Category Archives: Art

Street Art Mapping

Posted on August 9, 2016 by Brian D. Butler

After posting a story last month on an amazing street art installation in New York City by JR, I received a few emails from readers who are planning visits to the city with questions on how to find street art. … Continue reading →

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You can Count On Iceland For Wind

Posted on August 5, 2016 by Brian D. Butler

I was randomly browsing Iceland photos when I stumbled upon these amazing images from Italian photographer Guiseppe Lo Schiavo. The aptly named series “Wind Sculpture” was shot last year around Iceland with just a simple thermal weather rescue blanket a … Continue reading →

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I am curious London

Posted on August 4, 2016 by Brian D. Butler

Readers of TBTP know that I am enamored with London. Over the years, I have had the good fortune to spend quite a bit of time there and I even wrote a budget travel guide for the British capital. So, … Continue reading →

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Walk On Water

Posted on August 1, 2016 by Brian D. Butler

I was disappointed that I missed the artist Christo’s installation on Lago Iseo this summer. Fortunately, filmmaker Dorian Iribarren made this neat hyperlapse video of The Floating Piers project. Shot from a participant’s perspective, the video consists of 8,900 individual images.

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London Is Open

Posted on July 31, 2016 by Brian D. Butler

London mayor Sadiq Khan has announced a new series of commissioned artwork by British and international artists for the #LondonIsOpen campaign. Works by ten diverse artists will be displayed throughout the Tube system. The mayor’s initiative hopes to show that … Continue reading →

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Go Ahead And Judge These Books By Their Covers

Posted on July 30, 2016 by Brian D. Butler

Helsinki-based artist Aino-Maija Metsola, who is best known for her exciting textile design work for Marimekko, has created six captivating covers for upcoming Virginia Woolf re-issues. The new Vintage paperbacks are scheduled for Fall publication. Riffing on each novel’s title, … Continue reading →

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I am not extrawunsch

Posted on July 29, 2016 by Brian D. Butler
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We All Come From Somewhere Else

Posted on July 24, 2016 by Brian D. Butler

Earlier this year, I shared a story on street artist JR’s documentary on Ellis Island in New York Harbor. Last week, the peripatetic French artist created this enormous installation on Franklin Street in Tribeca NYC. The piece, titled “Unframed, Ellis … Continue reading →

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It’s Cooler Underground

Posted on July 23, 2016 by Brian D. Butler

Canadian photographer Chris Forsyth has been spending most of his free time underground for the past few years. Beginning in his home town of Montreal, he has traveled the world’s underground transit systems capturing very stylized images for a series … Continue reading →

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Swinging Luxembourg

Posted on July 19, 2016 by Brian D. Butler

Some of my fondest memories from childhood are of hours spent mindlessly swinging. This charming installation in Luxembourg—from Luxembourgeois artist Max Mertens—is aptly titled “Swings”. The 450 colorful wooden swings are suspended from fixed cables above the popular pedestrian street … Continue reading →

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