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Oct

Signs of the Time

by Meredith Mullins on October 24, 2013

Painted man holding up street marker, artistic expression by a street artist (Image © Jerry Fielder)

It’s a tough job, but someone has to hold up those street signs.
Photo © Jerry Fielder

Artistic Expression Takes to the Streets

Daily life is filled with “Oh, I See” Moments. You just have to look around.  What you often stumble upon is spontaneous artistic expression—offered to make a day in the streets just a little bit more interesting.

Artists of the street make art for themselves, but they also hope that someone else will connect with what they do and be surprised or amused or moved by the unexpected.  Read more...

 

Clever Ideas/The World's Art & Design

21

Oct

Picture-Perfect Pumpkin Carving

by Janine Boylan on October 21, 2013

Klimt's The Kiss, creative expression in pumpkin carving by Maniac Pumpkin Carvers

a tribute to Klimt’s The Kiss
© Maniac Pumpin Carvers

Creative Expressions for Halloween

Most people may take a break from their everyday jobs to go on vacation. Marc Evan and Chris Soria use their time away to, as they say, “get messy with some pumpkins.”

The Brooklyn-based childhood friends pause their 11-month art careers to spend every day in October working until early into the morning carving, cutting, and hollowing out hundreds of orange gourds as part of their seasonal business, Maniac Pumpkin Carvers.  Read more...

 

Cultural Heritage & Traditions/The World's Art & Design/USA

17

Oct

Fleeting Art: A High-Rise Swan Song

by Meredith Mullins on October 17, 2013

Artistic Expression at the Tour 13

Collage of color on walls and radiator, artistic expression of street art at the Tour 13 (Photo © Meredith Mullins)

Work by Kruella (Portugal) at the Tour 13
Photo © Meredith Mullins

Guess what’s the hottest attraction in Paris these days? Eiffel Tower? Notre Dame? Louvre Museum? Any of these answers could be true. But, at the moment, the hottest (free) ticket in town is a visit to a bright orange dilapidated building in the 13th arrondissement.  Read more...

 

France (Paris)/The World's Art & Design

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