Tag Archives: creatives

This Too Shall Pass: How Spanish Artist Escif’s Meditating Woman Lit Up Valencia

The beginning of Escif’s Instagram post reads, “Yesterday the meditator’s body was burned. With it many things were burned. 4 tons of wood were burned. A year of intense and wonderful work was burned.” Attached to a darkened image of glowing … Continue reading →

Posted in Carnival | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

In a New Stop-Motion Film, Swoon Explores Trauma, Memory, and the Body

Caledonia Curry, aka Swoon, is known for her street art utilizing paper that’s pasted onto building walls, but the Brooklyn-based artist has made a recent pivot that transfers her mythical style to stop-motion animations. Part of her solo exhibition Cicada, Curry’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Animation | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

BESSEMER – The Fire Breathing Dragon by Global Grooves (some friends of ours)

THIS EXCITING STREET PERFORMANCE LIGHTS UP THE STREET AND WARMS THE ATMOSPHERE AS HER KEEPERS ‘THE SINISTER DRAGON PLAGUE DOCTORS’, KEEP HER UNDER CONTROL WHILST LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO BE PURIFIED WITH DRAGON FIRE… Gasp and wonder at her fiery … Continue reading →

Posted in Carnival | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Chris Choi on in 2020 | Zebra crossing, Murals street art, Public art

Mar 25, 2020 – “They’ve painted this 3D effect zebra crossing in Iceland to slow traffic and it seems to be working” Source: Chris Choi on in 2020 | Zebra crossing, Murals street art, Public art

Posted in Street Art | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Metasequoia 水杉林

MelindaChan ^..^ Zhaoqing, Guangdong, China.

Posted in Photography | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Derrick Lin’s Dioramas Contrast the Bustle of Agency Life with Peaceful Office-Supply Scenes

Seattle-based photographer Derrick Lin (previously) constructs miniature worlds that serve as a direct contrast to the stacks of books and other office staples like paperclips and pencils they’re surrounded by. Often showing life’s more relaxing and sublime moments, each scene … Continue reading →

Posted in Art | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Emoji Among Us: The Documentary

Emoji have become an inescapable part of our daily lives. This short film examines the far-reaching impact of these very special characters. Can you find the 68 emoji species shown in this video? Made entirely with footage from Dissolve. See … Continue reading →

Posted in Animation | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Extravagant Masks by threadstories Offer Cultural Commentary on Selfhood and Social Media

Covered in full-face masks of fringe and knotted details, threadstories (previously) explores the tension between contemporary portrayals of public and private life. The Irish artist poses in front of gray backdrops for her self-portraits that obscure her face and only sometimes … Continue reading →

Posted in Art | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Hold on!! Art by Scaf Oner – One World Street Art

Posted in Street Art | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

The Solar Do-Nothing Machine – Aeon

  ‘Toys are the prelude to serious ideas’ – the contraption that kicked off the solar age In 1957, Charles and Ray Eames, the legendary husband-and-wife design team, created a solar-powered kinetic sculpture for the Aluminum Company of America ( … Continue reading →

Posted in Film | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Magical Butterflies and Insects Stitched in Dense Thread Paintings by Emillie Ferris

Since she first began embroidering in 2013, Emillie Ferris (previously) has stitched a few rows nearly every day. The United Kingdom-based artist creates dense thread paintings of butterflies, bees, and other creatures surrounded by vibrant, scattered florals. Her lengthy stitches form … Continue reading →

Posted in Craft | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

LES MEILLEURS EXEMPLES DE STREET ART – Street art: Ce qui est fabuleux avec l’art urbain, c’est que c’e… | Amazing street art

Mar 19, 2020 – This Pin was discovered by Elsie Brown. Discover (and save!) your own Pins on Pinterest. Source: LES MEILLEURS EXEMPLES DE STREET ART – Street art: Ce qui est fabuleux avec l’art urbain, c’est que c’e… | … Continue reading →

Posted in Street Art | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment