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.
Urban Explorer Creates Ghostly Images in Abandoned Buildings
Urbex images are visually compelling in their own right, but French urban explorer Bousure has gone a step further, adding ghostly figures to his photographs of an abandoned mansion.
Carpet of Grass Makes for Clever Art Installation
Artist Gaëlle Villedary created this beautiful turf grass carpet, which winds through the French village of Jaujac, to celebrate ten years of its annual arts and nature trail programmes.
Hong Kong in the Rain: a Photo Series by Christophe Jacrot
Rain-soaked streets and heavy skies are enough to send most of us running for shelter. But that’s when photographer Christophe Jacrot heads outdoors.
Braddock Mosaic Park Transforms Abandoned Lot
The Braddock Mosaic Park – the brainchild of sculptor James Simon – saw the transformation of an abandoned lot into a stunning urban space, adopting recycled materials and harnessing the creativity of local youth.
Urban Art, Libraries & More: Recycling Britain’s Iconic Red Telephone Boxes
With many now being phased out across Britain, the iconic red telephone box has been repurposed as libraries and toilets and transformed into recycled art.
The Last Supper: Creepy “Ghosts” Sculpture Near Rhyolite Ghost Town
Near the Rhyolite ghost town in Nevada’s Mojave Desert stands a strange museum, boasting one of the most evocative art installations of the American west – The Last Supper.
Recycled Tube Trains Serve as Artists’ Studios in London
Standing on Great Eastern Street in London, a glance several metres above eye level with reveal two recycled Tube trains, now the sustainable studios of Village Underground.
Pete Dungey’s Pothole Gardens Highlight Poor State of Britain’s Roads
Oxford-based guerrilla gardener Pete Dungey creates pothole gardens to highlight the extensive problem of surface imperfections on Britain’s roads.
Tiny Worlds: The Stunning Model Buildings of Takanori Aiba
These amazing “bonsai buildings” are the brainchild of Takanori Aiba, who designed them based on his experience of working as an art director for architectural spaces.
A School Bus – Transformed into a Bus Shelter!
This recycled art installation in Athens, Georgia is at once ironic, humourous and functional – a retired school bus transformed into a bus shelter, incorporating the seats of an Atlanta city bus.
Detroit’s Heidelberg Project: Empowering Communities through Recycled Art
For 25 years, the Heidelberg Project has transformed two rundown blocks in Detroit into a recycled art installation, empowering communities to save forgotten neighbourhoods.
The Amazing Mould-Covered Urbex Art of Daniele Del Nero
Using black paper, flour and layers of mould, Daniele Del Nero has created miniature versions of forgotten houses which look every bit as haunting as their real-life counterparts.
Miniature Urbex – The Amazing Work of Lori Nix
By creating these amazing miniature ‘urbex sets’, Lori Nix has bridged the gap between the unknowable history of abandoned buildings and the human ability to create art from them.
Global Issues: The Recycled Art of Susan Stockwell
Susan Stockwell creates unique pieces of recycled art from unusual materials, crafting impressive sculptures which are both thought-provoking and impressive to look at.
Urban Interventionism: Steve Wheen’s Pothole Gardens are Tiny Living Worlds
Even thriving communities are plagued by potholes that local authorities never seem to fix. Enter pothole gardener Steve Wheen, who puts a decidedly floral spin on the concept of urban interventionism.
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