An inquiry into the life of inanimate objects. Maybe the kind reader would also like to have a look at the blog I write about my work as a textile designer.Tumblr (3.0; @roughoutline)http://roughoutline.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6c2db24192f98143ba6d613daee84c5b/tumblr_mnclqbZ7PV1r00ux0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“Crew members from Marist College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., were out practicing on the Hudson River this week when they were surprised by a gigantic head floating toward them.</p> <p>The head is about 7 feet tall and made out of plastic foam and fiberglass, <a href="http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/article/20130424/NEWS01/130424018/Marist-crew-team-recovers-mysterious-giant-head-from-river?nclick_check=1">the <em>Poughkeepsie Journal</em> says</a>. […] No one so far has come forward to claim it.”</p>http://roughoutline.tumblr.com/post/51291856438http://roughoutline.tumblr.com/post/51291856438Sat, 25 May 2013 05:44:35 -0400mysteryheadgiantfound objectobjet trouvehudson riverflotsamantiquityartmarist collegepoughkeepsie<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/005bff41a18ed9a1cb5c096e0dcfe27e/tumblr_mn8csr6mtD1qa2j8co1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e1715229b065322c3417bf8f6d2684a6/tumblr_mn8csr6mtD1qa2j8co2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2ef6bcb2e63b591a1cff21cf2f863c5a/tumblr_mn8csr6mtD1qa2j8co3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d007e4cf299d9fb0fcb51c3a6464f412/tumblr_mn8csr6mtD1qa2j8co4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://putthison.com/post/51120153009/the-wristwatches-of-the-fantastic-mr-fox-via">putthison</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>The wristwatches of <em>The Fantastic Mr. Fox.</em></p> <p><a href="http://blog.iso50.com/31858/watches-in-fantastic-mr-fox/">Via iso50</a></p> </blockquote>http://roughoutline.tumblr.com/post/51225263429http://roughoutline.tumblr.com/post/51225263429Fri, 24 May 2013 10:18:22 -0400reblogobjectsthe fantastic mr. foxwristwatchtimeanimationanimalwes andersonretro<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e24b06bda48be24f3bbf3cdbe968dd96/tumblr_mm17ughwKC1qz4s5fo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Your breakfast’s secret life.</p>http://roughoutline.tumblr.com/post/51152240317http://roughoutline.tumblr.com/post/51152240317Thu, 23 May 2013 11:36:00 -0400reblogsunny side upfoodunhappyhappyfunbeanseggbreakfasttrampolineobjectsanimateantropomorphfacesemotionsembroidery<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5fabd0b5b58853ee7986fd585b2c7773/tumblr_mhoh3zH9D51qfbk50o7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/071864b55671d400ded436c67cf417f6/tumblr_mhoh3zH9D51qfbk50o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/877ead4f1145c501de29c42aaeaaeeb3/tumblr_mhoh3zH9D51qfbk50o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fb5d51d4bfa9773409d8c5824ded2efb/tumblr_mhoh3zH9D51qfbk50o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/862dddb28b3e7bfae304523b2229d701/tumblr_mhoh3zH9D51qfbk50o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ab7236e65abd34a4b9e2b72271174f3a/tumblr_mhoh3zH9D51qfbk50o6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/488007259c9e54730216508d1bc526d6/tumblr_mhoh3zH9D51qfbk50o8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9031c98a8a53de704f132827499aef31/tumblr_mhoh3zH9D51qfbk50o9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a2e373759beaa511acece5260e31f269/tumblr_mhoh3zH9D51qfbk50o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://wet-chrome.tumblr.com/post/43601022112/wigmund-deteriorating-defensive-fortifications">wet-chrome</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://wigmund.tumblr.com/post/42274138135/deteriorating-defensive-fortifications-in-england">wigmund</a><span>:</span></p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://marcwilson.co.uk/the-last-stand/">Deteriorating