All Blog Posts Tagged 'Cities' (6)

Cloud Cities Inspired by Soap Bubbles and Spider Webs

Head on over to Berlin's Hamburger Bahnhof (a former railway station) from now till January 15, 2012, and get ready to feel like you've stepped into a strange and surreal dream. Artist Tomás Saraceno has created a massive installation consisting of 20 large balloons, some of which you can actually enter. Bounce on the transparent floors and then look through the spheres… Continue

Added by alice on September 29, 2011 at 9:30am — 2 Comments

Superheroes' Cities and Pop Culture Cars

If you love the look of retro posters, check out these by Justin Van Genderen. The Chicago-based illustrator has created a set he calls Comic Travel Locations that show places like Gotham and Metropolis in stunning style.

“If superheroes really existed in this world we might see a poster like these in some old travel agency, all tattered hanging on the wall,” Van… Continue

Added by alice on August 29, 2011 at 9:30am — 2 Comments

Overthrown by Nature (6 pics)

Due to a booming economy, China's urban development is occurring at a very rapid pace. Skyscrapers are popping up everywhere and businessman are cashing in. But, how is this economic phenomenon affecting nature?

Instead of answering this question directly, 25-year-old Chinese photographer Di Liu turns the tables on us. In Animal Regulation, Liu makes larger-than-life animals… Continue

Added by Eugene on December 10, 2010 at 2:30pm — 3 Comments

Gorgeous Cities and Beautiful Landscapes (18 photos)

If you're one of those people who needs to be inspired to pick up that dusty camera, take a look at Dietrich Bojko's photos. Bojko began his photographic career without even knowing it. While on vacation, he would take photos using a simple camera. In time, his hobby turned so intense that, in order to hone his skills, his father bought him a DSLR. After gradually… Continue

Added by alice on November 11, 2010 at 11:00am — 4 Comments

Banksy's "Exit Through The Gift Shop" Opens in More Cities!

Due to popular demand, Banksy's "Exit Through The Gift Shop" will be opening in a ton of new cities and theaters this coming Friday, May 14th:

St. Louis (Tivoli), Austin (Alamo South Lamar, and Regal Arbor), Milwaukee (Oriental), Santa Barbara (Fiesta), Portland, OR (Fox Tower), New York City (1st & 62nd, Kew Gardens), Greenburgh, NY (Cinema 100), Brooklyn (Cobble Hill), Greenwich CT (Greenwich Plaza), Amherst, MA (Amherst 3), Mill… Continue

Added by Eugene on May 10, 2010 at 11:42am — 2 Comments

The City Loves to Say No

Via Reberl:Art: “I made this artwork because every day the city says more and more “NO”, more “RULES”. You can’t do this or that, and every year the list keeps on growing… no skating, rollerblading, painting, pissing, walking on the grass, walking without a shirt… and the list goes on and on.”

I really like the display. I… Continue

Added by Jose Genao on April 11, 2010 at 7:30am — 3 Comments

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