Category Archives: Art

Can’t Find My Stop

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Brian D. Butler

According to this handsome metro map, Uruguay‘s capital city boasts an impressive metro system with 12 underground lines, as well as tram lines and elevated train lines. It would be quite impressive for one of South America’s smallest nations if it … Continue reading →

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In The Traveler’s Cup

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Brian D. Butler

Developing since 2004, Traveler’s Cup is a fabulous series of digital pigment prints by Boulder Colorado-based artist and educator Joo Yeon Woo. Her fantastical images shrink iconic cultural monuments and architectural landmarks to fit inside of her traveling water glass. … Continue reading →

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In the Deep End

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Brian D. Butler

Boston-based artist Jake Fried creates mind-blowing short animated films. What’s really impressive is that Fried’s surreal creations are built of layers of coffee, white-out, crayon and ink. My favorite film is the award-winning “Deep End” . You’ll want to view … Continue reading →

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For You The Traveller

Posted on January 5, 2013 by Brian D. Butler

For You The Traveller: A Human Guide To The World is a unique hand-bound travel guidebook. In fact, it’s more like a directory of bighearted folks  who will act as ports-of-call to travelers passing through their country and bearing the … Continue reading →

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Not Lovin’ It

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Brian D. Butler

Ian Strange (aka kid zoom) is an Australian-born, New York City-based street artist who has been “disrupting” advertising displays in major cities around the world since 2007. Specializing in bus shelter advertising, Kid Zoom uses his insightful aerosol interventions to … Continue reading →

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London Voyage

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Brian D. Butler

Voyage is a simple, but appealing project created by partners in the design firm Aether & Hemera of Newcastle at London’s trendy Canary Wharf. Artists Gloria Ronchi and claudio Benghi launched a vivid, tiny fleet of 300 polypropylene boats illuminated … Continue reading →

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Art Makes The Trip

Posted on December 29, 2012 by Brian D. Butler

Anyone who uses public transit, especially subway systems, knows that artfully designed and decorated stations make travel less tedious, and even enjoyable. Metronapoli, in Naples Italy, has taken this notion very seriously and has initiated a long-term project called “Art … Continue reading →

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Atelier Visite Virtuelle

Posted on December 27, 2012 by Brian D. Butler

Situated in the bustling heart of Paris just a two minute walk from the Louvre, 59 Rivoli is a six floor, 19th century repurposed bank building packed with artist studios. Founded as an artists’ squat in 1999, 59 Rivoli was … Continue reading →

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Crime and Punishment

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Brian D. Butler

I was gobsmacked by Polish filmmaker Piotr Dumala’s extraordinary animated version of Dostoyevsky’s classic novel. This pared down version of the story is told without dialog and takes place entirely at night. Trained as an painter and sculptor, Dumala has … Continue reading →

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I Heart NYC and These Maps

Posted on December 15, 2012 by Brian D. Butler

London-based artist and illustrator Jenni Sparks has created a new series of fantastic hand-drawn maps of New York City. The cleverly amusing maps include elaborate images of iconic neighborhood and borough hangouts that no tourist wants to miss. If you … Continue reading →

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