Dispatchwork: Patching World War 2 Damage with Legos
The stark contrast of monochromatic, crumbling stone buildings and small, colorful plastic toy blocks is especially jarring in Berlin, where evidence of the horrors of World War II is still ...
Category: Installation & Sound
Art on the wall is one thing, but installations engage us with texture, light, color and sound, surrounding us and begging for interaction. They challenge conventions of the art world as well as the context of art itself, as these uncanny and unique projects illustrate in vivid three-dimensional form.
Wind-Powered Art: Air Sculptors & Sculptures Harness Nature
As the battle over climate change is waged, there's a group of sculptors who are leaping ahead of the crowd and utilizing wind power already. Artists create wind powered sculptures to make a ...
Magical Music: 5 of the World’s Weirdest Instruments
Most music lovers can agree that music doesn't always follow the rules. Some of the most beautiful melodies have come from artists who chose to do their own thing despite conventional wisdom. The ...
Future Sounds Like This: 10 Odd Modern Musical Instruments
The study of musical instruments ('organology' - no, really) is the study of the human condition. Every culture is defined by its own distinctive set of trills, whistles, parps, honks and beats, ...
Swimmingly: 79 Unique & Awesome Underwater Sculptures
Sculptures decorate landscapes, museums, and buildings, but water covers the majority of the Earth's surface thus making it the world's largest art gallery. The ocean is filled with mystery and ...
12 Architectural Art Installations & Building Modifications
When does a building transform from a shell into a work of art within itself? Can artists improve even beautiful architectural wonders, turning them into something more creative and meaningful? ...
Amazing Artwork: Banksy Versus Bristol Museum Exhibition
The legendary and mysterious artist, Banksy, has taken over the Bristol Museum for a stunning summer showing: Banksy vs. Bristol Museum. The exhibit opened on June 13, 2009 and ends on August 31, ...
The Art of Architecture: 10 Incredible Installation Projects
Where is the line between art and design? If "function" is the word that comes to mind then there are many works which fall somewhere in the gray area between extremes. Perhaps the most engaging ...
Civic Pride: 9 Inspiring Pieces of Participatory Public Art
Why should art remain cooped up in museums? Art should be seen by as many people as possible, so as to inspire as many viewers as it can. Public art is the act of erecting intriguing, usually ...
Knitty Gritty: 15 Works of Knit Graffiti & Yarn Bomb Art
If you thought knitting was a hobby only suited for the bored, the boring and the borderline senile, think again. It takes plenty of smarts to be a knit-wit and these 15 crafty creations prove ...
