Tag Archive | "street art"
The Irony of Hope
What is this? Get a graffiti artist week? In the space of seven days, one of the world’s most famous street artists has been in various brushes with the law. Late last week, Shepard Fairey, creator of the ‘Hope’ portrait of Barack Obama that showed up everywhere in the election, was arrested in Boston on vandalism charges. The arrest came just days after Fairey was in the headlines for allegedly illegally using a photo of Obama owned by the Associated Press.
Continue reading...Mutoid Waste Co. MuTATE Britain
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
A monster of a street art show, cheekily dubbed MuTATE Britain, ran amok through December in London, leaving thousands of gobsmacked visitors in its aftermath. Billed as an “interactive multimedia pile-up”, the work featured at this free, non-corporate extravaganza leapt out like some orgiastic post-apocalyptic cybernetic experiment.
Continue reading...8 Incredible Snow Face Sculptures
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Anyone who lives in a country prone to heavy snowfalls will understand the strange pull of the powdery white stuff, as if it comes with a magnetic force able to draw even the most unplayful into interacting with it. And it’s almost completely impossible to pass an untainted area of pristine snowfall without leaving a mark, whether it’s foot prints or snow angels. Others like to, er, stick their face in it…
Continue reading...Guerilla-Style Street Art by LuzInterruptus
Monday, December 29, 2008
If you were in Madrid, Spain just before Christmas you may have noticed some very odd looking street lamps. As part of the Luz Interruptus (Red) Project, 26 street lights on Calle del Pez were subjected to street art guerrilla tactics. Spanish designers LuzInterruptus set up a temporary lighting installation using domestic square, frilly lampshades, which they taped to existing lights.
Continue reading...Amsterdam’s Moving Forest
Monday, December 8, 2008
If you’ve ever been hopelessly lost in an unfamiliar place at night you’ll recognize the feelings of frustration and fear. You think that you’re on the right path but a prickling sense of uncertainty washes over you. You question your movements and double back to make sure you’re on the right track… These are just the reactions Dutch architects NL and Droog Design were looking for when they created an installation in Amsterdam.
Continue reading...Not Photoshopped: Li Wei’s Astounding Action Art [PICS]
Thursday, October 23, 2008
![Not Photoshopped: Li Wei’s Astounding Action Art [PICS]](http://inlinethumb07.webshots.com/19334/2358368150103830173S600x600Q85.jpg)
No, it hasn't been photo-shopped. One of the most striking artists to emerge from the thriving Chinese performing arts scene is Li Wei, who has become renowned for his arresting and seemingly gravity-defying photographic work.
Continue reading...Bansky’s Village Pet Store and Charcoal Grill
Monday, October 20, 2008
Banksy has opened a different sort of pet store in Greenwich Village and the 'animals' in the cages are something you would expect from a happy meal at McDonalds. The show entitled ‘The Village Pet Store and Grill' explores society's use of animals as pets, food, and clothing. Displays range from 'Chicken Nuggets' where the fast food treat appears to peck at a trough of ketchup to fish sticks floating in a fish bowl.
Continue reading...Banksy: Let Them Eat Crack [PICS]
Monday, October 20, 2008
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Urban art legend Banksy – at least we think it’s him – offers up his take on the recent finance fiasco. Trust him to say it how it is. Banksy goes to great lengths to ensure he is never caught on camera and few people know what he really looks like, so the photographer, Sabeth, has done well to catch him in the act. Anyone else ever seen the elusive graffiti artist extraordinaire?
Continue reading...Milk Bottle Artist Does a Banksy
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Not too many people still get their milk delivered to the doorstep but those who do have recently been waking up to a surprise with their morning milk. When they go to the doorstep they’ve found extra bottles intricately decorated with cows, sheep or mice. For months, residents have been trying to figure out who their secret deliveries are from; now the artist has been revealed.
Continue reading...20 Masterpieces of Green Graffiti
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Artists create unique street art from plant material that’s been cut, shaped and attached to various sites, introducing splashes of green to urban landscapes. Other artists grow their moss from scratch, creating a glue-like paste which is the painted on their chosen surface before dutifully tending the mini-ecosystem, watering, feeding, encouraging it to breathe life anew.
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Friday, February 13, 2009
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