A one man mission to transform his neighbourhood, The Heidelberg Project was started in 1986 by Tyree Guyton, decorating houses with found objects and paint in order to put a focus on Detroit’s most deprived areas.
via Lost at E Minor
October 16th, 2012
The Heidelberg Project!
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June 10th, 2012
“Fallen Star” by Do Ho Suh!
“Fallen Star” is an incredible installation by artist Do Ho Suh, precariously perched 100 feet in the air on the University of California San Diego campus. The house is fully furnished and looks a damn site better than most student accommodation! See more here.
by pipesy | Posted in Art, Cool Stuff | No Comments » | Tags: art, do ho suh, house, installation, UCLA
April 30th, 2012
Erwin Wurm!
Great sculpture / installation from an artist with one of the greatest names ever, Erwin Wurm.
I like his fat convertible too.
April 9th, 2012
Archifon I. – Interactive Installation!
Stunning bit of projection mapping that turns the Olomouc Baroque de-baptized chapel into a big interactive virtual musical instrument.
Up to ten visitors at a time can interact with the Archifon through laser pointers. By pointing on any of more than 100 elements different audiovisual compositions are created.Concept by Tomaš Dvo?ák and Dan Gregor.
by pipesy | Posted in Art, Cool Stuff, Experiential, Interactive, Music | No Comments » | Tags: installation, mapping, music, projection
March 18th, 2012
Indoor Clouds!
Dutch artist Berndnaut Smilde has created a series of quite surreal indoor cloud installations.
He controls the humidity and pressure in a room to create this amazing mix of science, beauty and art.
via Lost At E Minor
January 4th, 2012
The Obliteration Room!
This great installation for the Queensland Gallery of Modern Art by artist Yayoi Kusama gives kids the chance to run wild with some coloured stickers. As you can see the room did not last long! The installation, entitled The Obliteration Room, is part of Kusama’s Look Now, See Forever exhibition that runs through March 12. via this is colossal
by pipesy | Posted in Art, Cool Stuff, Experiential, Interactive | No Comments » | Tags: art, colour, installation, kids, obliteration, stickers, white
November 27th, 2011
Walking Roller Coaster!
Designed by sculptors Ulrich Genth and Heike Mutter this amazing long and winding road, entitled Crouching Tiger and Turtle, Magic Mountain, is part of Duisberg’s Capital of Culture project. I want a go!
via Kuriositas.
by pipesy | Posted in Art, Cool Stuff, Interactive | No Comments » | Tags: art, city art, Germany, installation, interactive, roller coaster, sculpture
October 24th, 2011
Sephora: The Sensorium!
The Sensorium is a pop up scent store in New York’s Meatpacking district .
The space, created by designers, filmmakers and other creative bods, aims to transform fragrances into interactive, multi-sensory experiences. From digital flowers that open when you smell them to films of cutting grass with matching scent it sounds, smells and looks like a sensory blast!
by pipesy | Posted in Art, Cool Stuff | No Comments » | Tags: film, graphic design, installation, perfume
October 23rd, 2011
Unwanted Visitor, Portrait of Wildfire, by Herb Williams!
October 13th, 2011
Blackpool’s Comedy Carpet!
Artist Gordon Young created this masterpiece in Blackpool- The comedy carpet is made of granite and concrete and features catchphrases and jokes from hundreds of famous comedians, the larger of which can be seen from the top of the Blackpool tower. Amazing.
by pipesy | Posted in Art, Cool Stuff, Design, Typography | No Comments » | Tags: art, Blackpool, comedy carpet, graphic design, installation, outdoor, street art, typography
