Art Sunday

I thought we'll go arty today and feature some "art" accomplished through IKEA pieces. I don't fully understand them (because I am a really practical person?) but maybe some of you out there will. That said, I do appreciate the kind of extreme thinking IKEA inspires. It's also fun to see how far out IKEA can go. So,  ladies and gentlemen, I present to you a series of Lack side tables that transforms into floors and shelter and a modular art piece from SODA straws.<i> ~ Jules</i><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Transformer floor</b></span><br /><br /><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKoBKcAU0k9jmOKiwYsm05yyTEv_B9713BphxkLqd-5QJgrP-GVoKRAl1uFdjrqID2-KR0KzDxO-eWpBr4SiiKmk95Y8mHu8Gf1ltM9pk_qp055H3IJ3e-56NYj9NHjYcnRsNeSPR8ZEgc/s1600/DSC00121-748941.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572858147358703922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKoBKcAU0k9jmOKiwYsm05yyTEv_B9713BphxkLqd-5QJgrP-GVoKRAl1uFdjrqID2-KR0KzDxO-eWpBr4SiiKmk95Y8mHu8Gf1ltM9pk_qp055H3IJ3e-56NYj9NHjYcnRsNeSPR8ZEgc/s640/DSC00121-748941.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><br /><b>Materials:</b> 10 Ikea Lack side-tables, plastic foam, textile rope, glue gun, glossy paint, drills and needles<br /><br /><b>Description:</b> <br />1. Paint and drill: <br />Take 10 (or moore) Ikea LACK side- <br />tables. Paint the underside with a glossy black paint. It should be a Specular gloss and almost work as a mirror. Paint two of each sides of the legs. <br /><br />Drill holes from the side. Place plastic foam inside the cavaties to make them more confortable. <br /><br /><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ8yCGKnzxwpXjPIweTCRpwwgKIaCk2g3g2xxeBNzH3JClsi74sj8tucX82Uy0SFh4ee8YyBTpaQwanCKkIKVL3NFX5M4QkSHNhyEM3smQat92JeXzKNi6rv190hyk_Rg-k9sdQ86P8N-9/s1600/howto-750795.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572858157505708802" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ8yCGKnzxwpXjPIweTCRpwwgKIaCk2g3g2xxeBNzH3JClsi74sj8tucX82Uy0SFh4ee8YyBTpaQwanCKkIKVL3NFX5M4QkSHNhyEM3smQat92JeXzKNi6rv190hyk_Rg-k9sdQ86P8N-9/s640/howto-750795.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO7ifupyrigKiayIj2o9L868xux0AR2PC0cRp2kXjLtyqgcbiwjNXGUB_hcb7ZLnniaRWPiY3qvNJc6-BdXCq0SDBT88nILKFlostxCSz-9doIoOS3bmOouoq8MV-iqwzVgFGKXxvn5TJm/s1600/DSC00125-749904.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572858148391955314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO7ifupyrigKiayIj2o9L868xux0AR2PC0cRp2kXjLtyqgcbiwjNXGUB_hcb7ZLnniaRWPiY3qvNJc6-BdXCq0SDBT88nILKFlostxCSz-9doIoOS3bmOouoq8MV-iqwzVgFGKXxvn5TJm/s640/DSC00125-749904.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSenpJ93ckKG7d1LBRKFoLXVggw2_nhmRw3PdE6KofyS0hCs9IkCAMEgcfE1ka_2BJ4CzmMCzQwFi3mNWs5iJBtpEWb_5RR8exu3hbNhXuD6-vMeeXOeGRlwyuuaGyN_uDvy8CwqrIaiHp/s1600/DSC00146-752829.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572858159058686946" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSenpJ93ckKG7d1LBRKFoLXVggw2_nhmRw3PdE6KofyS0hCs9IkCAMEgcfE1ka_2BJ4CzmMCzQwFi3mNWs5iJBtpEWb_5RR8exu3hbNhXuD6-vMeeXOeGRlwyuuaGyN_uDvy8CwqrIaiHp/s640/DSC00146-752829.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpwsg2AK-4p6jpVkUYJpUfuzgvHG-MjR1ajT8_vv4lKeXPc3DQqUvnk0YxH7UolQjXplSc0vB5QCYChb_WKisuPzL67NhEFzPsvqW-TQPBnvnyOpTizv0a5CsAl9u6jvORQ_sxwKP4qSTL/s1600/DSC00166-753358.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572858164182039106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpwsg2AK-4p6jpVkUYJpUfuzgvHG-MjR1ajT8_vv4lKeXPc3DQqUvnk0YxH7UolQjXplSc0vB5QCYChb_WKisuPzL67NhEFzPsvqW-TQPBnvnyOpTizv0a5CsAl9u6jvORQ_sxwKP4qSTL/s640/DSC00166-753358.