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99 Wolves Run Headlong into a Glass Wall [PICS]
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Like a deer caught in headlights or moths to a flame, these wolves are doomed. It's almost like the artist took a snapshot of them in time, just as the front runners of the huge pack meet with a clear glass wall that painfully stops them in their tracks. Where did all these wolves come from, and why are the rest of them following their leaders to the same horrible fate?
Continue reading...Giant Plastic Animals Appear Across Europe [Pics]
Monday, April 20, 2009
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Since 1983, colourful giant animals have been spotted emerging right out of the water, while others hang in the balance like some kind of animal laundry between close-knit buildings. Created using recycled plastic bottles by Cracking Art Group, these amazing animals represent the art collective's strong social and environmental ethic while bringing accessible contemporary art to the masses.
Continue reading...Kenji Yanobe’s Visions of a Post-Apocalyptic World
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
The future looks both bleak and bright according to Kenji Yanobe. The artist's visions come to life with a huge, fire-breathing robot Torayan, colourful orange-clad men, children in a very different kind of kindergarten class and many more thought-provoking works. Drawing inspiration from Japanese manga and science fiction, Yanobe offers glimpses into a ruined world that uses the best that human technology can offer to make sense of it all.
Continue reading...18 Incredible Umbrella Art Installations From Around The World
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Spring has sprung, and so have all the umbrellas! Our good friends over at Crooked Brains wrote an article about colourful umbrella art; we were so inspired that we compiled our own list of 18 examples of wonderful umbrella art to help you get through those dark, dreary days when the sun just doesn’t want to show up.
Continue reading...Taking Treehugging to a New Level
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Hugging a tree has never been cooler, especially with Agnieszka Gradzik and Wiktor Szostalo leading the way. These artists have been traveling around the world with their tree-loving companions - sculptures made from twigs, branches, vines and sticks - to show us humans just how easy, fun and rewarding it can be to embrace a tree. Passersby loved the idea so much that they joined their new wicker people friends in line to hug a tree at the 2008 UN Conference on Climate Change in Poland.
Continue reading...Patrick Dougherty’s Incredible Nest Houses
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
If hobbits didn't live under hills, they might like this homey structure that seems to fit right into its surroundings. It calls forth visions of a simpler world more in keeping with nature, sculptor Patrick Dougherty's other 150 amazing 'twig art' installations that have sprung up all around the world to the wonderment of passersby since 1982. Be prepared to transport yourself to another world.
Continue reading...The Recycled Newspaper House
Monday, January 12, 2009
The Newspaper House is participatory art, community project and a statement on the environment all rolled up in one – literally! With the most recent incarnation boasting walls, floors and shingles of thousands upon thousands of rolled up old newspapers, Sumer Erek’s installation is a thought-provoking take on the place we call home.
Continue reading...The Recycled Bottle Christmas Tree
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
It’s that time of year again, when the halls are bedecked with holly, mistletoe hangs in waiting and retailers battle it out for the best Christmas window displays. Only not all of them have a renowned design studio hiding in the wings. Domison, a high-end furniture retailer based in Montreal revealed their secret weapon in the window wars just recently.
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Monday, April 27, 2009
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