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Twenty-One Colorful Cubes Compose Denmark’s Newly Opened Lego House | Colossal
After four years of construction, Denmark’s colorful LEGO House has finally been unveiled to the public in the company’s native land of Billund. The building, designed by the Copenhagen and New York-based design firm Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), is composed of … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, comparison, construction, creatives, history, infrastructure, Lego, sculpture, Street Art, Technology, Urban
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Magnificent Photographs of Japan’s Summer Firework Festivals | Colossal
Summer in Japan means colorful explosions in the sky, where some 200 firework festivals called “hanabi taikai” are held across the country in July and August, a tradition that dates back to the early 18th century. At many events, pyrotechnicians … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Choreography, creatives, infrastructure, Japan, Life, Street Art, Technology, Urban
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A Massive Mural by Ella & Pitr Depicts a Refugee Seeking Passage in France | Colossal
French duo Ella & Pitr (previously) tackle the gravity of the global refugee crisis in their latest mural, Le Naufrage de Bienvenu/The Shipwreck of Bienvenu. The massive outdoor work reaches over 47 meters (154 feet), scaling the surface of Piney’s Dam … Continue reading
Crystalline Artworks Grow from Cracks in Urban Walls by Paige Smith | Colossal
Artist Paige Smith A.K.A. A Common Name (previously here and here) has been filling the gaps, cracks, and corners of LA with hand folded paper crystals since 2012. Her Urban Geodes are painted in bright purple, pink, and other jewel … Continue reading
This Street Artist is Painting Fake Shadows and Making People Do Double Takes — TwistedSifter
Artist Damon Belanger was commissioned to inject a little life into the downtown core of Redwood City, California via This Street Artist is Painting Fake Shadows and Making People Do Double Takes — TwistedSifter
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Tagged California, design, Humour, infrastructure, Street Art
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Origami Animals Bound Across Walls in Murals by ‘Annatomix’ | Colossal
Annatomix, a self-taught painter from Birmingham UK, creates geometric, origami-inspired animals on everyday materials of all sizes. Bumblebees and rabbits take shape on small surfaces like discarded paper bags and wood scraps, while foxes and peregrine falcons scale the sides … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, creatives, Culture, Festival, Street Art, UK, Urban
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23 Temple Street: Miniature Sculpture by Joshua Smith
An intricate miniature sculpture of a building on Hong Kong’s Temple Street by South Australian artist Joshua Smith. Source: 23 Temple Street: Miniature Sculpture by Joshua Smith
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Tagged Art, China, comparison, creatives, Culture, infrastructure, Metropolis, Street Art, travel
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Brasil – Expressão dos Brasileiros – Open Americas
Source: Brasil – Expressão dos Brasileiros – Open Americas
Artist Shows That Putting Googly Eyes on Inanimate Objects Never Gets Old | Colossal
Ah yes, eyebombing, the street art equivalent of drawing a funny mustache on Mona Lisa. So ubiquitous it’s impossible to credit anyone for inventing it… and yet for some reason it never quite stops being hilarious? Or maybe it’s just … Continue reading
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Towering Murals by Blu on the Streets of Italy Confront Environmental and Societal Woes | Colossal
From climate change to capitalism run amok, street artist Blu (previously) pulls no punches in his soaring multi-story murals on the streets of Italy. While mixed with a healthy dose of sarcasm and humor, the inspiration behind each artwork is … Continue reading
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