Urban Art

Russian Art – Blue Noses, Red Faces

• October 18, 2007 • Comments (2)
Russian Art – Blue Noses, Red Faces

Next week will see the opening of an exhibition of Russian art at the La Maison Rouge gallery in Paris. Entitled ‘Sots Art: Political Art in Russia From 1972 to Today’ (or l’art politique en Russie depuis 1972, for all you linguaphiles) , the exhibition will showcase examples of the Sots Art movement that began [...]

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Industrial Design – Public Shelters

• October 15, 2007 • Comments (1)
Industrial Design – Public Shelters

These photographs show a public walkway in-between a building that makes pewter wares and a row of shop houses. This street, named River Valley Road, is in Singapore, a small island state in Southeast Asia. The pewter factory, The “Royal Selangor“, needs a covered space to organize mass participation activities. It is part and parcel [...]

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Green Design from Singapore

• October 11, 2007 • Comments (3)
Green Design from Singapore

Green design, also known as eco-design, uses design to include economic, social and ecological sustainability. Green design can be used for the microcosm and macrocosm in the scheme of daily living. Green design uses renewable resources. It reminds people about recycling to save the environment. Green design is sustainable design as it is sustained by [...]

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Waiiit a second…

• September 24, 2007 • Comments (2)
Waiiit a second…

Thought I would quickly share a very unique photography portfolio I ran across today. The artist’s name is Mark Jenkins, and the work is quite creative. Many of the pieces are some type of odd insertion into everyday life. I’m sure some of those shots would take all day to catch. Got to love a [...]

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Seattle Opens New Sculpture Park to Public

• September 7, 2007 • Comments (2)
Seattle Opens New Sculpture Park to Public

Seattle may not have the best weather 365 days a year, but if by chance you are visiting on one of the beautiful sun-filled days, you can’t miss the new Olympic Sculpture Park. An extension of the Seattle Art Museum, the park officially opened to the public January 20, 2007. Located on the scenic Seattle [...]

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