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Urban Street Art: Dark Funk

Street artist Probs created this neon wall mural as a tribute to Daft Punk and their involvement in the upcoming Tron2 movie. The piece was completed in London at the International Meeting of Styles event, which featured over 50 aerosol artists from across the world for a day of color and creativity.



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Added by Eugene on August 29, 2010 at 11:00am — No Comments

Urban Street Art: The Slums (2 pics)

This large scale mural by Brazilian street artist Raul Zito really struck a chord with me. Combining graffiti with photography, Zito depicts urban life and condemns unbridled consumerism. Completed in Pompéia, São Paulo, it's a stark reminder that people all over the world face hardship, especially during the global economic crisis.…



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Added by Eugene on September 28, 2010 at 3:00pm — 2 Comments

Urban Street Art: Dead Fish (3 pics)



This latest piece by ROA caught my eye. Taking a break from his usual paintings of birds and critters, ROA focuses his attention to fish. Completed in Salton Sea, California, the spooky piece seems to match the mood of its location...







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Added by Eugene on December 27, 2010 at 11:00am — No Comments

Hanksy Chucks Wilson!



Bansky impersonator - Hanksy - has struck again! This time, instead of throwing flowers like in Banksy's Molotov cocktail-inspired original (below), the artist took it one step further and had Tom Hanks throw Wilson as a throwback to his movie Cast Away. The piece was spotted in New York… Continue

Added by Alyssa Anda on August 27, 2011 at 10:00am — 3 Comments

Guns a Blazin'



Czech artist David Černý is known for his controversial works. In fact, he was briefly arrested in 1991 for painting a Soviet tank pink, which served as a war memorial in central Prague. In this shot, visitors view his most recent artwork "Guns" in the courtyard of the Artbanka Museum of Young Art in… Continue

Added by Eugene on October 10, 2011 at 11:00am — No Comments

Beautiful Mother and Child Street Art by C215



French street artist C215 (aka Christian Guémy) made this beautifully moving mother and child piece at Vitry-sur-Seine, a suburb of Paris, France. Called Peace, it's juxtaposed against on old, decaying backdrop. Love how parts of the image are made up of the word "peace," in different…

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Added by alice on January 30, 2012 at 8:30am — No Comments

Minimalist Art Movement Posters by Outmane Amahou

France-based graphic designer Outmane Amahou created this clever series as a way to visually document the history of art in a unique set of minimalist posters. The series, entitled Minimalist Art Movement Posters, features single shapes and solid blocks of color to portray the Renaissance, Expressionism, Surrealism, Dadaism, and Abstract art, to name a…

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Added by Katie Hosmer on March 28, 2013 at 8:00am — No Comments

Urban Street Art: C215 Paints His Daughter (2 pics)



A personal piece by one of our favorite artists, C215. This is Nina, C215's seven-year-old daughter. The piece was completed in Montry, France.



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Added by Eugene on June 4, 2010 at 12:00pm — No Comments

And You Thought Painting Took a Long Time? Try Growing Your Art.

I love art and I love food. There's no better way to enjoy both than to grow food that turns into art. Each year the residents of Inakadate, Japan work together to plant their crops so they'll grow in patterns visible only from above. They do this by planting different varieties of rice, and as the harvest matures, the leaves fill in their colors and the end results are larger than life paintings.…



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Added by sAm on September 6, 2008 at 12:24am — 5 Comments

THE WEEKEND EXPERIENCE - ART+CULTURE: 6th Street Beautification: San Francisco

Opening Reception: Saturday December 20th, 7pm-10pm

'Tis the season to appreciate modern art for a good cause! To celebrate the holidays and the spirit of giving, 1AM Gallery presents 6th Street Beautification . Gifted City Crossroads youth and members such as Camer1, Dennis Bullock, and Micronaut will be exhibiting their art alongside other local fine and urban artists. As an added bonus, DJ Spinner D will be bringing you the… Continue

Added by Eugene on December 17, 2008 at 4:30pm — 1 Comment

Win a Chance to Showcase Your Art in Times Square, NYC

Our friends over at Babelgum Metropolis just told us about a cool contest they're putting on. They're looking for the globe’s best and edgiest artists for the world’s biggest art show. Winners will have their work shown on giant advertising screens in Times Square and will win cash prizes.



