by Kathi Leiden | Oct 25, 2016 | Helium
The new Apple commercial is pure art, but it’s more than that. It’s also a nod to the 1956 short, “The Red Balloon”— one of the great films of all-time. The Red Balloon for 2016 As you see above, the ad starts with a red balloon escaping...
by Kathi Leiden | Apr 19, 2016 | Helium
It took guts to invent the first balloon animals—literally! The very first weren’t rubber, latex, or mylar, they were made of intestines! Long before Michael Faraday laid the groundwork for today’s modern versions back in 1824, balloons were commonly made...
by Kathi Leiden | Sep 29, 2015 | Helium, Helium Stunts, Helium Uses
We’re saying it: This is perhaps the most beautiful helium balloon art in the history of the world. Bruno Ribeiro (also known as Nohist) is an audiovisual artist who has spent his last six years creating new, almost hallucinogenic artworks that might just be...