defensive fortifications in England, Scotland and France </a></p> </blockquote> </blockquote>http://roughoutline.tumblr.com/post/51061396280http://roughoutline.tumblr.com/post/51061396280Wed, 22 May 2013 06:25:09 -0400reblogdefencebunkerconcretelandscapeenglandscotlandfrancewarArchitectureUK<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/be9f149052b0987c72e7dc061f2cd82b/tumblr_mmdqez8NfP1qgczcwo1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/21a226f5466d294d20987b5dc3c675b4/tumblr_mmdqez8NfP1qgczcwo2_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://betaknowledge.tumblr.com/post/49773577734/ignorant-decay-by-jessica-lee-mdp-art-center">betaknowledge</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>“<a href="http://www.objectivedevices.com/">Ignorant Decay</a>” by Jessica Lee (MDP, Art Center College of Design, Pasadena):</p> <blockquote> <p><em>ignorant decay is a geiger counter device that detects radioactive signals, produces an algorithm and trades on the open stock market based on the stochastic behavior of radioactive decay.</em></p> </blockquote> </blockquote> <p>Autonomous Trading Object</p>http://roughoutline.tumblr.com/post/50982976092http://roughoutline.tumblr.com/post/50982976092Tue, 21 May 2013 07:26:23 -0400reblogjessica leeobjectmachinecomputerautonomoustradingeconomicsradiationstocksrandomchance<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1ee12a1817ba9ba34b5028da28031407/tumblr_mhte55Ukqa1qbew9ro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://bootoo.tumblr.com/post/42444684029/vandasye">bootoo</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.vandasye.com/">Vandasye</a></p> </blockquote>http://roughoutline.tumblr.com/post/50902364400http://roughoutline.tumblr.com/post/50902364400Mon, 20 May 2013 08:14:54 -0400reblogmirrorobjectperspectivesreflectionpoint of viewpaintartinstallationsculpturespatial relations<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9292d3bfb915f88a67a8b47cf11fb753/tumblr_mm6anf5yGY1r00ux0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>THE IMMORTAL</em> by <a href="http://www.cohenvanbalen.com/" title="Cohen van Balen" target="_blank">Cohen van Balen</a></p> <p>Several life-support machines combined to from a synthetic organism.<br/>See the video <a href="http://vimeo.com/41160704#" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>http://roughoutline.tumblr.com/post/50838756661http://roughoutline.tumblr.com/post/50838756661Sun, 19 May 2013 14:38:20 -0400artcohen van balenlife supportsystemmachineobjectlifelivingorganismmedicineimmortalself-supportingbloodorganstubeshuman<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d83ed17903139f28208ea0d6787988b3/tumblr_mlqho2QECi1r0ms8lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://blog.partnersandspade.com/post/48734778324/coathangers-by-sandy-skoglund-1980">partnersandspade</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><em>Coathangers</em> by <span>Sandy Skoglund, </span><span></span><span>1980.</span></p> </blockquote>http://roughoutline.tumblr.com/post/50742627653http://roughoutline.tumblr.com/post/50742627653Sat, 18 May 2013 13:40:53 -0400reblogcoathangersartinstallationphotographyobjectsspaceroomyellowinteractioncahirpaint<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5bc8314cdcf6c48a5f059f33fbfa3da9/tumblr_mld12gFuo21snyl6yo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://jameslmadden.tumblr.com/post/48132642804/ken-price">jameslmadden</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Ken Price</p> </blockquote> <p>Objects in the making.