Category Archives: Art

Paris By Velib

Posted on April 5, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

Here in Philadelphia we are just getting around to launching a bike sharing program, but Paris is already celebrating eight years of the Vélib project. For the next six weeks, the Paris Rendez-Vous concept space at the Hôtel de Ville will … Continue reading →

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Ferry Cross The Mersey

Posted on April 4, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

For the next two years, passengers who ride the iconic Mersey Ferry in Liverpool, England will be able to choose to sail on the outrageous Everybody Razzle Dazzle boat. Designed by Peter Blake, the ferry—officially named Snowdrop—is a tribute to … Continue reading →

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Out of Egypt

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

Artist, cartoonist and animator Nina Paley has been creating amazing animated versions of the Biblical Exodus story and the ten plagues of Egypt. The video below is the last installment, the “Tenth Plague : Death of the Firstborn Egyptians”, with … Continue reading →

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Recycle Reduce Reuse

Posted on April 2, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

Isobelle Ouzman is a very talented, young British-born artist and illustrator living and working in Seattle, Washington. Exclusively using recycled books, Ouzman magically transforms discards with only an x-acto knife, ink, watercolors, and glue into stunning book art. You can see … Continue reading →

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It’s In the Bag

Posted on April 1, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

Musician and writer Nick Cave just released a new book that provides a visual chronicle of a 22-city 2014 North American tour. The Sick Bag Song is an absorbing collection of poetry, lyrics, drawings, doodles, and ideas all captured on … Continue reading →

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Let Sleeping Giants Lie

Posted on March 31, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

The always entertaining and imaginative NYC art collective Dawn of Man has been using projection mapping techniques in an intriguing project that transforms ordinary city walls into meditative works of art. Check out the fascinating video of “Projection Napping” below, … Continue reading →

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Art of the Journey

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

Back in 2013, Dutch designer/curator/agency director Jeroen Smeets launched a brilliant project that combined his love for art and for travel. The Jaunt recruits artists to visit a place that they have never been and to create an original work … Continue reading →

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Paris: 75 Hours

Posted on March 29, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

Paris: 75 hours in under 2 minutes is a wonderful timelapse video documenting London-based French illustrator Guillaume Cornet’s project drawing a Parisian neighborhood.

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Beautiful Barcelona

Posted on March 28, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

If you have ever visited Barcelona, you likely returned home raving about the city’s stunning architecture. Now along with Barcelona’s grand townhouses, mansions, museums, churches, and historical sites hundreds of late 19th and early 20th century small retail buildings are getting … Continue reading →

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Listen to the sound of the rain

Posted on March 27, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

James Chapman is a doctoral student in physics with a consuming passion for comics, graphic design and art.

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