Art
CategoryFrom traditional to avante-garde, art is a ubiquitous component of the urban landscape. Taking a broad definition of “urban art”, Urban Ghosts features a wide variety of unique works from thought-provoking individuals, with a focus on recycled art created from discarded objects – which fits neatly with our coverage of the abandoned and the re-purposed.
Aliens vs Predator: Ad Campaign Depicts Friendly Rivalry Between Lethal Space Monsters
They were both lethal killers, but the Predator’s warrior-like sense of fair play arguably made the Alien a more ruthless adversary. Here, though, the two space monsters engage in friendly rivalry like never before.
Kiss of Chytrid: Anamorphic Art by Jonty Hurwitz
While the likes of Leonardo Da Vinci and Roger Penrose have demonstrated the potential of anamorphosis, Jonty Hurwitz’s incredible sculptures blur the distinction between art and science.
Curious Street Art from Berlin (the Graffiti Capital of Europe)
Berlin is known as the graffiti capital of Europe. In this article, Sophie Webb takes a look at three of the German city’s most prolific street artists – XOOOOX, Alias and Mein Lieber Prost.
Duke of Lancaster: Former ‘Fun Ship’ becomes Urban Street Art Canvas
The former passenger liner and car ferry Duke of Lancaster has been beached near Mostyn in Wales since 1979. The exterior may look a bit tired, but the ship has many friends and remains at the centre of ongoing preservation efforts.
Abandoned Buildings Repurposed by Artists in Postwar Amsterdam
Repurposing, which means to use a building for something other than its original purpose, has been an unlikely tradition in Amsterdam since the 1960s.
Earlsferry, Fife: Old Sailing Boat Transformed into Colourful Rock Garden
A quick Google search revealed how old boats filled with plants and flowers have become a common feature of Scotland’s Fife coast. Check out this one at Elie and Earlsferry.
Nineteenth Century ‘Rock Band’: the Musical Stones of Skiddaw
In 1848, ‘Richardson & Sons Rock, Bell and Steel Band’ played for Queen Victoria. Their main instrument was quite literally rock, comprised of the ‘Musical Stones of Skiddaw’, bringing a new meaning to the term ‘rock band’.
Charles Simonds: Ruined Clay Homes for ‘the Little People’
In the early 1970s, Charles Simonds (born 1945 in New York) began creating tiny primitive settlements for an ancient race of nomadic ‘Little People’, who have long since disappeared.
Jeff Friesen’s ‘Ghost Train’ puts a Twist on the Canadian Railway Journey Epic
In his “Ghost Train” project, photographer Jeff Friesen recreates scenes from the epic Canadian transcontinental railway journey, but with a twist. Find out more!
Rue Cavallotti: Industrial meets Artistic in Paris’ Smallest open-air Art Museum
With a width of 120m and a total length of 12m, Rue Cavallotti officially measures as the smallest open-air art museum in Paris!
Amazing Anamorphic Street Art by 3D Joe and Max
3D Joe and Max create amazing anamorphic art on unexceptional walls, walkways and pavements, revealing fictitious hidden rooms, gaping crevasses and mythical creatures.
5 Heroic Animal Tales Inspired by the ‘Animals in War’ Memorial, London
Amid the busy traffic of London’s Park Lane and Upper Brooke Street stand two weary mules, a proud horse and a loyal dog, here serving as our springboard to 5 inspiring tales of animal bravery.
Aircraft Modeller Brilliantly Recreates Famous “A1 Lightning” as Diorama
Lightning XN728 became a famous – perhaps notorious – landmark of Britain’s A1 road between 1983 and 1988. Now, the aircraft has been brilliantly immortalized in the form of a model diorama.
Amazing Miniature Abandoned Buildings inspired by Photographs
For her series Broken Houses, artist Ofra Lapid sought inspiration from an amateur photographer who has documented decaying and abandoned buildings across North Dakota.
The World’s Most Amazing Underwater Sculptures, created by Jason deCaires Taylor
Acclaimed artist Jason deCaires Taylor combined his BA in Sculpture with 17 years diving experience to create some of the world’s most amazing underwater art installations.
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