Guerrilla Takeover: Activists Replace Ads with Art
(images via: martin reis) Last year, Toronto citizens asked themselves a question that led to an unprecedented law: Why should we have to look at so many billboards? In April 2010, the city ...
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Stop, Pop & Roll: Urban Tape Line Art by Aakash Nihalani
Do you see beauty in a cinder block wall, a street crossing or a stop sign? Chances are, you don't even notice them – but Aakash Nihalani would like to help you out with that. The ...
Notes from Chris: Hilarious Experimental Urban Signage Art
Who is Chris and why does he have so many problems? From mysterious eye ailments and prematurely dead pets to overdue library fees, Chris has issues and he wants to talk to you about it, ...
Mark Reigelman’s Playful & Thought-Provoking Urban Art
As colorful as life in the city can be, things aren’t always rosy - especially in gloomy, grimy neighborhoods where everything seems to be hard, cold and monochromatic. But if artist Mark ...
Hiding in Plain Sight: Even More Stealthy Urban Camouflage
With their stacks upon stacks of random objects like boxes, bottles and other goods, perhaps there’s nowhere better to experiment with urban camouflage than a big-box retail store like IKEA, ...
Urban Theater of the Absurd: Bizarre Public Performance Art
All it takes is a crawling woman in a hairy suit, a bunch of jumping men with televisions on their heads or a guy projecting his private parts onto public buildings to turn urban settings into ...
Cellophane City? Plastic Arts Change Urban Landscape
When negative comments are made about public art, they usually revolve around the art being unattractive, too permanent, or a waste of city funds (either for commissioning a sanctioned piece or ...
Off the Wall Graffiti: 11 Weird Artists Making Odd Marks
By now, we're all used to seeing graffiti and public art in urban and suburban settings. We're so used to it, in fact, that we typically walk right by without giving it a second glance. But would ...
Recycle Your Dumpster: Urban Art via Adaptive Reuse
How many different ways can you upcycle a dumpster? In a project called ‘Skip Conversions’, eco-conscious artist Oliver Bishop Young proved that what used to be grimy, unsanitary trash ...
15 Cool Urban Art Projects and Dreamy Product Designs
Chilean artist and designer Sebastian Errazuriz never fails to amaze viewers with his offbeat and sometimes bizarre designs and art installations. His urban art has been seen all over Santiago, ...
