Art

June 12, 2017

LEGO-Inspired Kits Let You Produce Pixelated Cat Sculptures to Roam Your Home

LEGOs don’t have an age limit. From kids to adults, we’re continually enthralled by the compelling combinations of blocks and Minifigs that creative folks come up with. But if you’re not one for designing, Hong Kong-based JEKCA has created LEGO art that will add a quirky touch to your home. They’ve produced pixel-style sculptures of cats that are available in a variety poses—from walking to stretching.

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June 9, 2017

Artist Layers Acrylic Landscape Photos into Multidimensional Installations

In his ongoing series of contemplative and conceptual Layer Drawings, Japanese artist Nobuhiro Nakanishi continues to artistically explore perspectives and alter perceptions. Nakanishi composes his eye-catching installations with photographs taken over an extended period of time. Depicting unassuming environments and natural phenomena like tranquil forests and simple sunsets, the photos capture crisp snapshots of moments that would otherwise be forgotten. To evoke a sense of three-dimensionality, Nakanishi prints the photos on plexiglass acrylic and layers each sheet in chronological order.

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June 8, 2017

Small Village in Italy is Using Street Art to Fight Against Depopulation

With one in seven inhabitants leaving Italy's small villages for prospects elsewhere, it's estimated that one-third of the country's villages are at risk of depopulation. One such town, Civitacampomarano, spurred on by what started as a strange coincidence, is using art to turn around the tide of abandonment that is washing over it. In 2014, Ylenia Carelli, president of Civitacampomarano's cultural organization, saw an interview with Italian street artist Alice Pasquini on television.

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June 7, 2017

Human-Shaped “Pool” Lies in a Field, Reflecting the Ever-Changing Sky

For their latest project, Nature's Reflection, Brooklyn-based brothers and stencil artists Icy and Sot have traded in their typical street art setting for a more pastoral landscape. Featuring a human-shaped mirror installed onto a plot of grassy land, the cleverly-titled piece of earth art offers beautiful, bodily reflections of the ever-changing sky. Set in rural Tbilisi, Georgia, Nature's Reflection features an unidentified, silhouetted figure lying in the grass. Though undeniably thought-provoking, the installation itself is simply rendered. To create the piece, the artists placed a human-shaped mirror in the dirt.

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