Installation

November 5, 2018

Former Graffiti Artist Creates Sentimental Yarn Installations Inspired by His Grandmother

Eric Rieger, a contemporary artist who goes by the name HOTTEA, says that he can sum up his practice in one sentence: “My work deals with color, numbers, and human experiences.” While this description is simple and straightforward, his intricate yarn installations are anything but. Featuring countless strands of colorful fibers, these pieces are sure to dazzle. However, to HOTTEA, it is the meaning behind the medium that ties his practice together.

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September 25, 2018

Local Volunteers Help Artist Suspend 500,000 Flowers Inside Toledo Art Museum

British artist Rebecca Louise Law uses real flowers as her medium to create stunning, immersive installation art. Suspended with copper wire, her floating indoor gardens transform art galleries and “cocoon” the viewer in a world of mesmerizing color. For her largest installation to date, titled Community, Law had the help of local volunteers from Toledo, Ohio to install 500,000 dried and fresh flowers inside the Toledo Art Museum.

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July 31, 2018

Giant NASA Space Blanket Might Be Covering This Year’s Burning Man

It’s not just wooden sculptures and bonfires that get scorched at Burning Man. The festival’s 70,000+ attendees also feel the heat of the Black Rock desert’s extreme environment. With temperatures reaching up to 100°F (40°C) during the day, festival goers usually have few places to escape from the sun; however, Russian artist Alex Shtanuk has created a solution to the Nevada heat, with a 107,640-square-foot (10,000-square-meter) “NASA” blanket.

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July 12, 2018

Manchester’s Giant Lamp Installation Shines a Light on the City’s Rich History

London-based studio Acrylicize is the design team behind Manchester, England’s newest piece of public art—five giant lamp sculptures situated in Piccadilly Place. Each piece was built to honor and represent a specific time in Manchester’s rich history, as well as celebrate what’s to come. Ranging from 11 to 20 feet tall, the structures are based on different lamp styles from five distinct design eras: Art Deco, Art Nouveau, Victorian, mid-century, and contemporary.

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