</p>http://roughoutline.tumblr.com/post/50274856134http://roughoutline.tumblr.com/post/50274856134Sun, 12 May 2013 14:17:29 -0400reblogsculptureartamorphousobjectsworkshopstudioworking spacecolourformroundken price<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/59b7197a85ee82f602ce58795ee3253e/tumblr_mkflpp9mix1rrldqbo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://nicoonmars.tumblr.com/post/46603142799/john-mccracken-untitled-1970">nicoonmars</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>JOHN McCRACKEN</p> <p>Untitled, 1970 </p> </blockquote>http://roughoutline.tumblr.com/post/50168457236http://roughoutline.tumblr.com/post/50168457236Sat, 11 May 2013 10:51:43 -0400reblogmonolithwoodartaculpturejohn mccrackenuntitledspacerelationangleswhite roomgallery<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9e125e63049af18fcc42fcdcac9a84f5/tumblr_mlwzqhmD9P1r00ux0o1_r1_400.gif"/><br/><br/><p>Broccoli MRI-scan by Andy Ellison</p> <p><a href="http://insideinsides.blogspot.co.at/" title="Inside Insides" target="_blank">More scans</a></p>http://roughoutline.tumblr.com/post/50097173041http://roughoutline.tumblr.com/post/50097173041Fri, 10 May 2013 12:58:26 -0400gifvegtablebroccolimri scantechnologyBlack and Whitefireworksamazingawesomeobjectandy ellisonbu medical schoolinsidemedicinefoodperspective<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcv6ovmU0D1qb0s8co1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://polychroniadis.tumblr.com/post/34829663385/james-stirling-competition-concept-drawing-for-a">polychroniadis</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Stirling_(architect)"><strong>James-Stirling</strong> competition concept drawing for a museum for the north Rhine-Westphalia art collection, 1975.</a></p> </blockquote>http://roughoutline.tumblr.com/post/50034410667http://roughoutline.tumblr.com/post/50034410667Thu, 09 May 2013 16:46:41 -0400reblogobjectdrawingarchitetureconceptgeometryconnectiontreesjames stirlingmuseumnordrhein-westfalen<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/86eada76f88f30d8816c84c6cd1c0526/tumblr_mkynl99bUQ1r3e4teo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Impossible object.</p>http://roughoutline.tumblr.com/post/49926707952http://roughoutline.tumblr.com/post/49926707952Wed, 08 May 2013 07:09:21 -0400reblogobjectimpossiblereal lifevirtualrealtrickanglegeometryillusioninvention<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/12e33b81d0de5a46af56040fd214ba29/tumblr_mlguqr6uiF1r03m0qo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/357708dad4f24255620b813c839c445c/tumblr_mlguqr6uiF1r03m0qo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5e512ebd6af67af6a51478feae0f8daf/tumblr_mlguqr6uiF1r03m0qo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b10e72febd3337ada2e33f81fe705bb2/tumblr_mlguqr6uiF1r03m0qo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1f46a796f66a9fd27e4adce809381a09/tumblr_mlguqr6uiF1r03m0qo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://5oclocktea.tumblr.com/post/48297980238/brand-spirit-artists-statement-every-day-for">5oclocktea</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://brandspirit.tumblr.com/">Brand Spirit</a></p> <p>Artist’s statement: <em>“Every day for 100 days, I will paint one branded object white, removing all visual branding, reducing the object to its purest form. I can purchase each object for less than $10, it can be something I own, something another person gives me, or something I find.”