Art

July 1, 2015

Street Artist and City Worker Spend a Year Having a Fun Graffiti Conversation

On his way to work in the morning, street artist Mobstr would cycle past an average, graffiti-covered red wall in London. For years, he noticed that a city worker would paint over the graffiti with red paint, when it was below a certain line. For any graffiti above this predetermined line, the steadfast laborer would pressure-wash it off. “This prompted the start of an experiment,” wrote Mobstr on his website.

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June 30, 2015

Sea Glass Sculptures Reflect the Relaxing Qualities of the Ocean

Artist Jonathan Fuller recycles the ocean-polished sea glass that he finds along Cornwall's coastline to create vibrant, yet calming, works of art. “These frosted shards are tumbled by the elements against rocks and sand, creating smooth-shaped textured jewels,” Fuller told us. “It comes from a variety of sources including industry, sea defences, cargo spills as well as general littering. The most commonly found colours are greens, browns and clears from the bottling industry.

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June 25, 2015

Artist Tightly Winds Wire to Create Beautiful Tree Sculptures Without Adhesives

Artist Clive Maddison creates eye-catching sculptures of magnificently elaborate trees, but uses only wire to do so. Strand by strand, the sculptor manipulates single pieces of wire to create sturdy branches, leaves, and dense roots that culminate in a self-supported, yet intricate, wire tree. Throughout this entire process, Maddison does not utilize glue or any other adhesive to hold the pieces together.

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June 19, 2015

1,252 Suspended Wooden Balls Form a Giant Eye When Viewed from the Right Angle

Brooklyn-based sculptor Michael Murphy is known for three-dimensional, anamorphic works of art that require a change in perspective in order to appreciate them fully. His newest installation, Perceptual Shift, illustrates this concept both literally and conceptually with 1,252 painted wooden balls suspended from the ceiling. When viewed from the side, the piece appears to be a seemingly random jumble of dangling shapes.

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