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EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - Walking through a darkened corridor of Lawrence Hall on the University of Oregon campus, something against the wall catches the eyes of Michael Salter. It's a wheel from a chair or desk, just another of society's discarded items, but it's something that might just end up in his art someday.

He scoops it up in midstride.

"I thought it was kind of interesting," Salter says later at his studio. "Things have a way of kind of hanging out in here. And then sometimes they move on, sometimes they just sit around."

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Chronotopic Anamorphosis from Marginalia Project on Vimeo.

via: Gizmodo

A towering sculpture of eight cars made famous in the movie "Wayne's World" is up for sale on eBay.

Bids open at $50,000.

The suburban Chicago landmark is named the Spindle and features cars from the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s skewered on a metal spike.

The eBay listing says it will cost $100,000 to ship the 50-foot structure.

The Spindle -- also known as the "Car Kabob" and the "Eight Car Pileup" -- draws fans of the 1992 comedy starring Mike Myers and Dana Carvey.

Berwyn residents are divided on what to do with the structure, which is covered with rust and pigeon droppings. It was supposed to be dismantled last year to make way for a pharmacy, but preservation groups formed and protested.

California artist Dustin Shuler built the piece in 1989.

The auction closes Thursday.

http://cbs2chicago.com/watercooler/berwyn.spindle.waynes.2.698789.html

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I came across these at a children's museum in Rockford, IL. Pretty creepy for children I think!

BTW, I think that's the first picture of me to ever show up on IHMC. LOL!

Zoomquilt II

If you saw the original Zoomquilt, this one is much bigger and has more detail. If you didn't, there's no real way to explain what it is, you'll just have to go look. Be sure and play around with the zoom speed slider on the side - if nothing else, just to slow it down a little. I get the feeling I could watch it for days and still not catch everything.

A visitor walks past 'Death Explained' - a tiger shark cut in half - at a new exhibition by British artist Damien Hirst in central London June 1, 2007. Twelve new pieces at the exhibition include For the Love of God' - a diamond encrusted platinum skull priced at 50 million pounds (99 million dollars). REUTERS/Toby Melville (BRITAIN)

A visitor views 'Love's Paradox' - a cow in formaldehyde - at a new exhibition by British artist Damien Hirst in central London June 1, 2007. Twelve new pieces include 'Death Explained' - a tiger shark cut in half - and 'For the Love of God' - a diamond encrusted platinum skull priced at 50 million pounds. REUTERS/Toby Melville (BRITAIN)

A handout photo obtained shows the latest work by British artist Damien Hirst entitled 'For the Love of God'. Hirst, notorious for preserving a shark in formaldehyde, unveiled his latest work: a 50 million pound (74 million euro) diamond-encrusted cast of a human skull.(AFP/HO)

A visitor looks at a work 'Sacred (with Hope)', a sculpture of an animal heart, dagger and feathers, by British artist Damien Hirst during the launch of Hirst major solo exhibition 'Beyond Belief' at the White Cube gallery in London, Friday, June 1, 2007. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)

PORTLAND, Ore. -- A painting dropped off at Goodwill by an anonymous donor sold for $165,002 Thursday during an auction on the organization's Web site.

Bidding on the painting, a 1923 watercolor by the American impressionist Frank Weston Benson, started at $10 on Oct. 12. The bidding soared after the painting was authenticated by the owner of a Portland gallery.

The name of the winning bidder has not been revealed.

Dale Emanuel, spokeswoman for Goodwill Industries of the Columbia-Willamette, said that the nonprofit gets a lot of valuable donations, but that it is unknown whether the person who dropped off the painting knew its worth.

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/beaconnews/somethingtotalkabout/105973,goodwill102406.article

A blur of traffic and passersby along Fifth Avenue are reflected in Sky Mirror, a disc measuring 35-feet in diameter and made up of polished stainless steel panels mounted in Rockefeller Center in New York on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2006.(Fashion Wire Daily/Grant Lamos IV)

A visitor walks past a sculpture entitled 'A Girl' by Australian sculptor Ron Mueck at the Royal Scottish Academy in Edinburgh, Scotland, July 31, 2006. The sculpture is part of Mueck's first solo exhibition in Scotland that will run from