</em></p> </blockquote>http://roughoutline.tumblr.com/post/49435082031http://roughoutline.tumblr.com/post/49435082031Thu, 02 May 2013 09:18:08 -0400reblogobjectsbrandwhiteartbrand spiritanonymouscanontypewritercameracoca colabottlepolaroidrubic's cubepaintcoverdecontextualisation<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e2a8cf07cd77082175379156dd0dbdb9/tumblr_mlocq3puhY1r00ux0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Stiefel workpants<br/>“stained, patched & with holes” - <a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Stifel-WhirlWind-indigo-dyed-depression-era-workpants-/400469350000" target="_blank">buy them here</a></p> <p><img alt="" src="http://i.ebayimg.com/t/Stifel-WhirlWind-indigo-dyed-depression-era-workpants-/00/s/MTIwMFgxNjAw/z/wb0AAMXQJ3xRdAAh/%24(KGrHqJ,!qQFE6D9lWMFBRd!!hL0gQ~~60_57.JPG?rt=nc" width="500"/></p> <p><img alt="" src="http://i.ebayimg.com/t/Stifel-WhirlWind-indigo-dyed-depression-era-workpants-/00/s/MTIwMFgxNjAw/z/wyEAAMXQJ3xRdABH/%24T2eC16d,!y0E9s2S7)Y-BRd!BGW5B!~~60_57.JPG?rt=nc" width="500"/></p> <p><img alt="" src="http://i.ebayimg.com/t/Stifel-WhirlWind-indigo-dyed-depression-era-workpants-/00/s/MTIwMFgxNjAw/z/7ssAAOxybi9RdABO/%24(KGrHqR,!lwFFy0QgH-SBRd!BNdwu!~~60_57.JPG?rt=nc" width="500"/></p> <p><img alt="" src="http://i.ebayimg.com/t/Stifel-WhirlWind-indigo-dyed-depression-era-workpants-/00/s/MTIwMFgxNjAw/z/w5cAAMXQJ3xRdABU/%24(KGrHqJ,!l!FFyf5vyM4BRd!BT0!Pw~~60_57.JPG?rt=nc" width="500"/></p>http://roughoutline.tumblr.com/post/49099838003http://roughoutline.tumblr.com/post/49099838003Sun, 28 Apr 2013 12:24:00 -0400clothingdepression erastainedpatchedholesdamageddecaytornpantstrousersan ambitious project collapsingebaybuy itobjectrepairs<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9cd59308ff560e67c444cf7852164036/tumblr_mk1tr7Jdee1r737mpo1_400.png"/><br/><br/>http://roughoutline.tumblr.com/post/48999290477http://roughoutline.tumblr.com/post/48999290477Sat, 27 Apr 2013 07:31:52 -0400reblogchewing gumpinkjewellerypresentationcontextvaluebluecandysweetobject<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5sppfdFPm1qmuw02o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>White.</p> <p>(<a href="http://prettywithdrugs.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">This whole Tumblr</a> is very white. Check it out.)</p>http://roughoutline.tumblr.com/post/48679728495http://roughoutline.tumblr.com/post/48679728495Tue, 23 Apr 2013 02:55:21 -0400reblogcupobjectwhitemilkliquidopaqueflowerporcelaincontainerstill life<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8f30ba56bb5f7fbbcf975db2a114a3f3/tumblr_mkudw0KDIz1r7m7tlo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://ipocrisia.tumblr.com/post/47284559548/andre-tempel">ipocrisia</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.andre-tempel.de/sculptur/2003-2005/052572ae7e6070e55afe8980b73af7a2.html?tx_chgallery_pi1%5Bsingle%5D=9#c29">André Tempel</a></p> </blockquote>http://roughoutline.tumblr.com/post/48635457091http://roughoutline.tumblr.com/post/48635457091Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:46:57 -0400reblogartsculptureobjectcontraptionweirdandré tempelholesinstallation<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d3fd74097395023d14ac7e173b84c293/tumblr_mlitu4mmw61sodaj8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://jameslmaddenpaintings.tumblr.com/post/48381667147/pillow-talk-2013-house-paint-plaster-wire">jameslmaddenpaintings</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Pillow, Talk, 2013.</p> <p>House paint, plaster, wire mesh, rags.</p> </blockquote>http://roughoutline.tumblr.com/post/48441418452http://roughoutline.tumblr.com/post/48441418452Sat, 20 Apr 2013 11:13:37 -0400reblogartpillowobjectminimalinstallationsculpturecommunicationinsideoutsidewire meshjames madden<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6470710d2f4ea8ee8b954e99a7290dfb/tumblr_mixkqgdGhV1qz4d4bo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Is it the typewriter that makes the author after all?</p>http://roughoutline.tumblr.com/post/48372203505http://roughoutline.tumblr.com/post/48372203505Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:06:57 -0400reblogtypewriterliteratureauthorwritinghemingwaysteinbeckdylanthompsonmccarthyorwelltolkienkerouacallenobject