published February 10, 2011 and has No Comments
Photo: National Parks Conservation Association There's something romantic about the image of two young valentines, in an idyllic pastoral scene, etching their initials in the side of a tree to commemorate their affection, but tree carving isn't just for lovers. In a burgeoning field of archeological study, researchers are looking to some of the world's oldest tree carvings, known ...
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published December 20, 2010 and has No Comments
I have a thing about WWII motivational and propaganda posters and get a kick out of modern remixes of them. Portland artist Joe Wirtheim has introduced a line of them, called the Victory Garden of Tomorrow. He calls it "an art campaign committed to civic innovation and social progress. It is activist art for new American homefront values."... Read ...
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published December 19, 2010 and has No Comments
Photo via picocool A new form of street art has been gaining popularity throughout the US -- and, while it may not be taking the world by storm just yet, it's certainly helping to keep things cozy just in case. Quite often, graffiti is cited as making neighborhoods seem rundown or unwelcoming, but it seems that some vigilante artisans ...
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published August 3, 2010 and has No Comments
Photo by Alex Tipple, via the Telegraph We thought wave photography had reached its pinnacle when we saw Clark Little's colorful and dramatic images of cresting waves last year. But an equally creative and committed photographer has pushed the perspective and drug us underneath the crashing waves for a clear sight of what it looks like to be right ...
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published July 28, 2010 and has No Comments
Teresa Valencia's "Sea Shepherd PhotoMosaic" up for auction. Captain Paul Watson, Shepard Fairey and Crystal Method are throwing a party and you're invited. For the fourth year, the Sea No Evil Art Show auction and fundraising event will benefit the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. It happens this Saturday, July 31. If you're a fan of the Captain's
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published July 14, 2010 and has No Comments
Photo via Snap While it doesn't rank on par with killing an endangered animal like a tiger or bluefin tuna in the name of art, killing 200,000 ants to create a piece of art is still falls on the odd, and cruel side. Chris Trueman from California bought batches of ants at a cost of $500 per 40,000. After ...
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published July 6, 2010 and has No Comments
Photo: Sydney Theatre Company Better known for lighting up the stage and screen, Oscar winner Cate Blanchett, (with husband and Co-Artistic Director of the Sydney Theatre Company) has teamed up with Australian federal government, the University of New South Wales and the NSW Government Architect's Office to shine the light in a project known as, Greening the Wharf. The ...
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published June 29, 2010 and has No Comments
Photo via Patricia Preiss When police arrived to a tunnel in downtown Porto Alegre, Brazil, having received word that some youths were tagging its walls with graffiti , it must have seemed like a pretty clear case of vandalism. But after a few of the culprits were handcuffed, ready to be taken to the station, the officers realized that ...
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published June 16, 2010 and has No Comments
Image credit: royalconstantinesociety on Flickr Austin used to be funky; as the Wall Street Journal notes, "For decades a college town with abundant cheap housing, Austin was a magnet for hippies, slackers and musicians looking for a care-free existence. They livened up the city with their music, art and festivals." It also attracted artists like Vince Hannemann who 21 ...
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published June 14, 2010 and has No Comments
Photo via Hannes Langeder Meet the world's most eco-friendly Porsche, the Ferdinand GT3 RSX . Its sleek design is ideal for cutting through the air and, of course, attracting looks from envious passersby. Touted as the lightest Porsche ever created, the car does away with many of the superfluous features found in conventional vehicles--namely, the engine . Sure, it ...
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