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><br />2. Hinge them together: <br />Use the legs as a hinge. Drill holes (3mm) diagonally through the legs as shown in the drawing. Drill holes on the sides of the table tops. <br /><br />Buy a long thin needle and stitch the legs and the table tops together with one continuous thread for each hinge. This hinge makes it possible to bend it in two directions. <br /><br />You can connect the table-tops as you wish. In my example they are connected like a coiling snake. <br /><br />3.Plastic foam: <br />use a glue-gun to glue the plastic foam on upside of the new floor. Make cuts in the foam to create openings where you can hide, store or hang things in. <br /><br />Finished! <br /><br />This is a floor that can flip or unfold in various ways. You can build a new table, a bed, a shelter, a hiding place, a wall etc ..., ...<br /><br />~ Kristina Sundin, Stockholm <br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Intrinsic Formal Value of 5000 IKEA SODA Straws</b></span><br /><br /><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirzm_dHybKdaywjAKFFep9jeXjY6LbXTZvGFgE_HjHgTnh5t8MMEIvR2hKvZN5q8sll67rPU9Cm1fLT3sXoIiqZg16jRGGXcDyE4_YclBcvDn53G17HTynl5oieX0FmbtoMGhHGHSJ8RKa/s1600/2011-02-27+Show+006+%2528800x531%2529-740631.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578860328170051682" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirzm_dHybKdaywjAKFFep9jeXjY6LbXTZvGFgE_HjHgTnh5t8MMEIvR2hKvZN5q8sll67rPU9Cm1fLT3sXoIiqZg16jRGGXcDyE4_YclBcvDn53G17HTynl5oieX0FmbtoMGhHGHSJ8RKa/s640/2011-02-27+Show+006+%2528800x531%2529-740631.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><br /><b>Materials:</b> SODA Straws<br /><br /><b>Description: </b>A work of modular art consisting of 5000 units; in this case IKEA straws. <br /><br /><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_hdHku92tfV5YJVMe4BI-j_7BAydVaRuShFIVaZEIIC04i9GzdmJJCV5CyLvWLkKDZQE2vlykbTvRn8rDQkmkhNh1482xXOe6jvQs9IZRSHJzCpbY9eZQqPcBpPZc6ISsUxopHbAUfC9Y/s1600/2011-02-26+Day+5+031+%2528531x800%2529-735646.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578860306796072370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_hdHku92tfV5YJVMe4BI-j_7BAydVaRuShFIVaZEIIC04i9GzdmJJCV5CyLvWLkKDZQE2vlykbTvRn8rDQkmkhNh1482xXOe6jvQs9IZRSHJzCpbY9eZQqPcBpPZc6ISsUxopHbAUfC9Y/s640/2011-02-26+Day+5+031+%2528531x800%2529-735646.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><br />The work was created simply by connecting the end of one straw to the other by friction. Pinching one end would allow the straw to fit tightly into the next. <br /><br />The entire process was meticulously documented and recorded, over 25 hours of footage captured. <br /><br /><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrKffp1mOBKjGHsP2p7XDPzbfloMDCCmonLpxio4QWAMLn3iLf-n8wDTf4t0tGneQoV9qM6XVrbXzSvdnqAfCu99VlCC0xvCynwkpc3mAst_cj3wjWGfWs8LTOw7pr9QhKTiK3tUqv9h-p/s1600/2011-02-26+Day+5+010+%2528800x611%2529-737574.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578860315265593442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrKffp1mOBKjGHsP2p7XDPzbfloMDCCmonLpxio4QWAMLn3iLf-n8wDTf4t0tGneQoV9qM6XVrbXzSvdnqAfCu99VlCC0xvCynwkpc3mAst_cj3wjWGfWs8LTOw7pr9QhKTiK3tUqv9h-p/s640/2011-02-26+Day+5+010+%2528800x611%2529-737574.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUQU8GzZeNvXlXsci0sS3-gZSR6RdOQcKQNR86U1o4O5utToImB0hdbWTmJl6Z-li3UWnEDtUF8W7aueyOHp96GTedWwW3zFoBYn8RA26bFgHX_jzwZNR7eFWG0G10h1EpCutpzj84CSJy/s1600/2011-02-27+Show+031+-+Copy+%2528800x531%2529-738880.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578860326816876146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUQU8GzZeNvXlXsci0sS3-gZSR6RdOQcKQNR86U1o4O5utToImB0hdbWTmJl6Z-li3UWnEDtUF8W7aueyOHp96GTedWwW3zFoBYn8RA26bFgHX_jzwZNR7eFWG0G10h1EpCutpzj84CSJy/s640/2011-02-27+Show+031+-+Copy+%2528800x531%2529-738880.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><br />It was imperative to the concept that I stood in the exact same spot while I produced it, in order to achieve the most natural form. I am studying the Intrinsic formal value of the single unit. Where most modular artists arrange their units in arbitrary ways, I am compelled by the material to interfere with its inherent form as little as possible. <br /><br />~ Adam Frank, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Art Sunday

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