Stunning animal sculptures made from rice straw invade Japan

There's a lot of great artists out there that take ordinary things and make them extraordinary. One of them is Amy Goda. Visitors to the recent Straw Art Festival in Niigata Prefecture were left in awe by the Japanese artist's impressive dinosaur sculptures.

The giant creatures were crafted out of wooden frames and rice straw. Aside from dinosaurs, there are also other animals in a variety of styles, all of which are stunning. Visitors still hoping to catch a glimpse of the amazing sculptures can go to Uwasekigata Park, where they will remain until November.

[h/t: Bored Panda]

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Irene Saputra's Colorful Stitched Pieces

Embroidery is nowhere near forgotten, and in fact, it's experiencing something of a resurgence as artists around the globe are putting their own unique spins on the craft. Indonesia's Irene Saputra is one of them, and more than 45,000 people on Instagram already follow her. Handmade from colorful threads stitched onto fabric, Irene's embroideries begin as original illustrations. What I really like about her stitched pieces is that some of them are meant to be worn. Look at an array of her handiwork!

1968 Computer Art Done by Plotters

These drawings received honorable mentions in the 1968 Computer Art Contest organized by Computers and Automation magazine . Most of the images in the issue were programmed in Fortran and were plotted off line on CalComp plotters . [h/t: Kottke ]

This steampunk-themed cafe makes the meme cool again

Now, maybe I'm as tired of steampunk as you guys, but that doesn't mean I'm going to pretend something like this isn't cool. Located in the Romanian city of Cluj, Enigma claims to be "the world's first kinetic steampunk bar." I don't know if that's true, but the place looks pretty dope with all the dynamic art installations. [h/t: Colossal ]

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