to connect different lynx populations.

     

 

  

 

A 2+ minute video, Burger,  here

 

 

 

  

 

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Northern Cardinal

  

 

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Day 4403: Basquiat and Banksy, and The Bajau People.

     

"Devastation": junk collage, ink

  

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Click : Earth, Wind & Fire, September.

 

  

 

 

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Basquiat and Banksy at the Hirshhorn

At an upcoming exhibition, the Smithsonian museum will display works by the two boundary-breaking artists for the first time will be on view at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden from Sept. 29, 2024 through Oct. 26, 2025.

Organized by the Hirshhorn, "Basquiat × Banksy" places Jean-Michel Basquiat’s “Boy and Dog in a Johnnypump” (1982) and Banksy’s response “Banksquiat. Boy and Dog in Stop and Search” (2018) in dialogue, revealing throughlines between street art, contemporary art, and the popular imagination. The exhibition includes 20 small works on paper and wood made by Basquiat between 1979 and 1985, which demonstrate his deep familiarity with art history, his use of language and his signature motifs, such as skulls and crowns.

"Basquiat × Banksy" marks the first time that artworks by either artist is presented at the nation’s museum of modern and contemporary art. Learn more: https://s.si.edu/3z6OKwx

Portrait of Basquiat being welcomed by the Metropolitan Police - an (unofficial) collaboration with the new Basquiat show.

Credit: Jean-Michel Basquiat, “Boy and Dog in a Johnnypump,” 1982. Acrylic, crayon, and spray paint on canvas; 96 × 164 in. (240 × 420 cm) Private collection. All images by Jean-Michel Basquiat, all likenesses of Jean-Michel Basquiat, and all use of Jean-Michel Basquiat's name © Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Licensed by Artestar, New York.

The Bajau People

A really good The Sea Nomads Tribe: The Incredible Abilities and Adaptations of the Bajau People,' a cultural documentary that journeys through the lives of the 'sea gypsies'. This film explores the Bajau tribe's nomadic lifestyle. Witness the Bajau's harmonious life upon the waves, their unique adaptation and survival skills, and their profound connection with the sea, here

 

  

 

A 2+ minute video, earthworm,  here

 

 

 

  

 

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White-crowned hornbill

 

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Day 4402: Interactive Installation, and Monkey Names?

"Fire": junk collage, ink brush

 

  

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Blocks seek Human, Interactive Installation

All images courtesy of LUMA Arles, shared with permission

“Murmuring Minds” is part of DRIFT’s Living Landscape exhibition, which features a large-scale digital work that similarly responds to human motion. As viewers walk in front of the screen, a flock responds to them as predators, first coming together and then rapidly flying toward the audience The artists said in a statement:

“Murmuring Minds” (2024)

They developed the interactive dynamics into four types that we have observed in both nature and human society: The Leader, The Hunter, The Vortex, The Machine. The installation is an experiment and a question on how we generate choices, what our decisions are, and how these affect larger structures. How do we define leadership and control in a contemporary context? 34 second video, here.

Fnd more from DRIFT on Instagram. (via designboom)

Monkeys Call Each Other by Name?

Bhumi and Belle, mother and daughter marmosets, in the lab of David Omer, a neuroscientist at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.Credit...David Omer Lab

Marmosets are the first nonhuman primates known to use name-like labels for individuals, a new study suggests. The common marmoset is a certified chatterbox. The small, South American monkey uses an array of chirps, whistles and trills to defend its territory, flag the discovery of food, warn of impending danger and find family members hidden by dense forest foliage.

Marmosets also use distinct calls to address different individuals, in much the same way that people use names, new research suggests. The findings make them the first nonhuman primates known to use name-like vocal labels for individuals.

Until this year, only humans, dolphins and parrots were known to use names when communicating. In June, however, scientists reported that African elephants appeared to use names, too; researchers made the discovery by using artificial intelligence-powered software to detect subtle patterns in the elephants’ low-pitched rumbles.

To read more of this article, here.

 

  

 

A1+ minute video, Ducks & watermelon, here

 

 

 

  

 

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Green Catbird

 

  

 

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