The grand prize winner will receive $20,000, a dedicated artist… Continue

Added by alice on September 11, 2009 at 1:00pm — 1 Comment

The Five Main Differences Between Art and Design

If you've ever been curious about what the difference is between art and design, check out what Web Designer Depot has to say. I'm a huge fan of both art and design myself and this article really helped me figure out what the difference is between the… Continue

Added by alice on September 22, 2009 at 2:43pm — 3 Comments

Italy's First Museum of Modern Art - MAXXI



The first museum in Italy to be devoted to modern works has finally opened in Rome. The MAXXI formally known as the National Museum of the XXI Century Arts. The facility has been under construction for a while and has not been warmly accepted by Italy's artistic elite. The country of course is home to an incredible bounty of classical art and architecture. This new museum, devoted to the avant garde, seems like it could be out of place.…

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Added by Mark Huckabee on November 16, 2009 at 9:30am — 6 Comments

Andy Warhol Skateboards By Alien Workshop

Skateboarding has come a long way as an industry. Gone are the days of ripping off popular art for graphics and thinking no one is going to notice. Now days if you want to have Andy Warhol art on your boards you have to contact the Andy Warhol Foundation For The Visual Arts. The good news is that skateboarding as such a cultural and economic powerhouse these days they are likely to say… Continue

Added by Kevin on January 23, 2010 at 4:50pm — No Comments

Kinetica Art Fair 2010

Be sure to visit the the Kinetica Art Fair 2010 in London. Be quick because it will be held from Thursday 4th February until Sunday 7th February 2010. Very short indeed!



The fair will be showing amazing works like holographic beings by Rosaline de Thélin, robots drawing portraits, 3D light sculptures, and well...butterflies! (come on who doesn't love butterflies)



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Added by Inka Leoni on February 4, 2010 at 10:08pm — 4 Comments

Dante Horoiwa: Indoctrination



Sao Paulo, Brazil artist Dante Horoiwa recently finished up his first U.S. solo exhibition at Anno Domini Gallery in San Jose, California.



Horoiwa’s paintings depict “the spiritually lost and lonely. Through his work, he is able to cope with his want to hide from the world and his need to be a part of it.”



“What I´m trying to express is some kind of ‘invisible insistence,’ invisible forces that are around us, things that… Continue

Added by Wendy Campbell on May 5, 2010 at 1:32am — No Comments

Odd Paintings by Allison Sommers



Allison Sommers is a Virginia based artist working primarily in gouache. She creates complicated and intricate worlds with a “sharp wit and a penchant for nonsensical combinations”.



“Abandoning deference for playful irreverence, Sommers draws on her interests in renaissance and baroque art, toying with staid motifs and trading solemnity for nose-thumbing whimsy. She delights in deconstructing the seriousness of historical tropes of art,…

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Added by Wendy Campbell on May 8, 2010 at 8:30pm — 2 Comments

Whimsical Sculpture of Flying Bees (4 pics)

Out of all the creative art I've seen in the past 2 1/2 years since running My Modern Met, one of the most standout pieces has got to be Los Angeles-based artist Bumblebee's phone booths. By taking abandoned phone booths and turning them into beehives, Bumblebee made us remember why we… Continue

Added by alice on October 26, 2010 at 11:00am — 2 Comments

Damián Ortega's News Inspired Installations (6 pics)

Acclaimed contemporary artist Damián Ortega is back with a new set of works for The Curve in the Barbican Art Gallery, London. Known for his incredible, suspended sculptures, this time Ortega challenged himself by creating different pieces inspired by the daily news. Called The… Continue

Added by alice on October 30, 2010 at 8:30am — No Comments

Urban Street Art: New Works by Phlegm (8 pics)



UK-based street artist Phlegm has been putting up some awesome works lately. As usual, many of his larger-than-life characters originate from his comics.



"I love to get run down urban spaces and factories and play with the space," says Phlegm. "It’s such an immediate way to get… Continue

Added by Eugene on January 27, 2011 at 9:00am — 5 Comments

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