All Blog Posts Tagged 'grass' (4)

Surrey, England-based Heather Ackroyd and Dan Harvey take something we all take for granted, grass, and turn it into a fascinating medium for artistic expression. Their unique portraits are created by exposing plots of seedling grass to light through a custom-made negative, making the grass grow in different shades, from yellow to green. Basically, they harness the process of…

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We first came across artist Mathilde Roussel's growing grass sculptures when they were exhibited at the Invisible Dog Gallery in Brooklyn, New York back in September 2010. Since then, the young French artist has created a new set under the Lifes of Grass…

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Dominic Wilcox is an artist who loves a challenge. While others see everyday objects as boring and uninteresting, Wilcox sees art in the making. "The more dull the starting point the better," he tells us. "If someone gave me a rock and said 'do something creative with it' then I would be happy. I have a feeling that within everything there is some sort of magic waiting to be… Continue

Recently, Korean contemporary artist Do-Ho Suh won the international competition to create a public, outdoor art project for the Norwegian Government Building Complex. A simple, planted tree will stand in the area, called Grass Roots Square. Between, and partly replacing the paving stones, Suh will place hundreds if not thousands of 8-10 cm high human figures in…

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