Category Archives: Art

Reykjavik Is A Work of Art

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Snorri Tryggvason spent two years and 3,000 plus hours creating this marvelous new interactive map of Reykjavík Iceland. This work of art is not at all computer generated. A mobile app version will be out soon. Even if you have … Continue reading →

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Art is Funny, Friday is so random & Timothy Leary’s Dead

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Brian D. Butler
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L’Homme Chat

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Filmmaker Paul Trillo shot this endearing mini-documentary during the Cannes Film Festival this year. Béla the Cat Man is originally from Hungary, but now travels the south of France “performing” on the street.

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Van Gogh Goes Green In London

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

The world’s first living wall replica of a painting masterpiece, Van Gogh’s A Wheatfield, with Cyrpresses, is now “hanging” in Trafalgar Square, London at the National Gallery. Working with GE and ANS Group, the museum designed, grew and installed the … Continue reading →

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NYC: The High Line (Part 2)

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

In celebration of the completion of Phase Two of New York’s wildly popular High Line Park this week, AOL partnered with FriendWithYou to offer Rainbow City, a candy-colored, interactive sculptural installation. The whimsical inflatable artworks were created to be a … Continue reading →

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The City At Night: Pretty Ugly

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Baltimore-born, New York-based artist Logan Hicks uses photographs, stencils, metallic paints, aerosol paint, etched panels and anodized aluminum to create shadowy, multi-layered urban scenes that are somehow simultaneously photorealistc and surreal. Hicks, originally a screenprinter, has a new show, called … Continue reading →

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Stockholm: Mind Your Step (this week)

Posted on June 11, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Photographer Erik Johansson’s street art project asked Stockholmers to “Mind Your Step” at Sergels torg.

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When Are Bookcovers Inappropriate ?

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Not a soul buys a book because of its cover, but diehard booklovers still browse bookshops indulging in the great pleasure of perusing bookcovers. A cheeky, mysterious artist at Plausible-Seeming But Tonally Inappropriate Book Covers has reimagined some cover art … Continue reading →

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Paris Gets Silencio

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

If you have ever wanted to experience the surreal cinematic world of director David Lynch (who hasn’t), come September you’ll have your opportunity at Silencio, the new club he’s designing in Paris. The combined bar/restaurant/screening room/gallery/music venue is being installed … Continue reading →

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Denmark Is A Rainbow Panorama

Posted on June 4, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson’s new polychromatic installation on top of the Aarhus ARoS Art Museum offers a vivid, candy-colored 360° view of the city. Titled “your rainbow panorama” the viewing platform divides Denmark’s second city into intense color zones. photos … Continue reading →

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