Category Archives: Art

Bibliotorrent

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Brian D. Butler

I continue to follow the path of Madrid-based artist Alicia Martin as she spreads her biblio-sculptural installations around Europe. The latest installation is a torrent of books which spill from the window of Den Haag’s Meermanno Museum as the centerpiece … Continue reading →

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New York State of Mind

Posted on September 8, 2012 by Brian D. Butler

London-based artist and architectural illustrator Patrick Vale creates wonderful urban scenes and vignettes. He recently shared a marvelous stop-motion video on one of his finest New York City projects. I’ve watched three time and still marvel at his skill in … Continue reading →

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A Bird of a Different Color

Posted on September 3, 2012 by Brian D. Butler

During the 2012 Venice Biennale, the Berlin-based team of Julian Charriere and Julian von Bismarck collaborated on a project to change public perception of Venice’s ubiquitous pigeon population. Utilizing natural dyes and a specially built box-conveyor system, the duo’s “Some … Continue reading →

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The Art of the Book

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Brian D. Butler

As a collector and seller of antiquarian books, I often marvel at the astonishing binding and printing variants in old books. A favorite decorative feature in many 19th century volumes is the use of marbled paper and cloth for endpapers … Continue reading →

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Encouraging Entropy

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Brian D. Butler

Way back on August 27, 2010, we posted a story on a marvelous bibliographic installation in the woods of Quebec, Canada titled Jardin de la Connaissance. This joint project by artist Rodney Latourelle and landscape architects 100 Landschaftsarchitektur involved stacked … Continue reading →

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MoMA Unadulterated

Posted on August 21, 2012 by Brian D. Butler

Audio Tour Hack is a playful band of artists and communication professionals who collaborate with museums, galleries and businesses to create interactive and entertaining content. Their most recent project, MoMA Unadulterated, enlisted a gaggle of 3 to 10 year old … Continue reading →

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A Book Is Proof…

Posted on August 18, 2012 by Brian D. Butler

This wonderful graphic paean to the printed book is the work of Australian freelance illustrator Gavin Aung Than. His entertaining and educational website, Zen Pencils, was launched earlier this year and was inspired by quotes from famous figures as diverse … Continue reading →

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No Place for Superman

Posted on August 14, 2012 by Brian D. Butler

São Paulo, Brazil now offers a reason to use a public phone rather than your mobile. Sponsored by Brazilian telecommunication company Vivo, Call Parade is a collaborative art project that uses public phone booths as its medium. One hundred phone booths … Continue reading →

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How They Do That

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Brian D. Butler

Do you ever pass some amazing street art and wonder how it was created? Well, even if you never thought about it, here are some examples of amazing street art that has been popping-up around the globe in recent months. … Continue reading →

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The Joy of Maps

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Brian D. Butler

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